Top Of The Town 2024: Final round begins for Greater Lansing’s 2024 Top of the Town superheroes

Get ready for some titanic clashes: The next two weeks will determine who the real superheroes are in Greater Lansing this year.

No, we’re not talking comic books, blockbuster movies or even the costumed politicians you saw artist Dennis Preston depict on our Sept. 11 cover. This is all about your 17th annual Top of the Town contest heroes — all those businesses, services, artists and performers who put forth their best efforts 365 days a year and earn YOUR votes in our contest.

More than 1,700 of you cast over 34,000 votes in the first round in September and early October. The Top 5 contenders have emerged in 249 categories across eight groups, all eager to win your favor and ascend the podium as part of the Top 3 next month!

Now it’s time to vote again; you can do so at lansingcitypulse.com. Just go to our home page and click on the red banner near the top that reads, “Voting is now open!” You can stop and return to complete your ballot at any time, as long as it’s by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29.

This superhero battle reaches its grand finale with the announcement of the winners in our Nov. 13 issue! Who will be the REAL “Burger Boy” of Greater Lansing (aka the winner of Best Burger), per the drama on this week’s cover? Who will capture the title of Best Bubble Tea, Best Food Truck or Best Indian Restaurant? Or Best Florist, Best Nail Salon and Best CBD Store? How about Best Coffee Shop, Best Trivia Night and Best Music Venue?

It’s all up to you, Greater Lansing!

Remember, when you go to vote on the website, you will be asked to reply to a confirmation email 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!

If you are signed up for newsletters, you will receive the list of winners by email one day early. So, when you go to vote, be sure to sign up if you haven’t done so already and join more than 12,000 subscribers who receive our news and events updates every week.

Top of the Town is THE platform in Greater Lansing to vote for the best of the best! Our new Lansing Guru website will host the Top 5 results after the contest concludes and serve as an invaluable reference for our community all year! 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

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Ruckus Ramen
• The Peanut Barrel
• Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern

Best Cocktails

• American Fifth Spirits
• Bobcat Bonnie’s
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Red Cedar Spirits
• The Avenue Cafe
• Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern

Best Dance Bar

• FieldHouse
• The Green Door
• The Avenue Cafe
• The Tin Can
• UrbanBeat

Best Dive Bar

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

Best Happy Hour

• Applebee’s Grill + Bar
• Cask & Co. Kitchen & Bar
• Crunchy’s
• Kelly’s Downtown
• Sidecar Slider Bar

Best Jam Night

• Moriarty’s Pub
• UrbanBeat

Best Karaoke

• Crunchy’s
• Darb’s Crystal Bar
• The Green Door
• One North Kitchen & Bar
• The Avenue Cafe

Best LGBTQ-Friendly Bar

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Esquire Bar
• The Avenue Cafe
• UrbanBeat
• Zoobie’s Old Town Tavern

Best Lansing-Area Brewery

• BAD Brewing Co.
• EagleMonk Pub and Brewery
• Lansing Brewing Co.
• Old Nation Brewing Co.
• Ozone’s Brewhouse

Best Lansing-Area Distillery

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

Best Margarita

• Barrio
• Cancun Mexican Grill Grand Ledge
• El Azteco Lansing
• Fiesta Charra
• Los Tres Amigos Hacienda

Best Mocktails

• Bobcat Bonnie’s
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• EnVie
• The Cosmos
• The People’s Kitchen

Best Neighborhood Bar

• Art’s Pub
• BAD Brewing Co.
• EagleMonk Pub and Brewery
• Harry’s Place
• The Peanut Barrel

Best Pub/Tavern

• Art’s Pub
• Mayfair Bar
• Moriarty’s Pub
• Ozone’s Brewhouse
• Stober’s Bar

Best Spartan Sports Hangout

• Crunchy’s
• Harrison Roadhouse
• Nuthouse Sports Grill
• Reno’s North
• The Peanut Barrel

Best Sports Bar

• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Frank’s Press Box
• Nuthouse Sports Grill
• The Peanut Barrel
• Sidecar Slider Bar

CANNABIS

Best CBD Store/Boutique

• Flora
• Pincanna East Lansing
• Pleasantrees East Lansing
• Pure Options Frandor
• Pure Options Lansing Midtown

Best Cannabis Flower - Hybrid

• Blue Runtz || Herbana
• Fruit & Fuel - Greasy Runtz || Pincanna East Lansing
• GGB || Pincanna East Lansing
• Love Letters || Bazonzoes
• Orange Zkittlez || The Botanical Co.

Best Cannabis Flower - Indica

• 517 Headband || Premier Cannabis Farms
• Frosted Cherry Cookies || Pincanna East Lansing
• Fruit & Fuel - Motorbreath #15 || Pincanna East Lansing
• Insano Cake || Cannaisseur Provisioning Center
• Pro Gro - Moonbow #112 || Pure Options

Best Cannabis Flower - Sativa

• Britney’s Frozen Lemons || Insano Pharms
• Fruit & Fuel - 007 Up || Pincanna East Lansing
• Lemon Gravy || Pincanna East Lansing
• Pro Gro - Lunar Lemon || Pure Options
• Tango Jack || Bazonzoes

Best Cannabis Growing Brand

• Pincanna East Lansing
• Premier Cannabis Farms
• Pro Gro
• Redemption Cannabis
• The Botanical Co.

