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Because we changed our voting method this year the voting for the Artvoice Best of Buffalo has been a record breaking 15,858. In the past people submitted ballots and nobody knew anything until voting closed and suddenly 5 “finalists” were named and then the winners were announced at the Artvoice B.O.B. party.

We changed that–inspired in part by the mesmerizing 17 candidates Republican primary. This year we allowed people to go online and create a reader’s ballot by nominating whomever they wanted for everyone to see. Those who were named began collecting votes. Some categories had as many 50 people or businesses named.

We’ve culled the top five vote getters. Voting is still open but new names can not be added. You can only vote for one of the five nominees. There are a few categories have more than 5 nominees. In those categories the voting was so heavy that not only were there numerous ties, but we felt anyone who received that many votes should continue to the final voting stage. In those cases we set a high threshold and if someone passed it they stayed in even if they were in the top 5.

Some patterns emerge when the vote totals get as large as they have. We can clearly see that Artvoice readers love to eat and know their chefs; drink a lot and know their bartenders, see a load of live music, and they seem to spend a lot of time at salons and spas.

Voting closes for good on June 9, 2016. If you have already voted in a category you can’t vote again even in this final stage. You can log on and vote for finalists in any category you didn’t vote in and you can ask your friends or family to vote for a finalist in a category that’s important to you that you can no longer vote in.

With that, please read on and don’t forget to come the Best of Buffalo Party at the Town Ballroom on June 14th 6pm.

THESE ARE YOUR NOMINEES – MAKE YOUR FAVORITE A WINNER

DINING OUT

Best Healthy Restaurant

Amy’s Place
Merge
D’Avolio
Ashkers
Poppyseed

Best Sponge Candy

Watson’s
Fowlers
Platters
Parkside
Antionettes

Best Seafood

Sea Bar
Oshun
Kuni’s
Hayes
The Viking Lobster Company

Best Wine List

Left Bank
Tappo
Hutches
Just Vino
Mother’s

Best Thai / Vietnamese / Burmese

Sun Restaurant
Jasmine
Saigon Bangkok
Thai Orchid
Pho dollar

Best Takeout / Delivery

Thai Orchid
Pho Dollar
Stack Burger
Bob & John’s

Best Sushi

Kuni’s
Sea Bar
Wasabi
Sun Restaurant
Kumo

Best Sub

Jim’s Steakout
Marcos italian deli it
Mike’s Subs
John and Mary’s
Bada Bing – “The Bing”

Best Stellar Restaurant Service

Russell’s
Lombardo’s
Toutant
Osteria
Tempo

Best Steak

Russell’s
Chop House
Black and Blue
Tempo
E.B. Greens

Best Sausage

Spar’s European Sausage Shop
Ballyhoo
Mineo & Sapio
Camellia Meats
Johnny’s Meats

Best Salad

Chris’ NY Sandwich Shop
Newbury Street
Poppyseed
Penny Lane Cafe
Globe Market

Best Restaurant With A View

Liberty Hound
Templeton Landing
Dock at the Bay
Hoaks
Water Street Landing

Best Place to Eat After am

Jims Steak Out
Mother’s
Lloyd’s Taco Trucks
Lenox Grill
Hot Mama’s Canteen

Best Pizza

LaNova
Bocces on Bailey
Imperial
Romeo and Juliets
Franco’s

Best Patio

Resurgence Brewing Company
Providence Social
Cecelia’s
Hydraulic Hearth
Coco’s
Rue Franklin
Allen Burger Venture
Left Bank
Mothers

Best New Restaurant (Opened within past year)

Penny Lane cafe
Lloyd Taco Factory
Deep South Taco
New York Beer Project
William K’s
Pasion
D’Avolio Kitchen on Main

Best Middle Eastern

Falafel Bar
Mezza Restaurant & Lounge
Amy’s Place
Natalie’s Mediterranean Eatery
Byblos

