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The Grapevine’s 2017 ‘Best of the Bunch’ Results!
We received a huge response to our second annual ‘Best of the Bunch’ survey. Thank you to everyone who participated! What a great selections of place to visit, things to do, and experiences not to miss in the Valley.
While you are out and about, watch for The Grapevine’s ‘Best of the Bunch’ sticker in the windows of these top-voted businesses.
Food & Drink
Best restaurant: Troy
Runner up: The Naked Crepe Bistro
Best fine dining restaurant: Blomidon Inn Restaurant
Runner up: Le Caveau
Best pub food: Paddy’s Pub
Runner up: King’s Arms Pub
Best café: Just Us!
Runner up: T.A.N.
Best burger: Johnny’s Cookhouse
Runner up: Paddy’s Pub
Best pizza: House of Dough
Runner up: The Naked Crepe Bistro
Best sandwich: Hill’s Grills Panini Press & Tea House
Runner up: The Rolled Oat Café
Best bakery: Sourdough Country Bakery
Runner up: Slow Dough Pastries & Café
Best butcher: Canning Village Meat Market
Runner up: Meadowbrook Farm Meat Market
Best local chef: Jason Lynch (Le Caveau)
Runner up: Ross Patterson (The Noodle Guy)
Best venue for drinks: The Library Pub
Runner up: Wayfarer Ale Society
Best local craft beer: Wayfarer Ale Society
Runner up: Schoolhouse Brewery
Best local wine: Benjamin Bridge’s Nova 7
Runner up: Domaine de Grand Pré’s Tidal Bay
Best winery: Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards
Runner up: Luckett Vineyards
Best patio: Troy
Runner up: Luckett Vineyards and The Port Pub Bistro (tie)
Best breakfast/brunch: Cora
Runner up: The Naked Crêpe Bistro
Best desserts: The Naked Crêpe Bistro
Runner up: Slow Dough Pastries & Café
Best coffee: T.A.N
Runner up: North Mountain Fine Coffee
Best tea: Hill’s Grills Panini Press & Tea House
Runner up: Just Us!
Arts & Entertainment
Best music venue: Union Street Café
Runner up: Al Whittle Theatre
Best local musician: Heather Kelday
Runner up: Ian Janes, Jesse Potter, Sarah Pound (tie)
Best local band: The Hupman Brothers
Runner up: Bluesmobile and Mark Riley Project (tie)
Best local photographer: Mark Davidson
Runner up: Carla Marie Photography
Best local visual artist: Miyoshi Kondo, Laura MacDonald, Shasta Grant (tie)
Runner up: Bob Hainstock, Holly Carr (tie)
Best local artisan: Carla Dunham, Denise Aspinall (tie)
Runner up: Pia Skaarer-Nielson
Best local crafter: Catcher in the Moon
Runner up: Radical Cat
Best local author: Ami Mackay
Runner up: Christy Ann Conlin
Best gallery: Harvest Gallery
Runner up: Acadia University Art Gallery
Best art/craft market: Wolfville Farmers Market
Runner up: Gaspereau Art Market
Best dance studio: Cadance Academy
Runner up: DanceConnexion
Best venue to dance: Old Orchard Barn
Runner up: Wolfville Farmers Market
Best venue for live theatre: CentreStage
Runner up: Festival Theatre
Best local theatre group/company: CentreStage
Runner up: Quick as a Wink
Best media outleT: The Grapevine
Runner up: KROCK
Local Business
Best new business (opened in 2017): Hill’s Grills Panini Press & Tea House
Runner up: Valley Vixen
Best place to shop for gifts: Wild Lily
Runner up: Occasions Gift & Decor
Best jewelry store: Herbins Jewellers
Runner up: DM Reid’s Jewellers
Best bookshop: The Box of Delights Bookshop
Runner up: RD Chisholm Stationery & Books
Best home decor store: Absolutely Fabulous
Runner up: Wheaton’s
Best music store: Long & McQuade
Runner up: Moe’s Place
Best market vendor: The Noodle Guy
Runner up: Longspell Point Farm
Best clothing store: Phinneys
Runner up: Jane’s Again Boutique
Best sporting goods store: We’re Outside
Runner up: Sport Chek
Best tattoo parlour: Everlasting Ink
Runner up: The Collective
Best hair salon: The Head Shoppe
Runner up: Enve
Best barber: Sailor Bup’s
Runner up: Case Cuts
Best spa: Eau Spa
Runner up: Beleaf
Best yoga studio: The Yoga Barn
Runner up: MoonCoast Yoga
Best gym: Motiv Fitness
Runner up: Acadia Athletics Complex
Best U-Pick: Stirlings Fruit Farms
Runner up: Elderkin’s Farm Market
Best farm market: Stirlings Fruit Farms
Runner up: Noggins Corner Farm Market
Best nonprofit organization: Open Arms
Runner up: L’Arche
Public Space & Experiences
Best place to walk the dog: Miner’s Marsh
Runner up: Dykes
Best place for a hike: Cape Split
Runner up: Blomidon Provincial Park
Best place to meet with friends: Halimac Axe Throwing
Runner up: Wayfarers Ale Society
Best place to hold an event: Wayfarer’s Taproom/patio
Runner up: Wolfville Farmer’s Market
Best place to hold a meeting: KC Irving Environmental Science Centre
Runner up: Kentville Library
Best place to go on a date: Troy
Runner up: The Library Pub
Best place to take the kids: Cotton Tale Cafe + Play
Runner up: Oaklawn Farm Zoo
Best place for a bike ride: Harvest Moon Trail
Runner up: Kentville Gorge
Best place to go sledding: Burgher Hill
Runner up: Acadia University (in front of University Hall)
Best tourist destination: The Look Off
Runner up: Grand Pré National Historic Site
Best place to go swimming: Aylesford Lake
Runner up: Lumsdems Dam
Best place to go snow shoeing: Woodville Hiking Trails
Runner up: Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve
Best festival/event: Deep Roots Music Festival
Runner up: Hantsport Music Festival
Best place to volunteer: Kings SPCA
Runner up: Open Arms
Best place to meet people: Farmers Markets
Runner up: Paddy’s Open Mic
Best public space: Kentville Library
Runner up: KC Irving Environmental Science Centre & Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens
Best place to get crafty: The Clayground
Runner up: Gaspereau Fibres
Best place to get some work done: KC Irving Environmental Science Centre
Runner up: Just Us!