Best Distillate Cartridge

• Blue Razz || BAMN
• Breeze Canna || Bazonzoes
• Franklin Fields || The Botanical Co.
• Fruit & Fuel || Pincanna East Lansing
• Pro Gro Distillate Disposable Cartridge || Pure Options

Best Gummy Edible (Cannabis)

• Choice || JARS Cannabis Lansing
• Funky Extracts || Pincanna East Lansing
• Wyld || Bazonzoes

Best Indoor Grow Shop

• Indoor Grow Supply
• Pincanna East Lansing
• Pure Options
• The Botanical Co.

Best Marijuana Provisioning Center

• Cannaisseur Provisioning Center
• Herbana
• Pure Options Frandor
• Pure Options Midtown
• Sapura

Best Marijuana Provisioning Center

- East Lansing

• Ascend Cannabis
• Flora
• Pincanna
• Pleasantrees

Best Non-Gummy Edible (Cannabis)

• Motor City Cannabis || JARS Cannabis Lansing
• Funky Extracts || Pincanna East Lansing
• Potpots || Lion Labs

Best Non-Solvent Concentrate (Cannabis)

• Temple Balls || The Bubble Boyz
• Candy Fumez || Pure Options
• Element || Lion Labs
• Moonbow #112 || Pure Options
• Fruit & Fuel || Pincanna East Lansing
• Pure Roots || Pure Options

Best Solvent Concentrate (Cannabis)

• Bubblegum Gelato || BAMN
• Element || Lion Labs
• Skymint || Skymint

Best Topical

• Michigan Organic Rub || Pincanna East Lansing
• RISE Advanced Cream || Lion Labs

DINING

Best BBQ

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

Best BBQ Sauce

• Charred Sauces and Seasonings
• Gravity Smokehouse Brew & Que
• Meat BBQ
• Saddleback BBQ Okemos
• Saddleback BBQ REO Town

Best Bagels

• Big Apple Bagels
• Bruegger’s Bagels
• Flour Child Bakery
• New Daily Bagel
• Panera Bread

Best Bakery

• Bake N’ Cakes
• Flour Child Bakery
• Mitten Raised
• Sweet Encounter Bakery & Cafe
• Sweetie-licious

Best Baklava

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

Best Breakfast

• Anna’s House
• Blondie’s Barn
• Fleetwood Diner
• Golden Harvest Restaurant
• Good Truckin’ Diner
• Sophia’s House of Pancakes

Best Brunch

• Anna’s House
• Art’s Pub
• Bobcat Bonnie’s
• Soup Spoon Café
• The People’s Kitchen

Best Bubble Tea

• Bento Kitchen Cravings
• Ding Tea
• Feng Cha
• Koala Bakery & Cafe
• YumYum Bento

Best Buffet

• Asian Buffet
• Hibachi Grill & Sushi Buffet
• One North Kitchen & Bar
• University Club of MSU
• World Buffet & Grill

Best Burger

• Crunchy’s
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Weston’s Kewpee Sandwich Shop
• South Riley Grocery, Tavern & Grill
• The Peanut Barrel

Best Chicken Strips/Tenders

• Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
• Eastside Fish Fry & Grill
• Olympic Broil
• Raising Cane’s
• The Old Bag of Nails Pub

Best Chinese Food Restaurant

• Apple Jade
• Bamboo Gardens
• Charlie Kang’s Restaurant
• Chen’s Restaurant
• House of Hsu

Best Cider

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

Best Coney Dog

• Dimitri’s Restaurant
• Fleetwood Diner
• Nip N Sip Drive In
• Olympic Broil
• Sparty’s Coney Island

Best Crab Legs

• King Ocean Crab
• The Tangy Crab

Best Cupcake

• Cakes-A-Bloomin’
• Flour Child Bakery
• Nothing Bundt Cakes
• Sugar Shack
• Sweet Encounter Bakery & Cafe

Best Deli

• Barnhill’s Westside Deli
• MEAT On the WEST Side
• Sidestreets Deli & Bakery
• Stateside Deli
• The Vault Deli

Best Dessert

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Everything Is Cheesecake
• Flour Child Bakery
• MSU Dairy Store
• Nothing Bundt Cakes

Best Diner

• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Dimitri’s Restaurant
• Fleetwood Diner
• Good Truckin’ Diner
• Sunshine Diner

Best Donuts

• Flour Child Bakery
• Groovy Donuts
• Quality Dairy
• Strange Matter Downtown
• Uncle John’s Cider Mill

Best Drive-up Location

• Arby’s
• Culver’s
• Nip N Sip Drive In
• Olympic Broil

Best Family-Friendly Restaurant

• Buddies Pub & Grill
• Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
• Flour Child Bakery
• Meat BBQ
• Spag’s Bar & Grill
• Texas Roadhouse

Best Fast Food

• Chick-fil-A
• Culver’s Okemos Road
• Culver’s Eastwood
• Nip N Sip Drive In
• Olympic Broil