Best Mexican / Tex-Mex

Cantina loco
Don Tequila
La Divina
Deep South Taco
Lloyd Taco Factory

Best Upscale Ristorante / Trattoria

Russell’s
Trattoria Aroma
Ristorante Lombardo
Sinatra’s
Siena

Best Italian for Family Dining

Mullbury’s
Chefs
Frank’s Sunny Italy
Santiserios
Vino’s

Best Indian

Taj Grill
India Gate
Kabob and Curry
Taste of India
Jewel of India on Hertel

Best Greek / Mediterranean

Kosta’s
Pano’s
Mythos
Acropolis
Mezza

Best Gourmet Brick/Wood Oven Pizza

Hydraulic hearth
Brick Oven Bistro
Pi Craft
Vera Pizzeria
la Tavola Trattoria
Frankie Primo’s +
Siena

Best Food Truck

Lloyd Taco Trucks
Amy’s Food Truck
Black Market
The Cheesy Chick
The Whole Hog

Best Fish Fry

Hoaks
Wiechec’s Lounge
Blackthorn
Gene McCarthy’s
Parker’s Proper Fish and Chips

Best Donuts

Paula’s Donuts
Donut Kraze
Budwey’s Donuts
Famous doughnuts
Mazurek’s Bakery

Best Diner

Lake Effect
Amy’s Place
Sophia’s
Kosta’s
Zoe on Transit

Best Dessert

Dessert Deli
Butterwoods
Fairy Cakes Cupcakery
Mazurek’s Bakery
Butter Block
Best Deli

Joe’s deli

Marco’s Italian Deli
Guercio’s
Johnny C’s Deli
Mayback’s Deli

Best Coffee

Public Espresso + Coffee
Penny Lane Cafe
Tipico Coffee
Sweetness
Cafe Aroma

Best Chef

Martin, Martin Cooks
Jeff Cooke, Osteria , Villagio
James, Toutant
Jenniffer Pidlypchal
Marabella from Seina Restaurant
Mike Andrzejewski
Mike , Lenox Grill
Steve Gera. From black sheep
Ed Forester, Buffalo Proper
Chris Daigler, Bourbon and Butter

Best Cheap Eats

Amy’s Place
Ted’s Hot Dogs
Towne Restaurant
Greek to Me Restaurant
Hot Mama’s Canteen

Best Burger

Allentown burger venture Grover’s – East Amherst
the Grill @ the Dome
Griffin Pub
Soho Burger Bar

Best Brunch

Betty’s
Pano’s
Sophias restaurant
Left bank
Providence Social Club
Toutant
Shango

Best Beef on Weck

Charlie the butcher
Shwabels
Barbill
Anderson’s
Adrians Custard And Beef

Best BBQ

Fat Bob’s
Kentucky Greg’s
Smoke on the water
One eyed jacks
Suzy-Q’s Bar-B-Que Shack

Best Bar Food

Mooney’s – Depew/ W Seneca
Wellington Pub
Cole’s
Gene McCarthy’s
Old Pink

Best Bagel

Bagel Jay’s
Bread hive
Manhattan Bagel
Panera
Mythos

Best Wings

Duff’s
Bar Bill Tavern
Gabriel’s Gate
Anchor Bar
Nine Eleven Tavern

Best Vegetarian

Amy’s Place
Merge
Newbury Street
Natures apothecary
Sun Restaurant

MUSIC

Best Live Music Venue

Town Ballroom
Mohawk Place
Larkinville
Sportsmens
The Waiting Room
Canalside
The Tudor Lounge
Nietzsche’s
The Tralf

Best Vocal Ensemble

Buffalo Choral Arts Society
Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus
The Buffalo Chips
Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus
The Lake Effect
The Buffalo Dolls

Best Rock / Blues Musician

Shawn Duchscherer
Zack Ward
Drew Azzinaro
Ray Barry
Jony James

Best Rock Act

Super Killer Robots
Surviving Friday
PA Line
Stalking Neptune
Electric Watermelon
Dirty Smile

Best Original Music Act

Chuckie Campbell & The Phaction
Dirty Smile
Tim Britt Band
PA Line
Super Killer Robots
Randle and the Late Night Scandals

