Like aging rock stars, the 2025 City Pulse + WKAR TOTT is back for a final round

If you’re a fan of aging, 75yo+ classic rock stars like Stevie Nicks and Robert Plant – depicted on two wonderful cover illustrations by Dennis Preston – then you know this: Just when you think they’ve made their last album or performed their last concert, they resurface for one more tour, one more show or one more recording.

Similarly, if you thought the 18th Annual City Pulse + WKAR Top of the Town Contest had finished last month, guess again!

We’re back with the Top Five round, revealing who were chosen by you as Greater Lansing’s best bars – and restaurants, hangouts, services, shops, salons and dispensaries, rock bands and other local artists and so much more – and giving you the golden opportunity to vote for the winner!

As Nicks (and Lindsey Buckingham) sing on the cover: “You can vote your own wayyy!”

Let’s recap the first round, held last month: Nearly 1,200 of you created more than 2,300 nominations and cast almost 26,000 votes. In these pages you will see who emerged as the top five in each of 250 categories spread across 8 groups: Bars, Cannabis, Dining, Hangouts, Local Arts, Services, Shopping and Whatever (which includes some fun, off-beat choices).

Now it’s time to vote again; you can do it at lansingcitypulse.com.

Just go to our home page and click on the red banner near the top that reads, “Top 5 – Click Here to Vote Now!”

You can stop and return to complete your ballot at any time, as long as it’s by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.

This contest, celebrating the rock stars and of course our Greater Lansing “classic” and newcomer favorites, reaches its grand finale with the announcement of the winners in our Dec. 3 issue!

Who will be YOUR rock stars in Greater Lansing?

Who will capture the title of Best Breakfast, Best Sushi or Best Dive Bar? Or Best Barber Shop, Best Local Concert Series and Best New Business? How about Best Dentist Office, Best Auto Repair Shop and … Worst Pothole?

And of course, you get to vote on Best Rock Star 75+, too, which features Nicks, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney and others who made the cut.

It’s all up to you, Greater Lansing!

Time to vote your own way!

A few more instructions: When you go to vote on the site, you will be asked to reply to a confirmation email about whether you’re returning to vote or doing so for the first time. That’s to keep out bots and spammers and keep the contest legit.

To begin voting, select any category and follow the prompts. All votes are submitted automatically; there’s no second submission screen. You can always log out of your session and resume voting later.

If you have any questions, please contact Steve Underwood at (517) 999-6704 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays) or steve@lansingcitypulse.com. You can also send us your list of votes via snail mail to Steve Underwood at City Pulse, 1905 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing 48912.

Everyone who votes in EVERY category in each round will be entered into a drawing for prizes from some of our winners.

Also, when you go to vote, be sure to sign up for our newsletters and join more than 17,000 subscribers who receive our news and events updates regularly.

Top of the Town is THE platform in Greater Lansing to vote for the best of the best!

Thanks so much to our partners at RevFluent and Friends2Follow, and to Dennis Preston for his outstanding artwork on the cover and within this story!

 

 

 

BAR

Best Bar Food

• Art’s Pub
• Crunchy’s
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Meat BBQ
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

 

Best Cocktails

• American Fifth Spirits
• EnVie
• One North Kitchen & Bar – West Saginaw
• Stober’s Bar
• The Avenue Cafe
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

 

Best Dance Bar

• Lansing Shuffle
• Nuthouse Sports Grill
• The Avenue Cafe
• The Wooden Nickel II
• UrbanBeat

 

Best Dive Bar

• B & I Bar
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Harry’s Place
• Stober’s Bar
• The Avenue Cafe

 

Best Happy Hour

• Cask & Co. Kitchen & Bar
• Sidecar Slider Bar
• Stober’s Bar
• The Avenue Cafe
• Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern

 

Best Jam Night

• Moriarty’s Pub
• Stober’s Bar
• The Avenue Cafe
• UrbanBeat

 

Best Karaoke

• Crunchy’s
• Darb’s Crystal Bar
• Sir Pizza – Old Town
• The Avenue Cafe
• The Wooden Nickel II

 

Best Lansing-Area Brewery

• BAD Brewing Co.
• EagleMonk Pub and Brewery
• Lansing Brewing Co.
• Ozone’s Brewhouse
• Sleepwalker Spirts and Ale

 

Best Lansing-Area Distillery

• American Fifth Spirits
• Ellison Brewery and Spirits
• MichiGrain Distillery
• Red Cedar Spirits
• Sanctuary Spirits

 

Best Margarita

• Barrio East Lansing
• El Azteco East Lansing
• Fiesta Charra
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Eastside
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

 

Best Mocktails

• Blue Owl Coffee – Old Town
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• EnVie
• One North Kitchen & Bar
• The Avenue Cafe
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

 

Best Neighborhood Bar

• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Harry’s Place
• REO Town Pub
• The Peanut Barrel
• The Wooden Nickel II
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

 

Best Pub/Tavern

• Crunchy’s
• REO Town Pub
• Stober’s Bar
• The Irish Pub
• The Peanut Barrel

 

Best Spartan Sports Hangout

• Crunchy’s
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Harrison Roadhouse
• Meat BBQ
• One North Kitchen & Bar

 

Best Sports Bar

• Crunchy’s
• Frank’s Press Box
• Nuthouse Sports Grill
• One North Kitchen & Bar – East Lansing
• Reno’s North Sports Bar

 

 

CANNABIS

Best CBD Store/Boutique

• Bazonzoes Provisioning
• Canna Plug
• House Of Dank
• JARS Cannabis – Lansing

 

Best Cannabis Flower – Hybrid

• Detroit Zoo || LIV Cannabis
• Lemon Cherry Z || High Society Weed Dispensary
• Clout King Peanut Butter & Terdz || Pleasantrees East Lansing
• Popz 41 || Bowhouse
• Wedding Cake || Pro Gro by Pure Options

 

Best Cannabis Flower – Indica

• Garlic Breath || Pro Gro by Pure Options
• Insano Cake || Cannaisseur Provisioning Center
• Pink Permanent Marker || Bowhouse
• Terpenstein Dank Dawg || Pleasantrees East Lansing

