注意,下面的评比结果是2005年的,不保证还能用.要去,自己先打电话确认吧.
22/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Birthday Cake 1st - The Cake Shop ? 250 Greenbank Rd.
2nd - Cakes By Tatiana - 1202 Bank St.
3rd - Artistic Cake Design - 1282 Wellington St.
15/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Lasagna 1st - Zola's Restaurant & Fresh Pasta Shop - 194 Robertson Rd, Bells Corners.
2nd - Parma Ravioli - 1314 Wellington St.
3rd - Johnny Farina's - 216 Elgin St.
8/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Pancakes
1st - Cora's Breakfast and Lunch - 1545 Merivale Road
2nd - Denny's - 2208 Bank Street
3rd - Zak's Diner - 16 Byward Market
1/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Egg Roll 1st - Golden Palace ? 2195 Carling Ave
2nd - Ruby Inn ? 1834 Bank St
3rd - Charlie Chan Restaurant ? 1353 Cyrville Rd
25/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Take Out Food 1st - Donna's Express - 322 Churchill Ave
2nd - Greek On Wheels - 3 Hawthorne Ave
3rd - Mello's - 290 Dalhousie
18/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Spaghetti & Meatballs 1st - Robbie's Spaghetti House - 1606 Walkley Road
2nd - Capones West - 2369 Carling Avenue
3rd - Trattoria Café Italia - 254 Preston St.
11/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Playground 1st - Strathcona Park - Sandy Hill
2nd - Elizabeth Manley Park - Lorry Greenberg Drive
3rd - Claudette Cain Park - Riverside Drive
4/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Mini-Putt 1st - Mini Golf Gardens - 2 Colonade Road
2nd - Putting Edge - Hunt Club & Merivale
3rd - Innes Road Golfland - 3490 Innes Road
29/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Milkshake
1st - Rockings Johnny, West Gate Mall
2nd - Zak's Dinner, Byward Market
3rd - Big J's Burgers & Shakes, Greenbank at Gibbard
21/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Beach
1st - Mooney's Bay
2nd - Petrie Island
3rd - Westboro
14/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Ice Cream
1st - Lois and Frimas - Byward Market
2nd - Pure Gelato: 350 Elgin
3rd - Madeleine Robinson: Stand 32
07/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Fruit & Vegetable Vendor in the Byward Market
1st - Lucien and Laurence Clerous - Stand 23
2nd - Marcel and Yves Jacquemet : Stand 46
3rd - Madeleine Robinson: Stand 32
27/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Patio
1st - Empire Grill - 41 Clarence St.
2nd - The Fox & The Feather : 283 Elgin St.
3rd - Scully's: 1980 River Road, Manotick
23/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Hot Dog Stand
1st - Hot Diggity Dog - Corner of Bank and Laurier
2nd - Ivailo's ? corner of Metcalfe and Sparks
3rd - Smiley's ? corner of Holland and Scott
16/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Secondary School Teacher
Winner - Colleen Pierce-Price - Gloucester High
Honourable Mentions:
Tracy Lynch: Rideau High School
Shane Box: John McCrae Secondary School
Pat Butler: Merivale High School
Taren Kidd: St Matthew High School
Barb Edwards: OTLC
Frank Bachmann: Rideau High School
Christ Ward: All Saints Catholic High School
Elizabeth Rusch: John McCrae Secondary School
Pierre Rozon: Frank Ryan Secondary School
Mme. Leblanc: Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School
John Hodgson: Lisgar Collegiate
Ms. Sweeney: Immaculata High School
Mr. Maniscalio: St. Peter's Catholic High School
Allison Delaney : (school unknown)
Michelle Cheron: (school unknown)
Tracy Bothwell: (school unknown)
02/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Elementary School Teacher
Winner: Nancy Aubin - Le Petite Prince
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
Marcia George: York Street Public School
Todd Saunders: Vincent Massey Public School
Debby Nieminen: St. Marguerite D'Youville Catholic School (Grade 1)
Katie Rodger-Hebert: Vincent Massey Public School
Francine Marleau: St. Clare Catholic School (Kindergarten)
Mrs. Paynter: St. Luke Catholic School, Barrhaven (Grade 4)
Megan Nowiski: Maple Ridge Elementary School, Orleans
Mrs. Cogan: St. Philips School, Richmond
Ms. Tyndale: Queen Elizabeth Public School
Brent Smith: Jack Donahue Public School
Tosha Urbach: Elizabeth Park Public School (Grade 3)
Lorri Hamilton: Turnbull School
Jason Fitzgerald: Turnbull School
Sandra Labonte: Hawthorne Public School
Mr. Burke: St. Luke’s Catholic School, Barrhaven (Grade 6)
Mr. Mayo: Our Lady of Wisdom, Orleans (Grade 6)
Kim McColgan: St. Philips School, Richmond
Mrs. Goodhue: St. Luke's Catholic School, Barrhaven (Grade 3)
Maria Nesbitt: St. Anne Catholic School, Kanata
Mme. Tindale: Agincourt Elementary School
Mrs. Moore: Agincourt Road Public School (substitute teacher)
Mr. Donegan: Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic School, Orleans
James Clugston: Blossom Park Public School (Grade 6)
Santina Palumbo: St. Lukes Catholic School (Grade 1)
Walter Jakimczuk: Carp
Shauna Rampton: John XXIII Catholic School, Arnprior (K)
Mary Ann Quist: D. Roy Kennedy (Grade 1)
Nicole Powell: W.O. Mitchell, Kanata (Grade 6)
Brent Bovaird: Carleton Place
02/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Driving Range
1st - Kevin Haime golf Centre, 560 Hazeldean Rd.
2nd - 19th Tee, 3690 Carling Ave
3rd - Target Golf Centre, 4870 Bank St.
26/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Donair
1st - Greco Pizza, Carp
2nd - Romeo's Donair and Pizza, 1580 Merivale Rd.
3rd - Barney's Pizza, 2843 Dumaurier Ave
19/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Bicycle Shop
1st - Cycle-Logik, 358 Richmond Rd.
2nd - Phat Moose Cycles, 98 Hawthorne
3rd - The Cyclery, 1073 Bank St.
12/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Clubhouse Sandwich
1st - John's Quick Lunch and Pizza , 1365 Wellington St
2nd - Riverside Pub, 3673 Riverside Drive
3rd - Vanier Grill ? 156 Montreal Road
5/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Greek Food
1st - Pilos, 876 Montreal Road
2nd - Souvlaki House, 1200 Prince of Wales
3rd - Theo's Greek Taverna, 911 Richmond Rd
28/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Car Wash
1st - Tops Car Wash, 979 Richmond Rd
2nd - Royal Car Wash, Byward Market
3rd - Minute Car Wash, 270 Catherine St.
21/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Vegetarian Food
1st - The Green Door, 198 Main St.
2nd - The Table, 1230 Wellington St
3rd - Govindas Vegetarian Buffet, 212 Somerset St. E
14/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Onion Rings
1st - The Works, 3 locations
2nd - A&W, various locations
3rd - Dick’s Drive In & Dairy Dip
07/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Thai Food
1st - Sukhothai, 130 Robertson Rd
2nd - Nokham, Thai 747 Richmond Rd
3rd - Sweet Basil, 1585 Bank St
31/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Dessert
1st - La Provence Bakery, 500 Hazeldean Rd, Kanata
2nd - Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana, 200 Preston Street
3rd - Vittoria Trattoria, 35 William Street
24/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Bowling Alley
1st - West Park Bowling, 1205 Wellington
2nd - Walkley Bowling, 2092 Walkley Rd
3rd - Merivale Bowling Lanes, 1916 Merivale Rd
17/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Fajitas
1st - Lone Star Texas, 780 Baseline Rd
2nd - Texas Chophouse, Kanata Centrum
3rd - Mexicali Rosa's, 2401 St. Joseph Blvd.
10/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Fish and Chips
1st - Merivale Seafood Grill, 1482 Merivale Road
2nd - Glen Scottish Pub, 462 Hazeldean Road
3rd - LaPointe's, 194 Robertson Road
03/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Smoked Meat Sandwich
1st - Nate’s Deli, 316 Rideau St.
2nd - Dunn's Famous Deli, 220 Elgin St.
3rd - Lenny's Deli, 1084 Wellington St.
24/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Bartender
1st - Billy Bernard, Montana's Restaurant, Pinecrest
2nd - Seamus Bonner, Whiskey West
3rd - Matty Cress, Barley Mow, Barrhaven
17/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Ribs
1st - Baton Rouge, Kanata Centrum
2nd - Montana's, 1100 Baxter Rd
3rd - Marshy's, Centrepointe
10/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Chinese Food
1st - Golden Palace, 2195 Carling Ave
2nd - So Good, 717 Somerset W.
3rd - Yangtze, 700 Somerset W.
03/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Chocolate
1st - Stubbe Chocolates, 375 Dalhousie
2nd - (tied) La Chocolatier, 227 Atlantis Ave
2nd - (tied) Louise’s Belgian Chocolates, 283 Richmond Rd
27/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Sushi
1st - Taste of Japan, 3710 Richmond Road, Bells Corners
2nd - Wasabi, 41 Clarence St.
