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Food & Drink
Best Restaurant (fine dining)
WINNER – Troy
12 Elm Avenue, Wolfville
troyrestaurant.ca
Runner Up – Blomidon Inn
195 Main Street, Wolfville
blomidon.ns.ca
Best restaurant (casual)
WINNER – Union Street Café
183 Commercial Street, Berwick
unionstreetcafe.ca
Runner Up – Paddy’s Irish Pub & Rosie’s Restaurant
46 Aberdeen Street, Kentville
460 Main Street, Wolfville
paddyspub.ca
Best Venue for Drinks
WINNER – The Library Pub & Merchant Wine Bar Tavern
472 Main Street, Wolfville
thelibrarypub.ca
Runner Up – The Spitfire Arms Alehouse
29 Water Street, Windsor
spitfirearms.com
Best Craft Beer
WINNER– Schoolhouse Brewery
40 Water Street, Windsor
schoolhousebrewery.ca
Runner Up – Paddy’s Irish Pub & Rosie’s Restaurant
46 Aberdeen Street, Kentville
460 Main Street, Wolfville
paddyspub.ca
Best Local Wine
WINNER – Benjamin Bridge’s Nova 7
1842 White Rock Road, Gaspereau
benjaminbridge.com
Runner Up – Luckett Vineyard’s Phone Box Red
1293 Grand Pre Road, Gaspereau
luckettvineyards.com
Best Café
WINNER – T.A.N.
7164 Hwy #1, Coldbrook
431 Main Street, Kentville
378 Main Street, Wolfville
40 Water Street, Windsor
tancoffee.com
Runner Up – North Mountain Fine Coffee
210 Commercial Street, Berwick
northmountaincoffee.com
Best Breakfast
WINNER – Cora
9049 Commercial Street, New Minas
chezcora.com
Runner Up – The Naked Crepe
402 Main Street, Wolfville
thenakedcrepebistro.ca
Best Dessert
WINNER – The Naked Crepe
402 Main Street, Wolfville
thenakedcrepebistro.ca
Runner Up – Union Street Café
183 Commercial Street, Berwick
unionstreetcafe.ca
Best Coffee
WINNER – North Mountain Fine Coffee
210 Commercial Street, Berwick
northmountaincoffee.com
Runner Up – T.A.N.
7164 Hwy #1, Coldbrook
431 Main Street, Kentville
378 Main Street, Wolfville
40 Water Street, Windsor
tancoffee.com
Best Tea
WINNER – Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op
11865 Hwy #1, Grand Pre
justuscoffee.com
Runner Up – North Mountain Fine Coffee
210 Commercial Street, Berwick
northmountaincoffee.com
Arts & Entertainment
Best Music Venue
WINNER – Union Street Café
183 Commercial Street, Berwick
unionstreetcafe.ca
Runner Up – Al Whittle Theatre
450 Main Street, Wolfville
alwhittletheatre.ca
Best Local Musician
WINNER – Ariana Nasr
ariananasr.com
Runner Up – Caleb Miles
calebmiles.net
Best Local Band
WINNER – The Hupman Brothers
hupmanbrothers.com
Runner Up – Bluesmobile
bluesmobile.ca
Best Local Photographer
WINNER – Kristen Dunlop Photography
kristendunlop.com
Runner Up – Carla Maria Photography
carlamariaphoto.wordpress.com
Best Local Artist
WINNER – Holly Carr
hollycarr.weebly.com
Runner Up – Brianne Williams
briannewilliamsartist.blogspot.ca
Best Local Author
WINNER – Ami McKay
amimckay.com
Runner Up – Christy Ann Conlin
christyannconlin.com
Best Gallery
WINNER – Harvest Gallery
462 Main Street, Wolfville
harvestgallery.ca
Runner Up – Acadia University Art Gallery
10 Highland Avenue, Wolfville (Beveridge Arts Centre)
gallery.acadiau.ca
Best Art/Craft Market
WINNER – Wolfville Farmers’ Market
24 Elm Avenue, Wolfville
wolfvillefarmersmarket.ca
Runner Up – Gaspereau Art Market
Greenfield Road, Gaspereau
facebook.com/gaspereauartmarket
Best Dance Studio
WINNER – Cadance
47 Roy Avenue, New Minas
cadanceacademy.ca
Runner Up – Dance ConXion
7088 Hwy #1, Coldbrook
danceconxion.com
Best Venue to Dance
WINNER – Rafters Barn Lounge
153 Greenwich Road, Wolfville
oldorchardinn.com/nova-scotia-hotel-restaurant-dining-room/rafters-barn-lounge
Runner Up – The Anvil
10 Harborside Drive, Wolfville
thevil.ca
Best Venue for Live Theatre
WINNER – Festival Theatre
virtualtour.acadiau.ca/festival-theatre.html
504 Main Street, Wolfville
Runner Up – CentreStage Theatre
61 River Street, Kentville
centrestagetheatre.ca
Best Local Theatre Group/Company
WINNER – Quick As a Wink Theatre Society
110 Gerrish Street, Windsor
quickasawinktheatre.ca
Runner Up – CentreStage Theatre
61 River Street, Kentville
centrestagetheatre.ca
Best Media Outlet
