Best Acupuncturist (2023)

Sharon Featherstone

Best Ag Industry Leader (2023)

Bruce Taylor

Best Ag Nonprofit (2023)

Food Bank for Monterey County

Best Agriculture Business Association (2023)

Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association

Best Antique Shop (2023)

Cannery Row Antique Mall

Best Appetizer Made With Produce Not Widely Grown In Monterey County (2023)

Masa Tempura

Best Appetizers/Small Plates (2023) | Best Restaurant For Gluten-Free (2023) | Best Server – Daniel Niland (2023)

Hula's Island Grill

Best Art Gallery (2023)

Carmel Art Association

Best Attorney (2023)

Jeannette Witten

Best BBQ (2023)

Salinas City BBQ

Best Bagel (2023)

Bagel Bakery

Best Bakery (2023)

Paris Bakery

Best Bank (2023)

Monterey Credit Union

Best Banker (2023)

Clarissa Rowe, Monterey County Bank

Best Bar For Baby Boomers (2023)

Mission Ranch

Best Bar For Darts (2023)

Bulldog Sports Pub

Best Bar For Gen Xers (2023) | Best Bar For Millennials (2023)

Alvarado Street Brewery

Best Bartender (2023) | Best Late-Night Hangout (2023)

Katie Blandin, Pearl Hour

Best Best Restaurant – Seaside (2023)

Maligne

Best Big Energy in a Small Space (2023)

Compact Disco

Best Big Grower – Fruits & Vegetables (2023)

Tanimura & Antle

Best Bike Shop (2023)

Work Horse Bicycles

Best Biscuits & Gravy (2023) | Best Fried Chicken (2023)

The Butter House

Best Bloody Mary (2023)

Sandbar & Grill

Best Blues Club (2023)

Deja Blue

Best Body Art (2023)

Vaughn Body Art

Best Bookstore – New (2023)

Bookworks

Best Bookstore – Used (2023)

Downtown Books and Sound

Best Boutique Fitness Studio (2023)

CarmelBarre

Best Breakfast (2023)

First Awakenings

Best Brunch (2023)

Red House Cafe

Best Burger (2023)

In‑N‑Out

Best Burrito (2023)

El Charrito

Best Business Sign (2023)

Other Brother Beer Co.

Best Butcher Shop (2023)

Star Market

Best CPA (2023)

CLA (formerly Hayashi Wayland)

Best Cakes (2023)

Layers Cakes

Best Calamari (2023)

Abalonetti Bar and Grill

Best Cannabis Dispensary (2023)

Big Sur Canna+Botanicals

Best Cappuccino / Latte (2023)

Alta Bakery

Best Car Dealership – New (2023)

BMW Monterey

Best Car Dealership – Used (2023)

Cardinale Automotive Group

Best Car Repair Shop (2023)

Pacific Motor Service

Best Car Wash (2023)

El Estero Car Wash

Best Cash Crop (2023)

Strawberries

Best Casual Fine Dining Restaurant Open On Monday That’s Not In A Hotel or Shopping Center (2023)

Spotted Duck

Best Catering Company (2023)

Coastal Roots Hospitality

Best Celebration of Squash (2023)

Borchard Farms

Best Cheap Eats (2023)

Chopstix

Best Cheese Selection (2023)

The Cheese Shop

Best Chef (2023)

Tim Wood

Best Chicken Wings (2023)

Woody's at the Airport

Best Chinese (2023)

Tommy's Wok

Best Chiropractic (2023) | Best Alternative Healthcare Provider (2023)

Barkalow Chiropractic & Physical Medicine

Best Clam Chowder (2023)

Old Fisherman's Grotto

Best Cleaning Service (2023)

Two Girls from Carmel

Best Clergy (2023)

Dr. Bill Little

Best Club for Jazz (2023)

Cibo Ristorante Italiano

Best Club for Rock (2023)

Salty Seal Brewpub & Sports Bar

Best Club/Party DJ (2023)

Hanif Wondir

Best Cocktail Named After A Writer At The Weekly (Ignore Anything You Might Have Just Read) (2023)

May The Schmalz Be With You

Best Cocktail Named For A Writer At The Weekly (No Need To Read The listing That Follows This One) (2023)

No Elves Just Faries

Best Coffee Shop (2023)

Alta Bakery

Best College Professor (2023)

Enid Baxter Ryce

Best College Team (2023)

Hartnell Women's Soccer Team

Best Community Effort In Bloom (2023)

Friends of Seaside Parks Association

Best Computer Repair (2023)

What'd You Break

Best Cookie (2023) | Best Cupcake (2023)

Sweet Reba's

Best Dance Studio (2023)

The Dance Center

Best Deli Sandwich (2023)

Compagno's Market & Deli

Best Dental Practice (2023)

Monterey Peninsula Dental Group

Best Desserts (2023)

Paris Bakery Cafe

Best Dive Shop (2023)

Aquarius Dive Shop

Best Doctor (2023)

Dr. Peter E. Franklin

Best Dog Groomer (2023)

Suds 'N Scissors

Best Dog-Friendly Dining (2023)

Forge in the Forest

Best Donut (2023)

Red's Donuts

Best Double-Decker Dining Experience (2023)

Osteria Al Mare

Best Drink With A View (2023)

Schooners

Best Dry Cleaners (2023)

Vapor Cleaners

Best Eco Friendly Business (2023)

SPCA Benefit Shop

Best Electrician (2023)

M. Bruno Electric

Best Example Of User-Friendly Local Government Documents (2023)

City of Salinas

Best Example of Politically Motivated Map-Making (2023)

Soledad City Council transition to districts

Best Eye Doctor (2023)

Blink Optometry

Best Family Practice (2023)

Montage Medical Group

Best Family Restaurant (2023) | Best Comfort Food (2023)

Rosine's

Best Farmers Market Vendor (2023)

Everyone's Harvest

Best Fish & Chips (2023)

London Bridge Pub

Best Florist (2023)

Fleurs du Soleil

Best Food On A Stick (2023)

Monterey County Fair

Best Food Trend (2023)

Blue Zones Inspired Dishes

Best Food Truck (2023)

Big Sur Taco

Best French (2023)

Chez Noir

Best Fried Chicken That Most Of Us Will Never Get To Try (2023)

Club at Pasadera

Best Fry Of A Quintessential Local Fish (2023)

Epsilon Restaurant

Best Furniture Store (2023)

Mum's Place Furniture

Best Gardener & Landscaper (2023)

PM Landscaping Services

Best Gift Shop (2023)

The Quill

Best Golf Shop (2023)

Pebble Beach Pro Shop