Best Fish Fry

• Crack Chicken
• Culver’s
• Eastside Fish Fry & Grill
• Harry’s Place
• The Old Bag of Nails Pub

Best Food Truck

• Eato Chef
• El Oasis
• Hard Knocks Food Truck
• Ozone’s Brewhouse
• The Smoke N’ Pig BBQ

Best French Fries

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• HopCat
• Meat BBQ
• The Peanut Barrel

Best Greek

• Athena’s Diner
• Bell’s Greek Pizza
• Niko’s Taverna
• Steakhouse Philly Bar & Grill
• Woody’s Oasis

Best Hibachi

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

Best Ice Cream

• Arctic Corner
• MOO-ville Creamery Eaton Rapids
• MSU Dairy Store
• Tasty Twist
• The Daily Scoop

Best Indian Restaurant

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

Best Irish

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

Best Italian

• Bravo! Italian Kitchen
• Cugino’s
• Piazzano’s
• Spagnuolo’s Restaurant
• Tony M’s Restaurant & Banquet Center

Best Lasagna

• Bravo! Italian Kitchen
• Cugino’s
• Piazzano’s
• Pizza House
• Tony M’s Restaurant & Banquet Center

Best Late-Night Food

• Conrad’s Grill
• Fleetwood Diner
• Insomnia Cookies
• Lansing Shuffle
• Sidecar Slider Bar

Best Mediterranean

• Aladdin’s Restaurant
• Bread Bites Mediterranean
• ChouPli Wood-Fired Kabob
• Woody’s Oasis
• Zaytoon

Best Mexican Restaurant - Chain

• Acapulco Mexican Grill Lansing
• Cancun Mexican Grill
• Don Tequilas
• Fiesta Charra
• Los Tres Amigos Hacienda

Best Mexican Restaurant- Non-Chain

• El Azteco Lansing
• El Oasis
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Eastside
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Old Town
• Pancho’s Taqueria

Best Nachos

• Buddies Pub & Grill
• El Azteco Lansing
• Fiesta Charra
• Meat BBQ
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Eastside

Best New Restaurant

• Arms & Embers Grill
• Bobcat Bonnie’s
• Noosh Afghan Cuisine
• Summerlands Brewing Co.
• Toscana Kitchen & Wine Market

Best Olive Burger

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Dagwood’s Tavern & Grill
• Weston’s Kewpee Sandwich Shop
• Olympic Broil
• The Peanut Barrel

Best Pancakes

• Anna’s House
• Good Truckin’ Diner
• Sophia’s House of Pancakes
• Sparty’s Coney Island
• The People’s Kitchen

Best Pho

• Asia’s Finest
• Capital City BBQ
• King Phở
• Pho 777
• Pho So 1

Best Pizza

• Art’s Pub
• Cugino’s
• Klavon’s Pizzeria & Pub
• Slice by Saddleback
• Spagnuolo’s Restaurant

Best Prime Rib

• Airport Tavern
• Lucky’s Steakhouse
• Piazzano’s
• Texas Roadhouse
• The English Inn
• Tipsy Nickel Bar & Grille

Best Ramen

• Bento Kitchen Cravings
• Ruckus Ramen
• Sapporo Ramen & Noodle Bar
• Sushi Moto
• Uni Sushi and Ramen

Best Ranch Dressing

• Art’s Pub
• BAD Brewing Co.
• Buddy’s Pizza
• EnVie
• Jet’s Pizza
• Klavon’s Pizzeria & Pub
• Relli’s Sports Bar
• Tony M’s Restaurant & Banquet Center

Best Restaurant Beer List

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Crunchy’s
• EagleMonk Pub and Brewery
• HopCat
• Lansing Brewing Co.

Best Restaurant Wine List

• Bowdie’s Chophouse
• Bridge Street Social
• Dusty’s Wine Bar
• Soup Spoon Café
• Toscana Kitchen & Wine Market

Best Restaurant for Seniors

• Bob Evans
• Coral Gables
• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
• Meat BBQ
• Tavern 109

Best Reuben

• Corey’s Lounge
• LeRoy’s Classic Bar & Grill
• Meat BBQ
• Soup Spoon Café
• Stateside Deli

Best Salad

• Art’s Pub
• El Azteco East Lansing
• Fuel’d
• Leaf Salad Bar
• Soup Spoon Café
• Zoup!

Best Sandwich/Wrap

• Babe’s Corner
• Flour Child Bakery
• Jersey Giant Subs
• Soup Spoon Café
• Stateside Deli

Best Seafood Restaurant

• Mitchell’s Fish Market
• Red Lobster
• King Ocean Crab
• The Old Bag of Nails Pub
• The Tangy Crab

Best Signature Dish

• Bourbon Salmon || One North Kitchen & Bar
• Hippie Hash || Fleetwood Diner
• Meat Mountain || Meat BBQ
• Mussels & Frites || EnVie
• Trust Us || The Cosmos

Best Soup

• Flour Child Bakery
• Horrocks Tavern
• Panera Bread
• Soup Spoon Café
• Zoup!

