Best of Downtown Phoenix

This week, the Phoenix New Times came out with their annual Best of Phoenix 2010 list.  Among the 583 winners, there were several in and around downtown Phoenix.

Here’s a list:

People & Places

• Best Theater Venue: The Herberger Theater Center
• Best Equity House: Arizona Theatre Company
• Best Hangout for Lefties: Fair Trade Café
• Best Hangout for Anarchists, Revolutionaries, and Dreamers: Conspire
• Best Government Customer Service: Phoenix City Clerk Department
• Best Humbling Fact: Phoenix is short.
• Best Retail Vision, Realized: The Duce
• Best Game: The Citadel
• Best Book Club: Downtown Phoenix Book Club
• Best Place to See Photography: Bokeh Gallery
• Best Culinary Festival: Devoured Phoenix Culinary Classic, at the Phoenix Art Museum
• Best Extreme Makeover: Modified Arts
• Best Rotating Murals: eye lounge
• Best Art School: Anti-Art School, at The Lost Leaf
• Best Public Art: Louise Bourgeois’ Art Is a Guaranty of Sanity
• Best Chance to Revitalize Downtown Phoenix: Cityscape
• Best Sign of Nightlife in Downtown Phoenix: District Restaurant

La Vida

• Best New Showcase for Latino Art: Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center/Galeria 147
• Best Tortillas: Verde
• Best Latin Dance Night: Saturdays at DWNTWN
• Best Latin Club: Sky Lounge

Shopping & Services

• Best Florist: Community Florist
• Best High-End Antiques: Willo Antiques
• Best Coffee House, Downtown Phoenix: Lola Coffee
• Best Place to Get Superhero Costumes: Easley’s Costumes & Fun Shop
• Best Move: Bunky Boutique
• Best Shopping on Grand Avenue: Kooky Krafts
• Best Shopping on Roosevelt Row: MADE art boutique
• Best Vintage Clothing: Butter Toast Boutique
• Best Car Wash: Los Olivos Car Wash
• Best Vinyl: Revolver Records

Food & Drink

• Best Old-School Steak House: Durant’s
• Best Competitive Eating Splurge: Durant’s
• Best Gourmet Pizza: Pizzeria Bianco
• Best Neighborhood Pizzeria: Cibo
• Best Sign of Urban Renewal: Nobuo at Teeter House
• Best Breakfast, Central Phoenix: Matt’s Big Breakfast
• Best Breakfast, South Phoenix: Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles
• Best Bar Food: The Roosevelt
• Best BBQ Sauce: Honey Bear’s
• Best Use of Bacon: Bacon Brownies (Royal at the Market)

Bars & Clubs

• Best To-Go Beer: The Lost Leaf
• Best Smoking Patio: Amsterdam
• Best Bloody Mary: Carly’s Bistro
• Best Sports Bar, Downtown: Coach & Willie’s
• Best New-School Martini: Sens
• Best Happy Hour, Downtown Phoenix: District
• Best Old-School Martini: Seamus McCaffrey’s

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