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Seven Daysies 2022

Digital Edition

Jeff Drew

Locals Pick the Best of Vermont: Seven Daysies 2022

Food, Drink, Arts, Entertainment, Shopping, Services, Outdoors and Recreation

By Dan Bolles | Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best new restaurant

Black Flannel Brewing & Distilling Co.

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best restaurant

Honey Road (Burlington) & Blue Paddle Bistro (South Hero)

| Aug 3, 2022
Caleb Kenna

Best family restaurant

American Flatbread (Burlington) & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Blue Paddle Bistro

Best chef

Phoebe Bright (Blue Paddle Bistro)

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best restaurant service

Hen of the Wood

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best takeout

Tiny Thai Restaurant

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Penny Cluse Café

Best breakfast/brunch

Penny Cluse Café (Burlington) & Blue Paddle Bistro (South Hero)

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Oliver Parini

Best lunch

Penny Cluse Café (Burlington) & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best outdoor dining

The Spot on the Dock

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of City Market

Best locally owned grocery store

City Market, Onion River Co-op (Burlington) & Hunger Mountain Co-op (Montpelier)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Always Full Asian Market

Best global foods market

Always Full Asian Market

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Intervale Community Farm

Best CSA

Intervale Community Farm

| Aug 3, 2022
Hannah Palmer Egan

Best farmers market

Burlington Farmers Market

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best farmers market vendor

Green Mountain PotStickers

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best food truck

Farmers & Foragers

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best food cart

The Broccoli Bar

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of August First

Best bread bakery

August First (Burlington) & Red Hen Baking Co. (Middlesex)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Mirabelles

Best sweets bakery

Mirabelles Bakery (South Burlington) & North Country Donuts (Morrisville)

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best Mexican restaurant

Taco Gordo (Burlington) & Julio's Cantina (Montpelier)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of A Single Pebble

Best Chinese restaurant

A Single Pebble

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best Thai restaurant

Tiny Thai Restaurant

| Aug 3, 2022
Julia Clancy

Best Nepali restaurant

Sherpa Kitchen

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Trattoria Delia

Best Italian restaurant

Trattoria Delia

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best vegetarian fare

Honey Road

| Aug 3, 2022
Daria Bishop

Best vegan fare

Pingala Café

| Aug 3, 2022
Daria Bishop

Best gluten-free menu options

Café Mamajuana

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Monarch & The Milkweed

Best place to get a CBD edible

Monarch & the Milkweed

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Bluebird Barbeque

Best barbecue

Bluebird Barbecue

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Sneakers Bistro & Café

Best eggs Benedict

Sneakers Bistro

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Myer's Bagels

Best breakfast sandwich

Myer's Bagels

| Aug 3, 2022
File: James Buck

Best pizza (restaurant)

Folino's (Burlington, Shelburne and Williston) & Piecasso Family Pizzeria (Stowe)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Farmhouse Tap & Grill

Best burger

The Farmhouse Tap & Grill (Burlington) & Worthy Burger (South Royalton)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of The Farmhouse Tap & Grill

Best veggie burger

The Farmhouse Tap & Grill

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Hen Of The Wood

Best steak

Hen of the Wood

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Maudite Poutine

Best poutine

Maudite Poutine

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Honey Road

Best wings

Honey Road

| Aug 3, 2022
Matthew Thorsen ©️ Seven Days

Best sandwiches

Martone's Market & Café (Essex Junction) & Stowe Sandwich Company (Stowe)

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best sushi

Asiana House

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best taco

Taco Gordo

| Aug 3, 2022
Carolyn Shapiro

Best doughnuts

Madeleine's Bakery

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Image

Best creemee

Palmer Lane Maple (Jericho) & Vermont Cookie Love (North Ferrisburgh)

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best housemade ice cream

Shy Guy Gelato

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Lake Champlain Chocolates

Best chocolate brand

Lake Champlain Chocolates

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Image

Best Vermont cheese brand

Cabot Creamery

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best cooking class

Baking School at King Arthur Flour

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best food/drink event

Truck Stop

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best craft brewery

Zero Gravity Craft Brewery (Burlington) & Hill Farmstead Brewery (Greensboro Bend)