Best Steak

• Airport Tavern
• Bowdie’s Chophouse
• Capital Prime
• Lucky’s Steakhouse
• Texas Roadhouse

Best Sub Sandwich

• Babe’s Corner
• Jersey Giant Subs
• Jersey Mike’s Subs
• King Subs
• Mancinos South Cedar

Best Sushi

• Cask & Co. Kitchen & Bar
• Maru Sushi & Grill
• Ohana Sushi and Bar
• Sansu Sushi and Cocktails
• Sushi Moto

Best Tacos

• El Azteco East Lansing
• El Oasis
• Meat BBQ
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Eastside
• Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Old Town

Best Thai Restaurant

• Bangkok House
• Eato Chef
• No Thai! East Lansing
• Taste of Thai
• Thai Princess

Best Upscale Dining

• Bowdie’s Chophouse
• EnVie
• Red Haven Farm to Table Restaurant
• The English Inn
• Toscana Kitchen & Wine Market

Best Vegan/Gluten Free Dessert

• Bobcat Bonnie’s
• Flour Child Bakery
• Good Truckin’ Diner
• Strange Matter Coffee
• Sweet Encounter Bakery & Cafe
• Veg Head

Best Vegetarian/Vegan Dish

• Altu’s Ethiopian Cuisine
• Beggar’s Banquet
• UrbanBeat
• Veg Head
• VEG-N

Best Vegetarian/Vegan/Gluten Free Restaurant

• Altu’s Ethiopian Cuisine
• Flour Child Bakery
• Veg Head
• VEG-N

Best Wings

• Art’s Pub
• Buffalo Wild Wings
• Eastside Fish Fry & Grill
• Meat BBQ
• Saddleback BBQ Okemos

HANGOUTS

Best Beach

• Grand Haven
• Hawk Island Park
• Lake Lansing Park South
• Lake Michigan
• Motz Park

Best Biggby

• Biggby Coffee - 661 N. Cedar St., Mason
• Biggby Coffee - 725 W. Grand River Ave., Williamston
• Biggby Coffee - 2002 W. Saginaw St. Lansing
• Biggby Coffee - 2546 E. Jolly Road, Lansing
• Biggby Coffee - 4756 Marsh Road, Okemos

Best Bowling Alley

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

Best Cafe

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Fleetwood Diner
• Flour Child Bakery
• Hooked
• Strange Matter Coffee Eastside

Best Coffee Shop (Non-Biggby)

• Blue Owl Coffee
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Flour Child Bakery
• Strange Matter Coffee Eastside
• Toads

Best Comedy Night

• Country Creek Reception Hall
• Crunchy’s
• Mac’s Bar
• Ozone’s Brewhouse
• Pure Options Comedy Series @ Grewal Hall

Best Corn Maze

• Bestmaze
• Choice Farm Market

Best Escape Room Venue

• Breakout Escape Rooms Lansing
• Challenges East Lansing Adventure Escape Rooms
• Escapes Unlocked
• Spare Time Entertainment Center

Best Golf Course

• Eagle Eye Golf Club
• El Dorado Golf Course
• Forest Akers East Golf Course
• Groesbeck Golf Course
• Ledge Meadows Golf Course

Best Hangout Solo

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Crunchy’s
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• Hooked
• Moriarty’s Pub
• The Avenue Cafe

Best Hangout for Seniors

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Coral Gables
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• Meat BBQ
• Meridian Senior Center

Best Hangout for Students

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Crunchy’s
• East Lansing Public Library
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• The Avenue Cafe

Best Library

• CADL - Downtown Lansing
• CADL - Mason
• CADL - South Lansing
• Delta Township District Library
• East Lansing Public Library
• Grand Ledge Area District Library

Best Local Attraction for Kids

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• Impression 5 Science Center
• Launch Trampoline Park Lansing
• Potter Park Zoo

Best Movie Theatre

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

Best Music Venue

• Grewal Hall at 224
• Horrocks Tavern
• The Avenue Cafe
• 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
• High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Michigan History Center
• Old Town Lansing

Best Patio

• BAD Brewing Co.
• El Azteco
• Horrocks Tavern
• Lansing Shuffle
• The Peanut Barrel

Best Place to Play Pinball

• Pinball Pete’s
• The Avenue Cafe

Best Place to Play Video Games

• Lansing Shuffle
• Pinball Pete’s

Best Place to Shoot Pool

• Mac’s Bar
• Nuthouse Sports Grill
• Sholty’s Bar
• The Avenue Cafe
• The Riv

Best Public Park

• Bancroft Park
• Burchfield Park
• Fitzgerald Park
• Hawk Island Park
• Patriarche Park
• Sharp Park

Best Sober Hangout

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge
• Old Town Lansing
• The Gaming Cantina East Lansing

Best Trivia Night

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Crunchy’s
• LeRoy’s Classic Bar & Grill
• The Avenue Café

LOCAL ARTS

Best Choral Group

• DeWitt Community Singers
• LanSINGout Gay Chorus
• MSU Chorale
• Sistrum

Best Country Artist/Band

• Billy Strings
• Cooper Johnson
• Double Wide Ride
• Shelby and Jake

Best Cover Band

• Atomic Annie
• Be Kind Rewind
• Frog and The Beeftones
• Starfarm
• The Black Barn Band

Best Folk Artist/Band

• Abbey Hoffman
• Heartland Klezmorim
• Shelby and Jake
• The Dangling Participles
• The Wild Honey Collective

