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BEST Art Gallery Potlatch Gallery

Quality artwork.

BEST Indie Theater The Rose Theatre

Good selection of independent and international films. Description of the film and director's notes before each film.

BEST Museum Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Great stuff here!!

BEST Winery Chateau Ste. Michelle

Wonderful Brut!

BEST Car Wash Elephant Car Wash

Great sign too.

BEST Dealerships Bellevue Honda Auto Center

Friendly, no pressure, knowledgeable staff.

BEST Tire Shop Costco Tire Centers

Great service, price, and good selection.

BEST Hair Salon Gene Juarez Salons & Spa

Quality styling.

BEST Massage Ludlow Bay Massage & Wellness Center

Wonderful, and I've gone many places around the world.

BEST Barbecue Pecos Pit BBQ

Yum!

BEST Breakfast Bay Cafe

Yum.

BEST Burger Stell's Restaurant

BEST Burrito Chipotle Mexican Grill

As you like it and good tortilla.

BEST Crepes J'aime les Crepes Creperie

Buckwheat crepes with Belgian chocolate are stellar. Their sweet batter may suit others, but we love this best.

BEST Healthy Lunch Flying Apron

BEST Pizza Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria

Too many people in the US don't know 'real' Italian wood-fired oven, cracker thin, lightly dressed pizza like in Italy. It's great to find a place that does.

BEST Sandwich Shop Grateful Bread

Lots of good stuff here, coffee, bakery goods.

BEST Children's Clothing Hanna Andersson

Nothing lasts or fits like Hanna's.

BEST Asian Fusion Banana Leaf Thai Bistro

Fresh with nice presentation.

BEST Fine Dining Alder Wood Bistro

Excellent food, woodfired oven, creative menu.

BEST French 94 Stewart Restaurant

Authentic feeling of Paris.

BEST Italian Piatti Ristorante & Bar

Wood fired oven, authentic thin crust pizza. Everything is good. The staff are very friendly and remember you.

BEST Japanese Shiku Sushi

BEST Mexican La Carta de Oaxaca

Gourmet without leaving your wallet hungry.

BEST New American Sitka & Spruce

Very nice food and setting.

BEST Outdoor Dining T's Resturant

And this is gourmet food too.

BEST Seafood Ray's Boathouse

Absolutely stellar seafood.

BEST Tapas Ocho

BEST Thai Bahn Thai

Good food, quick service, Thai ambiance.

BEST Sporting Goods REI

We have the greatest outdoor stores here. Outdoor Research would be my other favorite, and they both live in my heart.

BEST Dry Cleaning Corry's Fine Dry Cleaning

Nice work.

BEST Favorite Local Charity Artist Trust

Creativity grows humanity.

BEST Movie Theater Blue Mouse Cinema

Sweet place. Keep it alive!

BEST Parenting Blog red tricycle

Great.

BEST Doctor Dr. Nancy Niles

She spends enough time, and makes you feel like you are her only patient that day.

BEST Pet Supplies Sam's Cats & Dogs, Naturally

Good kitty stuff.

BEST Arts and Crafts Artist and Craftsman Supply

First choice because A&C is all about the supplies. The Puget Sound area has wonderful art supply stores, and I'd rank this marginally best. Akamai Art in PT has as diverse supplies as even the biggies like Utrecht and Daniel Smith. I love them all!

BEST Bookstore Kinokuniya Book Store

Where else can you buy art, craft, sewing, and other books from Japan??

BEST Children's Gifts Top Ten Toys

Great selection of Haba and Plan toys among many others.

BEST Furniture McKinnon Furniture

Great quality and they can make something as you like it too. When the budget allows, I love it. When budget is tight, I head for IKEA. This is an all together different quality of furniture and beautiful wood though.

BEST Home and Garden Swansons Nursery

Easy to spend an afternoon here selecting your own paradise.

BEST Housewares Sur La Table

Absolutely everything I ever needed but the kitchen sink.

BEST Bakery Pane D'amore

Wow! They can bake, best breads of many kinds! They have a few special desserts such as Canelle.

BEST Cheese Shop Mt. Townsend Creamery

Awesome cheese, locally made.

BEST Chocolate Theo Chocolate

BEST Coffee Shop Poulsbohemian Coffee Shop

Feels really Bohemian. Good coffee, view of bay, funky ambiance. Poetry readings sometimes other events.

BEST Gourmet Grocery PCC

Stellar choices, spacious feeling, friendly.

BEST Wine Shop The Wine Seller

Dedicated owner to finding great wines. On art walk night, has wine tasting.

BEST Flowers Dana's Flowers

Beautiful bouquets.

BEST Biggest Public Eyesore Alaskan Way Viaduct

This is not only ugly, but dangerous. Any city that would waste their beautiful waterfront to this structure needs to wake up.

BEST Green Building Ballard Public Library

Enough natural light enough for reading. Beautiful architecture. Serene.

BEST Local Event Lavender Festival

Beauty and aromatherapy all in one.

BEST Story of the Year AT&T and T-Mobile merger

Losing T-Mobile would be sad. We used it living in Europe for years before it came to US.