Best Open Mic Night

Clarence Center Coffee Co & Cafe
Nietzsche’s
Gypsy Parlor TuTuTuesday
DBGBs
Tudor Lounge
Milkies Comedy Open Mic
Hot Mama’s Canteen w/ J Love

Best New Band

Dream Spectrum
Rear view ramblers
Electric Watermelon
Monkey Brothaz
First Ward
Stalking Neptune
Tim Britt Band
Midnight Kings
Grace Lougan and the Leftover Pancakes
Half Animal
The Phaction

Best Male Vocalist

Michael Disanto
Zach Carr
Thom Bieler
Trever Stribing of PA Line
Justin Marcheson
Ed Wyner

Best Hip Hop Act

Chuckie Campbell
Surviving Friday
Prime Example
Quadir Lateef
Shane & Tone

Best Jazz Musician

Bobby Militello
George Caldwell
Lew Custode
Ray Chamberlan
Brian Bauer

Best Jazz Act

Miles Davis Project
Easy Street Big Band
Custode and Parisi
Jules and the Vibratones
Frank Gerard band
Mari McNeal
The Hot Club Of Buffalo

Best Hip Hop DJ

Justin tyme from kiss .
Dj Heat . WBLK
DJ Milk (Amilcar)
DJ Dovey
DJ Sikes

Best Female Vocalist

Jessika Schreiber
Ali Critelli
Mandie Orr
Casey Moyer
Megan Brown
Amy Jane Morano

Best Country Act

West of the Mark
The Twang Gang
West Band
Rear View Ramblers
Scott Militello & The Heritage

Best Club DJ

Charles masters
DJ Lil Joe
Dj Rankan Kiss .
DJ Crespo
DJ Dovey

Best Classical Musician

David Meyers
Roman Mekinulov
JoAnn Falletta
Dean Vallas
Garrett Martin

Best Blues Act

Randle and the Late Night Scandals
Mick Hayes Band
Growers Blues Band
Big Sauce Trio
Black and Blues Band

Best Acoustic Act

Michael DiSanto
PA Line
Ryan Howze
Zach Carr & Jonah Krull
Surviving Friday

NIGHT LIFE

Best Drag Performer

Veronica Lace
Jayme Coxx
Gladys Over
Miss Keke Valasquez-Lord
Armani
Chevon Davis

Best Upscale Bar

Buffalo Proper
The Lodge
Hutch’s
Oliver’s
Salvatore’s

Best Strip Club

Colony
Tiffany’s
Alexanders
Pharaohs
Madam’s

Best Place to Dance

Club Marcella
Bottoms Up
Funky monkey
Dukes Bohemian Grove Bar
Exchange on Allen

Best New Bar

Big Ditch
New York Beer Project
Lloyd Taco Factory
Local Bar & Kitchen
Pasión

Best Neighborhood Pub

Gordon’s Pub
Founding Fathers
Essex Street
Gene McCarthy’s
Hot Mama’s Canteen

Best Karaoke

The Waiting Room
Gypsy parlor
Mister Goodbar
Hot Mama’s Canteen w/J Love
Essex Street Pub

Best Jukebox

Essex st pub
Frizzys
Mulligans Brick Bar
The Old Pink
The Jolly Jug

Best Irish Bar

Gene McCarthys
Shannon Pub
Eddie Brady’s
Griffins irish pub in south buffalo LGBT friendly
Doc Sullivan’s