Best Hip-Hop Artist/Group

• JusKel
• Ozay Moore
• Sean Mic
• Sway Boi
• Tony Thompson

Best Jazz Musician/Group

• Jeff Shoup Quartet
• Linda Abar
• Michael Dease
• Sunny Wilkinson and Ron Newman
• The Rodney Whitaker Quartet

Best Local Theatre Organization

• All-of-Us Express Children’s Theatre
• Peppermint Creek Theatre Co.
• Riverwalk Theatre
• MSU Summer Circle Theatre
• Williamston Theatre

Best Pottery Studio

• Art Unlimited
• Chatterley Sculptures Inc.
• Spinner Pottery
• Sunset Clay Studio
• Wheel House Studio

Best Public Art/Sculpture

• Big Penny, the Truck Munching Bridge
• Broad Museum
• Mother Nature Sculpture
• Riverwalk ArtPath
• Sparty Statue

Best Rock Artist/Band

• Atomic Annie
• Be Kind Rewind
• Frog and The Beeftones
• Jimmy Likes Pie
• Starfarm

SERVICE

Best Appliance Repair

• Babcock’s Appliance Services
• Darold’s Small Engine
• Dick’s Appliance Service
• G & W Appliance
• Lane’s Appliance Sales and Service
• Richards Appliance and Bedding
• Shaw’s Appliance Service

Best Audiologist/Hearing Firm

• Advanced Audiology DeWitt
• America’s Best Hearing
• HearUSA
• MaryRose Hecksel AuD. LLC
• Mid-Michigan Ear, Nose & Throat

Best Auto Body Shop

• Driven Collision LLC
• Eaton Auto Body Inc.
• Mason Auto Body Repair Inc.
• Shaheen Chevrolet of Lansing
• Tripp’s Collision Lansing

Best Auto Detailing Service

• Finish Line Detailing and Coatings
• Jay’s Complete Auto Detailing
• KWIK Car Wash & Express Detailing
• Lincoln’s Touch
• Showroom Shine
• Spot-Les

Best Auto Repair Shop

• Chuck’s Garage Lansing
• Frankie D’s Auto & Truck Repair
• Lea’s Auto Body
• Righter’s Auto Repair
• Ryan’s Auto Care
• The Back Room

Best Bank

• Comerica Bank
• Dart Bank
• Eaton Community Bank
• Fifth Third Bank
• Independent Bank

Best Barber Shop

• Barber Squad
• East Side Barbershop
• Family Barber Shop
• Jude’s Barbershop East Lansing
• Kozmos Hair Studio
• Loyalty Barbershop

Best Bicycle Shop

• Denny’s Central Park Bicycles
• Eric’s Cycling & Fitness
• Jim’s Village Cycle Shop
• Lansing Bike Co-op
• SPIN Bicycle Shop Best Car Wash
• Fast Eddie’s Car Wash and Oil Change
• KWIK Car Wash & Express Detailing
• Mister Car Wash
• Tommy’s Express Car Wash
• Wash World Car Wash

Best Caterer/Catering Service

• Graze Craze Charcuterie Boards & Boxes
• Meat BBQ
• Morton’s Fine Catering
• Saddleback Catering
• The Smoke N’ Pig BBQ

Best Cemetery

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

Best Chiropractic office

• Craft Chiropractic Creating Wellness Centers Charlotte
• Craft Chiropractic Creating Wellness Centers Grand Ledge
• Creative Wellness
• Dewitt Chiro
• Divine Spine Chiropractic Wellness
• Truecare Chiropractic & Performance

Best Cleaning Service

• 5s Cleaning
• Domestic Divas Cleaning Services
• My Neighbors Cleaning Services LLC
• St. Pete’s Maids
• Sweet Solutions Cleaning Service LLC

Best Credit Union

• Adventure Credit Union
• CASE Credit Union
• LAFCU
• Lake Trust Credit Union
• MSUFCU

Best Curbside Pickup

• Bad Annie’s Sweary Goods
• Culver’s
• Meat BBQ
• Odd Nodd Art Supply
• Olive Garden

Best Dance Studio

• Dance Conservatory
• Karyns Dance Place
• Patsy Watson School of Dance
• The Hive Dance Studio
• The Studio Performing Arts Center

Best Day Spa

• Douglas J Salon
• Massage & Wellness Store, Med Spa and Center
• Onyx Moon
• Solara Wellness Acupuncture & Holistic Health
• Zoe Life Spa and Salon

Best Dentist Office

• Downtown Dental Studio PLLC
• Lansing Elite Dental
• MB Dental Solutions
• Schaefer Dental Group
• Zielinski Dental

Best Estate Sale Company

• A Wrinkle in Time Estate Sales
• Kellie’s Estate Sales
• Richard Hornaday Estate Sales
• Sheridan Realty & Auction Co.
• Tom & Jerry’s Estate Service

Best Facial

• Douglas J Salon
• Massage & Wellness Store, Med Spa and Center
• Massage Bliss
• NECTAR body•face•skin
• Pinnacle Dermatology Okemos
• Skin Boss Med Spa
• Tres JoLee Beauty Bar
• Zoe Life Spa and Salon