3rd - Festival Japan, 149 Kent St.
20/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Italian Restaurant
1st - Fratelli's, 749 Bank St. /Kanata Centrum 2nd - Giovanni's, 362 Preston St.
3rd - Bella's Bistro, 45 Richmond Rd
13/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Old Style Barbershop
1st - Imperial Barbershop, 46-1/2 Sparks St.
2nd - Westgate Barbershop, Westgate Mall 1277 Carling Avenue
3rd - The Professional Barbershop, 617 Somerset W.
06/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Pub
1st - Barley Mow, 1481 Greenbank Rd
2nd - Grace O'Malley's, 1541 Merivale Rd
3rd - O'Connors Irish Pub, 650 Kanata Ave
30/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Steak
1st - Louis Steakhouse
2nd - Al's Steakhouse
3rd - Hy's Steakhouse
23/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Mall Santa
1st - Billings Bridge Plaza
2nd - Bayshore Shopping Centre
3rd - Place D'Orleans
16/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Christmas Tree Lot
1st - Habitat For Humanity Lot, 176 Cameron Ave.
2nd - Lyng Christmas Tree Farm, 4180 Dwyer Hill Rd.
3rd - The Lions Club Lot, 1875 Innes Rd.
09/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Hot Chocolate
1st - Second Cup
2nd - Starbucks
3rd - Timothy's
02/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Buffet:
1st - Tuckers Marketplace, 61 York St
2nd - Pepper Gardens, 681 Montreal Rd
3rd - Kam Fung Buffet, 2679 Bank St
25/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Shwarma:
1st - Really Lebanese, 2297 St. Joseph Blvd
2nd - Tasha's Fine Foods, World Exchange Plaza
3rd - Shawarma Palace, 464 Rideau Street
18/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Nachos:
1st - Monkey Joe's Bar & Grill, 1265 Carling Ave
2nd - Mexicala Rosa's, 1800 Bank St
3rd - Blue Cactus, 2 Byward St.
11/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Poutine:
1st - S&G Fries: 1845 Carling Ave
2nd - JP Fries: Hunt Club & Merivale
3rd - The Blooming Onion: Corner of Dalhousie & York
4/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Wings:
1st - Don Cherry's: 290 Rideau St.
2nd - Local Heroes: 1525 Bank St.
3rd - Lunergans Eatery & Pub: 1661 Montreal Rd.
28/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Bakery:
1st - Orleans Bakery: 2122 St. Joseph Blvd.
2nd - Richmond Bakery: 6127 Perth
3rd - Rideau Bakery: 384 Rideau & 1666 Bank
21/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Halloween Shop:
1st - Value Village 1162 Cyrville Rd
2nd - Malabar Limited 1545 Merivale Rd
3rd - Penguin’s Palace 105 : 2446 Bank St
14/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Cheap Eats:
1st - Di Rienzo Grocery: 111 Beech
2nd - Elgin St. Diner: 374 Elgin St.
3rd - Dunn’s Famous Deli: 220 Elgin St.
07/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Pizza:
1st - Gabriel's Pizza, 2446 Bank St.
2nd - Louis's
3rd - Colonnade Pizza
30/09/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Breakfast:
1st - Cora's Breakfast and Lunch, 1545 Merivale Road
2nd - Broadway's
3rd - Meadow's Lunch
23/09/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Hamburger:
1st - Licks Ice Cream and Burger Shop, 1788 Bank St.
2nd - The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro
3rd - Dick's Drive-In & Dairy-Dip
下面是2006年Ottawa XPress评的:
1. FOOD & DRINK
Best African
Winner: Horn of Africa (364 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: East African Restaurant (376 Rideau), Kasbah Village Moroccan Cuisine (261 Laurier)
Best All-You-Can-Eat
Winner: East India Company (210 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Du Barry (33 Selkirk), Govinda's (212 Somerset), Moni Mahal Buffet (164 Laurier), Nagina (217 Rideau)
Best Appetizers
Winner: The Manx (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: E18hteen Restaurant and Bar (18 York), Oz Kafé (361 Elgin), Fourth Avenue Wine Bar (107 Fourth)
Best Bagel
Winner: Kettleman's Bagel (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Ottawa Bagelshop (1321 Wellington), Continental Bagel (55 Byward Market Square)
Best Bakery
Winner: The French Baker (119 Murray)
Honourable Mentions: Bread and Sons (195 Bank), Three Bakers and a Bike (1281 Wellington)
Best Bartending Staff
Winner: Manx (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Zaphod's (27 York), Barrymore's (323 Bank), Mercury Lounge (56 Byward Market Square), Aloha Room (323 Bank), Babylon (317 Bank), Dominion Tavern (33 York), Helsinki (15 George), Avant Garde (135 Besserer), Mavericks (221 Rideau), The Lookout (41 York), Heaven (400 Dalhousie),
Swizzles (246 Queen)
Best Brunch
Winner: The Manx Pub (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Stoneface Dolly's (both locations), The Wild Oat (817 Bank), Benny's Bistro (119 Murray)
Best Burger
Winner: The Works (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: The Manx Pub (370 Elgin), Chez Lucien (137 Murray), Dick's Drive-In and Dairy Dip (1485 Merivale)
Best Caribbean
Winner: Savana Café (431 Gilmour)
Honourable Mentions: Caribbean Flavours (881 Somerset), Groovy's Roti Hut (292 McArthur)
Best Cheap Eats
Winner: Ikea (2685 Iris)
Honourable Mentions: Govinda's (212 Somerset), German Town Deli (212 Slater), Ottawa Peace Kitchen (320 Elgin/Jack Purcell Community Centre)
Best Chicken
Winner: Casa do Churrasco (190 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Da Chicken Crib (85 Montreal), Yre's Chicken (169 Charlotte)
Best Chinese
Winner: Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: So Good (717 Somerset), Northern Han (870 Somerset)
Best Chip Wagon
Winner: The Blooming Onion (York/Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Sasha's (next to Dominion Tavern, 33 York); tie between: Tzan's Chip Wagon (Bank/Laurier) and Glen's Chip Wagon (Richmond/Kirkwood)
Best Coffee/Tea House
Winner: Bridgehead (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Planet Coffee (24 York), I Deal Coffee (176 Dalhousie), The Tea Store (53 York), The Tea Party (119 York), Temptation Tea Shop (324 Bank), Caffe Ventuno - Il Negozio Nicastro (1355 Wellington)
Best Deli
Winner: La Bottega (64 George)
Honourable Mentions: Sausage Kitchen (5 Byward Market Square), Kaedeya Mart (210 Slater)
Best Dessert
Winner: Thyme and Again (1255 Wellington)
Honourable Mentions: Three Tarts (1320 Wellington), Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana (200 Preston)
Best Diner
Winner: Elgin Street Diner (374 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Mello's Diner (290 Dalhousie), Bramasole Diner (428 Bank)
Best Farmers' Market
Winner: Byward Market
Honourable Mentions: Parkdale Market, Ottawa Organic Farmers' Market (Bank/Heron), Landsdowne Farmers' Market, Carp Farmers' Market
Best French
Winner: Les Fougères Restaurant (783 Route 105, Chelsea)
Honourable Mentions: Benny's Bistro (119 Murray), Le Saint-O (327 St. Laurent)
Best Greek
Winner: Greek on Wheels (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Theo's Greek Taverna (911 Richmond), A'roma Meze (239 Nepean)
Best Ice Cream/Gelato
Winner: Pure Gelato (350 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Piccolo Grande (all locations), Malak Lebanese Pastry (1216 Bank)
Best Italian
Winner: Giovanni's (362 Preston)
Honourable Mentions: Fratelli (all locations), Caffe Ventuno - Il Negozio Nicastro (1355 Wellington)
Best Japanese
Winner: Suisha Gardens/Kaedeya Mart (208-210 Slater)
Honourable Mentions: Ichibei (197 Bank), Genji (175 Lisgar)
Best Korean
Winner: Joy (315 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Kwon's Korean BBQ (332 Wilbrod), Miga (399 Bank)
Best Local Brew
Winner: Clock Tower Brew Pub
Honourable Mentions: Heritage, Beau's All Natural
Best Mexican
Winner: Ahora (307 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Pancho Villa (361 Elgin), Feleenas (742 Bank), Azteca (41 William), Agave (1331 Wellington), La Cabana (848 Merivale)
Best Middle Eastern
Winner: Saffron Restaurant (426 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Jericho (840 Bank), Persian Cuisine Express (340 Laurier)
Best Natural Food Store
Winner: Herb and Spice (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Natural Food Pantry (both locations), Rainbow Foods (1487 Richmond), The Wheatberry (206 Main)
