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Aaron W.

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Arts and Entertainment 100% Complete

BEST Art Gallery Roslindale Open Studios

BEST Concert Venue The Paradise

BEST Indie Cinema Somerville Theatre

BEST Live Music Venue Middle East Restaurant and Nightclub

BEST Museum Peabody Essex Museum

BEST Performing Arts Venue Oberon

BEST Place to Laugh til You Cry ImprovBoston

BEST Theatre Group American Repertory Theatre

Auto 86% Complete

BEST Auto Dealerships Hyundai Village of Danvers

BEST Auto Detailing Lechmere Car Wash

BEST Auto Repair Hondar House

BEST Body Shop Lou's Custom Exhaust

BEST Car Wash Somerville Car Wash and Detail Center

On valentine's day, they do a "Tunnel of Love" special. Halloween, they do a haunted carwash. Hilarious.

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BEST Place to Pimp your Ride Spa Racing Development

Beauty 43% Complete

BEST Barber La Flamme Barber Shop

BEST Corrective Color Plan B

Terrible name, good corrections.

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BEST Day Spa Bliss Spa at W Boston

BEST Hair Cut A. Quinn Hair Studio

BEST Massage Massage Therapy Works, Inc.

BEST Place to Get Inked and Pierced Redemption Tattoo

My wife and I both have ink from here and love it. We're going back for more as soon as we can.

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Campus Life 60% Complete

BEST College Bar Muddy Charles Pub

BEST College Radio Station WERS 88.9 FM (Emerson)

BEST School Spirit Simmons College

I can't speak to the undergrad experience, but all the Simmons grad students and MLS/MA students I've met have been really enthusiastic about their experience.

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Fitness 14% Complete

BEST Gym Boston Sports Clubs

Been a member for 10 years. Don't regret a penny.

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BEST Running Clubs Somerville Road Runners

Way more casual than the Boston Athletic Association.

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Food 94% Complete

BEST Al Fresco Dining EVOO

Also worth checking out: Their regular "Guest Chef" nights, where they have a prix fixe menu designed by a local up-and-coming culinary student...

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BEST American Bistro Catalyst

The decor. The apps. The bartenders. The food. Excellent all around.

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BEST Asian Fusion Myers + Chang

BEST Bakery Flour Bakery and Cafe

BEST Bar Bites The Garden at the Cellar

Try the truffle fries or the tater tots.

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BEST Barbecue Sweet Cheeks Q

Totally changing my vote on this. Tiffany Faison is WAY better. Plus: They have booze.

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BEST Birthday Cakes Rosie's Bakery

Anyone voting for Costco doesn't understand what "Best" actually means.

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BEST Brazilian Muqueca Restaurant

Emphasis on quality, not quantity.

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BEST Breakfast Sandwich Oggi Gourmet

BEST Brunch Highland Kitchen

BEST Burger Boston Burger Company

BEST Burrito Viva Burrito

Other places cook their vegetables in advance and put them on a steam table. Viva Burrito cooks to order. It makes a DIFFERENCE.

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BEST Butcher Shop Savenor's Market

BEST Cheese Shop Formaggio Kitchen

BEST Chinese Gourmet Dumpling House

Xiao Long Bao for the win, guys. AMAZING.

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BEST Chocolatier L.A. Burdick

BEST Chowdah Legal Sea Foods

Overrated for most stuff but the chowder can't be denied.

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BEST Coffee Shop Andala Coffee House

BEST Cupcakes Sweet Cupcakes

They have to be moist.

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BEST Deli Dave's Fresh Pasta

People voting for other places may not know what "deli" means.

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BEST Dim Sum Hei La Moon

BEST Ethiopian Blue Nile Restaurant

BEST Farmers' Market Union Square Farmers Market

BEST Food after Midnight Clink

Expensive and pretentious, yes. But also really really good.

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BEST Food Truck Staff Meal

BEST French Gaslight Brasserie du Coin

BEST Fresh Bread Shop Clear Flour Bread

BEST Fresh Produce Russo's

If you can fight the crowds and the parking lot, it's worth the trip.

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BEST Fried Seafood Celebrity Pizza & Dairy Bar

BEST FroYo BerryLine

Locally owned, deliciously made.

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BEST Gelato Caffe Dello Sport

BEST Greasy Spoon Rosebud Diner

BEST Greek Zo

If you're not voting for Zo, you haven't eaten here. This place is amazing. No acropolis kitsch, no dried-out kebabs. AMAZING gyros, hands-down brilliant. Good soups, too. And they move that line through fast on weekdays - I never have to wait more than 2-3 minutes to get to the front even when the line's out the door.