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best beer from a local brewery

Edward (Hill Farmstead Brewery)

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Daria Bishop

Best brewpub

Burlington Beer Company

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best draft beer list

Mule Bar

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best craft brew selection

Beverage Warehouse

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best beer festival

Vermont Brewers Festival

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best winery

Shelburne Vineyard

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best wine list

Dedalus

| Aug 3, 2022
Dedalus / Jessica Sipe

Best wine shop

Dedalus

| Aug 3, 2022
Daria Bishop

Best spirits distiller

Caledonia Spirits

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best bar

BKK in the Alley

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best bartender

Jenny Sangkhanond (BKK in the Alley)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Mike Dunn

Best dive bar

T. Rugg's Tavern

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Image

Best sports bar

McGillicuddy's

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Oliver Parini

Best place to drink alone

The Archives

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Penny Cluse Café

Best Bloody Mary

Penny Cluse Café

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best cocktails

BKK in the Alley

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best to-go cocktail

BKK in the Alley

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Waterworks Food + Drink

Best mocktail

Waterworks Food + Drink

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Rookie's Root Beer

Best nonalcoholic beverage brand

Rookie's Root Beer

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Tom Girl

Best smoothies/juices

Tomgirl Kitchen

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best place to get a CBD drink

Zenbarn

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best teahouse

Dobrá Tea

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best coffee shop

Uncommon Coffee (Essex Junction) & Capitol Grounds Café (Montpelier)

| Aug 3, 2022
Homer Horowitz

Best coffee roaster

Brio Coffeeworks

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best cold-brew/iced coffee

Uncommon Coffee Co.

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best barista

Maya Crowley (Uncommon Coffee Co.)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Rick Levinson

Best outdoor music venue

Shelburne Museum

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Rick Levinson

Best large live music venue

Shelburne Museum

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Luke Awtry Photography

Best small live music hot spot

ArtsRiot (Burlington) & Zenbarn (Waterbury Center)

| Aug 3, 2022
Brian Jenkins/3rd Stone Images

Best instrumentalist

Dave Grippo

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best folk artist or group

Troy Millette & the Fire Below

| Aug 3, 2022
Ross Nickel / Bootlegger Beware Photography

Best country artist or group

Jamie Lee Thurston

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of The Tenderbellies

Best bluegrass artist or group

The Tenderbellies

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best jazz artist or group

Ray Vega

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Dwight + Nicole

Best blues artist or group

Dwight + Nicole

| Aug 3, 2022
Photo Courtesy Of Luke Awtry Photography/waking Windows

Best rock artist or group

Rough Francis

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Shake

Best pop artist or group

Shake

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Bear Cieri

Best hip-hop artist or group

A2VT

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Brian Macdonald

Best music festival

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Craig Mitchell

Best club DJ

Craig Mitchell

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Luke Awtry

Best tribute band

Purple: A Tribute to Prince

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Vermont Symphony Orchestra

Best classical music group or ensemble

Vermont Symphony Orchestra

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Stephen Mease

Best choral ensemble

Bella Voce Women's Chorus

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best bouncers

Chocolate Thunder Security

| Aug 3, 2022
File

Best karaoke

JP's Pub

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best place to play pool

Three Needs Tap Room & Pizza Cube

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Kyle Tansley

Best trivia night

Vermont Comedy Club

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best place to dance

Club Metronome

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Andy Gordon

Best standup comic

Meredith Gordon

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Kyle Tansley

Best place to see comedy

Vermont Comedy Club

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Luke Awtry

Best movie theater

Essex Cinemas

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Lyric Theatre Company

Best local theater company

Lyric Theatre Company

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best actor

Kaitie Bessette

| Aug 3, 2022
File: James Buck

Best LGBTQ+ event

Pride Vermont Festival & Parade

| Aug 3, 2022
Rachel Severance

Best art gallery

BCA Center

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best museum

Shelburne Museum

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Amanda Brunell

Best illustrator

Amanda Brunell (Kitchen Table Studios)