 

Best Cannabis Flower – Sativa

• Twisted Trees || Cannaisseur Provisioning Center
• Lunar Lemon || Pro Gro by Pure Options
• Gary Payton || Sapura Recreational Weed Store Lansing

 

Best Cannabis Growing Brand

• Bowhouse
• Pleasantrees East Lansing
• Pro Gro by Pure Options

 

Best Distillate Cartridge

• Bowhouse || Bowhouse
• LightSky Farms || Cannaisseur Provisioning Center
• Guava Sherb || Bowhouse
• Cherry Fizz || Sapura Recreational Weed Store Lansing

 

Best Gummy Edible (Cannabis)

• BAMN 200mg || Pure Options
• Information Entropy rosin gummies || Cannaisseur Provisioning Center
• Cherry Fizz || Sapura Recreational Weed Store Lansing

 

Best Indoor Grow Shop

• Indoor Grow Supply
• Pure Options – Midtown

 

Best Marijuana Provisioning Center

• Herbana
• Homegrown Cannabis Co.
• Pure Options – Frandor
• Pure Options – Midtown
• Pure Options – South Lansing

 

Best Non-Gummy Edible (Cannabis)

• Levitate || Herbana Dispensary
• Last Bites || Homegrown Cannabis Co.
• Potpots || Lion Labs

 

Best Non-Solvent Concentrate (Cannabis)

• Brainwash Solventless || Bazonzoes Provisioning
• Bowhouse || Bowhouse
• Element || Lion Labs
• Strawberry Jelly 1g live rosin || Pure Options – Midtown

 

Best Solvent Concentrate (Cannabis)

• Death Star || Bowhouse
• Element || Lion Labs

 

Best Topical

• True Health Cryotherapy || Bazonzoes
• Proper Jaguar Balm || Herbana

 

DINING

Best BBQ

• Capital City BBQ
• Meat BBQ
• Saddleback BBQ REO Town
• The King of the Grill Express
• The Smoke N’ Pig BBQ

 

Best BBQ Sauce

• Gravity Smokehouse Brew & Que
• Meat BBQ
• Saddleback BBQ REO Town
• The Smoke N’ Pig BBQ

 

Best Bagels

• Big Apple Bagels
• Bruegger’s Bagels
• Flour Child Bakery
• New Daily Bagel
• The Good Bake Bagel Kitchen

 

Best Bakery

• Bake N’ Cakes
• Flour Child Bakery
• Groovy Donuts
• Quality Dairy – East Michigan
• Sweetie-licious

 

Best Baklava

• Aladdin’s Restaurant
• Bell’s Greek Pizza
• Bread Bites Mediterranean
• Jerusalem Bakery
• Woody’s Oasis

 

Best Breakfast

• Fleetwood Diner
• Golden Harvest
• Good Truckin’ Diner
• Sparty’s Coney Island
• That New Place

 

Best Brunch

• Good Truckin’ Diner
• One North Kitchen & Bar – West Saginaw
• Soup Spoon Café
• That New Place
• The People’s Kitchen

 

Best Bubble Tea

• Bento Kitchen Cravings
• Feng Cha
• Gong Cha
• Koala Bakery & Cafe
• MOMO Tea

 

Best Buffet

• Asian Buffet
• Hibachi Grill & Sushi Buffet
• IPOT | Hot Pot, BBQ & Sushi
• One North Kitchen & Bar – West Saginaw
• Westlund’s Apple Market

 

Best Burger

• Crunchy’s
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Kewpee Sandwich Shoppe
• LeRoy’s Classic Bar & Grill
• The Peanut Barrel

 

Best Chicken Strips/Tenders

• Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
• Crack Chicken
• Dave’s Hot Chicken
• Olympic Broil
• Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers

 

Best Chinese Restaurant

• Apple Jade
• Charlie Kang’s
• Chen’s Restaurant
• Everyday Authentic Chinese Cuisine
• Little Panda Chinese Restaurant

 

Best Cider

• Boss Cider
• Country Mill Farms
• Phillips Cider Bar and Market
• Quality Dairy Co.
• Uncle John’s Cider Mill

 

Best Coney Dog

• JJ’s Dog House
• Leo’s Coney Island
• Nip N Sip Drive In
• Olympic Broil
• Sparty’s Coney Island

 

Best Crab Legs

• King Ocean Crab
• The Tangy Crab

 

Best Cupcake

• Bake N’ Cakes
• Flour Child Bakery
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Sugar Shack
• Sweetie-licious

 

Best Deli

• Barnhill’s Westside Deli
• Jersey Giant Subs
• Monticello’s Market & Butcher Block
• Stateside Deli
• Westlund’s Apple Market

 

Best Dessert

• Flour Child Bakery
• Mr. Leslie’s Cheesecakes
• MSU Dairy Store
• Sweetie-licious
• That New Place

 

Best Diner

• Fleetwood Diner
• Good Truckin’ Diner
• Soup Spoon Café
• Sparty’s Coney Island
• That New Place

 

Best Donuts

• Flour Child Bakery
• Groovy Donuts
• Phillips Cider Bar and Market
• Quality Dairy Co.
• Strange Matter Coffee –

   Eastside

• Strange Matter Coffee – Downtown

 

Best Drive-up location

• Culver’s – Eastwood
• Nip N Sip Drive In
• Olympic Broil

 

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

• Flour Child Bakery
• Meat BBQ
• One North Kitchen & Bar – East Lansing
• Piazzano’s
• Texas Roadhouse

 

Best Fast Food

• Culver’s – Eastwood
• Culver’s – Okemos
• Fuel’d
• Nip N Sip Drive In
• Olympic Broil

 

Best Fish Fry

• Blue Gill Grill
• Crack Chicken
• Eastside Fish Fry & Grill
• Harry’s Place
• The Old Bag Of Nails Pub

 

Best Food Truck

• El Oasis – Lansing
• Meat BBQ
• Ozone’s Fire Food Truck
• Picnic
• Shove It Pizza
• Taquero Mucho

