Best tea or coffeehouse 1. All About Cha, several metro locations 2. Elemental Coffee Roasters 3. Urban Teahouse 4. Coffee Slingers Roasters 5. Aloha Shave Ice & Coffee Shoppe
Best local winery 1. Put a Cork In It Winery, 115 E. California Ave. 2. Waters Edge Winery 3. Clauren Ridge Vinyard & Winery 4. Strebel Creek Vineyards 5. Farfalla Wines
Best local craft beer 1. COOP Ale Works, 4745 Council Heights Road 2. Anthem Brewing Company 3. Mustang Brewing Company 4. Prairie Artisan Ales 5. Roughtail Brewing Co.
Best beer selection 1. TapWerks Ale House, 121 E. Sheridan Ave. 2. Republic Gastropub 3. James E. McNellies Public House 4. Oak & Ore 5. The Pump Bar
Best cocktail 1. Lunchbox at Ednas, 5137 Classen Circle 2. The Black Betty at The Pump Bar 3. Old Fashioned at The R&J Lounge and Supper Club 4. Fire on the Pineapple at Guyutes 5. Sputnik at Bunker Club
Best breakfast 1. Jimmys Egg, several metro locations 2. Cafe Kacao Latin Cuisine 3. Classen Grill 4. Hatch 5. Sunnyside Diner
Best brunch 1. Cheevers Cafe, 2409 N. Hudson Ave. 2. Hatch 3. Jimmys Egg 4. Rococo 5. The Pump Bar
Best meal for a deal 1. Empire Slice House, 1734 NW 16th St. 2. Big Truck Tacos 3. GoGo Sushi Express and Grill 4. Chick N Beer 5. 3Sixty Restaurant & Bar
Best late-night eats 1. Beverlys Pancake House, 3315 Northwest Expressway 2. Empire Slice House 3. Waffle Champion 4. The Pump Bar 5. Sauced on Paseo
Best hamburgers 1. The Garage Burgers & Beer, several metro locations 2. S&Bs Burger Joint 3. Nics Grill 4. Tuckers Onion Burgers 5. Johnnies Charcoal Broiler
Best sandwich shop 1. The Mule, 1630 N. Blackwelder Ave. 2. City Bites 3. Someplace Else A Deli & Bakery 4. Neptune Sub Sandwiches 5. The Sandwich Club
Best barbecue restaurant 1. Swadleys Bar-B-Q, several metro locations 2. Earls Rib Palace 3. Iron Star Urban Barbeque 4. Back Door Barbecue 5. Bedlam Bar-B-Q
Best pizza place 1. Hideaway Pizza, several metro locations 2. Empire Slice House 3. Upper Crust Pizza 4. Pizzeria Gusto 5. Sauced on Paseo
Best steakhouse 1. Cattlemens Steakhouse, 1309 S. Agnew Ave. 2. Mahogany Prime Steakhouse 3. Ranch Steakhouse 4. Red PrimeSteak 5. Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse
Best sushi 1. Sushi Neko, 4318 N. Western Ave. 2. The Sushi Bar 3. GoGo Sushi Express and Grill 4. Tokyo Japanese Restaurant 5. Yokozuna
Best soul food 1. Bobos Chicken, 1812 NE 23rd St. 2. MaMa Es Wings & Waffles 3. Off the Hook Seafood & More 4. Cajun King 5. Taste of Soul Chicken & Waffles
Best chicken-fried steak 1. Cheevers Cafe, 2409 N. Hudson Ave. 2. Del Rancho 3. Anns Chicken Fry House 4. Kendalls Restaurant 5. Chuck House
Best vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free or healthy menu options 1. Coolgreens, several metro locations 2. Picasso Cafe 3. The Loaded Bowl 4. The Red Cup 5. The Earth Cafe & Deli
Best patio dining 1. The Bleu Garten, 301 NW 10th St. 2. The Mont 3. Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes 4. The Pump Bar 5. Aloha Shave Ice & Coffee Shoppe
Best liquor store 1. Byrons Liquor Warehouse, 2322 N. Broadway Ave. 2. Moore Liquor 3. Panchos Liquortown 4. Freemans Liquor Mart 5. Seans Wine & Spirits
Best seafood restaurant 1. Pearls Oyster Bar, 5641 N. Classen Blvd. 2. The Drake Seafood and Oysterette 3. The Shack Seafood & Oyster Bar 4. Off the Hook Seafood & More 5. Rococo
Best dessert shop or bakery 1. Pie Junkie, 1711 NW 16th St. 2. La Baguette Bakery 3. Ingrids Kitchen 4. Cuppies & Joe 5. Browns Bakery
Best Mexican restaurant 1. Teds Cafe Escondido, several metro locations 2. Chelinos Mexican Restaurant 3. Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes 4. Alfredos Mexican Cafe 5. Abels Mexican Restaurant
Best Latin restaurant 1. Café do Brasil, 440 NW 11th St., Suite 100 2. 1492 New World Latin Cuisine 3. Cafe Kacao Latin Cuisine 4. Zarates Latin Mexican Grill 5. Cafe Antigua
Best Italian restaurant 1. Gabriellas Italian Grill & Pizzeria, 1226 NE 63rd St. 2. Stella Modern Italian Cuisine 3. Vitos Ristorante 4. Bella Vista Italian Kitchen 5. Patrono Italian Restaurant