Best Patio
Winner: The Courtyard (The Black Tomato, Mamma Grazzi's, The Courtyard Restaurant, Social, Helsinki)
Honourable Mentions: Elgin Street courtyard (The Lieutenant's Pump/Oz Kafé/Pancho Villa), The Irish Village, Black Thorn Café, Kinki, Milestones, Métropolitain Brasserie
Best Pho
Winner: Pho Bo Ga (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Vietnam Noodle House (706 Somerset), New Pho Bo Ga La (761 Somerset)
Best Pizza
Winner: Colonnade (280 Metcalfe)
Honourable Mentions: Forno Antico (683 Bronson), Johnny's Pizza (233 Laurier), House of Georgie and Sorento's (211 Gilmour), Calabria (193 Bell), Bread and Sons (195 Bank), Cheezy Pizza (World Exchange Plaza)
Best Poutine
Winner: Elgin Street Diner (374 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Sasha's (next to Dominion Tavern, 33 York), The Works (all locations), Fast Food Grocery (Bank/MacLaren)
Best Pub
Winner: The Manx Pub (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Pub Italia (434-1/2 Preston), Irish Village (67 Clarence), Chez Lucien (137 Murray), Mayflower (247 Elgin)
Best Romantic Restaurant
Winner: Black Tomato (11 George)
Honourable Mentions: Absinthe (65 Holland), Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset), Savana Café (431 Gilmour), Keg Manor (529 Richmond), Domus Café (85 Murray)
Best Sandwich
Winner: La Bottega (64 George)
Honourable Mentions: DiRienzo's Grocery (both locations), Chez Lucien (137 Murray), The Village Café (295 Richmond), Harvest Loaf (354 Richmond Road/1323 Wellington), Gooney's Sandwich Works (360 Laurier), Culinary Conspiracy (541 Rideau)
Best Seafood
Winner: LaPointe's (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Whalesbone Oyster House (430 Bank), Pelican Grill (1500 Bank)
Best Shawarma
Winner: Shawarma King (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Maroush (380 Elgin St.), Shawarma Palace (464 Rideau), Really Lebanese (2297 St. Joseph)
Best South Asian
Winner: East India Company (210 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Ceylonta (403 Somerset), Coconut Lagoon (853 St. Laurent)
Best Splurge
Winner: Beckta (226 Nepean)
Honourable Mentions: Signatures (453 Laurier), Perspectives (525 Legget Dr., Kanata)
Best Steakhouse
Winner: Hy's (170 Queen)
Honourable Mentions: Sterling Steakhouse and Seafood (835 Jacques-Cartier St., Gatineau), SomRuedee Steakhouse (428 Preston)
Best Sushi
Winner: Kinki (41 York)
Honourable Mentions: Sushi 88 (690 Somerset), Wasabi (41 Clarence)
Best Take-out
Winner: Greek on Wheels (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Temptation Tea Shop (324 Bank), Yre's Chicken (169 Charlotte)
Best Thai
Winner: Hot Peppers (495 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Nokham Thai (747 Richmond), Anna Thai (91 Holland)
Best Vegetarian
Winner: Green Door (198 Main)
Honourable Mentions: Soup'Herbe (168 Old Chelsea Rd., Chelsea); Perfection, Satisfaction, Promise (167 Laurier); The Peace Garden Café (47 Clarence); Sacred Garden (1300 Bank); The Pantry Vegetarian Tea Room (690 Lyon); Café Gaïa (47 Montclair)
Best Vietnamese
Winner: New Mee Fung (350 Booth)
Honourable Mentions: Golden Turtle (343 Booth), Cam Kong (726 Somerset)
Best Wings
Winner: The Clock Tower (575 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Local Heroes (all locations), Highlander Pub (115 Rideau), Lonestar Texas Grill (780 Baseline), St. Louis Bar and Grill (399 Elgin), The Cock 'n Bull Pub and Eatery (3791 Richmond Rd)
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2. ARTS & CULTURE
Best Art Gallery
Winner: SAW Gallery
Honourable Mentions: Ottawa Art Gallery, Cube Gallery, La Petite Mort, Gallery 101, Electric Gallery, CUAG
Best Artist
Winner: Michèle Provost
Honourable Mentions: Howie Tsui, Jeff Thomas
Best Album/EP of 2006
Winner: My Dad vs Yours - After Winter Must Come Spring
Honourable Mentions: The Acorn - Tin Fist EP, Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die, Boycrusher - Sometimes a Man, Ukrainia! - Self-titled, Mélissa Laveaux - Camphor and Copper, Kellylee Evans - Fight or Flight, Sarah DeLuca - Unsafe and Sound, John Henrys - Sweet as the Grain, Eric Vieweg - The Silver Lining, Camp Radio - Self-titled
Best Comedian
Winner: Carrie Gaetz
Honourable Mentions: Don Kelly, Scott McMann, Mike Beatty, Rick Currie, Wafik Nasralla
Best Dance Club
Winner: Mercury Lounge
Honourable Mentions: Helsinki, Heaven, Mavericks, Surface, The Edge, Soda/Lotus
Best Dance Performance in 2006
Winner: Shimmer (Red Sky Performance)
Honourable Mentions: Hunt (Tero Saarinen Company), Onqotô and Lecuona (Grupo Corpo Brazilian Dance Theatre), La Pudeur des icebergs (Daniel Léveillé Danse)
Best DJ
Winner: Trevor Walker
Honourable Mentions: Jason Pelletier, Jokers of the Scene, Martin Villeneuve, DJ Illo, CPI, Drastik, Kid SL, T-Wrecks
Best Film Festival of 2006
Winner: Ottawa International Animation Festival
Honourable Mentions: One World Film Festival, Ladyfest, European Union Film Festival, Writers Festival - Beckett Retrospective, Latin American Film Festival
Best Filmmaker
Winner: Lee Demarbre (Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter)
Honourable Mentions: Dan Sokolowski ((Winter) Time), Michael Ostroff (Pegi Nicol: Something Dancing About Her), Brian Singleton (Zombie Cop vs. the Alien Terror), Brett Kelly (the Bonesetter films), Matthiew Klinck (Greg & Gentillon)
Best Folk Band/Artist
Winner: Jim Bryson
Honourable Mentions: Lynn Miles, Ana Miura, Natalie Zukerman, Mélissa Laveaux, Craig Cardiff
Best Gay/Lesbian Bar
Winner: The Lookout (41 York)
Honourable Mentions: Helsinki (15 George), The Edge (212 Sparks), Club Soda (222 Slater), Swizzles (246 Queen), Centretown Pub (340 Somerset)
Best Hip-hop/Emcee
Winner: Dynamic
Honourable Mentions: Bender, Atherton, Kanswer
Best Live Music Venue
Winner: Barrymore's (323 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield), Zaphod's (27 York), Babylon (317 Bank), New Capital Music Hall (128 York), Mercury Lounge (56 Byward Market Square), The Rainbow (76 Murray), Mavericks (221 Rideau), End Hits (407 Dalhousie), Avant Garde Bar (135-1/2 Besserer), First Baptist Church (140 Laurier), tie between Irene's (885 Bank) and the Bronson Centre (211 Bronson)
Best Lounge
Winner: Mercury Lounge (56 Byward)
Honourable Mentions: Aloha Room (323 Bank), Avant Garde Bar (135 Besserer), Helsinki (15 George), The Collection/Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square), Foundation (18B York)
Best Metal Band/Artist
Winner: The Facts
Honourable Mentions: Buried Inside, Joe Thrasher, Phalanx, Deämon (Dee-ay-mon), Syncytia (Sin-city-uh)
Best Museum
Winner: National Gallery of Canada
Honourable Mentions: Museum of Civilization, War Museum, Nature Museum, Science and Technology Museum
Best Music Festival of 2006
Winner: Bluesfest
Honourable Mentions: Ladyfest, International Jazz Festival, CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival, Tulip Fest, Canadian DMC Championships, Westfest, Chamber Music Festival, I (Heart) Music Mini-Festival
Best Non-Generic Movie Theatre
Winner: ByTowne Cinema
Honourable Mentions: Mayfair Theatre, Rainbow Theatre
Best Ottawa Show From 2006
Winner: Metric - New Capital Music Hall
Honourable Mentions: Hawksley Workman (Bronson Centre); Calexico (Bluesfest); The New Pornographers (Bluesfest); Stars (Winterlude); Wolf Parade (Barrymore's); Brazilian Girls (Bluesfest); Kardinal Offishall (Babylon); tie between Diplo/Bonde de Role/CSS (Zaphod's) and Cancer Bats (End Hits); three-way tie between Yo La Tengo (Babylon) and Dinosaur Jr. (New Capital Music Hall) and the Canadian DMC Competitions (New Capital Music Hall); tie between Gogol Bordello (Barrymore's) and Beirut (Zaphod's); Bell Orchestre (First Baptist Church); Hidden Cameras (Barrymore's); The Black Keys (Barrymore's); Mobb Deep (New Capital Music Hall); Akron/Family (Zaphod's); Paint It Black (Cafe Dekcuf); Mono (Barrymore's); three-way tie between Whitey Houston/Shout Out Out Out Out (Zaphod's) and Jamie Lidell (Bluesfest) and Solomon Burke (Bluesfest); Elliott Brood (Zaphod's); tie between The Acorn/The Empiricals (Babylon) and Rhume (Avant Garde Bar); The Slip (Mavericks); Asobi Seksu (Babylon)