 

Best French Fries

• Cask & Co. Kitchen & Bar
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• HopCat
• Meat BBQ
• The Cosmos

 

Best Greek Restaurant

• Athena’s Diner
• Bell’s Greek Pizza
• ChouPli Wood-Fired Kabob
• Niko’s Taverna
• Woody’s Oasis

 

Best Hibachi

• Hibachi Grill & Sushi Buffet
• Kaiyo Sushi
• Maru Sushi & Grill
• Ukai Hibachi Grill & Sushi Bar- Lansing

 

Best Ice Cream

• Arctic Corner
• Babe’s Corner
• MSU Dairy Store
• Park Lake Creamery
• Quality Dairy Co.
• Tasty Twist

 

Best Indian Restaurant

• Grains Indian Cuisine
• Persis Indian Grill
• Sindhu Indian Cuisine
• Sree Saffron
• Swagath Indian Cuisine

 

Best Irish Restaurant

• Dublin Square
• Harry’s Place
• Kelly’s Downtown
• Moriarty’s Pub
• The Irish Pub

 

Best Italian Restaurant

• Cugino’s
• Falsetta’s Casa Nova
• Piazzano’s
• REO Town Clubhouse
• Tony M’s Restaurant & Banquet Center
• Toscana Kitchen & Wine Market

 

Best Lasagna

• Bravo! Italian Kitchen
• Cugino’s
• Falsetta’s Casa Nova
• Piazzano’s
• The Ugli Pi Co.

 

Best Late-Night Food

• Conrad’s Grill
• Fleetwood Diner
• Ruckus Ramen
• Sidecar Slider Bar
• Taco Bell

 

Best Mediterranean Restaurant

• Aladdin’s Restaurant
• ChouPli Wood-Fired Kabob
• Jerusalem Bakery
• Sultan’s Restaurant –

   West Lansing

• Woody’s Oasis

 

Best Mexican Restaurant (chain)

• Acapulco Mexican Grill – Lansing
• Barrio East Lansing
• Fiesta Charra – Lansing
• Fiesta Charra – East Lansing
• Los Tres Amigos Hacienda

 

Best Mexican Restaurant (non-chain)

• El Azteco East Lansing
• El Azteco Lansing
• Famous Taco
• Taqueria El Chaparrito
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Old Town

 

Best Nachos

• Art’s Pub
• Buddies Pub & Grill
• El Azteco East Lansing
• El Azteco Lansing
• Meat BBQ

 

 

Best New Restaurant

• Art & Jake’s Sports Bar & Grill
• Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
• Grains Indian Cuisine
• That New Place
• The Morning Post

 

Best Olive Burger

• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Kewpee Sandwich Shoppe
• LeRoy’s Classic Bar & Grill
• Olympic Broil
• The Peanut Barrel

 

Best Pancakes

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
• Golden Harvest
• Sophia’s House of Pancakes
• Sparty’s Coney Island
• The People’s Kitchen

 

Best Pho

• Asia’s Finest
• Capital City BBQ
• Cask & Co. Kitchen & Bar
• King Pho
• Pho 777 Okemos

 

Best Pizza

• Bell’s Greek Pizza
• Jet’s Pizza
• Klavon’s Pizzeria & Pub
• Sleepwalker Spirts and Ale
• The Cosmos

 

Best Prime Rib

• Airport Tavern
• Henry’s Place
• Piazzano’s
• The English Inn
• The People’s Kitchen
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

 

Best Ramen

• Asia’s Finest
• Bento Kitchen Cravings
• Ruckus Ramen
• The Avenue Cafe
• Uni Sushi and Ramen

 

Best Ranch Dressing

• Cottage Inn Pizza Downtown Lansing
• Horrocks Pizzeria
• Jet’s Pizza
• One North Kitchen & Bar
• Tony M’s Restaurant & Banquet Center

 

Best Restaurant Beer List

• Crunchy’s
• Front 43 Neighborhood Pub
• HopCat
• Ozone’s Brewhouse
• Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern

 

Best Restaurant Wine List

• Bowdie’s Chophouse
• Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
• Dusty’s Cellar
• EnVie
• One North Kitchen & Bar – East Lansing
• State Room Restaurant

 

Best Restaurant for Seniors

• Buddies Grill
• Coral Gables
• Meat BBQ
• Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
• Tavern 109

 

Best Reuben

• Dimes Brewhouse
• Fleetwood Diner
• Stateside Deli
• The Irish Pub
• The Rusty Mug Bar & Grill REO Town

 

Best Salad

• Babe’s Corner
• Buddies Grill
• El Azteco Lansing
• Fuel’d
• Leaf Salad Bar
• Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

 

Best Sandwich/Wrap

• Babe’s Corner
• Capital City BBQ
• Jersey Giant Subs
• Soup Spoon Café
• That New Place

 

Best Seafood Restaurant

• Blue Gill Grill
• Mitchell’s Fish Market
• Red Lobster
• The Old Bag Of Nails Pub
• The Tangy Crab

 

Best Signature Dish

• Breakfast Pizza || Art’s Pub
• Bulgogi Burrito || Bento

   Kitchen Cravings

• EnVie Famous Bowl || EnVie
• Garlic Chicken || Naing Myanmar Family Restaurant
• Hippie Hash || Fleetwood Diner
• Meat Mountain || Meat BBQ
• Quiche || That New Place
• Really Good Fu@%ing Pancakes || The People’s Kitchen

 

Best Soup

• Charlie Kang’s
• Corey’s Lounge
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Soup Spoon Café
• That New Place

 

Best Steak

• Airport Tavern
• Bowdie’s Chophouse
• Capital Prime
• Texas Roadhouse
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

 

Best Sub Sandwich

• Babe’s Corner
• Firehouse Subs Downtown Lansing
• Jersey Giant Subs
• Jimmy John’s – Okemos
• King Subs

 

Best Sushi

• AI Fusion Sushi & Grill
• Maru Sushi & Grill
• Sansu Sushi
• Sushi Moto
• Ukai Hibachi Grill & Sushi Bar