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BEST Hot Dog Speed's Hot Dogs

BEST Ice Cream Shop Lizzy's Homemade Ice Cream

BEST Indian Punjabi Dhaba

BEST Italian - Nouveau Erbaluce

BEST Italian - Traditional Grotto

BEST Italian Pastries Modern Pastry

BEST Korean ChoCho's

Try the spicy tofu soup - ultimate hangover cure. None of that kitschy table-grill stuff. Just good Korean homestyle cooking.

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BEST Latin American Izzy's Restaurant & Sub Shop

BEST Liquor Store Downtown Wine and Spirits

Less scotch, more American whiskey. Less watery beer, more good stuff. Perfectly curated and excellent selection.

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BEST Lobster Roll Alive & Kicking Lobsters

BEST Local Donut Shop Verna's Coffee and Donut Shop

BEST Mediterranean Casablanca

Hint: Ana Sortun (Oleana) got her start here. They still have some of her signature items on the menu.

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BEST Mexican Ole' Mexican Grill

When the Mexican consulate wants to have a dinner party, they do it here. Anyone voting for Border Cafe is a philistine.

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BEST Middle Eastern Cafe Barada

Best felafel I've had hands-down. Try the makdous...

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BEST Muffins Petsi Pies

BEST Pizza - Slice Otto Pizza

Even if Upper Crust were better than this, the taste of stolen wages kind of ruins my appetite there. Otto is excellent.

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BEST Pizza - Upscale Pizzeria Posto

Who else in Boston has a DOC designation from the official pizza arbiters of Naples? That's what I thought.

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BEST Place for a Special Occasion Bondir

Listed in Food&Wine's "Top 25 new restaurants in the US" recently. Small, cozy, out-of-the-way, absolutely incredible food. Maybe not flashy like top-of-the-hub but if you want to let someone know you value them as more than arm-candy and that you want to impress them with your taste and not just your checkbook, take them here.

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BEST Place to Impress a Client Menton

BEST Reason to Cheat on your Diet Flour Bakery and Cafe

BEST Salad On-the-Go Blue Shirt Cafe

BEST Sandwich Cutty's

Former America's Test Kitchen chef opens sandwich joint, wins hearts. WAY good.

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BEST Seafood New Deal Fish Market

LTK is overrated and overpriced. You want excellent fish? Go to New Deal and cook it yourself.

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BEST Steak Frites Central Kitchen

These guys have been around for years and they do NOT screw around. Srs bistro.

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BEST Steakhouse Mooo

Checkmarks for Mooo: Doesn't take itself too seriously, isn't a chain, and isn't being sued by workers for wage theft and racial discrimination (ahem, Capital Grille, ahem).

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BEST Sushi - Casual Snappy Sushi

If only they served liquor...

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BEST Sushi - High End O Ya Restaurant

BEST Tapas Toro

BEST Thai Rod Dee Thai Restaurant

BEST Vietnamese Xinh Xinh

BEST Wine List Bin 26 Enoteca

BEST Wine/Beer Tasting Locations BRIX Wine Shop

Unpretentious and informative tastings. Win.

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Local Flavor 20% Complete

BEST Hotel Lobby The Liberty Hotel

By far. Pretentious, but still great.

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BEST Landmark Make Way for Ducklings

BEST Local Charity Greater Boston Food Bank

I give to these guys because I know my dollar will go a long way to helping people who need it with a minimum of BS.

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BEST Local Company Gone National EMC Corporation

Local Media 25% Complete

BEST Boston Blogger Universal Hub

What other Boston blog is there, really? Twitter feed is useful and distinct too.

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BEST Food and Drinks Blogger Cocktail Virgin

BEST Radio Show Ramiro and Pebbles

ANYTHING but A Capella, guys. A Capella and Show Tunes are the bane of my weekend radio experience.

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Nightlife 63% Complete

BEST After-Work Watering Hole The Squealing Pig

BEST Beer Bar The Publick House

BEST Bowling Sacco's Bowl Haven

Now with pizza!

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BEST Club Scene Middlesex

BEST Craft Cocktails Back Bar

Hard to find. Hard to resist. EXCELLENT. Check out the late-night menu too. FOIE.

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BEST Dive Bar Beacon Hill Pub

They have microbrews on tap but... I wouldn't drink those here. Go for the basics.

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BEST Hotel Bar Noir

BEST Irish Pub The Burren

They have Irish-ey decorations on the wall and so forth, but the really pub-like part of this place is the way you go in and there's live acoustic music all the time in the back room, and you can get to know strangers here in a way you can't normally in Boston.

