Readers, you voted for your favorite businesses in a bunch of fun categories this year, from restaurants to doggy daycares to fitness spots. Before the winners of our Best of City Lakes 2020 contest are announced in June, here are the top three finalists in each category (listed alphabetically). Congratulations to the finalists! Tune in here and in the print magazine on June 1 to see who takes home the gold.
Where four finalists are listed, there is a tie among the finalists.
BEST PATIO DINING
Park Tavern
Rojo Mexican Grill
Wise Acre Eatery
BEST RESTAURANT
Red Cow Uptown
Wok in the Park
yum! Kitchen and Bakery, St. Louis Park
BEST TAVERN/BAR/BREWERY
George & The Dragon
Park Tavern
Yard House, St. Louis Park
BEST BREAKFAST
French Meadow Café & Bluestem Bar
yum! Kitchen and Bakery, St. Louis Park
The Zumbro
BEST BUILDER
Anchor Builders LLC
Gonyea Companies/Stonegate Builders
MA Peterson
BEST REMODELER
Anchor Builders LLC
Gonyea Transformations
Lake Country Builders
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER
Jackie Thein (Anchor Builders)
Sarah Bernardy Design
Victoria Sass (Prospect Refuge Studio)
BEST LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
Bachman’s
Landscape Love
Tangletown Gardens
BEST SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCE
Mount Olivet Home, Careview and Day Services
Parkshore Senior Campus
TowerLight Senior Living
BEST NURSERY/GARDEN CENTER
Bachman’s
Sunnyside Gardens
Tangletown Gardens
BEST HOME FURNISHINGS STORE
Mama’s Happy, St. Louis Park
Patina
Woody’s Furniture, St. Louis Park
BEST FITNESS STUDIO/YOGA STUDIO/GYM
CorePower Yoga, St. Louis Park
Life Time Athletic, St. Louis Park
Pure Barre, St. Louis Park
BEST DENTAL PRACTICE
Calhoun Dental
Linden Hills Dentistry
Park Dental St. Louis Park
BEST ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE
Advances in Orthodontics, Golden Valley
Family Orthodontics PA
Mint Orthodontics
BEST CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE
Clear Health Chiropractic
SuNu Wellness Center, Linden Hills
West End Chiropractic & Wellness
BEST PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park
Partners in Pediatrics, Calhoun Clinic
Pediatric Services, St. Louis Park
BEST EYE PRACTICE
Owl Optical
Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park
Uptown Vision Clinic
BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE
Market Street Dermatology
Park Nicollet Clinic, St. Louis Park
Uptown Dermatology & SkinSpa
BEST MEDSPA
LifeSpa at Life Time Athletic, St. Louis Park
Mesna Plastic Surgery
Skin Deep by Angie
BEST SALON/SPA
HAUS Salon
Revolution Salon
Tangles & Co. Salon
BEST APPAREL BOUTIQUE
Apricot Lane Boutique
Evereve, St. Louis Park
Mille
BEST GIFT SHOP
Bibelot GoodThings
The Foundry
Patina
BEST FLORIST
Arts & Flowers
Bachman’s
Brown & Greene Florist Minneapolis
BEST SPECIALTY FOODS/KITCHEN STORE
Kitchen Window
Linden Hills Co-op
Penzeys Spices
BEST DOGGY DAYCARE/KENNEL
ADOGO Pet Hotel, MSP Airport
Now Boarding, Minneapolis
Pampered Pooch Playground
BEST PRIVATE PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE (tie)
The Berry Patch
Kids Place, St. Louis Park
Mount Olivet Child Day Program
TowerLight Childcare
BEST LAW FIRM
Held Law Office
SeilerSchindel, PLLC
Sutor Law Firm
BEST VETERINARY PRACTICE
All Paws Animal Hospital, St. Louis Park
Lake Harriet Veterinary
Oak Knoll Animal Hospital
BEST LEARNING/TUTORING CENTER
Mathnasium, St. Louis Park
BEST PLACE FOR KIDS' ACTIVITIES
Foss Swim School
Westwood Hills Nature Center, St. Louis Park
Wild Rumpus