 

Best Tacos

• Barrio East Lansing
• El Oasis
• Fiesta Charra
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Old Town
• Taqueria El Chaparrito

 

Best Thai Restaurant

• Bangkok House
• Fortune House
• Naing Myanmar Family Restaurant
• Thai Princess
• Thai Village

 

Best Upscale Dining

• Bowdie’s Chophouse
• Capital Prime
• Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
• EnVie
• The English Inn

 

Best Vegan/Gluten-Free Dessert

• Flour Child Bakery
• Groovy Donuts
• Strange Matter Coffee Eastside
• Veg Head
• VEG-N

 

Best Vegetarian/Vegan Dish

• Altu’s Ethiopian Cuisine
• Babe’s Corner
• Soup Spoon Café
• That New Place
• Veg Head

 

Best Vegetarian/Vegan/Gluten-Free Restaurant

• Altu’s Ethiopian Cuisine
• Flour Child Bakery
• Good Truckin’ Diner Old Town
• That New Place
• Veg Head
• VEG-N

 

Best Wings

• Art’s Pub
• Detroit Wing Co. – East Lansing
• Leo’s Lodge
• LeRoy’s Classic Bar & Grill
• Meat BBQ
• One North Kitchen & Bar – East Lansing
• Wing Snob

 

HANGOUTS

 

Best Biggby

• Biggby Coffee – 2250 Lake Lansing Road, Lansing
• Biggby Coffee – 1429 W. Saginaw St., East Lansing
• Biggby Coffee – 1850 Cedar St.,Holt
• Biggby Coffee – 4756 Marsh Road, Okemos
• Biggby Coffee – 13181 Schavey Road, DeWitt

 

Best Bowling Alley

• City Limits Mason
• Pins and Pints
• Royal Scot Golf & Bowl
• Spare Time Entertainment Center
• Zap Zone XL

 

Best Cafe

• Blue Owl Coffee
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Soup Spoon Café
• Strange Matter Downtown
• That New Place

 

Best Coffee Shop (non-Biggby)

• 517 Coffee Co.
• 7 Brew Coffee
• Blue Owl Coffee
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Strange Matter Eastside
• Strange Matter Downtown
• Toads

 

Best Comedy Night

• Crunchy’s
• Mac’s Bar
• Ozone’s Brewhouse
• Pure Options Comedy Series at Grewal Hall

 

Best Corn Maze

• Andy T’s Farm Market
• Bestmaze Corn Maze
• Choice Farm Market
• Uncle John’s Cider Mill

 

Best Disc Golf Course

• Burchfield Park
• Grand Woods Park
• Trinity Church

 

Best Escape Room Venue

• Breakout Escape Rooms
• Challenges East Lansing
• Escapes Unlocked
• Frandor Shopping Center

 

Best Golf Course

• Eagle Eye Golf Club
• Forest Akers West Golf Course
• Groesbeck Golf Course
• Hawk Hollow Golf Course
• Royal Scot Golf & Bowl

 

Best Hangout Solo

• CADL – Downtown Lansing
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Hooked
• Horrocks Beer Garden
• Old Town

 

Best Hangout for Seniors

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Coral Gables
• Harry’s Place
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• Horrocks Beer Garden

 

Best Hangout for Students

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Crunchy’s
• Dublin Square
• East Lansing Public Library
• Lansing Shuffle

 

Best LGBTQIA+ Friendly Hangout

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Hooked
• Old Town
• Phillips Cider Bar and Market
• The Avenue Café

 

Best Library

• CADL – Downtown Lansing
• CADL – Foster
• CADL – Haslett
• CADL – South Lansing
• Delta Township District Library
• East Lansing Public Library

 

Best Local Attraction for Kids

• Impression 5 Science Center
• John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium
• MSU Dairy Store
• Preuss Pets
• Zap Zone XL

 

Best Movie Theatre

• Celebration Cinema
• NCG Cinema
• Regal Lansing Mall
• Studio C Meridian Mall
• Sun Theatre – Grand Ledge

 

Best Music Venue

• Grewal Hall at 224
• The Avenue Cafe
• The Robin Theatre
• UrbanBeat
• Wharton Center for Performing Arts

 

Best Nature Center

• Fenner Nature Center
• Harris Nature Center
• Woldumar Nature Center

 

Best Non-Bar or Restaurant Date

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Jackson Field
• Old Town
• Potter Park Zoo
• Spartan Stadium

 

Best Patio

• Horrocks Beer Garden
• Lansing Shuffle
• One North Kitchen & Bar – West Saginaw
• The Peanut Barrel
• Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern

 

Best Place to Play Pinball or Video Games

• Crunchy’s
• High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
• Pinball Pete’s
• The Avenue Cafe
• Zap Zone XL

 

Best Place to Shoot Pool

• Mayfair Bar
• Nuthouse Sports Grill
• REO Town Clubhouse
• The Avenue Cafe
• Zap Zone XL

 

Best Public Park

• Fitzgerald Park
• Hawk Island Park
• Hunter Park
• Lake Lansing Park North
• Lake Lansing Park South
• Patriarche Park

 

Best Sober Hangout

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Hooked
• Meat BBQ
• Meridian Mall
• Potter Park Zoo
• Rooted Socialite

 

Best Trivia Night

• Crunchy’s
• EagleMonk Pub and Brewery
• Harry’s Place
• Lansing Shuffle
• Ozone’s Brewhouse
• Piazzano’s
• The Avenue Cafe

 

 

LOCAL ARTS

Best Blues Artist/Band

• Accuser of the Brethren
• Freddie Cunningham & the Johnny D Blues Band
• Lynn Callihan
• The Further Adventures of FatBoy and JiveTurkey

 

Best Choral Group

• Arts Chorale of Greater Lansing
• Capital Acapella
• LanSINGout Gay Chorus
• Sistrum
• Steiner Chorale

 

Best Country Artist/Band

• Deer & Elk
• Don Middlebrook
• Jessey Adams
• Kathy Ford Band
• Madison Olivia
• Rory Nevins