Best Western European restaurant, not Italian 1. Ingrids Kitchen, several metro locations 2. La Baguette Bistro 3. Fassler Hall 4. Old Germany Restaurant 5. Royal Bavaria
Best Mediterranean restaurant 1. Basil Mediterranean Café, 211 NW 23rd St. 2. Zorbas Mediterranean Cuisine 3. NuNus Mediterranean Cafe & Market 4. Mediterranean Imports & Deli 5. Couscous Cafe
Best Indian restaurant 1. Gopuram Taste of India, 4559 NW 23rd St. 2. Taj Cuisine of India 3. Sheesh Mahal 4. Misal Bistro 5. Himalayas Aroma of India
Best Japanese restaurant 1. Sh?gun Steak House of Japan, 11900 N. May Ave. 2. Musashis 3. Sushi Neko 4. Gor? Ramen 5. Tokyo Japanese Restaurant
Best Chinese restaurant 1. Dot Wo Garden, 6161 N. May Ave. 2. Grand House Asian Bistro 3. Lido Restaurant 4. Chows Chinese Restaurant 5. Szechuan Bistro
Best Thai restaurant 1. Panang Thai Restaurant, several metro locations 2. Sala Thai 3. Thai House Restaurant 4. Tana Thai Bistro 5. Charm Thai Cuisine
Best Vietnamese restaurant 1. Golden Phoenix, 2728 N. Classen Blvd. 2. Pho Lien Hoa 3. Lido Restaurant 4. Pho Cuong 5. VII Asian Bistro
Best pho restaurant 1. Pho Lien Hoa, 901 NW 23rd St. 2. Phoever 3. Pho Cuong 4. Pho Bulous 5. VII Asian Bistro
Best new restaurant 1. Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes, 1000 N. Hudson Ave. 2. Aurora Breakfast, Bar & Backyard 3. Gor? Ramen 4. Revolucion Taqueria & Cantina 5. Ur/bun
Best fine dining establishment 1. Cheevers Cafe, 2409 N. Hudson Ave. 2. Mahogany Prime Steakhouse 3. Vast 4. Red PrimeSteak 5. Rococo
Best neighborhood pub 1. The Pump Bar, 2425 N. Walker Ave. 2. Henry Hudsons Pub 3. James E. McNellies Public House 4. Oak & Ore 5. Saints
Best dive bar 1. Ednas, 5137 Classen Circle 2. HiLo Club 3. The Pump Bar 4. Lumpys Bar & Grill 5. Bunker Club
Best upscale bar 1. Sidecar Barley & Wine Bar, 1100 N. Broadway Ave. 2. Vast 3. O Bar at Ambassador Hotel Oklahoma City 4. The Manhattan OKC 5. Ludivine
Best new bar 1. The Manhattan OKC, 210 Park Ave., Suite 150 2. Bunker Club 3. Lost Highway 4. Kongs Tavern 5. The Union@SoSA
Best diner 1. Beverlys Pancake House, 3315 Northwest Expressway 2. Sunnyside Diner 3. Boomarang Diner 4. The Diner 5. Jims Diner
Best food truck or food cart 1. The Saucee Sicilian 2. Taste of Soul Egg Roll 3. Thunder Dogs 4. Taqueria Sanchez 5. Phill Me Up Cheesesteaks
Best Uptown 23rd district restaurant 1. Big Truck Tacos, 530 NW 23rd St. 2. Cheevers Cafe 3. The Pump Bar 4. The Drake Seafood and Oysterette 5. Chick N Beer
Best Plaza district restaurant 1. Empire Slice House, 1734 NW 16th St. 2. The Mule 3. Gor? Ramen 4. Oak & Ore 5. The Pritchard Wine Bar
Best Paseo Arts district restaurant 1. Paseo Grill, 2909A Paseo St. 2. Picasso Cafe 3. Sauced on Paseo 4. Red Rooster Bar and Grill 5. The Other Room
Best Automobile Alley district restaurant 1. Hideaway Pizza, several metro locations 2. Hatch 3. Cultivar Mexican Kitchen 4. Red PrimeSteak 5. Broadway 10 Bar & Chophouse
Best Bricktown district restaurant 1. Chelinos Mexican Restaurant, 15 E. California Ave. 2. Bricktown Brewery 3. Bourbon St. Cafe 4. Toby Keiths I Love This Bar & Grill 5. Dekora!
Best Midtown district restaurant 1. Café do Brasil, 440 NW 11th St., Suite 100 2. Waffle Champion 3. Barrios Fine Mexican Dishes 4. 1492 New World Latin Cuisine 5. Stella Modern Italian Cuisine
Best Western Avenue district restaurant 1. The Wedge Pizzeria, 4709 N. Western Ave. 2. Sushi Neko 3. Musashis 4. The Drum Room 5. VZD Restaurant & Bar
Best Downtown restaurant 1. Kitchen No. 324, 324 N. Robinson Ave. 2. Museum Cafe 3. The Loaded Bowl 4. Joeys Pizzeria 5. Flint
Best Participating Restaurant in OKC Restaurant Week 1. Cheevers Cafe, 2409 N. Hudson Ave. 2. Republic Gastropub 3. Rococo 4. Vast 5. Chef Curry To Go
Best restaurant overall 1. Cheevers Cafe, 2409 N. Hudson Ave. 2. Mahogany Prime Steakhouse 3. Ranch Steakhouse 4. The Pump Bar 5. Dales BBQ House
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