Best Photographer
Winner: Aaron McKenzie Fraser
Honourable Mentions: Chantal Gervais, Lorraine Gilbert, Jean-Marc Carisse
Best Play in 2006
Winner: Bigger Than Jesus (Great Canadian Theatre Company)
Honourable Mentions: Portrait of an Unidentified Man (GCTC), The Real Thing (National Arts Centre), Chinese Clown Cabaret (Ottawa Fringe Festival), Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment of Nikola Tesla (National Arts Centre), Le Projet Andersen (National Arts Centre)
Best Punk Band/Artist
Winner: Million Dollar Marxists
Honourable Mentions: The Riptides, No Other Way, The Fully Down, The Creeps, Four-Stroke, The Sewer Rats
Best Rock Band/Artist
Winner: The Hilotrons
Honourable Mentions: The Acorn, My Dad vs Yours, For The Mathematics, The Love Machine, Boycrusher, As The Poets Affirm, Jetplanes Of Abraham, Amos The Transparent, The Empiricals, This Is Rocket Science, Rhume, The Curviture
Best Writer/Poet
Winner: Jennifer Whiteford (Grrl)
Honourable Mentions: Rob Mclennan (Written in the Skin), Charlotte Gray (Flint and Feather and Canada: A Portrait in Letters, 1800-2000), David O'Meara (The Vicinity), Charles de Lint (Moonlight and Vines), Frances Itani (Deafening), Janet Lunn (The Hollow Tree), Geoff Brown (Self-Titled), Paul Glennon (How Did You Sleep?), Matthew Firth (Black Bile Press, Front & Centre), John-James Ford (Bonk on the Head), Alan Cumyn (Burridge Unbound), Mark Frutkin (Iron Mountain)
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3. LEISURE
Best Beauty Salon/Spa
Winner: Le Nordic Scandinavian Spa (Nordik Rd., Chelsea)
Honourable Mentions: York Street Spa (11 York), Saab (376 Bank), Amalfi (Rideau Centre), Salon Salwa (70 George), Shear and Spa Studio (1266 Wellington)
Best Bowling Alley
Winner: McArthur Lanes (175 McArthur)
Honourable Mentions: Walkley Bowling (2092 Walkley), Merivale Bowling Lanes (1916 Merivale)
Best Karaoke
Winner: Shanghai (651 Somerset)
Honourable Mention: Swizzles (246 Queen)
Best Night Out
Winner: Retro 80s Night, Barrymore's
Honourable Mentions: Spins & Needles (monthly) - Clock Tower Brew Pub; World Beats and Eats (monthly) - Mercury Lounge; Disorganised (monthly) - Clock Tower Brew Pub; Shanghai Thursdays - Shanghai Restaurant; Sunday's Mod Club - Babylon; Hump Wednesdays - Helsinki; Industrial Strength Tuesdays - Zaphod's; One Heaven Thursdays - Heaven Nightclub
Best Outdoorsy Place
Winner: Meech Lake (Gatineau)
Honourable Mentions: The Arboretum/Dow's Lake; Hog's Back Waterfall; Strathcona Park; Camp Fortune, Aerial Park (Gatineau); Mooney's Bay; Lafleche Caverns, Aerial Park (Gatineau); Andrew Haydon Park; Westboro Beach; Jacques-Cartier Park's disc golf course (Hull); Mont Cascades Waterpark (Cantley); Great Canadian Bungee (Morrison's Quarry, Wakefield); Legacy Skatepark
Best Pool Hall
Winner: MacLaren's (301 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Dooly's (2277 Gladwin Cres.), Orange Monkey (250 City Centre), Honest Lawyer (141 George), Le Skratch (1642 Merivale), Cue and Cushion (319 Bank), The Broken Cue (442 Hazeldean)
Best Skate Shop
Winner: Top of the World (158 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: West 49 (both locations), On Deck (141 Bentley), En Enquilibre (140 Gréber Blvd., Gatineau), Riders Village (650 Kanata Ave., Kanata)
Best Ski Hill
Winner: Mont Ste-Marie
Honourable Mentions: Camp Fortune, Edelweiss, Calabogie, Mont Cascades
Best Yoga
Winner: Rama Lotus (340 Gladstone)
Honourable Mentions: Upward Dog (413 MacKay), Santosha (205 Catherine)
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4. BUYING THINGS
Best Art Supplies
Winner: Wallacks (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Loomis (499 Bank), Artguise (590 Bank), Omer DeSerres (499 Bank)
Best Bike Shop
Winner: Pecco's (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Joe Momma's (216 Pretoria), The Bike Dump (407 Catherine), McCrank's Cycle (889 Bank), Cycle Logik (358 Richmond), Cyco's (5 Hawthorne), The Cyclery (1073 Bank), Phat Moose Cycles (98 Hawthorne)
Best Bookstore
Winner: Octopus Books (116 Third)
Honourable Mentions: Collected Works (1242 Wellington); The Book Bazaar (417 Bank); tie between Mother Tongue (1067 Bank) and All Books (327 Rideau); Books on Beechwood (35 Beechwood); Perfect Books (258 Elgin); After Stonewall (370 Bank)
Best Camera/Photography Store
Winner: Henry's (267 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Ginn (433 Bank); tie between Camera Exchange (529 Bank) and Black's (all locations); Galaxy Camera (525 Bank)
Best Comic/Gaming Store
Winner: The Comic Book Shoppe (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Silver Snail (391 Bank); Wizard's Tower (all locations); Fandom II (162 Laurier); Myths, Legends and Heroes (240 Montreal)
Best Flowers
Winner: Tivoli (282 Richmond)
Honourable Mentions: Scrims (262 Elgin), Bel Fiore (276 Elgin), La Maison de Fleurs (1 Rideau), Phulera Dola (World Exchange)
Best Furniture Store
Winner: Ikea (2685 Iris)
Honourable Mentions: EQ3 (60 Byward Market Square), Phillip Van Leeuwen (10 Byward Market Square), The Blue Oasis (184 Rideau), Zone (471 Sussex), Found Design (1090 Bank), Structube (111 Murray)
Best Head Shop
Winner: Crosstown Traffic (593 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Rock Junction (151 Rideau), Smoke Signals (both locations)
Best Independent Record/CD Store
Winner: End Hits (407 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Vertigo (193 Rideau), Compact Music (both locations), CD Exchange (142 Rideau), Birdman Sound (593 Bank), Turning Point (411 Cooper)
Best Jewellery Store
Winner: Magpie (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Sassy Bead (all locations), Milk (234 Dalhousie), Workshop Boutique (242-1/2 Dalhousie), Frou Frou (11 William), Bija Bijoux (1307 Wellington), Amuse (246 Dalhousie), Runway (358 Richmond)
Best Men's Independent Clothing Store
Winner: Top of the World (158 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Norml Clothing (41-1/2 William), Attic (203 Dalhousie), Shoreline Surf Shop (325 Richmond), Trustfund (493 Sussex), Ruby X (243 Bank), Babyface (153 Bank)
Best Movie Rentals
Winner: Invisible Cinema (319 Lisgar)
Honourable Mentions: Elgin Street Video (258 Elgin), Glebe Video (779 Bank), Video Mondo (23 Beechwood)
Best Musical Instrument Store
Winner: Steve's Music Store (308 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Songbird (388 Gladstone), Ottawa Folklore Centre (1111 Bank), Long & McQuade (2631 Alta Vista), Lauzon Music Centre (1345 Wellington)
Best Outdoor Store
Winner: Mountain Equipment Co-op (366 Richmond)
Honourable Mentions: Bushtukah (203 Richmond), Trailhead (1960 Scott), North Face (342 Richmond)
Best Sex/Erotica Shop
Winner: Venus Envy (320 Lisgar)
Honourable Mentions: Adult Fun Superstore (1565 St. Laurent), Classixxx Adult Store (all locations), Couples Love & Romance (both locations), Love and Romance (1587 Bank), Wilde's (367 Bank)
Best Tattoos/Piercing
Winner: Planet Ink (306 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Living Colour (412 Dalhousie), Five Cents (201 Dalhousie), Universal Tattoo (156 Rideau)
Best Vintage Clothing
Winner: Ragtime (43 Flora)
Honourable Mentions: Attic (203 Dalhousie), Value Village (all locations), Phase 2 (all locations), St. Vincent de Paul (St. Vincent de Paul), Salvation Army (all locations)
Best Women's Independent Clothing Store
Winner: Milk (234 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Allegro (55-1/2 William); Attic (203 Dalhousie);
Amuse (246 Dalhousie); tie between Paper Bag Junkies (242 Dalhousie) and Workshop Boutique (242-1/2 Dalhousie); Victoire (238 Dalhousie); Norml Clothing (41-1/2 William); Top of the World (158 Rideau); Trivium (50 Rideau); Schad (both locations); Red Velvet (253 Elgin); Ruby X (243 Bank); tie between Babyface (153 Bank) and Runway (358 Richmond)
http://www.ottawaxpress.ca/dossier/bestof/bestof2006.aspx?iIDArticle=10883
22/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Birthday Cake 1st - The Cake Shop ? 250 Greenbank Rd.
2nd - Cakes By Tatiana - 1202 Bank St.