 

Best Cover Band

• Atomic Annie
• Black Barn Band
• Frog & the Beeftones
• Roadside Attraction
• Starfarm

 

Best Folk Artist/Band

• Abbey Hoffman
• Deer & Elk
• Rory Nevins
• The Dangling Participles
• Wild Honey Collective

 

Best Hip-Hop Artist/Group

• Big Sherm
• Ozay Moore
• Sean Mic
• Tony Thompson & Friends

 

Best Jazz Musician/Group

• 496 West
• 517 Funktet
• Arlene McDaniels
• Jeff Shoup Quartet
• MSU Professors of Jazz
• Phil Denny

 

Best Local Concert Series

• Lansing Symphony Orchestra
• Pure Options Concert Series
• Meridian Township Summer Concert Series
• Ten Pound Fiddle
• Tony M’s Restaurant & Banquet Center

 

Best Local Theatre Organization

• Lebowsky Center for the Performing Arts
• Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.
• Riverwalk Theatre
• Wharton Center for Performing Arts
• Williamston Theatre

 

Best Mural

• Eastside Compost
• Lansing River Trail murals
• “Maagwed Miijim: The One Who Provides” || Old Town
• Sycamore Creek Eastwood

 

Best Pottery Studio

• Art Unlimited
• Greater Lansing Potters’Guild
• Lee & Nancy Kronenberg
• REACH Studio Art Center
• Wheel House Studio

 

Best Public Art/Sculpture

• Austin Blair monument, State Capitol
• Big Penny, the Truck-Munching Bridge
• Doug DeLind’s turtle at Harris Nature Center
• “Portrait of a Dreamer”
• “Where the Light Gets In,” light installations on MSU campus

 

Best Rock Artist/Band

• Accuser of The Brethren
• Atomic Annie
• Frog & the Beeftones
• Jimmy Likes Pie
• School of Rock House Band

 

Best Rock Star Over 75 (Worldwide)

• Alice Cooper
• Bob Dylan
• Bob Seger
• Bruce Springsteen
• Elton John
• Mick Jagger
• Paul McCartney
• Stevie Nicks

 

 

SERVICE

Best Accounting/CPA Firm

• Fairchild, Lebel & Rice PC
• John E. Hunt, CPA
• Liberty Tax
• Okemos Tax
• Simplified Tax – Lansing

 

Best Appliance Repair

• Bill Leech Repair Service
• Dick’s Appliance Service
• G & W Appliance
• J & J Appliance & Furniture
• Lane’s Appliance Sales and Service

 

Best Audiologist/Hearing Firm

• Advanced Audiology DeWitt
• Advanced Audiology Haslett
• Audiology & Hearing Services
• MaryRose Hecksel Au.D.
• Mid-Michigan ENT

 

Best Auto Body Shop

• Auto Surgeon
• C&T Body Shop
• Craig’s Collision Center
• Driven Collision
• Frankie D’s Auto & Truck Repair

 

Best Auto Detailing Service

• A1 Detailing and Customs
• Finish Line Detailing and Coatings
• Great Lakes Detailing Co.
• KWIK Car Wash & Express Detailing
• Spot-Les
• Twissted Detail

 

Best Auto Repair Shop

• Doc’s Automotive
• Muffler Man Lansing
• Ryan’s Auto Care
• Scrib’s Autoworks
• Vision Tire and Auto

 

Best Bank

• Capitol National Bank – Lansing
• Comerica Bank – Lansing
• Dart Bank & Loan Center
• Fifth Third Bank – Grand Ledge
• Independent Bank

 

Best Barber Shop

• Douglas J Salon, Barber & Medspa
• East Side Barbershop
• Frandor Barbershop
• Jerry’s Hairport Barbershop
• Loyalty Barbershop

 

Best Bicycle Shop

• Denny’s Central Park Bicycles
• Eric’s Cycling & Fitness
• Lansing Bike Co-op
• Scooter’s Pro Cycle
• SPIN Bicycle Shop

 

Best Business IT Support Service

• Adna Technologies
• Advanced Communications & Data
• Knight Service Solutions
• PC Perfect
• Shumaker Technology Group
• Trouble Shooters Tech Support
• Z-Solutions

 

Best Car Wash

• Fast Eddie’s Car Wash and Oil Change
• KWIK Car Wash & Express Detailing
• Showroom Shine
• Tommy’s Express Car Wash
• WhiteWater Express Car Wash

 

Best Caterer/Catering Service

• Campbell’s Market Basket
• Graze Craze Charcuterie Boards & Boxes
• Meat BBQ
• Morton’s Fine Catering
• Saddleback BBQ Okemos
• Whole Foods Market

 

Best Cemetery

• DeepDale Memorial Gardens
• Evergreen Cemetery
• Mount Hope Cemetery
• St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery

 

Best Chiropractic Office

• Andrea L Herrst DC
• Creative Wellness
• Divine Spine Chiropractic Wellness
• Innate Chiropractic Center
• Rassel-Daigneault Holistic Health Center
• Truecare Chiropractic & Performance
• Waverly Chiropractic Center

 

Best Cleaning Service

• Dazzle Cleaning Service
• Domestic Divas Cleaning Services
• Maxi Maids
• My Neighbor’s Cleaning Service
• Tech Cleaning Consultants

 

Best Computer Repair Service

• Adna Technologies
• Capitol Macintosh
• Mac Men Computer & Phone
• Trouble Shooters Tech Support
• Z-Solutions

 

Best Credit Union

• CASE Credit Union – South Pennsylvania
• LAFCU
• Lake Trust Credit Union – East Lansing
• MSUFCU – Mount Hope
• MSUFCU – West Road

 

Best Dance Studio

• Ann’s School of Dance
• Happendance
• In Motion Dance Center
• Rock the Block Studio
• The Hive Dance Studio

 

Best Day Spa

• Douglas J Salon & Medspa
• Element Massage
• Onyx Moon
• Vada’s Day Spa and Salon
• Zoe Life Spa and Salon