Best Hookup Joint

The Old Pink
Nietzche’s
Savoy
Gypsy Parlor
Lenox Grill
Hot Mama’s Canteen

Best Happy Hour

Hot Mama’s Canteen
Savoy
Buffalo Proper
Century Grill
Providence Social
soho

Best Gay Bar

Q
Cathode
Club Marcella
Marcellas
Underground Night Club

Best Dive Bar

The Old Pink
Nietzsche’s
Frizzy’s
The Tudor Lounge
Essex St. Pub

Best Day Drinking Bar

Savoy Sunday Funday
Més Que
Tap House
The Old Pink
Mister Goodbar Sunday Funday

Best Craft Cocktail Selection

Vera Pizzeria
Ballyhoo
Buffalo Proper
Més Que
Pasion

Best Craft Beer Selection on Tap

Griffon Gastropub
ABV
Tap House
Mister Goodbar
Pizza Plant

Best Bowling

Voelkers
Kenmore Lanes
Transit Lanes
Tonawanda
Braymillers Lanes

Best Bottled Beer Selection

Lenox Grill
Mister Goodbar
Pizza Plant
Duke’s Bohemian Grove Bar
Mes Que

Best Bartender

Carrie Wayne, Gordon’s Bar
Don Rice, Club Marcella
Joey ‘Dynamite’ Andriacchio
Eric Rawski, Cathode Ray
Frank Pusateri, Ballyhoo
Sean Coughlin, Snooty Fox
Danny Lettieri, Savoy
Alex Wenzel, Vera
Brett Krebuszewski, Toutant
Chris Benbenek, Tudor Lounge
Adam at Handlebar
Joe Whyte, Buffalo Proper
Joshua Campbell, Pasion Restaurant
Shanna Scippone at Hot Mama’s Canteen
Joe Morcelle, Barbill Tavern
Brad Thomas, Goodbar
Justine Powers, North
Don Rice, Marcella!
Tom Mistretta, SBG
Jason Wood, Vera
Jon Karel, Buffalo Proper
Pat, Allen Street Hardware

PEOPLE & PLACES

Best Day Trip

Letchworth
Lilidale
Griffis Sculpture Park
Zoar Valley
Chautauqua Institution

Worst New Idea You’ve Heard for WNY

30 Mph Limit On The Scajaquada Expressway
Closing Bars At 1 AM
Welfare Receipients Being Ordered To Remove Asbestos From Niagara County Buildings
Way Traffic On Pearl St.
More Hotels

We Need More People Like

Terry Pegula
Terror Technologies Buffalo Zombies for Charity
Brian Higgins
Johny Chow
Tom Bauerle

Most Under-Covered Local Story of the Year

Niagara County Social Service’s Racism/Human Rights Lawsuit
Poor Voter Turnout – Rationale And Solutions
Operation “One-Ton” Food Drive By Terror Technologies
Nazi Propaganda & Bombs Found In Garage Of Niagara County Legislature Chairman William Ross
The New “Green Code” And What It Really Means To Us

Most Over-Covered Story of the Year

Racism in Buffalo
Patrick Kane Rape Allegation
New Stadium Proposals
Escaped convicts
Joe Mascia

Best Urban Garden

Broadway Market Rooftop Garden
WestSide Herbs and Alliums
Massachusetts Avenue Project
Michigan Avenue Project
The Lodge Rooftop Garden

Best Up and Coming Neighborhood

West Side
Waterfront
Hertel Avenue
Larkinville
First Ward

Best Scandal

Niagara County Commissioner Robert Restaino Gives Jobs/Free Health Insurance To His Family Memebers
Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak Having Extra-Marital Affair With Staffer
Senator Marc Panepinto Implosion
Buffalo Billion Investigation
Joe Mascia Racial Slurs

Best Reason to Live in Buffalo

Best food In The world
Big City Amenities/Little City Atmosphere
The Good People In The City Of Good Neighbors
The Water
Cost Of Living

Best Power Meeting Spot

Spot Coffee
Panorama on Seven
Harbor Center Marriott
Hotel Lennox
Public Espresso
Ashker’s Juice Bar

Best People Watching Spot

Canalside
Any Elmwood coffee shop
Erie county fair
Canal Fest
The Old Pink

Best New Idea You’ve Heard for WNY

Revitalization of Central Terminal
Legalized Marijuana
Rail Loop Around City
New Bills stadium in Buffalo
Tearing down the skyway

Best Local Website / Blog

Buffalo Rising buffalorising.com
Step Out Buffalo stepoutbuffalo.com/
Blonde In Buffalo justablondeinbuffalo.com/
risecollaborative.com
Celebrate Buffalo celebratebuffalo.com/