3rd - Artistic Cake Design - 1282 Wellington St.
15/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Lasagna 1st - Zola's Restaurant & Fresh Pasta Shop - 194 Robertson Rd, Bells Corners.
2nd - Parma Ravioli - 1314 Wellington St.
3rd - Johnny Farina's - 216 Elgin St.
8/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Pancakes
1st - Cora's Breakfast and Lunch - 1545 Merivale Road
2nd - Denny's - 2208 Bank Street
3rd - Zak's Diner - 16 Byward Market
1/09/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Egg Roll 1st - Golden Palace ? 2195 Carling Ave
2nd - Ruby Inn ? 1834 Bank St
3rd - Charlie Chan Restaurant ? 1353 Cyrville Rd
25/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Take Out Food 1st - Donna's Express - 322 Churchill Ave
2nd - Greek On Wheels - 3 Hawthorne Ave
3rd - Mello's - 290 Dalhousie
18/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Spaghetti & Meatballs 1st - Robbie's Spaghetti House - 1606 Walkley Road
2nd - Capones West - 2369 Carling Avenue
3rd - Trattoria Café Italia - 254 Preston St.
11/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Playground 1st - Strathcona Park - Sandy Hill
2nd - Elizabeth Manley Park - Lorry Greenberg Drive
3rd - Claudette Cain Park - Riverside Drive
4/08/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Mini-Putt 1st - Mini Golf Gardens - 2 Colonade Road
2nd - Putting Edge - Hunt Club & Merivale
3rd - Innes Road Golfland - 3490 Innes Road
29/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Milkshake
1st - Rockings Johnny, West Gate Mall
2nd - Zak's Dinner, Byward Market
3rd - Big J's Burgers & Shakes, Greenbank at Gibbard
21/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Beach
1st - Mooney's Bay
2nd - Petrie Island
3rd - Westboro
14/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Ice Cream
1st - Lois and Frimas - Byward Market
2nd - Pure Gelato: 350 Elgin
3rd - Madeleine Robinson: Stand 32
07/07/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Fruit & Vegetable Vendor in the Byward Market
1st - Lucien and Laurence Clerous - Stand 23
2nd - Marcel and Yves Jacquemet : Stand 46
3rd - Madeleine Robinson: Stand 32
27/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Patio
1st - Empire Grill - 41 Clarence St.
2nd - The Fox & The Feather : 283 Elgin St.
3rd - Scully's: 1980 River Road, Manotick
23/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Hot Dog Stand
1st - Hot Diggity Dog - Corner of Bank and Laurier
2nd - Ivailo's ? corner of Metcalfe and Sparks
3rd - Smiley's ? corner of Holland and Scott
16/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Secondary School Teacher
Winner - Colleen Pierce-Price - Gloucester High
Honourable Mentions:
Tracy Lynch: Rideau High School
Shane Box: John McCrae Secondary School
Pat Butler: Merivale High School
Taren Kidd: St Matthew High School
Barb Edwards: OTLC
Frank Bachmann: Rideau High School
Christ Ward: All Saints Catholic High School
Elizabeth Rusch: John McCrae Secondary School
Pierre Rozon: Frank Ryan Secondary School
Mme. Leblanc: Lester B. Pearson Catholic High School
John Hodgson: Lisgar Collegiate
Ms. Sweeney: Immaculata High School
Mr. Maniscalio: St. Peter's Catholic High School
Allison Delaney : (school unknown)
Michelle Cheron: (school unknown)
Tracy Bothwell: (school unknown)
02/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Elementary School Teacher
Winner: Nancy Aubin - Le Petite Prince
HONOURABLE MENTIONS:
Marcia George: York Street Public School
Todd Saunders: Vincent Massey Public School
Debby Nieminen: St. Marguerite D'Youville Catholic School (Grade 1)
Katie Rodger-Hebert: Vincent Massey Public School
Francine Marleau: St. Clare Catholic School (Kindergarten)
Mrs. Paynter: St. Luke Catholic School, Barrhaven (Grade 4)
Megan Nowiski: Maple Ridge Elementary School, Orleans
Mrs. Cogan: St. Philips School, Richmond
Ms. Tyndale: Queen Elizabeth Public School
Brent Smith: Jack Donahue Public School
Tosha Urbach: Elizabeth Park Public School (Grade 3)
Lorri Hamilton: Turnbull School
Jason Fitzgerald: Turnbull School
Sandra Labonte: Hawthorne Public School
Mr. Burke: St. Luke’s Catholic School, Barrhaven (Grade 6)
Mr. Mayo: Our Lady of Wisdom, Orleans (Grade 6)
Kim McColgan: St. Philips School, Richmond
Mrs. Goodhue: St. Luke's Catholic School, Barrhaven (Grade 3)
Maria Nesbitt: St. Anne Catholic School, Kanata
Mme. Tindale: Agincourt Elementary School
Mrs. Moore: Agincourt Road Public School (substitute teacher)
Mr. Donegan: Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic School, Orleans
James Clugston: Blossom Park Public School (Grade 6)
Santina Palumbo: St. Lukes Catholic School (Grade 1)
Walter Jakimczuk: Carp
Shauna Rampton: John XXIII Catholic School, Arnprior (K)
Mary Ann Quist: D. Roy Kennedy (Grade 1)
Nicole Powell: W.O. Mitchell, Kanata (Grade 6)
Brent Bovaird: Carleton Place
02/06/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Driving Range
1st - Kevin Haime golf Centre, 560 Hazeldean Rd.
2nd - 19th Tee, 3690 Carling Ave
3rd - Target Golf Centre, 4870 Bank St.
26/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Donair
1st - Greco Pizza, Carp
2nd - Romeo's Donair and Pizza, 1580 Merivale Rd.
3rd - Barney's Pizza, 2843 Dumaurier Ave
19/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Bicycle Shop
1st - Cycle-Logik, 358 Richmond Rd.
2nd - Phat Moose Cycles, 98 Hawthorne
3rd - The Cyclery, 1073 Bank St.
12/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Clubhouse Sandwich
1st - John's Quick Lunch and Pizza , 1365 Wellington St
2nd - Riverside Pub, 3673 Riverside Drive
3rd - Vanier Grill ? 156 Montreal Road
5/05/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Greek Food
1st - Pilos, 876 Montreal Road
2nd - Souvlaki House, 1200 Prince of Wales
3rd - Theo's Greek Taverna, 911 Richmond Rd
28/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Car Wash
1st - Tops Car Wash, 979 Richmond Rd
2nd - Royal Car Wash, Byward Market
3rd - Minute Car Wash, 270 Catherine St.
21/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Vegetarian Food
1st - The Green Door, 198 Main St.
2nd - The Table, 1230 Wellington St
3rd - Govindas Vegetarian Buffet, 212 Somerset St. E
14/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Onion Rings
1st - The Works, 3 locations
2nd - A&W, various locations
3rd - Dick’s Drive In & Dairy Dip
07/04/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Thai Food
1st - Sukhothai, 130 Robertson Rd
2nd - Nokham, Thai 747 Richmond Rd
3rd - Sweet Basil, 1585 Bank St
31/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Dessert
1st - La Provence Bakery, 500 Hazeldean Rd, Kanata
2nd - Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana, 200 Preston Street
3rd - Vittoria Trattoria, 35 William Street
24/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Bowling Alley
1st - West Park Bowling, 1205 Wellington
2nd - Walkley Bowling, 2092 Walkley Rd
3rd - Merivale Bowling Lanes, 1916 Merivale Rd
17/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Fajitas
1st - Lone Star Texas, 780 Baseline Rd
2nd - Texas Chophouse, Kanata Centrum
3rd - Mexicali Rosa's, 2401 St. Joseph Blvd.
10/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Fish and Chips
1st - Merivale Seafood Grill, 1482 Merivale Road
2nd - Glen Scottish Pub, 462 Hazeldean Road
3rd - LaPointe's, 194 Robertson Road
03/03/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Smoked Meat Sandwich
1st - Nate’s Deli, 316 Rideau St.
2nd - Dunn's Famous Deli, 220 Elgin St.
3rd - Lenny's Deli, 1084 Wellington St.
24/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Bartender
1st - Billy Bernard, Montana's Restaurant, Pinecrest
2nd - Seamus Bonner, Whiskey West
3rd - Matty Cress, Barley Mow, Barrhaven
17/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Ribs
1st - Baton Rouge, Kanata Centrum
2nd - Montana's, 1100 Baxter Rd
3rd - Marshy's, Centrepointe
10/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Chinese Food
1st - Golden Palace, 2195 Carling Ave
2nd - So Good, 717 Somerset W.
3rd - Yangtze, 700 Somerset W.
03/02/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Chocolate
1st - Stubbe Chocolates, 375 Dalhousie
2nd - (tied) La Chocolatier, 227 Atlantis Ave
2nd - (tied) Louise’s Belgian Chocolates, 283 Richmond Rd
27/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Sushi
1st - Taste of Japan, 3710 Richmond Road, Bells Corners
2nd - Wasabi, 41 Clarence St.
3rd - Festival Japan, 149 Kent St.