 

Best Dentist Office

• Benjamin S. Jamo
• MB Dental Solutions
• Okemos Family Dentistry
• Portnoy and Tu Family Dentistry
• Schaefer Dental Group

 

Best Dog Training Business

• AnnaBelle’s Canine Station
• Dog Gone Fun
• Doggy Daycare & Spa
• K-9 Connection Dog Training
• Paw City Pet Care

 

Best Estate Sale Company

• Ancestors Estate Sales
• Kellie’s Estate Sales
• Lisa Ramont
• Richard Hornaday Estate Sales
• Tom & Jerry’s Estate Service

 

Best Facial

• Douglas J Salon & Medspa
• NECTAR body•face•skin
• Onyx Moon
• Rooted Radiance Aesthetics & Wellness
• Tres JoLee Beauty Bar

 

Best Financial Planner/Company

• David McNeilly
• Financial Independents, Inc.
• Grace Braatz-Opper – Modern Woodmen of America
• Smalley Investments
• The Scott Lewis Group

 

Best Funeral Home

• Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel
• Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes – DeWitt
• Mills Funeral Home, Peters & Murray Chapel
• Palmer Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes Lansing Chapel
• Pray Funeral Home

 

Best Gym/Fitness Studio

• Court One Athletic Clubs
• Dreadnought Martial Arts
• Michigan Athletic Club
• Planet Fitness – West Saginaw
• State Of Fitness
• The Trainers Studio
• Westside Community YMCA

 

Best Hair Salon

• Bliss Hair Studio
• Douglas J Aveda Institute
• Douglas J Salon & Medspa
• New Style Salon
• The Artisan Company Salon

 

Best Heating/Cooling

• All Star Mechanical
• Applegate Home Comfort
• Cousins Heating and Cooling
• Hager Fox Heating & Air Conditioning
• Vredevoogd Heating & Cooling

 

Best Holistic Healing

• Creative Wellness
• Gemstone Hideaway Hut
• In Style Hair Studio
• Center of the Healing Arts
• Salon Bleu

 

Best Home Healthcare Company

• Bee at Home
• Rich’s Residential and Home Care Options
• Sparrow Home Care
• Stoneleigh Residence & Hospice of Lansing

 

Best Insurance Agency

• AAA Lansing
• Grace Braatz-Opper – Modern Woodmen of America
• Meemic Insurance – Winston Agency
• Nikolai Jump – Farmers Insurance
• Rathbun Insurance
• Trinesha Goebel – State Farm

 

Best Landscape Company

• Down to Earth
• LandMark Landscape
• Lawn Tech of Michigan
• R&D Landscape
• Snyder’s Landscape Design
• Superb Lawn Care & Snow Removal
• Turf Jockeys

 

Best Laser Hair Removal

• Douglas J Salon & Medspa
• Mirkin Electrology
• MSU Aesthetics & Laser Treatment Center

 

Best Law Firm

• Abood Law Firm
• Conklin Law Firm
• Foster Swift Collins & Smith
• Grewal Law
• Sinas Dramis Law Firm
• White Law

 

Best Local YouTube Channel

• Lansing State Journal
• Mango the Quirky Cat
• Q106
• WKAR Public Media

 

Best Massage Studio

• Creative Wellness
• Douglas J Salon & Medspa
• Functional Mobility and Health
• Health & Harmony Massage & Wellness Center
• Zoe Life Spa and Salon

 

Best Med Spa

• Aqua Body Lab
• Douglas J Salon & Medspa
• Massage & Wellness Store, Med Spa and Center
• NECTAR body•face•skin
• Solara Wellness Acupuncture & Holistic Health

 

Best Moving Service

• College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving – Lansing
• Good Guys Moving & Services
• Kingsley Moving Systems
• Mr. BigStuff Labor & Moving
• Two Men and a Truck

 

Best Music Lessons

• Elderly Instruments
• JoAnn Stampfly
• Melanie Walker
• Okemos Music Academy
• School of Rock

 

Best Nail Salon

• 90’s Nails
• Douglas J Salon & Medspa
• J&L Nails
• Jenny Nails
• King Nails and Spa
• Onyx Moon
• Polished By Me
• Polished Nail Salon

 

Best News Source

• City Pulse
• Michigan Public Radio Network
• WILX-TV
• WKAR Public Media
• WLNS-TV

 

Best Nonprofit Organization (local)

• Allen Neighborhood Center
• Capital Area Humane Society
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Ele’s Place – Capital Region
• Women’s Center of Greater Lansing

 

Best Pet Grooming

• Kelly’s Pet Boutique East
• Old Town Tails
• Paw City Pet Care
• Ruff Cuts Pet Grooming
• Wag’N Tails Pet Resort

 

Best Pet Rescue

• Capital Area Humane Society
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter
• Mitten Misfits Farm Sanctuary
• Saved by Zade

 

Best Pharmacy (locally owned)

• Apothecary Shop
• Central Pharmacy – Lansing
• MSU Health Care Pharmacy
• Sparrow Pharmacy Plus
• Ware’s Pharmacy

 

Best Photography

• Ariniko Artistry
• Autumn Luciano
• Erica Jo Photography
• Jena Hovey – McShane Photography
• Lenon James Photography

 

Best Plumbing Service

• A-OK Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
• Aaron’s Plumbing & Mechanical
• Frook Plumbing & Mechanical
• Jenks Plumbing & Heating
• Michigan Plumbing
• Titus Plumbing & Drain Cleaning

 

Best Radio Station

• WHZZ 101.7
• WJXQ 106.1
• WDBM 88.9
• WQTZ 92.1
• WKAR 90.5

 

Best Residential Remodeling Company

• Aldrich Cabinets and Millwork
• Custom Built Design & Remodeling
• Honey Home Interiors
• K.Fedewa Builders
• Odd Fellows Contracting
• Tom McCarthy Builders

 

Best Security Service

• Honey Home Interiors
• Securitas Security Services USA

 

Best Senior Care Facility

• Burcham Hills
• Independence Village Grand Ledge
• Red Cedar Lodge
• The Willows at East Lansing
• The Willows at Okemos

 

Best Senior Living Community

• Burcham Hills
• Ingham County Medical Care Facility
• Independence Village Grand Ledge
• The Willows at East Lansing

 

Best Storage Unit Facility

• AC&E Rentals and Self Storage
• Storage Sense – Lansing
• U-Haul Moving & Storage – Waverly Road

 

Best Tanning

• J2 Tanning Grand Ledge
• Pacific Tan & Wellness – South Cedar
• Pacific Tan & Wellness – Okemos
• Uptown Sun Co.