Best Local Twitter

@TerrorTech – Terror Technologies Buffalo Zombies for Charity
@DogsofBuffalo
@BuffaloGrlProbs
@jeremywgr
@RealTimWalton

Best Local TV Personality

Lou Forcastalino – WLOU
John DiSciullo – WBBZ
Lauren Hall – WIVB
Andy Parker – WKBW
John Beard – WGRZ

Best Local Sailing Races / Regattas

West Side Rowing Club
Buffalo Leukemia Cup Regatta
West Side Invitational
Wednesday Night Buffalo Harbor Sail races
Leukemia Cup Regatt

Best Local Radio Personality

Shreds & Ragan
Dj Rankan Kiss
Tom Bauerle
Josh Potter
Emily from Alt Buffalo

Best Local Journalist

Maryalice Demler
Newell Nussbaumer
Ed Drantch
Ben Tsujimoto
Jim Heaney

Best Instagram Account

@BuffaloNY
@dogsofbuffalo
@buffalovefoodie
@Becauseittastesgood
@buffaloreal

Best Individual Activist

Greg Hinaman – Terror Technologies Buffalo Zombies for Charity
Bernice Radle
John Washington II
Timothy Walton – Trump activist
Robin Banks

Best Free Entertainment

Canalside Concerts
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Elmwood Art Festival
Buffalo & Niagara Falls Zombie Walk by Terror Technologies for Charity
City of Night

Best Famous Person From Buffalo

Robby Takac
Jim Kelly
Rob Gronkowski
Rick James
Tim Russert

Best Date Spot

Left Bank
Mother’s
Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Caffe Aroma
Hot Mama’s Canteen

Best Bathroom Graffiti

The Old Pink
Nietzsche’s
DBGB
Broadway Joes
Mr. B’s

Best Annual Fundraiser

Ride for Roswell
Terror Technologies Buffalo Zombies for Charity
Fabulous Feast (Shakespeare in the Park)
Buffalo Pride
AIDS Walk

Best Activist Group

Terror Technologies Buffalo Zombies for Charity
Buffalo Riverkeepers
PUSH
Buffalo Vegan Society/VegFest
Buffalo Recycles

Best Museum

Buffalo Museum of Science
Buffalo Historical Museum
Buffalo Naval Park
Pierce-Arrow Museum
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village

Best Movie Theater

North Park Theatre
Aurora Theatre, East Aurora
Screening Room
The Palace
Amherst Dipson

Best Place to Watch a Game

Gordon’s bar
Riverworks
Més Que
Mister Goodbar

SHOPS & SERVICES

Best Hair Salon

Louis Anthony Salon
Tonic Hair Salon
Jennifer Julia Salon
Lox Salon
The Refinery
Fawn & Fox
Cielo Salon & Barbershop

Best Yoga / Pilates

Soma Cura Wellness Center
Power Yoga Buffalo
East Meets West Yoga
Long + Lean Pilates
Evolation

Best Vintage, Thrift, or Consignment Shop

Goodwill
AmVets
Second Chic
Miss Josie’s
Adornment

Best Tattoos

HOD
Sink Or Swim
Artemis Tattoo Studio
Millennium Tattoo Studio
Rise Above
Redhouse Tattoo
Madd Tiki
Divine Machine

Best Sports / Outdoor Shop

Fleet Feet
Campus Wheelworks
Aurora Outfitters
Rick’s
Pacillo’s Fitness Gear

Best Snowboard / Ski Gear

Red door
Dekdebrun’s
Snowflake Ski Shop
City Garage

Best Produce

Lexington CoOp
North Tonawanda Farmer’s Market
Guercios
Country Peddler’s
Niagara County Produce

Best Private School

Nichols
Nardin
Canisius High School
St Joseph’s Collegiate Institute
Bishop Timon – Saint Jude High School

Best Preschool or Daycare

edukids
Westminster Early Childhood Program (WECP)
Rose Garden (and the above joke about the abortion clinic is not funny)
Kandyland Kids
Child Creative Development Center

Best Pop-Up Shop

Gridlock Laquer Nail Polish
Butter Block
PrimRose Path Boutique
Queen City Pop Up
Rare Bath and Body

Best Carpet / Rugs / Flooring

Markarian
Kenny Carpet
David Tiftickjian & Sons
Carpet Factory Oultet
Allasen Capet Co.