Best Financial Planner/Company

• Dart Investment Centers
• Full Circle Financial Planning
• Grace Braatz-Opper – Modern Woodmen of America
• Hantz Financial Services Okemos
• Preferred Wealth Management LLC

Best Funeral Home

• Estes-Leadley Funeral Home
• Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes Lansing
• Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes East Lansing
• Pray Funeral Home Inc.
• Vickers Leslie Funeral Home

Best Gym/Fitness Studio

• AL!VE
• Eagle Fit 24/7 Charlotte
• Parkwood YMCA
• Planet Fitness
• Sparrow Michigan Athletic Club

Best Hair Salon

• Douglas J Salon
• Hair and Co. on Ash
• Holiday Lansing
• Rubie’s Paradise Salon
• The Artisan Hair Co.

Best Heating/Cooling

• All Star Mechanical
• Applegate Home Comfort
• Doty Mechanical
• Hager Fox Heating & Air Conditioning
• Kane Heating & Ventilating

Best Holistic Healing

• Beyond A Dream LLC
• Creative Wellness
• Douglas J Salon
• Massage & Wellness Store, Med Spa and Center
• Solara Wellness Acupuncture & Holistic Health

Best Home Healthcare Company

• Centered Care of Michigan
• McLaren Greater Lansing
• Rich’s Residential and Home Care Options
• Stoneleigh Residence & Hospice of Lansing

Best Insurance Agency

• Auto-Owners Insurance
• Bye Insurance
• David Chapman Agency
• Fiedler Insurance Agency
• Rathbun Insurance
• Russell and Schrader Insurance Agency

Best Landscape Company

• Hammond Farms Landscape Supply
• Land Visions
• Puregreen Lawn & Tree Professionals
• R&D Landscape
• Snyder’s Landscape Design Inc.

Best Laser Hair Removal

• Massage & Wellness Store, Med Spa and Center
• Milan Laser Hair Removal
• Mirkin Electrology
• MSU Aesthetics & Laser Treatment Center
• Pinnacle Dermatology Okemos

Best Law Firm

• Abood Law Firm
• Bahrie Law
• Foster, Swift Collins & Smith PC
• Grewal Law
• Noud & Noud, Attorneys at Law

Best Local YouTube Channel

• Magnet Fishing Lansing
• Mango, the Quirky Cat
• Q106
• Time Signatures with Jim Ervin

Best Massage Studio

• Amanda Tollstam LMT
• Craft Chiropractic Creating Wellness Centers Charlotte
• Creative Wellness
• Onyx Moon
• Solara Wellness Acupuncture & Holistic Health

Best Med Spa

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

Best Music Lessons

• Howling Dogs Music Studio
• Marshall Music Co.
• Music Manor
• Okemos Music Academy
• School of Rock

Best Nail Salon

• Ink Therapy Lansing
• J&L Nails
• Jenny Nails
• Polished by Me
• Polished Nail Salon
• Royal Nails
• Time 4 Nails
• VIP Nail Bar

Best News Source

• City Pulse
• Fox 47 News
• WILX-TV
• WKAR Media
• WLNS-TV

Best Non-Profit Organization (local)

• Capital Area Housing Partnership
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Ele’s Place Capital Region
• Greater Lansing Food Bank
• Punks with Lunch

Best Painter

• Blue Sky Painting
• Brad’s Quality Painting LLC
• Choice Painting
• Do-Well Remodel
• Stroke of Color Painting LLC
• T.L. Hart Inc.
• Walls of Change

Best Pet Grooming

• Amanda’s Grooming
• Kelly’s Pet Boutique East
• Michigan School of Canine Cosmetology
• Old Town Tails LLC
• Paw City Pet Care

Best Pet Rescue

• Capital Area Humane Society
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter
• New Hope Pet Rescue
• Saved by Zade

Best Pharmacy (locally owned)

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

Best Plumbing Service

• Jenks Plumbing & Heating Inc.
• Michigan Plumbing
• Pierce Plumbing & Heating
• Roger the Plumber LLC
• The Meridian Co.

Best Radio Station

• WJXQ 106.1
• WQTZ 92.1
• WDBM 88.9
• WITL 100.7
• WKAR 90.5

Best Residential Remodeling Company

• Acme Home Exteriors
• Aldrich Cabinets and Millwork
• Community Building Services
• Custom Built Design & Remodeling
• Key Builders Inc.
• McDaniels Kitchen & Bath
• RSI Home Improvement Inc.

Best Senior Living Community

• Burcham Hills
• Provision Living at East Lansing
• Red Cedar Lodge
• Serenity Place Apartments
• The Courtyard at Delta

Best Tanning

• Glow by Gracie
• J2 Tanning East Lansing
• J2 Tanning Grand Ledge
• Pacific Tan
• Uptown Sun Co.