20/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Italian Restaurant
1st - Fratelli's, 749 Bank St. /Kanata Centrum 2nd - Giovanni's, 362 Preston St.
3rd - Bella's Bistro, 45 Richmond Rd
13/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Old Style Barbershop
1st - Imperial Barbershop, 46-1/2 Sparks St.
2nd - Westgate Barbershop, Westgate Mall 1277 Carling Avenue
3rd - The Professional Barbershop, 617 Somerset W.
06/01/05
Voted Ottawa's Best Pub
1st - Barley Mow, 1481 Greenbank Rd
2nd - Grace O'Malley's, 1541 Merivale Rd
3rd - O'Connors Irish Pub, 650 Kanata Ave
30/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Steak
1st - Louis Steakhouse
2nd - Al's Steakhouse
3rd - Hy's Steakhouse
23/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Mall Santa
1st - Billings Bridge Plaza
2nd - Bayshore Shopping Centre
3rd - Place D'Orleans
16/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Christmas Tree Lot
1st - Habitat For Humanity Lot, 176 Cameron Ave.
2nd - Lyng Christmas Tree Farm, 4180 Dwyer Hill Rd.
3rd - The Lions Club Lot, 1875 Innes Rd.
09/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Hot Chocolate
1st - Second Cup
2nd - Starbucks
3rd - Timothy's
02/12/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Buffet:
1st - Tuckers Marketplace, 61 York St
2nd - Pepper Gardens, 681 Montreal Rd
3rd - Kam Fung Buffet, 2679 Bank St
25/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Shwarma:
1st - Really Lebanese, 2297 St. Joseph Blvd
2nd - Tasha's Fine Foods, World Exchange Plaza
3rd - Shawarma Palace, 464 Rideau Street
18/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Nachos:
1st - Monkey Joe's Bar & Grill, 1265 Carling Ave
2nd - Mexicala Rosa's, 1800 Bank St
3rd - Blue Cactus, 2 Byward St.
11/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Poutine:
1st - S&G Fries: 1845 Carling Ave
2nd - JP Fries: Hunt Club & Merivale
3rd - The Blooming Onion: Corner of Dalhousie & York
4/11/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Wings:
1st - Don Cherry's: 290 Rideau St.
2nd - Local Heroes: 1525 Bank St.
3rd - Lunergans Eatery & Pub: 1661 Montreal Rd.
28/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Bakery:
1st - Orleans Bakery: 2122 St. Joseph Blvd.
2nd - Richmond Bakery: 6127 Perth
3rd - Rideau Bakery: 384 Rideau & 1666 Bank
21/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Halloween Shop:
1st - Value Village 1162 Cyrville Rd
2nd - Malabar Limited 1545 Merivale Rd
3rd - Penguin’s Palace 105 : 2446 Bank St
14/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Cheap Eats:
1st - Di Rienzo Grocery: 111 Beech
2nd - Elgin St. Diner: 374 Elgin St.
3rd - Dunn’s Famous Deli: 220 Elgin St.
07/10/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Pizza:
1st - Gabriel's Pizza, 2446 Bank St.
2nd - Louis's
3rd - Colonnade Pizza
30/09/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Breakfast:
1st - Cora's Breakfast and Lunch, 1545 Merivale Road
2nd - Broadway's
3rd - Meadow's Lunch
23/09/04
Voted Ottawa's Best Hamburger:
1st - Licks Ice Cream and Burger Shop, 1788 Bank St.
2nd - The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro
3rd - Dick's Drive-In & Dairy-Dip
下面是2006年Ottawa XPress评的:
1. FOOD & DRINK
Best African
Winner: Horn of Africa (364 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: East African Restaurant (376 Rideau), Kasbah Village Moroccan Cuisine (261 Laurier)
Best All-You-Can-Eat
Winner: East India Company (210 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Du Barry (33 Selkirk), Govinda's (212 Somerset), Moni Mahal Buffet (164 Laurier), Nagina (217 Rideau)
Best Appetizers
Winner: The Manx (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: E18hteen Restaurant and Bar (18 York), Oz Kafé (361 Elgin), Fourth Avenue Wine Bar (107 Fourth)
Best Bagel
Winner: Kettleman's Bagel (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Ottawa Bagelshop (1321 Wellington), Continental Bagel (55 Byward Market Square)
Best Bakery
Winner: The French Baker (119 Murray)
Honourable Mentions: Bread and Sons (195 Bank), Three Bakers and a Bike (1281 Wellington)
Best Bartending Staff
Winner: Manx (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Zaphod's (27 York), Barrymore's (323 Bank), Mercury Lounge (56 Byward Market Square), Aloha Room (323 Bank), Babylon (317 Bank), Dominion Tavern (33 York), Helsinki (15 George), Avant Garde (135 Besserer), Mavericks (221 Rideau), The Lookout (41 York), Heaven (400 Dalhousie),
Swizzles (246 Queen)
Best Brunch
Winner: The Manx Pub (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Stoneface Dolly's (both locations), The Wild Oat (817 Bank), Benny's Bistro (119 Murray)
Best Burger
Winner: The Works (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: The Manx Pub (370 Elgin), Chez Lucien (137 Murray), Dick's Drive-In and Dairy Dip (1485 Merivale)
Best Caribbean
Winner: Savana Café (431 Gilmour)
Honourable Mentions: Caribbean Flavours (881 Somerset), Groovy's Roti Hut (292 McArthur)
Best Cheap Eats
Winner: Ikea (2685 Iris)
Honourable Mentions: Govinda's (212 Somerset), German Town Deli (212 Slater), Ottawa Peace Kitchen (320 Elgin/Jack Purcell Community Centre)
Best Chicken
Winner: Casa do Churrasco (190 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Da Chicken Crib (85 Montreal), Yre's Chicken (169 Charlotte)
Best Chinese
Winner: Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: So Good (717 Somerset), Northern Han (870 Somerset)
Best Chip Wagon
Winner: The Blooming Onion (York/Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Sasha's (next to Dominion Tavern, 33 York); tie between: Tzan's Chip Wagon (Bank/Laurier) and Glen's Chip Wagon (Richmond/Kirkwood)
Best Coffee/Tea House
Winner: Bridgehead (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Planet Coffee (24 York), I Deal Coffee (176 Dalhousie), The Tea Store (53 York), The Tea Party (119 York), Temptation Tea Shop (324 Bank), Caffe Ventuno - Il Negozio Nicastro (1355 Wellington)
Best Deli
Winner: La Bottega (64 George)
Honourable Mentions: Sausage Kitchen (5 Byward Market Square), Kaedeya Mart (210 Slater)
Best Dessert
Winner: Thyme and Again (1255 Wellington)
Honourable Mentions: Three Tarts (1320 Wellington), Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana (200 Preston)
Best Diner
Winner: Elgin Street Diner (374 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Mello's Diner (290 Dalhousie), Bramasole Diner (428 Bank)
Best Farmers' Market
Winner: Byward Market
Honourable Mentions: Parkdale Market, Ottawa Organic Farmers' Market (Bank/Heron), Landsdowne Farmers' Market, Carp Farmers' Market
Best French
Winner: Les Fougères Restaurant (783 Route 105, Chelsea)
Honourable Mentions: Benny's Bistro (119 Murray), Le Saint-O (327 St. Laurent)
Best Greek
Winner: Greek on Wheels (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Theo's Greek Taverna (911 Richmond), A'roma Meze (239 Nepean)
Best Ice Cream/Gelato
Winner: Pure Gelato (350 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Piccolo Grande (all locations), Malak Lebanese Pastry (1216 Bank)
Best Italian
Winner: Giovanni's (362 Preston)
Honourable Mentions: Fratelli (all locations), Caffe Ventuno - Il Negozio Nicastro (1355 Wellington)
Best Japanese
Winner: Suisha Gardens/Kaedeya Mart (208-210 Slater)
Honourable Mentions: Ichibei (197 Bank), Genji (175 Lisgar)
Best Korean
Winner: Joy (315 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Kwon's Korean BBQ (332 Wilbrod), Miga (399 Bank)
Best Local Brew
Winner: Clock Tower Brew Pub
Honourable Mentions: Heritage, Beau's All Natural
Best Mexican
Winner: Ahora (307 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Pancho Villa (361 Elgin), Feleenas (742 Bank), Azteca (41 William), Agave (1331 Wellington), La Cabana (848 Merivale)
Best Middle Eastern
Winner: Saffron Restaurant (426 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Jericho (840 Bank), Persian Cuisine Express (340 Laurier)
Best Natural Food Store
