Readers Poll Winners

Best New Bar With an Old-School Game

Jackalope

Best Super Duper Old School Neighborhood Bar

Granada Cafe Bar

Best Trip to the Retro-Future

The Interval at Long Now

Best Bar That's Been a Bar Since Before 1915

The Uptown

Best New Cocktail Bar

%ABV

Best New Distillery

Seven Stills

Best Bar Trend

Negroni Variations

Best New Brewpub

Magnolia Smokestack

Best New Brewery

Barrel Head Brewhouse

Most Knowledgeable Beer-tenders

Mikkeller Bar

Best Fresh Hoppy Beer

Cellarmaker Brewing Company

Best Spot for Rare, Weird, and Interesting Beer

City Beer Store

Best Bar Featuring Only Local Beer

Hopwater Distribution

Best Arcade for Grownups

Brewcade

Best Underrated SF Brewery

Fort Point Brewery

Best Local Drink Publication

Liquid Bread

Best Local Irish Bar

The Dubliner

Best Wine Bar

Press Club

Best Lounge

The Residence

Best Local Dive Bar

The Tempest

Best Margarita

El Amigo

Best Bloody Mary

Bender's Bar & Grill

Best Fully Legal Pick-Me-Up for All-Night Club Marathons

Club Mate, available at Public Works

Best Post-Show Bar to Watch Straight Dudes Being Awkward

The Eagle

Readers Poll Winners

Best Way to Feel Young Again

Musée Mécanique

Best Weeknight Drag Show

Aunt Charlie's Lounge

Best Place to Test Your Pipes

Castro Theatre Sing-Along

Best musical experience involving 176 speakers

Audium

Best Place to Jam for Cheap with No Commitment

Music City Rehearsal

Best Television Show Filmed in SF

HBO's Looking

Best Immersive Street Theater Experience

We Players

Friendliest Record Store To Sell CDs To

Rasputin

Best Beverage Made by a Yay Area Rapper

Sluricane by E-40

Best New Record Store

1-2-3-4 Go! Records

Best Emoji App Made By A Local Rapper

Basedmoji by Lil B

Best Female-Fronted Experimental Band

King Woman

Best Hardcore Band

Living Eyes

Most Expensive Venue to Stand Outside Of

Great American Music Hall

Best Free Nightly Light and Musical Show

Brian Goggin's "Carusso's Dream"

Best Acoustic Sculpture

The Marina Wave Organ

Best Place to Work Off Tour

Arinell Pizza

Best All-Ages Venue to Visit Before It's Gone

The SUB-Mission Gallery

Best Permanent Free Art Exhibit

Ruth Asawa at the de Young Museum

Best Effort to Beautify a Neighborhood

Demetrio Braceros and his wood sculptures.

Best Local Author

Armistead Maupin

Best Literary Mag

Zyzzyva

Best Cure for Musical Myopia

SF World Music

Best Art At a Laundromat

El Arroyo Laundry

Best Artistic Effort to Recycle and Repurpose

The Kiosk Museum

Best One-Man Effort to Document the SF Jazz Scene

BayTaper

Best Contemporary Dance Company

Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Best Local Internet Radio Station

Radio Valencia

Best Artist From A San Francisco Future

Precita Eyes Muralists

Best Local Up-and-Coming Art Collective

Malidoma Collective

Best Excavated Sounds of Underground Dance

Delusions of Grandeur by Hardkiss Music

Best New Coffee Roasters

Andytown

Best Edible Import from Oakland

Hawker Fare

Readers Poll Winners

Smartest New Restaurant Concept

AL's Place

Coolest New Pastry Mash-Up

California Croissant at Mr. Holmes Bakehouse

Best New Vegan Spot

Shizen

Best Boba Drink (Non-Alcoholic)

Boba Guys

Best New Food Court

The Market on Market

Best New Cafe (Especially if You're Expecting)

Nourish Cafe

Best New Restaurant for Feeling at Home

Liholiho Yacht Club

Best Place to Brunch

Nopa

Best Iteration of Pre-1915 California Cuisine

Californios

Best Thai

Kin Khao

Best Place to Share Everything you Eat

Beretta

Best Burger

4505 Burgers & BBQ

Best New Food Truck

Bowl'd Açai

Best New Dim Sum

Dragon Beaux

Best Place to Drink Like It's 1915

The Saloon

Best Boba Drink (Alcoholic)

Chino

Best Southern Nachos

Southpaw BBQ

Best New Pizza

Jersey

Best Sandwich

Merigan Sub Shop

Best Place to Eat Brunch When the Weather is Warm

Mission Rock Resort

Best Homegrown Chain

Super Duper

Best Ice Cream

Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous

Best Pop-Up (Dinner)

Pink Zebra

Best New Place in an Old Building

Mourad

Best Tapas

Beso

Best New Old-School Place That Bucks 2015's Trends

Gaspar Brasserie

Best Ramen

Orenchi Beyond

Best Use of Coffee in Food

Mazarine Coffee

Best Bone Broth

Belcampo Meats

Best Pop-Up (Breakfast)