Best Tattoo Parlor

• Fish Ladder Tattoo Co.
• Ink Therapy Lansing
• Splash of Color
• True Blue Tattoo Co.
• Vivid Ink

Best Therapy/Therapist Service

• Origami Rehabilitation
• Right Direction Counseling PLLC
• Rooted Counseling
• Therapy Today Counseling and Consulting
• Wild Ferns Wellness

Best Towing Company

• H&H Mobil Towing
• Lea’s Auto Body
• Northside Service Inc.
• P.J.’s Towing
• Shroyer Auto Parts

Best Veterinarian Service

• Apple Grove Veterinary Care
• East Lansing Veterinary Clinic
• Evergreen Veterinary Clinic
• Patterson Veterinary Hospital Mason
• Waverly Animal Hospital

Best Wedding Services

• All Grand Events + Floral
• Angry Talent Entertainment
• Sparrow Bloom
• The Venue by Eleven 11 Events LLC
• Twiggies

Best Wifi/Internet Service Provider

• Advanced Communications & Data
• Metronet Telecom Inc.
• T-Mobile
• Xfinity

Best Yoga Studio

• 3 Legged Dog Yoga + Strength Studio
• East Lansing Hot Yoga
• Lovelight Collective
• Peoples Yoga Studio Lansing
• Yoga Connect

SHOPPING

Best Antique Shop

• Maple Street Mall
• Off Skate Vintage
• Simply Vintage Marketplace LLC
• The Mega Mall
• Thrift Witch

Best Art Gallery

• Broad Art Museum
• Katalyst Art Gallery & Gift Boutique
• Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center
• Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art
• Nelson Gallery
• Struk Studio

Best Art Supply Store

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

Best Auto Dealership

• Feldman Chevrolet Lansing
• Graff Chevrolet Okemos
• Shaheen Chevrolet of Lansing
• Sundance Chevrolet, Inc.
• Williams Subaru

Best Beer Selection in Retail Store

• (Oades) Big Ten Party Store West
• Big Ten Party Store Okemos
• Darrell’s Market & Hardware
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Mega-Bev
• Old Town General Store

Best Bookstore (locally owned)

• Bestsellers Books and Coffee Co.
• Curious Book Shop
• Deadtime Stories
• Hooked
• The Cozy Corner Bookstore

Best Butcher Shop

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

Best Candy Store

• Bad Annie’s Sweary Goods
• Fabiano’s Candies
• Kean’s
• Peanut Shop
• Rocket Fizz

Best Cheese Department

• Horrocks Farm Market
• MOO-ville Creamery Eaton Rapids
• MSU Dairy Store
• Vine & Brew
• Whole Foods Market

Best Clothing Store (locally owned)

• Capital Hippie
• Curvaceous Lingerie
• Grace Boutique of Old Town
• Kean’s
• Thrift Witch

Best Consignment Shop

• Bella Grande
• Carousel Consignments
• Kellie’s Estate Sales, Auctions & Resale
• Thrift Witch
• Weathered Nest Vintage Market

Best Farmers Market

• Allen Farmers Market
• Dimondale Farmers Market
• Downtown DeWitt Farmers Market
• Meridian Township Farmers Market
• South Lansing Farmers Market

Best Florist

• Horrocks Farm Market
• Hyacinth House
• Twiggies
• Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop
• Where the Wild Things Bloom

Best Furniture Store

• Bob’s Discount Furniture and Mattress Store
• Bradly’s HG
• Off Skate Vintage
• Pilgrim House Furniture
• Vintage Junkies

Best Gardening Center

• Andy T’s Farm Market
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Lansing Gardens
• Matthew Ryan Salon & Garden
• Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop

Best Gas Station

• BJ’s Gas Station Eastwood
• Costco Gas Station East Lansing
• Meijer Mason
• Sam’s Club Eastwood
• Speedway East Michigan

Best Gift Shop

• Bad Annie’s Sweary Goods
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Kean’s
• Old Town General Store
• Studio Marketplace

Best Grocery Store (locally owned)

• Darrell’s Market & Hardware
• Eastside Lansing Food Co-Op
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Tom’s Food Center
• Westlund’s Apple Market

Best Hardware Store

• Ace Hardware
• Darrell’s Market & Hardware
• Gilbert’s Hardware & Rental
• Great Lakes Ace Hardware
• Haslett True Value Hardware
• Vet’s Ace Hardware

Best Hot Tub/Pool/Sauna Store

• Aquarius Pools by Theresa LLC
• The Hot House

Best Jewelry Store

• Becky Beauchine Kulka Diamonds and Fine Jewelry
• Carl V. Reck Jewelers
• Gemstone Hideaway Hut
• Grace Boutique of Old Town
• Jean Jean Vintage LLC
• Sweet Custom Jewelry
• Wheat Jewelers

Best Lingerie Store

• Curvaceous Lingerie

Best Liquor Store

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

Best Metaphysical Store

• Beyond A Dream LLC
• 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 & Cafe
• Clean Refillery
• Eastside Lansing Food Co-Op
• Fresh Thyme Market
• Horrocks Farm Market

Best Pet Store

• Feeders Pet Supply
• Fur Real Dog Snacks
• Joey’s Pet Outfitters
• PetSmart
• Preuss Pets

Best Place to Buy Mums

• Butcher Farms
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Hyacinth House
• River City Farms
• Roseacre Greenhouse
• Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop

Best Quality Dairy

• Quality Dairy, 173 W. Maple St., Mason
• Quality Dairy, 804 Willow Hwy., Grand Ledge
• Quality Dairy, 1699 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos
• 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 Secondhand Shop

• Carousel Consignments
• Kellie’s Estate Sales
• The Mega Mall
• Thrift Witch
• Vintage Junkies

Best Sex Shop

• Cirilla’s
• Deja Vu Love Boutique Lansing
• Lion’s Den

Best Thrift Store

• Needful Things Charlotte
• St Vincent de Paul Society and Thrift Store
• The Mega Mall
• Thrift Witch
• Volunteers of America Thrift Store

Best Tire Store

• Adado Tire Center
• Belle Tire
• Costco Wholesale
• Discount Tire
• Tasmanian Tire Co.