Best Piercings

Cowpok
Redhouse Tattoo & Piercings
The Parlour
American Skin Art
Imperial

Best Pet Grooming

The Laundromutt
Fetch n’ Catch
Murdock & Roo Pet Salon
Super pawz
Dog Days

Best Pedicure / Manicure

Excuria salon and spa
Capellos on Main
Nail Studio and Spa
Nail World
Cielo Salon

Best Pediatrician

Tonawanda Pediatrics
Williamsville Pediatrics
Delaware Pediatrics
Amherst Pediatrics
Dr. Bohdan Dejneka

Best Outdoor Market

Elmwood Bidwell Farmers Market
North Tonawanda Farmer’s Market
Williamsville Farmers Market
East Aurora Farmers Market
Clinton Bailey Farmers’ Market

Best Optometrist

Eye Care Professionals of WNY
VisualEyes
Eye Care
Troidl on Cleveland
Buffalo Eye Care

Best New Shop (Opened within past year)

PULP : coffee & comics
Fern and Arrow
Daisy’s Doghouse
DIYBFLO
Revolver Records
The Parlour of Buffalo

Best Musical Instrument Store

Matt’s Music
Allentown Music
Al Hemmer
Guitar Factory
Music City

Best Motorcycle Dealership

Gowanda Harley Davidson
American Harley Davidson
Bob Weavers
North Tonawanda HarleyDavidson/Royal Enfield
Hebeler’s Cycle

Best Massage

Soma Cura Wellness Center
Ground and Center Therapeutic Massage – Kristen Szalach-Cavanaugh LMT
The W Spa
Massage Suite and Spa.
Massage Therapeutic Arts

Best Martial Arts Studio

Master Gorino’s Pil-Sung Tae Kwon-Do
Les Amis Fencing Club
Jong Park Tae Kwon Do
Master Chong’s Martial Arts School
Master Khechen’s Tae Kwon Do

Best Workout Facility

Bikeorbar
JCC
Crossfit Buffalo
catalyst fitness
Fierce Fitness

Best Women’s Clothing Shop

Cats Like Us
Modern Nostalgia
Anna Grace
Second Chic
Yar Mo’s Muse

Best Men’s Clothing Shop

BUREAU
Napoli’s
Riverside Men’s Shop
Trend Up
Modern Nostalgia

Best Guided Tour

Explore Buffalo
Buffalo pedal tours
Lockport Caves
Forgotten Buffalo
Preservation Buffalo Niagara

Best Local Brewery

Resurgence
North
Big Ditch Brewing Co.
Flying Bison
Woodcock

Best Liquor / Wine Store

Premiere Wine & Spirits Maple Road
Gates Circle Liquor
Amherst Street Liquor
Global
Wine Sellar

Best Kid’s Summer Camp

Buffalo Zoo Camp
Cradle Beach Camp
YMCA Camp Weona
Park School Camp
John F. Beecher Boys &
Girls Club of Buffalo

Best Jewelry Store

Wild Things
Paul’s Jewelry Design,
Tonawanda
Ben Garelick
Andrew’s
Ray Crinzi Jewelers

Best Hotel / Inn / B&B

The Mansion
The Hotel Lafayette
Inn Buffalo
Foundry Suites
Lenox Hotel

Best Head Shop

Terrapin
Headspace
Decades
Headin’ To Hertel
California dreaming

Best Gourmet Store / Specialty Food Shop

Premier
Globe Market
Guericio’s
Nickel City Cheese &
Mercantile
Lexington Market

Best Gift Shop

Everything elmwood
Thin Ice Elmwood
Fern + Arrow
Buffalo Adore
Her Story

Best Furniture / Home Decor

Room
Ro
Offbeat Emporium
Adornment
Buffalo Adore

Best Florist

Maureen’s
Mischler’s Florist, Williamsville
Brighton-Eggert Florest
Woyshers
Mother Nature Plant Emporium
Graser’s Florist