WINNER – The Grapevine! (blushing)
grapevinepublishing.ca
Runner Up – 89.3 K-ROCK
k-rock893.com
Local Business
Best Place to Shop for Gifts
WINNER – Hello Handmade
183a Commercial Street, Berwick
hellohandmadens.ca
Runner Up – Wild Lily
385 Main Street, Wolfville
Best Bookshop
WINNER – The Box of Delights Bookshop
466 Main Street, Wolfville
boxofdelightsbooks.com
Runner Up – The Inside Story
1016 Central Avenue, Greenwood
theinsidestory.ca
Best Music Store
WINNER – Long & McQuade
17 Dow Road, New Minas
long-mcquade.com
Runner Up – Moe’s Place Music Sales
110 Gerrish Street, Windsor
moesplace.ca
Best Market Vendor
WINNER – The Noodle Guy
964 Main Street, Port Williams
thenoodleguy.wordpress.com
Runner Up – Longspell Point Farm
245 Longspell Road, Kingsport
longspellpointfarm.wordpress.com
Best Clothing Store
WINNER – Jane’s Again Boutique
390 Main Street, Wolfville
Runner Up – Phinneys
64 Webster Street, Kentville
phinneys.ca
Best Sporting Goods Store
WINNER – We’re Outside Outdoor Outfitters
465 Main Street, Kentville
Runner Up – Sport Chek
9123 Commercial Street, New Minas
sportchek.ca
Best Tattoo Parlor
WINNER – Everlasting Ink Tattoo & Piercing
21 Aberdeen Street, Kentville
everlastingink.com
Runner Up – The Collective Tattoo Studio
8865 Commercial Street, New Minas
collectivetattoostudio.com
Best Hair Salon
WINNER – Enve Hair
17 River Street, Kentville
Runner Up – The Head Shoppe
9049 Commercial Street, New Minas
headshoppe.ca
Best Yoga Studio
WINNER – MoonCoast Yoga
196 Cottage Street, Berwick
mooncoastyoga.weebly.com/yoga-classes.html
Runner Up – The Yoga Barn
997 Hwy 341, Centreville
theyogabarn.ca
Best U-Pick
WINNER – Stirling Fruit Farms
10317 Hwy #1, Greenwich
Runner Up – Elderkin’s Farm Market
10362 Hwy #1, Greenwich
Public Space & Experiences
Best Place to Walk the Dog
WINNER – Dykeland walking trails
Runner Up – Miner’s Marsh
Best Place for a Hike
WINNER – Cape Split
Runner Up – Blomidon Provincial Park
Best Place for a Bike Ride
WINNER – The Rails to Trails
Runner Up – The Kentville Gorge
Best Place to go Swimming
WINNER – Aylesford Lake
Runner Up – Lumsden Dam
Best Place to go Snowshoeing
WINNER – Woodville Hiking Trail
Runner Up – Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve
Best Place to go on a Date
WINNER – Troy Restaurant
12 Elm Avenue, Wolfville
troyrestaurant.ca
Runner Up – The Noodle Guy
964 Main Street, Port Williams
thenoodleguy.wordpress.com
Best Place to take the Kids
WINNER – Cotton Tale Café + Play
9185 Commercial Street, New Minas
cottontale.ca
Runner Up – Oaklawn Farm Zoo
997 Ward Road, Aylesford
oaklawnfarmzoo.ca
Best Tourist Destination
WINNER – Luckett Vineyards
1293 Grand Pre Road, Gaspereau
luckettvineyards.com
Runner Up – Hall’s Harbour
hallsharbour.org
Best Festival/Event
WINNER – Deep Roots Music Festival
deeprootsmusic.ca
Runner Up – Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival
appleblossom.com
Best Place to Volunteer
WINNER – Open Arms Resource Centre
openarms.ca
Runner Up – SPCA
spcans.ca/kingscounty
Best Place to Meet People
WINNER – Farmers Markets
Runner Up – Paddy’s Open Mic
Best Public Space
WINNER – K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre & Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens
Runner Up – Miner’s Marsh
Best Place to Read a Book
WINNER – K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre
32 University Avenue, Wolfville
kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca
Runner Up – Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op
11865 Hwy #1, Grand Pre
justuscoffee.com
Best Place to Get Crafty
WINNER – The Clayground Studio
348 Main Street, Wolfville
theclaygroundstudio.ca
Runner Up – Gaspereau Valley Fibres
830 Gaspereau River Road, Gaspereau
gaspereauvalleyfibres.ca
Best Place to Get Some Work Done
WINNER – K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre
htt32 University Avenue, Wolfville
kcirvingcentre.acadiau.ca
Runner Up – Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op
11865 Hwy #1, Grand Pre
justuscoffee.com