| Aug 3, 2022
Jonathan Blake

Best printmaker

Sabra Field

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best sculptor

Chris Cleary

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Adam Cd Caron

Best photographer

Hillary Dubie Photography

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Alison Bechdel

Best cartoonist

Alison Bechdel

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Victoria Blewer

Best published author

Chris Bohjalian

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Ecco Clothes

Best women's casual clothing store

ECCO Clothes

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Ecco Clothes

Best women's evening-wear store

ECCO Clothes

| Aug 3, 2022
Jordan Silverman

Best bridal shop

Fiori Bridal Boutique

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Danform Shoes

Best women's shoe store

Danform Shoes

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best men's shoe store

Lenny's Shoe & Apparel

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best secondhand clothing

Battery Street Jeans

| Aug 3, 2022
Oliver Parini

Best children's clothing store

Once Upon a Child

| Aug 3, 2022
Bear Cieri

Best children's toy store

Turner Toys

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Eyecare Of Vermont

Best eyeglasses store

Eyecare of Vermont

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Perrywinkle's Fine Jewelry

Best place to buy jewelry

Perrywinkle's Fine Jewelry

| Aug 3, 2022
Daria Bishop

Best beauty-product purveyor

Mirror Mirror

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best record store

Pure Pop Records

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best place to buy a unique gift

Common Deer

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Zenbarn Farms

Best CBD retail shop

Zenbarn Farms

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best place to buy a pipe

Bern Gallery

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Wendell's Furniture

Best furniture store

Wendell's Furniture

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Kiss The Cook

Best kitchen store

Kiss the Cook

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best lighting store

The Lighting House

| Aug 3, 2022
Bear Cieri

Best garden center

Gardener's Supply Company

| Aug 3, 2022
Jordan Silverman

Best auto dealer

The Automaster

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best bike shop

Old Spokes Home

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best nonprofit organization

Humane Society of Chittenden County

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Green Mountain Animal Hospital

Best veterinarian/animal hospital

Green Mountain Animal Hospital

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best pet daycare

Oh my DOG

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Doggie Styles

Best pet groomer

Doggie Styles Salon

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best dog training company

Vermont Dog Pack

| Aug 3, 2022
File

Best bank/credit union

New England Federal Credit Union

| Aug 3, 2022
File: Oliver Parini

Best law firm

Vermont Cannabis Solutions

| Aug 3, 2022
Dreamstime

Best accountant

Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP

| Aug 3, 2022
File

Best mortgage broker

New England Federal Credit Union

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best real estate agency

Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best real estate agent

Julie Lamoreaux (Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman)

| Aug 3, 2022
Timothy Santimore

Best moving company

Grunts Move Junk

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best household electrician

Cummings Electric

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Benoure Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning

Best household plumbing company

Benoure Inc. Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Lafayette Painting

Best household painting company

Lafayette Painting Inc.

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Di Stefano Landscaping

Best landscaping company

di Stefano Landscaping

| Aug 3, 2022
Bear Cieri

Best residential general contractor

Peregrine Design/Build

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Hotel Vermont

Best lodging (resort/hotel)

Hotel Vermont

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best lodging (inn)

Green Mountain Inn

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Shelburne Farms

Best wedding venue

Shelburne Farms

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best caterer

Sugarsnap

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Kathy + Co. Flowers

Best florist

Kathy + Co. Flowers

| Aug 3, 2022
Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Best tailor

Linda's Sew Unique

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Indigo

Best salon (unisex)

Indigo

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Imperial Barber Co.

Best barber/men's cut

Imperial Barber Co.

