Best Amphibious Heartbeat

Pattullo Swim Center

Best Babysitting Boost

Bargetto Winery Tasting Room

Best Beer Membership

English Ales Brewery

Best Butcher-Shop Chicharrones

La Morenita Tortillera & Meat

Best Car Wash to Visit While Walking the PUP

Del Rey Car Wash

Best Carbohydrate Headquarters

Gusto Handcrafted Pasta & Pizza

Best Christmas Concert Made Entirely of Brass

Tuba Christmas

Best Communication by a Public Official

Craig Malin | City Manager, Seaside

Best Culinary Use of Time

Chicken Waffles at Crema

Best Example That These Times Are A-Changin’

Passage of Prop. 64, Adult Use of Marijuana Act

Best Filipino Superpower Value

Lola’s Kusina

Best Food Wrapped in Other Food

The Eggroll at Salinas Donuts

Best Library for Kids to Learn

Cesar Chavez Library

Best Lighting Fixtures in a Taqueria

Gutierrez Drive-In

Best Musical Invocation of Nature

Big Sur: The Night Sun

Best Neighbors

Coast Property Owners Association

Best Non-Denominational Holiday Tree

Seaside City Hall lawn

Best Old-School Modernization Tweak

El Charrito

Best Old-school Barbershop

Hair Company

Best Place To Live in Your Body

Evening Yoga With Stacy

Best Place To Release Your Inner Simone Biles

Rising Star Gymnastics Training Center

Best Place to Escape

Cultura Comida y Bebida

Best Place to Facetime Your New England Friends in February

Del Monte Beach

Best Place to Pet an Emu

Hacienda Hay and Feed

Best Place to See a Bald Eagle

Big Sandy Wildlife Area

Best Place to View Wildlife

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve

Best Proof That Salinas Can Have Nice Things

Farmers Union Pour House

Best Proof that Democracy Works

Monterey Downs implosion

Best Reason to Adopt a Barber

The Man Bun

Best Risque Bookstore in a Tasting Room

Pierce Ranch Vineyards

Best Sandwich to Detonate Any Diet

El Volcan Food Truck

Best Table for Casual Celebrity Stalking

Epsilon Greek

Best True Crime-Inspired Alcohol

Ratel Cider

Best Wall To Be on at 9pm on a Weekday

Sanctuary Rock Gym | 1855 East Ave., Sand City

Best Way To Become a Film History Buff

Monterey Movie Tours

Best ‘Fast Food’ Explosion

Marina Dunes