Tiny Thai — You can get dinner for two — and leave with leftovers — for less than $40 at this family-run Thai restaurant. And it’s BYOB, so there’s never a bar bill. It does a bustling take-out business, too.

Other Finalists (Inside Chittenden County)

• American Flatbread — Burlington Hearth
• Pho Hong
• Pizzeria Verità
• The Farmhouse Tap & Grill

• Jeb Wallace-Brodeur

The Mad Taco — This lucha-themed eatery specializes in Mexican dishes made with local, farm-fresh ingredients — from pork belly tacos to smoked lamb shoulder.

Other Finalists (Outside Chittenden County)

• Blue Paddle Bistro
• Piecasso Pizzeria and Lounge
• Sarducci's
• The Reservoir