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Perfect Nails By Thu

Best manicure/pedicure

Perfect Nails by Thu

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best place to get body art

Onyx Ink

| Aug 3, 2022
Dreamstime.com

Best place to get a massage

The Essex Resort & Spa

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Oasis Day Spa

Best day spa

Oasis Day Spa

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Topnotch Resort & Spa

Best resort spa

Topnotch Resort

| Aug 3, 2022
Daria Bishop

Best medical spa

Bare Medical Spa + Laser Center

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Drs. Marko Family Chiropractors

Best chiropractic practice

Drs. Marko Family Chiropractors

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Vermont Community Acupuncture

Best acupuncture practice

Vermont Community Acupuncture

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best health club/gym

The EDGE

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best boutique fitness studio

REV

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Sangha Studio

Best yoga studio

Sangha Studio

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best cycling studio

REV

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of 802 Crossfit

Best CrossFit studio

802 Crossfit

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Gracie Jiu Jitsu Vermont

Best martial arts studio

Gracie Jiu Jitsu Vermont

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Studio 3 Dance

Best dance studio

Studio 3 Dance

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Burlington City Arts

Best place to take an arts class

Burlington City Arts

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best auto repair

Girlington Garage

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Matt's Wash & Wax

Best car detailing

Matt's Wash & Wax

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Oil N Go

Best place to get your oil changed

Oil N Go

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Vermont Tire & Service

Best place to get your tires changed

Vermont Tire & Service

| Aug 3, 2022
Daria Bishop

Best local radio personality

Mike Czarny & Mary Cenci (Star 92.9)

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of The Other Paper

Best community newspaper (that's not Seven Days)

The Other Paper

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Smugglers' Notch Resort

Best ski/ride slope

Smugglers' Notch Resort

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Trapp Family Lodge

Best cross-country ski area

Trapp Family Lodge

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Rocky Ridge Golf Club

Best public golf course

Rocky Ridge Golf Club

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best state park

Little River State Park

| Aug 3, 2022
Brooke Bousquet

Best day hike

Camel's Hump

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Vermont City Marathon

Best foot race

Vermont City Marathon & Relay

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best place to bike

Colchester Causeway

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Kingdom Trails

Best mountain bike trail network

Kingdom Trails

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of Local Motion

Best bike rental shop

Local Motion

| Aug 3, 2022
Luke Awtry

Best public place to ice skate

C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy Of The City Of Burliington

Best place to swim

Oakledge Park

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best place to kayak/canoe

Waterbury Reservoir

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best water sports rental

Umiak Outdoor Outfitters

| Aug 3, 2022
Jeb Wallace-brodeur

Best guided outdoor tour

Ben & Jerry's Factory

| Aug 3, 2022
Carolyn Fox

Best resort adventure center

Jay Peak Resort

| Aug 3, 2022
Courtesy

Best Vermont day trip with the kids

Shelburne Farms

| Aug 3, 2022
James Buck

Best indoor children's play space

ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

| Aug 3, 2022
Stephen Mease

Best place to take an out-of-towner

Church Street Marketplace

| Aug 3, 2022
Steve Mease

Best people-watching place

Church Street Marketplace

| Aug 3, 2022

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Best new restaurant

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Best chef

Best restaurant service

Best takeout

Best breakfast/brunch

Best lunch

Best place to get late-night food

Best restaurant for dessert

Best outdoor dining

Best place to grab a quick meal

Best place to eat alone

Best locally owned grocery store

Best global foods market

Best CSA

Best farmers market

Best farmers market vendor

Best food truck

Best food cart

Best bread bakery

Best sweets bakery

Best Mexican restaurant

Best Chinese restaurant

Best Thai restaurant

Best Vietnamese restaurant

Best Nepali restaurant

Best Italian restaurant

Best vegetarian fare

Best vegan fare

Best gluten-free menu options

Best place to get a CBD edible

Best barbecue

Best comfort food

Best eggs Benedict

Best breakfast sandwich

Best bagel

Best pizza (restaurant)

Best pizza (delivery)

Best burger

Best veggie burger

Best steak

Best french fries

Best poutine

Best wings

Best sandwiches

Best sushi

Best dumplings

Best nachos

Best taco

Best doughnuts

Best creemee

Best housemade ice cream

Best chocolate brand

Best Vermont cheese brand

Best cooking class

Best food/drink event

Best craft brewery

Best beer from a local brewery

Best brewpub

Best draft beer list

Best craft brew selection

Best beer festival

Best winery

Best wine list

Best wine shop

Best hard cidery

Best spirits distiller

Best bar

Best bartender

Best dive bar

Best sports bar

Best place to drink alone

Best Bloody Mary