 

Best Tattoo Parlor

• Devils Day Tattoo
• Fish Ladder Tattoo Co.
• Ink Therapy Lansing
• Splash of Color Tattoo & Piercing Studio
• True Blue Tattoo Co.

 

Best Therapy/Therapist Service

• Here Comes the Sun Therapy and Wellness
• Origami Rehabilitation (Main)
• Rooted Counseling
• Spring Forest Counseling & Wellness
• Therapy Today Counseling and Consulting
• Wild Ferns Wellness

 

Best Towing Company

• H&H Mobil Towing
• Northside Service
• P.J.’s Towing

 

Best Veterinarian Service

• East Lansing Veterinary Clinic
• Evergreen Veterinary Clinic
• MSU Veterinary Medical Center
• Riverside Cat Hospital
• Schultz Veterinary Clinic
• Waverly Animal Hospital

 

Best Wedding Services

• All Grand Events + Floral
• Angry Talent Entertainment
• The Hidden Gem Event Venue
• The Northfork Estate
• Tunes By T

 

Best Wifi/Internet Service Provider

• Metronet Telecom
• T-Mobile
• Wow!
• Xfinity

 

Best Yoga Studio

• 3 Legged Dog Yoga + Strength Studio
• Clearly Fit
• East Lansing Hot Yoga
• Michigan Athletic Club
• Peoples Yoga Studio Lansing
• Yoga Connect Haslett
• Yoga State of Mind, Body & Soul

 

 

SHOPPING

Best Antique Shop

• Antiques Market of Williamston
• Kellie’s Estate Sales, Auction, Resale & Thrift
• Little Red Schoolhouse
• Maple Street Mall
• The Mega Mall

 

Best Art Gallery

• Broad Art Museum
• Katalyst Art Gallery & Gift Boutique
• Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art
• Nelson Gallery
• Saper Galleries and Custom Framing

 

Best Art Supply Store

• Dear Ollie & Co.
• Hobby Lobby
• Michaels
• Odd Nodd Art Supply

 

Best Auto Dealership

• Feldman Chevrolet Lansing
• Motorcarsonline.com Lansing
• Shaheen Chevrolet of Lansing
• Spartan Toyota
• Williams Subaru

 

Best Beer Selection in Retail Store

• (Oades) Big Ten Party Store West
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Mega-Bev
• Tom’s Party Store and Wine Shop

 

Best Bookstore (locally owned)

• Curious Book Shop
• Deadtime Stories
• Everybody Reads
• Hooked
• Schuler Books

 

Best Butcher Shop

• MEAT on the WEST Side
• Merindorf Meats
• Mert’s Specialty Meats
• Monticello’s Market & Butcher Block
• Westlund’s Apple Market

 

Best Candy Store

• Cravings Gourmet Popcorn
• Fabiano’s Candies
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Peanut Shop
• Rocket Fizz – East Lansing

 

Best Cheese Department

• Horrocks Farm Market
• MSU Dairy Store
• The Cheese Lady
• Whole Foods Market

 

Best Clothing Store (locally owned)

• Capital Hippie
• Craig Ryan Fine Clothing – Lansing
• Grace Boutique of Old Town
• Kositchek’s Menswear
• WalkWorthy Menswear

 

Best Farmers Market

• Allen Farmers Market
• Dimondale Farmers Market
• Holt Farmers Market
• Meridian Township Farmers Market
• East Lansing Farmers Market

 

Best Florist

• B/A Florist
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Hyacinth House
• The Botany Boutique
• Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop
• Where the Wild Things Bloom

 

Best Furniture Store

• Bradly’s HG
• Bob’s Discount Furniture and Mattress Store
• Dicker & Deal Furniture & More
• Off Skate Vintage
• Pilgrim House Furniture

 

Best Game Shop

• Evolution Games
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• Hoplite Games
• Summit Comics & Games
• The Gaming Cantina

 

Best Gardening Center

• Christians Greenhouse
• MSU Department of Horticulture
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Lansing Gardens
• Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop

 

Best Gas Station

• BJ’s Gas Station
• Costco Gas Station
• Okemos Marathon
• Sam’s Club Gas Station
• Speedway – East Michigan

 

Best Gift Shop

• Bad Annie’s Sweary Goods
• Deadtime Stories
• Keans
• Odd Nodd Art Supply
• Old Town General Store

 

Best Grocery Store (locally owned)

• Campbell’s Market Basket
• D&W Fresh Market
• Darrell’s Market & Hardware
• Eastside Lansing Food Co-op
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Westlund’s Apple Market

 

Best Hardware Store

• Darrell’s Market & Hardware
• Grand Ledge Ace Hardware
• Great Lakes Ace Hardware
• Harbor Freight
• Vet’s Ace Hardware

 

Best Jewelry Store

• Becky Beauchine Kulka Diamonds and Fine Jewelry
• Gemstone Hideaway Hut
• H & H Jewelry Design
• Jean Jean Vintage
• Sweet Custom Jewelry

 

Best Lingerie Store

• Cirilla’s
• Front Room Underfashions

 

Best Liquor Store

• (Oades) Big Ten Party Store West
• Darrell’s Market & Hardware
• Hometown Liquor
• Mega-Bev
• Tom’s Party Store and Wine Shop

 

Best Metaphysical Store

• Beyond A Dream
• Coyote Wisdom Bookstore
• Gemstone Hideaway Hut
• Oracle’s Apothecary
• Triple Goddess Bookstore

 