Best Fish Market

Hayes Seafood House
Dash’s
Montondo’s Fish Market
Kenmore Fish Market
Exclusively Alaskan Good

Best Day Spa

Excuria
The W Spa
Dragonfly Studio and Salon
Massage Suite And Spa
Corto’s

Best Chocolatier

Platter’s Chocolates
Antoinette’s
Watson’s
Sweet Jenny’s
Ko-Ed Candy

Best Chiropractor

O’neill Chiropractic
Balanced Living Chiropractic Wellness
Braun Chiropractic
Grazen Chiropractic
Peak Performance

Best Butcher

Federal Meats
Johnny’s Meats
Sloan Market
Camelli Meats
Lorigo’s Meating Place

Best Bookstore

Talking Leaves
Pulp : Coffee & Comics
Rust Belt Books
West Side Stories
Burning Books

Best Bike Shop

Campus Wheelworks
Rick’s Cycle Shop
Go Bike Buffalo
Love and Sprockets
Handlebars Cycle Co.

Best Barber

Rust Belt Barber and salon
Lauren at Louis Anthony Salon
Vito
BKs Barber Shop
Jonny The Barber

Best Bakery

Fairy Cakes Cupcakery
Muscoreil’s
Five Points Bakery
Breadhive
DiCamillo’s bakery
Elm Street Bakery

Best Antique Shop

Adornment
Miss Josie’s
Shawnee Country Barn Antiques
CooCooU
Ro

Best Accessories

CATS LIKE US
Fern and Arrow
Blush
Modern Nostalgia
Anna Grace
The Arts

Best Video Artist / Filmaker

Gregory Lamberson
Brett Roedel
Rick Masi
Kevin Hutzler – Films
Crimson Pestilence

Best Supporter of the Arts

Robby Takac & Music Is Art
Burchfield Penney Art Center
M&T Bank
The community, collectively
Thin Ice elmwood

Best Stand-Up Comic

Josh Potter
Mama Rag
Shannon Dawn
Rick Matthews
Monstermatt Patterson

Best Public Art

The new light show on the waterfront.
Buffalo River History Mural
The Canoes
Spain Rodriguez Mural Tributec
Chow Monstro mural

Best Poet

Nathanael William Stolte
Benjamin Brindise
Julio Valentin
Justin Karcher
Brandon Williamson

Best Photographer

Vincent Lopez
Zach Rose
Jessica Helen Brant
Meredith Snow
Raquel Long

Best Painter

Chuck Tingley
Cecelia Ivy Price
Bethamphetamines
Cat McCarthy
Kaitlin Frisicaro

Best New Art Space

Sugar City
Pausa
Canvas Salon & Gallery
Glow Gallery
Artsphere

Best Local Writer

Jay Berent
Cat McCarthy
Benjamin Brindise
Donna Hoke
Justin Karcher
Colleen Dunphy

Best Gallery

Burchfield Penney Art Gallery
Albright Knox
Gallery
Dreamland
Buffalo Arts Studios

Best Fashion Designer

Emily Lyon
Ali Eagen
Alfred jackson
Shannon Kramp
Maritzalyn Mercado
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Best Dancer

Xavier Drayton aka “Flyywalker”
Jiggy Jai Robinson
Rishone Todd
Michelle Joy-Sinuous Tribal Fusion Bellydance
Leslie Jean

Best Dance Company

Future Dance Center
Lehrer Dance
Verve Dance Studio
Neglia Conservatory of Ballet
Moné Dance Company

Best Burlesque Performer

Cat McCarthy
Jamie Docktor aka Mistress J Kiss
Ebony Cymonne
Jodi Suzanne Hahn
Delilah Dynamite