Best Used Car Dealership

• Champion Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of Lansing
• Feldman Chevrolet Lansing
• Graff Chevrolet Okemos
• Spartan Toyota
• Sundance Chevrolet, Inc.

Best Vape Shop

• ABC Liquor
• Every Day Tobacco
• Mister-E’s Vape Shop
• Puff Puff Tobacco
• Wild Bill’s Tobacco Grand Ledge
• Wild Bill’s Tobacco Lansing

Best Wine Shop

• Dusty’s Cellar
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Mega-Bev
• Old Town General Store
• Vine & Brew

WHATEVER

Best Axe Throwing Venue

• High Caliber Karting and Entertainment
• Spare Time Entertainment Center
• Zap Zone XL

Best Casino

• FireKeepers Casino Hotel
• Soaring Eagle

Best Day Trip

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Lake Michigan
• Old Town Lansing
• Saugatuck
• Sleepy Hollow State Park

Best Facebook Group or Page (local)

• 517 Living Community
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Lansing Facts
• Lansing Foodies
• Not Your Mother’s Networking Group

Best High School

• East Lansing High School
• Eastern High School
• Grand Ledge High School
• Haslett High School
• Mason High School
• Okemos High School

Best Historical Place

• Courthouse Square Museum
• Michigan History Center
• Michigan State Capitol
• R.E. Olds Transportation Museum
• The Village Chapel at Meridian Historical Village
• Turner-Dodge House

Best Instagram Account (local)

• Bad Annie’s
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Curvaceous Lingerie
• Lansing Facts
• Lansing Foodies

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
• BAD Brewing Summer Block Party
• East Lansing Art Festival
• Lansing Pride
• Olive Burger Festival

Best New Business

• All of the Above Hip Hop Academy
• Bobcat Bonnie’s
• Graze Craze Charcuterie Boards & Boxes
• Grewal Hall at 224
• Homebrew Tabletop Game Lounge

Best Outdoor Adventure Venue

• Burchfield Park
• Dimondale Canoe and Kayak
• Fitzgerald Park
• Hawk Island Park
• Woldumar Nature Center

Best Place to Cry in Public

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Fish Ladder Parking Lot
• Frandor Parking Lot
• Meat BBQ
• Michigan State Capitol

Best Place to Find Quiet

• Bancroft Park
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Lansing River Trail
• MSU Horticulture Gardens
• Woldumar Nature Center

Best Place to Work

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Flour Child Bakery
• Michigan State University
• Summit Comics & Games
• Twiggies

Best Shop Pet

• Bowdie and Petey || Old Town Tails LLC
• Capitán Rex The Cat || Casa De

  

Rosado Galeria and Cultural Center

• Cynder & Ash || AnnaBelle’s Canine Station
• Daley || Young Brothers & Daley
• Milo || Wild Birds Unlimited
• Morrison and Hendrix || Deadtime Stories
• Poncho || Preuss Pets
• Rufus || Howling Dogs Music Studio

Best Staycation Hotel in Lansing

• Courtyard By Marriott East Lansing Okemos
• Graduate East Lansing
• Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
• The English Inn
• Wild Goose Inn

Best Vehicle Ever Made in Lansing

• Camaro
• Chevy SSR
• Olds Cutlass Supreme

Best Wifi Spot

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Biggby Coffee
• CADL - Downtown Lansing
• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Michigan State University

Category We Didn’t Think of

• Best Computer Store
• Best Cultural Landmark
• Best Pad Thai

Cleanest Public Restroom

• BAD Brewing Co.
• Flour Child Bakery
• Horrocks Farm Market
• Meat BBQ
• Michigan State University

Eye Candy Building

• Broad Art Museum
• Deadtime Stories
• Knapp’s Centre
• Michigan State Capitol
• Spartan Stadium

In Memoriam: Businesses Lost

• DeLuca’s Restaurant
• International Travelers Club and Tuba Museum
• Rite Aid
• Roma Bakery, Deli & Fine Foods
• The Grid Arcade & Bar
• Wing Heaven

Most Trustworthy Business

• Constellation Cat Cafe
• Curvaceous Lingerie
• Deadtime Stories
• Twiggies
• WLNS-TV

Worst Eyesore

• Broad Museum
• Every Gillespie apartment building
• Garno Trump House on Michigan Avenue
• The Fledge
• Vacant Spaces on Washington Square

Worst Pothole (specific location)

• All of Francis Road
• All of Kalamazoo Street
• Riverfront Drive off Cedar
• Saginaw between Frandor & Chester
• SB127/WB496 Rampa