1. Dutch’s Daughter (14)
2. Acacia Fusion Bistro
3. The Tasting Room
4. Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar
5. Firestone’s Restaurant & Bar
6. Hagan’s Tavern
7. VOLT
8. Danielle’s Italian & American Cuisine
9. Mealey’s Restaurant

Best New Restaurant

1. VOLT
2. Black Hog BBQ & Bar
3. Patrick’s Irish Pub & Restaurant

Best Asian Restaurant

1. China Garden (17)
2. Lotus Chinese Cuisine
3. Peking Gourmet

Best Mexican

1. La Paz (17)
2. Cacique Restaurant
3. Mexicali Cantina

Best Italian

1. il Porto
2. Danielle’s Italian & American Cuisine
3. Mangia e Bevi (1)

Best Seafood

1. May’s Restaurant (4)
2. Dutch’s Daughter (10)
3. Bonefish Grill

Best Specialty Restaurant

1. Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar (7)
2. Cacique Restaurant
3. Lucky Corner Vietnamese Finest Restaurant

Best Deli/Carry-Out

1. Crabapples New York Delicatessen (16)
2. Market Bagel & Deli
3. a.k.a. Friscos Restaurant

Best Worth the Drive

1. Antrim 1844
2. Bavarian Inn (2)
3. Carriage House Inn

Best Crab Cake

1. Dutch’s Daughter (15)
2. May’s Restaurant
3. Mealey’s Restaurant

Best Steak

1. Red Horse Steak House (9)
2. The Tasting Room
3. LongHorn Steakhouse

Best Pizza

1. Ledo Pizza (10)
2. Mangia e Bevi
3. New York J&P Pizza

Best Hamburger

1. Wag’s Restaurant (17)
2. Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery
3. Five Guys Burgers & Fries

Best Sandwich

1. Crabapples New York Delicatessen
2. Griff’s Landing (14)
3. a.k.a. Friscos Restaurant

Best Frozen Treat

1. Rita’s Italian Ice (8)
2. Ben & Jerry’s
3. The Meadows Original Frozen Custard

Best Bakery

1. Proof Artisan Bakery & Barista (2)
2. Carriage House Candy & Bake Shop (9)
3. Stone Hearth Bakery

Best Service

1. Red Horse Steak House
2. Dutch’s Daughter
3. The Tasting Room (1)

Best Power Lunch

1. Firestone’s Restaurant & Bar (3)
2. Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery (3)
3. Acacia Fusion Bistro

Best Happy Hour

1. Brewer’s Alley Restaurant & Brewery (9)
2. Isabella’s Taverna & Tapas Bar
3. Firestone’s Restaurant & Bar (3)

Best Special Occasion/Romantic

1. Dutch’s Daughter (4)
2. Hagan’s Tavern
3. Acacia Fusion Bistro

Best Sunday Brunch

1. Dutch’s Daughter (8)
2. Mealey’s Restaurant
3. Old South Mountain Inn

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

1. Chuck E. Cheese (3)
2. Mangia e Bevi
3. Mountain Gate Family Restaurant

Best Coffeehouse

1. La Dolce Vita Café
2. Starbucks Coffee Co. (6)
3. The Frederick Coffee Company & Café

Best Liquor Store

1. Ye Old Spirit Shop (17)
2. Trout Liquors
3. Old Farm Liquors

Best Art Gallery

1. The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center (3)
2. Thames Fine Arts & Framing
3. McGuire Fine Arts Gallery & Framing

1. Holiday Cinemas (5)
2. The Weinberg Center for the Arts
3. Adventure Park USA

1. Musket Ridge Golf Club
2. Maryland National Golf Club
3. Hollow Creek Golf Club (1)

1. Firestone’s Restaurant & Bar (3)
2. The Green Turtle
3. Sports Bar & Grill Champion Billiards Sports Cafe

Best Sports Bar

1. The Green Turtle Sports Bar & Grill
2. Champions Billiards Sports Cafe (2)
3. Glory Days Grill

Best Reception Venue

1. Ceresville Mansion (10)
2. Dutch’s Daughter
3. Morningside Inn

Best Auto Repair

1. Spectra Auto Services (5)
2. Family Auto Repair
3. Dynamic Automotive Specialists

Best Nail Care Salon

1. Thomas Scott Salon & Spa
2. V&A Nails
3. Nail Time

Best Day Spa

1. Thomas Scott Salon & Spa
2. Renaissance
3. New York, New York

Best Dry Cleaners

1. Zips Dry Cleaners (2)
2. Town Cleaners (14)
3. Rainbow Cleaners

Best Plumber

1. N.E. “Bob” Waltz Plumbing & Heating (2)
2. Van Sant Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
3. R.W. Warner

Best Carpentry & Home Improvements

1. Talon Construction (2)
2. Doug Chappell
3. M.V. Pelletier

Best Financial Planning

1. Murray Financial Group (4)
2. Voso Associates
3. Moore Wealth

Best Antiques

1. Emporium Antiques (2)
2. Great Stuff by Paul
3. Tableaux

Best Home Furnishings

1. Gladhill Furniture
2. Wolf Furniture (1)
3. Ashley Furniture

Best Fine Jewelry

1. Colonial Jewelers (9)
2. Gold Thumb Jewelry Creations
3. Zaruba & Zaruba, LLC

Best Garden Center

1. Dutch Plant Farm (17)
2. Surreybrooke
3. Stadler Nurseries

Best Fitness Center

1. YMCA of Frederick County (10)
2. Gold’s Gym (2)
3. Fitness First

Best Florist

1. En Masse (3)
2. Abloom
3. Sharpe’s Flowers

Best Book Store

1. Borders Books & Music (3)
2. Barnes & Noble
3. The Book Center

Best Hair Salon

1. New York, New York (13)
2. Thomas Scott Salon & Spa
3. Renaissance

Best Vet

1. Buckeystown Veterinary Hospital (3)
2. Kingsbrook Animal Hospital
3. Yellow Springs Veterinary Clinic

Best Heating & Air Conditioning

1. N.E. “Bob” Waltz Plumbing & Heating
2. R.W. Warner
3. Frederick Heating & Air Conditioning
   

Best Electrician

1. Dixie Electric, Inc.
2. Barclay Electrical Services
3. Mister Sparky Electric

Best Landscaping Company

1. Clearwater Landscape & Nursery
2. Poole’s Stone & Garden, Inc.
3. Yard Art Design, LLC