Winner: Herb and Spice (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Natural Food Pantry (both locations), Rainbow Foods (1487 Richmond), The Wheatberry (206 Main)
Best Patio
Winner: The Courtyard (The Black Tomato, Mamma Grazzi's, The Courtyard Restaurant, Social, Helsinki)
Honourable Mentions: Elgin Street courtyard (The Lieutenant's Pump/Oz Kafé/Pancho Villa), The Irish Village, Black Thorn Café, Kinki, Milestones, Métropolitain Brasserie
Best Pho
Winner: Pho Bo Ga (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Vietnam Noodle House (706 Somerset), New Pho Bo Ga La (761 Somerset)
Best Pizza
Winner: Colonnade (280 Metcalfe)
Honourable Mentions: Forno Antico (683 Bronson), Johnny's Pizza (233 Laurier), House of Georgie and Sorento's (211 Gilmour), Calabria (193 Bell), Bread and Sons (195 Bank), Cheezy Pizza (World Exchange Plaza)
Best Poutine
Winner: Elgin Street Diner (374 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Sasha's (next to Dominion Tavern, 33 York), The Works (all locations), Fast Food Grocery (Bank/MacLaren)
Best Pub
Winner: The Manx Pub (370 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Pub Italia (434-1/2 Preston), Irish Village (67 Clarence), Chez Lucien (137 Murray), Mayflower (247 Elgin)
Best Romantic Restaurant
Winner: Black Tomato (11 George)
Honourable Mentions: Absinthe (65 Holland), Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset), Savana Café (431 Gilmour), Keg Manor (529 Richmond), Domus Café (85 Murray)
Best Sandwich
Winner: La Bottega (64 George)
Honourable Mentions: DiRienzo's Grocery (both locations), Chez Lucien (137 Murray), The Village Café (295 Richmond), Harvest Loaf (354 Richmond Road/1323 Wellington), Gooney's Sandwich Works (360 Laurier), Culinary Conspiracy (541 Rideau)
Best Seafood
Winner: LaPointe's (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Whalesbone Oyster House (430 Bank), Pelican Grill (1500 Bank)
Best Shawarma
Winner: Shawarma King (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Maroush (380 Elgin St.), Shawarma Palace (464 Rideau), Really Lebanese (2297 St. Joseph)
Best South Asian
Winner: East India Company (210 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Ceylonta (403 Somerset), Coconut Lagoon (853 St. Laurent)
Best Splurge
Winner: Beckta (226 Nepean)
Honourable Mentions: Signatures (453 Laurier), Perspectives (525 Legget Dr., Kanata)
Best Steakhouse
Winner: Hy's (170 Queen)
Honourable Mentions: Sterling Steakhouse and Seafood (835 Jacques-Cartier St., Gatineau), SomRuedee Steakhouse (428 Preston)
Best Sushi
Winner: Kinki (41 York)
Honourable Mentions: Sushi 88 (690 Somerset), Wasabi (41 Clarence)
Best Take-out
Winner: Greek on Wheels (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Temptation Tea Shop (324 Bank), Yre's Chicken (169 Charlotte)
Best Thai
Winner: Hot Peppers (495 Somerset)
Honourable Mentions: Nokham Thai (747 Richmond), Anna Thai (91 Holland)
Best Vegetarian
Winner: Green Door (198 Main)
Honourable Mentions: Soup'Herbe (168 Old Chelsea Rd., Chelsea); Perfection, Satisfaction, Promise (167 Laurier); The Peace Garden Café (47 Clarence); Sacred Garden (1300 Bank); The Pantry Vegetarian Tea Room (690 Lyon); Café Gaïa (47 Montclair)
Best Vietnamese
Winner: New Mee Fung (350 Booth)
Honourable Mentions: Golden Turtle (343 Booth), Cam Kong (726 Somerset)
Best Wings
Winner: The Clock Tower (575 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Local Heroes (all locations), Highlander Pub (115 Rideau), Lonestar Texas Grill (780 Baseline), St. Louis Bar and Grill (399 Elgin), The Cock 'n Bull Pub and Eatery (3791 Richmond Rd)
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2. ARTS & CULTURE
Best Art Gallery
Winner: SAW Gallery
Honourable Mentions: Ottawa Art Gallery, Cube Gallery, La Petite Mort, Gallery 101, Electric Gallery, CUAG
Best Artist
Winner: Michèle Provost
Honourable Mentions: Howie Tsui, Jeff Thomas
Best Album/EP of 2006
Winner: My Dad vs Yours - After Winter Must Come Spring
Honourable Mentions: The Acorn - Tin Fist EP, Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die, Boycrusher - Sometimes a Man, Ukrainia! - Self-titled, Mélissa Laveaux - Camphor and Copper, Kellylee Evans - Fight or Flight, Sarah DeLuca - Unsafe and Sound, John Henrys - Sweet as the Grain, Eric Vieweg - The Silver Lining, Camp Radio - Self-titled
Best Comedian
Winner: Carrie Gaetz
Honourable Mentions: Don Kelly, Scott McMann, Mike Beatty, Rick Currie, Wafik Nasralla
Best Dance Club
Winner: Mercury Lounge
Honourable Mentions: Helsinki, Heaven, Mavericks, Surface, The Edge, Soda/Lotus
Best Dance Performance in 2006
Winner: Shimmer (Red Sky Performance)
Honourable Mentions: Hunt (Tero Saarinen Company), Onqotô and Lecuona (Grupo Corpo Brazilian Dance Theatre), La Pudeur des icebergs (Daniel Léveillé Danse)
Best DJ
Winner: Trevor Walker
Honourable Mentions: Jason Pelletier, Jokers of the Scene, Martin Villeneuve, DJ Illo, CPI, Drastik, Kid SL, T-Wrecks
Best Film Festival of 2006
Winner: Ottawa International Animation Festival
Honourable Mentions: One World Film Festival, Ladyfest, European Union Film Festival, Writers Festival - Beckett Retrospective, Latin American Film Festival
Best Filmmaker
Winner: Lee Demarbre (Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter)
Honourable Mentions: Dan Sokolowski ((Winter) Time), Michael Ostroff (Pegi Nicol: Something Dancing About Her), Brian Singleton (Zombie Cop vs. the Alien Terror), Brett Kelly (the Bonesetter films), Matthiew Klinck (Greg & Gentillon)
Best Folk Band/Artist
Winner: Jim Bryson
Honourable Mentions: Lynn Miles, Ana Miura, Natalie Zukerman, Mélissa Laveaux, Craig Cardiff
Best Gay/Lesbian Bar
Winner: The Lookout (41 York)
Honourable Mentions: Helsinki (15 George), The Edge (212 Sparks), Club Soda (222 Slater), Swizzles (246 Queen), Centretown Pub (340 Somerset)
Best Hip-hop/Emcee
Winner: Dynamic
Honourable Mentions: Bender, Atherton, Kanswer
Best Live Music Venue
Winner: Barrymore's (323 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Black Sheep Inn (Wakefield), Zaphod's (27 York), Babylon (317 Bank), New Capital Music Hall (128 York), Mercury Lounge (56 Byward Market Square), The Rainbow (76 Murray), Mavericks (221 Rideau), End Hits (407 Dalhousie), Avant Garde Bar (135-1/2 Besserer), First Baptist Church (140 Laurier), tie between Irene's (885 Bank) and the Bronson Centre (211 Bronson)
Best Lounge
Winner: Mercury Lounge (56 Byward)
Honourable Mentions: Aloha Room (323 Bank), Avant Garde Bar (135 Besserer), Helsinki (15 George), The Collection/Bar 56 (56 Byward Market Square), Foundation (18B York)
Best Metal Band/Artist
Winner: The Facts
Honourable Mentions: Buried Inside, Joe Thrasher, Phalanx, Deämon (Dee-ay-mon), Syncytia (Sin-city-uh)
Best Museum
Winner: National Gallery of Canada
Honourable Mentions: Museum of Civilization, War Museum, Nature Museum, Science and Technology Museum
Best Music Festival of 2006
Winner: Bluesfest
Honourable Mentions: Ladyfest, International Jazz Festival, CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival, Tulip Fest, Canadian DMC Championships, Westfest, Chamber Music Festival, I (Heart) Music Mini-Festival
Best Non-Generic Movie Theatre
Winner: ByTowne Cinema
Honourable Mentions: Mayfair Theatre, Rainbow Theatre
Best Ottawa Show From 2006
Winner: Metric - New Capital Music Hall
Honourable Mentions: Hawksley Workman (Bronson Centre); Calexico (Bluesfest); The New Pornographers (Bluesfest); Stars (Winterlude); Wolf Parade (Barrymore's); Brazilian Girls (Bluesfest); Kardinal Offishall (Babylon); tie between Diplo/Bonde de Role/CSS (Zaphod's) and Cancer Bats (End Hits); three-way tie between Yo La Tengo (Babylon) and Dinosaur Jr. (New Capital Music Hall) and the Canadian DMC Competitions (New Capital Music Hall); tie between Gogol Bordello (Barrymore's) and Beirut (Zaphod's); Bell Orchestre (First Baptist Church); Hidden Cameras (Barrymore's); The Black Keys (Barrymore's); Mobb Deep (New Capital Music Hall); Akron/Family (Zaphod's); Paint It Black (Cafe Dekcuf); Mono (Barrymore's); three-way tie between Whitey Houston/Shout Out Out Out Out (Zaphod's) and Jamie Lidell (Bluesfest) and Solomon Burke (Bluesfest); Elliott Brood (Zaphod's); tie between The Acorn/The Empiricals (Babylon) and Rhume (Avant Garde Bar); The Slip (Mavericks); Asobi Seksu (Babylon)