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BEST Karaoke Bar The Courtside

BEST Outdoor Drinks Daedalus Restaurant

The food here is nothing special. But the roofdeck is awesome.

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BEST Place to Play Pool or Darts Flat Top Johnny's

BEST Trivia Night Newtowne Grille Food & Spirits

Hard to get a seat, but the beer's cheap and the company is decidedly mixed.

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Parenting 101 14% Complete

BEST Toy Store World's Only Curious George Store

Pets 36% Complete

BEST DIY Dog Wash Laundromutt

BEST Dog Park Fresh Pond Reservation Dog Park

BEST Dog Training Zen Dog Training

BEST Doggie Daycare Crate Escape

Shopping 100% Complete

BEST Antiques Cambridge Antique Market

BEST Athletic Wear Hilton's Tent City

BEST Bike Shop Bikes Not Bombs

BEST Bookstore Harvard Book Store

They have new and used. They have best-sellers and hard-to-find titles. If it's not on the shelf they can often print it in-house and have it for you in five minutes. Ebooks online? Yes. Same-day delivery by bicycle? Yes. This is THE store.

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BEST Cigar Shop Leavitt & Peirce Tobacco

BEST Consignment Clothing Found

Surprised this one wasn't even listed. I just got a pair of Helmut Lang jeans here for like fifty bucks. Men's and women's, all very-nearly-new and all very VERY nice - lots of designer stuff. It's nice that it's right near Buffalo Exchange and Goodwill, so you can get almost ANYTHING used, from basic cheap to fancy, fancy stuff in one trip.

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BEST Costume Jewelry Nomad

BEST Custom Framing Boston Art & Framing

BEST Designer Denim in jean ius

(Seriously though - anything but the Tannery. The management there are JERKS).

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BEST Dry Cleaning and Laundry Cambridge Street Cleaners

BEST Excuse to Splurge on a Bag Moxie

There's no good excuse, but Moxie is as close as it gets. I don't even mind sitting here while my wife shops for handbags, and that's saying something.

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BEST Eyewear Boutique Eye Q Optical

BEST Fine Jewelry Good

I know this is nominated for Hostess Gifts, but I love their jewelry. My wife's engagement & wedding rings are from here.

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BEST Furniture Sunshine Lucy's New & Used Furniture

Cheaper than the designer places, and more sturdy and funky than the big boxes. Win!

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BEST Home Goods Abodeon

Let's just say if I had an unlimited budget, I'd decorate my whole house from this place.

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BEST Hostess Gifts Good

BEST Lingerie Intimacy of Boston

Does she want it to actually fit? Will it be something she wears for more than 20 minutes? Then get it here.

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BEST Menswear Motley

BEST Musical Instruments Guitar Stop

Independent. Well stocked. Informed.

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BEST Records and CDs Newbury Comics

It's more hats and tees and toys and so forth than records and CDs these days, but it's still good.

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BEST Running Gear Marathon Sports

BEST Sneaker Shop Concepts

BEST Soaps and Cosmetics Colonial Drug

Not a chain: An institution.

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BEST Vintage Clothing Poor Little Rich Girl

BEST Women's Boutique Matsu

BEST Women's Shoe Boutique Sudo Shoes

Unless you were looking for that fact, you wouldn't notice, walking into the store, that there wasn't any actual leather in it. All vegetarian, but more importantly, all fabulous. (Has both men's and women's shoes.)

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Voted Middlesex for Best Club Scene.

on July 11, 2012
Voted Noir for Best Hotel Bar.

on July 11, 2012
Voted Newtowne Grille Food & Spirits for Best Trivia Night and left a tip.

on July 11, 2012
Voted Back Bar for Best Craft Cocktails and left a tip.

on July 11, 2012
Voted Sacco's Bowl Haven for Best Bowling and left a tip.

on July 11, 2012
Voted Make Way for Ducklings for Best Landmark.

on July 11, 2012
Voted The Liberty Hotel for Best Hotel Lobby and left a tip.

on July 11, 2012
Voted Greater Boston Food Bank for Best Local Charity and left a tip.

on July 11, 2012
Voted EMC Corporation for Best Local Company Gone National.

on July 11, 2012
Voted Ramiro and Pebbles for Best Radio Show and left a tip.

on July 11, 2012

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Auto 86% Complete

Beauty 43% Complete

Campus Life 60% Complete

Fitness 14% Complete

Food 94% Complete

Local Flavor 20% Complete

Local Media 25% Complete

Nightlife 63% Complete

Parenting 101 14% Complete

Pets 36% Complete

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