Best Musical Instrument Store

• Elderly Instruments
• Marshall Music Co.
• Meridian Winds
• Music Instrument Swap
• Music Manor

 

Best Organic/Natural Market

• Better Health Market & Café-Frandor
• Clean Refillery
• Eastside Lansing Food Co-op
• Trader Joe’s
• Whole Foods Market

 

Best Pet Store

• Feeders Pet Supply
• Fur Real Dog Snacks
• Pet Supplies Plus Lansing
• PetSmart
• Preuss Pets

 

Best Quality Dairy

• Quality Dairy, 111 W. Mount Hope Ave., Lansing
• Quality Dairy, 173 W. Maple St., Mason
• Quality Dairy, 804 Willow Hwy., Grand Ledge
• Quality Dairy, 2233 Cedar St., Holt
• Quality Dairy, 2400 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing

 

Best Record/CD Store

• Flat, Black & Circular
• Mi-Rural Records
• The Record Lounge
• Westlund’s Apple Market

 

Best Sex Shop

• Cirilla’s
• Club Tabu
• Deja Vu Love Boutique
• Metro Retro

 

Best Thrift or Consignment Store

• City Rescue Mission Uplift Thrift
• Needful Things Charlotte
• St Vincent De Paul Society and Thrift Store
• Thrift Witch
• Volunteers of America Thrift Store

 

Best Tire Store

• Adado Tire Center
• Belle Tire
• Discount Tire – Okemos
• Discount Tire – S. Pennsylvania
• Tasmanian Tire Co.

 

Best Used Car Dealership

• Dice Auto Sales
• Red Cedar Auto Sales
• Spartan Toyota
• Sundance Chevrolet
• Williams Subaru

 

Best Vape Shop

• Mister-E’s Vape Shop
• Puff Puff Tobacco – East Lansing
• Puff Puff Tobacco – Lansing
• Wild Bill’s Tobacco – Lansing

 

Best Wine Shop

• Dusty’s Cellar
• Horrocks Beer Garden
• On the Rocks Wine & Spirits
• Tom’s Party Store and Wine Shop
• Vine & Brew

 

 

WHATEVER

Best Axe Throwing Venue

• High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
• Moriarty’s Pub
• Zap Zone XL

 

Best Category We Didn’t Think of

• Best Appetizer
• Best Community Contributor
• Best Handyman Services
• Best Pet Sitter
• Best STUPID – Lansing

 

Best Eye Candy Building

• Broad Art Museum
• Knapp’s Centre
• Michigan State Capitol
• Preuss Pets
• Spartan Stadium

 

Best Facebook Group or Page (local)

• 517 Living Community
• Lansing Facts
• Lansing Foodies
• Not Your Mother’s Networking Group
• STUPID – Lansing

 

Best High School

• East Lansing High School
• Eastern High School
• Everett High School
• Grand Ledge High School
• Lansing Catholic High School
• Okemos High School

 

Best Historical Place

• Beaumont Tower
• Big Penny, the Truck-Munching Bridge
• Michigan State Capitol
• Old Town
• Turner-Dodge House

 

Best Instagram Account (local)

• Old Town Lansing
• Avenue Lansing
• Elderly Instruments
• Lansing Facts
• Meat BBQ

 

Best Local Art Festival

• A Festival of Oddities
• ArtFeast
• East Lansing Art Festival
• Old Town Krampusnacht
• Old Town ScrapFest

 

Best Local Event/Festival

• A Festival of Oddities
• BluesFest
• East Lansing Art Festival
• Lansing Pride
• Old Town Krampusnacht

 

Best New Business

• Dunk’d
• Gemstone Hideaway Hut
• GiantMouse Knives
• Phillips Cider Bar and Market
• The Cheese Lady

 

Best Outdoor Adventure Venue

• Dimondale Canoe and Kayak
• Hawk Island Park
• Hiking the Ledges at Fitzgerald Park
• Lansing River Trail
• Uncle John’s Cider Mill

 

Best Place to Cry in Public

• Big Penny, the Truck-Munching Bridge
• Frandor parking lot
• Meat BBQ
• Sleepwalker Spirits and Ale Best Place to Find Quiet
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Fenner Nature Center
• Hannah Park
• Legg Park
• That weird lighted waterfall by Marshall Music

 

Best Place to Work

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Lansing River Trail
• Michigan State University
• Paw City Pet Care
• Preuss Pets

 

Best Shop Pet

• Dexter the office dog || Scrib’s Autoworks
• Morrison and Hendrix || Deadtime Stories
• Pancake the stingray || Preuss Pets
• Winifred || Ruff Cuts Pet Grooming

 

Best Staycation Hotel in Lansing

• Graduate East Lansing
• Hyatt House Lansing / University Area
• The English Inn
• Wild Goose Inn

 

Best Vehicle Ever Made in Lansing

• Olds Delta 88
• Oldsmobile 442
• Oldsmobile 98
• REO Motors Speedwagon
• Chevy Traverse

 

Best Wifi Spot

• CADL – Downtown Lansing
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Flour Child Bakery
• Meat BBQ
• Starbucks – Canal Road

 

Cleanest Public Restroom

• Capital Region International Airport
• Flour Child Bakery
• Meat BBQ
• MSUFCU – West Road
• Piazzano’s

 

In Memoriam: Businesses Lost

• Boom Boom Room
• Curvaceous Lingerie
• DeLuca’s Restaurant
• October Moon
• Tantay

 

Most Trustworthy Business

• Deadtime Stories
• Odd Nodd Art Supply
• Playmakers
• Preuss Pets
• Westlund’s Apple Market

 

Worst Eyesore

• Broad Museum
• Byrider on Cedar Sreet
• Garno Trump House on Michigan Avenue
• SkyVue Apartments
• Staples

 

Worst Pothole (specific location)

• All of Kalamazoo Street
• All of Lathrop Street
• Corner of Jolly Road & Pennsylvania Avenue
• Grand River from Frandor heading west
• Lansing Township-owned portion of Michigan Avenue
• Mount Hope near Aureliusa