Best Photographer
Winner: Aaron McKenzie Fraser
Honourable Mentions: Chantal Gervais, Lorraine Gilbert, Jean-Marc Carisse
Best Play in 2006
Winner: Bigger Than Jesus (Great Canadian Theatre Company)
Honourable Mentions: Portrait of an Unidentified Man (GCTC), The Real Thing (National Arts Centre), Chinese Clown Cabaret (Ottawa Fringe Festival), Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment of Nikola Tesla (National Arts Centre), Le Projet Andersen (National Arts Centre)
Best Punk Band/Artist
Winner: Million Dollar Marxists
Honourable Mentions: The Riptides, No Other Way, The Fully Down, The Creeps, Four-Stroke, The Sewer Rats
Best Rock Band/Artist
Winner: The Hilotrons
Honourable Mentions: The Acorn, My Dad vs Yours, For The Mathematics, The Love Machine, Boycrusher, As The Poets Affirm, Jetplanes Of Abraham, Amos The Transparent, The Empiricals, This Is Rocket Science, Rhume, The Curviture
Best Writer/Poet
Winner: Jennifer Whiteford (Grrl)
Honourable Mentions: Rob Mclennan (Written in the Skin), Charlotte Gray (Flint and Feather and Canada: A Portrait in Letters, 1800-2000), David O'Meara (The Vicinity), Charles de Lint (Moonlight and Vines), Frances Itani (Deafening), Janet Lunn (The Hollow Tree), Geoff Brown (Self-Titled), Paul Glennon (How Did You Sleep?), Matthew Firth (Black Bile Press, Front & Centre), John-James Ford (Bonk on the Head), Alan Cumyn (Burridge Unbound), Mark Frutkin (Iron Mountain)
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3. LEISURE
Best Beauty Salon/Spa
Winner: Le Nordic Scandinavian Spa (Nordik Rd., Chelsea)
Honourable Mentions: York Street Spa (11 York), Saab (376 Bank), Amalfi (Rideau Centre), Salon Salwa (70 George), Shear and Spa Studio (1266 Wellington)
Best Bowling Alley
Winner: McArthur Lanes (175 McArthur)
Honourable Mentions: Walkley Bowling (2092 Walkley), Merivale Bowling Lanes (1916 Merivale)
Best Karaoke
Winner: Shanghai (651 Somerset)
Honourable Mention: Swizzles (246 Queen)
Best Night Out
Winner: Retro 80s Night, Barrymore's
Honourable Mentions: Spins & Needles (monthly) - Clock Tower Brew Pub; World Beats and Eats (monthly) - Mercury Lounge; Disorganised (monthly) - Clock Tower Brew Pub; Shanghai Thursdays - Shanghai Restaurant; Sunday's Mod Club - Babylon; Hump Wednesdays - Helsinki; Industrial Strength Tuesdays - Zaphod's; One Heaven Thursdays - Heaven Nightclub
Best Outdoorsy Place
Winner: Meech Lake (Gatineau)
Honourable Mentions: The Arboretum/Dow's Lake; Hog's Back Waterfall; Strathcona Park; Camp Fortune, Aerial Park (Gatineau); Mooney's Bay; Lafleche Caverns, Aerial Park (Gatineau); Andrew Haydon Park; Westboro Beach; Jacques-Cartier Park's disc golf course (Hull); Mont Cascades Waterpark (Cantley); Great Canadian Bungee (Morrison's Quarry, Wakefield); Legacy Skatepark
Best Pool Hall
Winner: MacLaren's (301 Elgin)
Honourable Mentions: Dooly's (2277 Gladwin Cres.), Orange Monkey (250 City Centre), Honest Lawyer (141 George), Le Skratch (1642 Merivale), Cue and Cushion (319 Bank), The Broken Cue (442 Hazeldean)
Best Skate Shop
Winner: Top of the World (158 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: West 49 (both locations), On Deck (141 Bentley), En Enquilibre (140 Gréber Blvd., Gatineau), Riders Village (650 Kanata Ave., Kanata)
Best Ski Hill
Winner: Mont Ste-Marie
Honourable Mentions: Camp Fortune, Edelweiss, Calabogie, Mont Cascades
Best Yoga
Winner: Rama Lotus (340 Gladstone)
Honourable Mentions: Upward Dog (413 MacKay), Santosha (205 Catherine)
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4. BUYING THINGS
Best Art Supplies
Winner: Wallacks (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Loomis (499 Bank), Artguise (590 Bank), Omer DeSerres (499 Bank)
Best Bike Shop
Winner: Pecco's (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Joe Momma's (216 Pretoria), The Bike Dump (407 Catherine), McCrank's Cycle (889 Bank), Cycle Logik (358 Richmond), Cyco's (5 Hawthorne), The Cyclery (1073 Bank), Phat Moose Cycles (98 Hawthorne)
Best Bookstore
Winner: Octopus Books (116 Third)
Honourable Mentions: Collected Works (1242 Wellington); The Book Bazaar (417 Bank); tie between Mother Tongue (1067 Bank) and All Books (327 Rideau); Books on Beechwood (35 Beechwood); Perfect Books (258 Elgin); After Stonewall (370 Bank)
Best Camera/Photography Store
Winner: Henry's (267 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Ginn (433 Bank); tie between Camera Exchange (529 Bank) and Black's (all locations); Galaxy Camera (525 Bank)
Best Comic/Gaming Store
Winner: The Comic Book Shoppe (both locations)
Honourable Mentions: Silver Snail (391 Bank); Wizard's Tower (all locations); Fandom II (162 Laurier); Myths, Legends and Heroes (240 Montreal)
Best Flowers
Winner: Tivoli (282 Richmond)
Honourable Mentions: Scrims (262 Elgin), Bel Fiore (276 Elgin), La Maison de Fleurs (1 Rideau), Phulera Dola (World Exchange)
Best Furniture Store
Winner: Ikea (2685 Iris)
Honourable Mentions: EQ3 (60 Byward Market Square), Phillip Van Leeuwen (10 Byward Market Square), The Blue Oasis (184 Rideau), Zone (471 Sussex), Found Design (1090 Bank), Structube (111 Murray)
Best Head Shop
Winner: Crosstown Traffic (593 Bank)
Honourable Mentions: Rock Junction (151 Rideau), Smoke Signals (both locations)
Best Independent Record/CD Store
Winner: End Hits (407 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Vertigo (193 Rideau), Compact Music (both locations), CD Exchange (142 Rideau), Birdman Sound (593 Bank), Turning Point (411 Cooper)
Best Jewellery Store
Winner: Magpie (all locations)
Honourable Mentions: Sassy Bead (all locations), Milk (234 Dalhousie), Workshop Boutique (242-1/2 Dalhousie), Frou Frou (11 William), Bija Bijoux (1307 Wellington), Amuse (246 Dalhousie), Runway (358 Richmond)
Best Men's Independent Clothing Store
Winner: Top of the World (158 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Norml Clothing (41-1/2 William), Attic (203 Dalhousie), Shoreline Surf Shop (325 Richmond), Trustfund (493 Sussex), Ruby X (243 Bank), Babyface (153 Bank)
Best Movie Rentals
Winner: Invisible Cinema (319 Lisgar)
Honourable Mentions: Elgin Street Video (258 Elgin), Glebe Video (779 Bank), Video Mondo (23 Beechwood)
Best Musical Instrument Store
Winner: Steve's Music Store (308 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Songbird (388 Gladstone), Ottawa Folklore Centre (1111 Bank), Long & McQuade (2631 Alta Vista), Lauzon Music Centre (1345 Wellington)
Best Outdoor Store
Winner: Mountain Equipment Co-op (366 Richmond)
Honourable Mentions: Bushtukah (203 Richmond), Trailhead (1960 Scott), North Face (342 Richmond)
Best Sex/Erotica Shop
Winner: Venus Envy (320 Lisgar)
Honourable Mentions: Adult Fun Superstore (1565 St. Laurent), Classixxx Adult Store (all locations), Couples Love & Romance (both locations), Love and Romance (1587 Bank), Wilde's (367 Bank)
Best Tattoos/Piercing
Winner: Planet Ink (306 Rideau)
Honourable Mentions: Living Colour (412 Dalhousie), Five Cents (201 Dalhousie), Universal Tattoo (156 Rideau)
Best Vintage Clothing
Winner: Ragtime (43 Flora)
Honourable Mentions: Attic (203 Dalhousie), Value Village (all locations), Phase 2 (all locations), St. Vincent de Paul (St. Vincent de Paul), Salvation Army (all locations)
Best Women's Independent Clothing Store
Winner: Milk (234 Dalhousie)
Honourable Mentions: Allegro (55-1/2 William); Attic (203 Dalhousie);
Amuse (246 Dalhousie); tie between Paper Bag Junkies (242 Dalhousie) and Workshop Boutique (242-1/2 Dalhousie); Victoire (238 Dalhousie); Norml Clothing (41-1/2 William); Top of the World (158 Rideau); Trivium (50 Rideau); Schad (both locations); Red Velvet (253 Elgin); Ruby X (243 Bank); tie between Babyface (153 Bank) and Runway (358 Richmond)
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