Post-Soviet

Best Meaty Lunch

Lamb Sandwich at Souvla

Best Successor to a Neighborhood Institution That Closed

Emanuel Coffee

Best Follow-Up to a Beloved Classic

Brenda's Meat & Three

Best Game Burger

Roam Artisan Burgers

Best Pop-Up to Permanent Restaurants

Best Cafe To Get Hyped On Coffee

Antigua Coffee Shop

Best Non-Taqueria-Based Breakfast Burrito

Boogaloo's

Best Places to Dine Al Fresco

Best Quick Grub Before A Show

Connecticut Yankee

Best New French Restaurants That Aren’t Totally French

Best Youth Advocate

Angel VanStark

Best Transgender Advocate

Veronika Fimbres

Best Housing Rights People

Housing Rights Committee

Readers Poll Winners

Best Theater

The Castro Theatre

Best Small Neighborhood Theater

The Balboa

Best Museum

Contemporary Jewish Museum

Best In-House Museum

Gregangelo Museum

Best MIA Park

Dolores Park

Best Park To Make You Smile When Running

Sigmund Stern

Best Bus Stop To Sneak On Late-Night Muni When You Don't Have Change

91-Owl

Best Tour of the City's Extremes via Bus

The 44-O'Shaughnessy

Best Muni Train To Ride For Kicks

J-Church

Best Artwork to get lost in

The Labyrinth at Lands End

Best Street-Art Garden

Tenderloin National Forest

Best Stairs In The City

16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project

Best Historic Street-Art Stroll

Clarion Alley

Best "Hands On" Nonprofit

Wikiseat

Best Underground Genius

Dr. Hal

Best Bar To Get Trashed On A Budget

Would You Believe?

Best Collection of Offbeat Footage

Oddball Film + Video

Best Ungentrified Housing

The "Hotel" Above Zeitgeist

Best Smoking Patio

El Rio

Best Way to Maintain Punk Rock Roots While Adapting to New Surroundings

Needles & Pens

Best Lower Haight Time Capsule

Love N' Haight

Best Bartender in S.F.

Joey Picchi

Best Celebrities Who Passed Away Too Soon

The Brown Twins

Best Celeb Busker

Margaret Cho

Best Dentist

Dr. Shabnam Shariat

Best View of A Nontraditional S.F. Skyline

Grand View Park

Best Romantic Novel Author to Let her Bush Get Wild

Danielle Steel and her Pacific Heights home

Best Staycations

Readers Poll Winners

Best Used Bookstore

Aardvark Books

Best Book Store to Get Local Flavor Alongside The Classics

Book Passage

Best Literally Underground Comedy

Cinecave at Lost Weekend Video

Best Birthplace of Your Next Wild Costume

Fabric Outlet

Best Absolutely Bonkers Housewares

Daiso Japan

Best Sex Shop

Good Vibrations

Best Response to Rising Minimum Wage

Comix Experience

Best Underrated Comic Book Shop

Cards and Comics Central

Best Strange Gifts

Paxton Gate

Best Neighborhood Boutique

Paragraph

Best Only-In-S.F. Hashtag

#NoWrongWaySF

Best Place to Build Your Own Vape Pen

Head Rush

Best Marijuana Edible (for People Who Don't Like Edibles)

Auntie Dolores' glazed pecans and gluten-free pretzels

Best Marijuana Speakeasy

High Society, Presented by The Hepburns

Best Way to Get Legal Marijuana Without Leaving Your House

Meadow

Best Place to Design and Purchase your own Backpack

MAFIA Bags

Best Local Jewelry Shop

Jen Leddy

Best Place to Get Your (Board) Game On

Gamescape

Best Regalos y Decoraciones

Casa Bonampak

Best locally made SF-themed T-shirts and tanks

Ferry Building Merchant Stalls

Best Magical Mystery Store

Misdirections Magic Shop

Great Bottle Shops For Rare Booze

Best Place for Antiquities

Stuff

Readers Poll Winners

Best Bike Kickstarter / Invention

Bitlock

Best Bike Ride

Mount Tam

Best New Bike Legislation

The Three Feet for Safety Act

Best New Bike Lane

Polk Street Bike Lane

Best Worst Bike Project

Bay Area Bike Share

Best Giant

Madison Bumgarner

Best Giants Mural

Vamos Gigantes!

Best 49er

Nobody

Best Warrior

Stephen Curry

Best Place to Fly Off a Cliff

Mussel Rock (The Dumps)

Best Place to Skateboard, Still

Potrero Del Sol Skate Park

Best Place to Re-enact Scenes from Furious 7 Indoors

K1 Speed

Best Place to Play Frisbee (Because Frisbee is Still Cool, Right?)

Golden Gate Park Disc Golf Course

Best Place To Get Scared Out Of Your Pants

Seward Mini Park

Best Camp to Send Your Little Monsters

Creepshow Camp

Best Indoor Miniature Golf Course

Urban Putt

Best Place To Make Out In Your Car Or On The Grass

Marina Green Park

Best Sacred Rollerblading Rink

The Church of 8 Wheels

Best Place to Get Your Ya Ya’s Out

House Of Air

Best Place to Shoot an Arrow

Golden Gate Park Archery Range

Best Place to Learn Muay Thai From a Living Legend

El Niño Training Center

Best Place To Take Aim and Dart

Darts Central

Best Place to Swim like a Fish but Feel Like an Ironman

The Dolphin Club