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Best of 2016: Reader’s Choice Poll Winners

From our December print feature, "2016: The Year in Review"

By Seattle Mag December 7, 2016

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This article originally appeared in the December 2016 issue of Seattle magazine.

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BEAUTY

BEST BLOW-DRY BAR
Swink Style Bar
Downtown, swinkstylebar.com

BEST COLORIST
Fix Salon
Roosevelt, fixsalonseattle.com

BEST SALON FOR CUTS
Gene Juarez Salons & Spas
Multiple locations, genejuarez.com

BEST BROW BAR/LASH EXTENSIONS
Benefit Brow Bar at Macy’s
Bellevue, downtown, benefitcosmetics.com

BEST HAIRSTYLIST
James Todd (Gene Juarez Bellevue)
Bellevue, genejuarez.com

BEST MEN’S SALON
Simone David Barbershop
Downtown, simonedavidbarbershop.com

BEST CHILDREN’S HAIRCUTS
Li’l Klippers
Wallingford, lilklippers.com

BEST MANICURE
Hoa Salon
Multiple locations, hoasalon.com

BEST PEDICURE
Juniper Natural Nail Bar
West Seattle, junipernaturalnailbar.com

BEST SPA
Yuan Spa
Bellevue, yuanspa.com

BEST MASSAGE
The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel
Downtown, fourseasons.com/seattle/spa

BEST FACIAL
SkinSpirit
Multiple locations, skinspirit.com

BEST MEDI SPA 
Virginia Mason Medical Center Medi Spa
First Hill, virginiamason.org/medispa

PETS 

BEST DOGGY DAY CARE
Citydog! Club
Multiple locations, citydogclub.com

BEST DOG GROOMER
Bark in Style
Wallingford, barkinstyle.fullslate.com

BEST VETERINARY CLINIC
Sunset Hill Veterinary & Rehabilitation Center
Ballard, sunsethillvet.com

BEST PET SHOP
Mud Bay
Multiple locations, mudbay.com

SHOPPING

BEST NEW BOUTIQUE
Adorn
Phinney Ridge, adorn.house

BEST MEN’S BOUTIQUE
Glasswing 
Capitol Hill, glasswingshop.com

BEST WOMEN’S BOUTIQUE
Mercer
Sammamish, University Village, mercerstore.com

BEST DEPARTMENT STORE
Nordstrom
Multiple locations, nordstrom.com

BEST SHOE STORE
Nordstrom
Multiple locations, nordstrom.com

BEST SHOPPING CENTER
Bellevue Square
Bellevue, bellevuecollection.com

BEST JEWELRY SHOP
Ben Bridge
Multiple locations, benbridge.com

BEST OPTICAL SHOP
Eyes on Fremont
Fremont, eyesonfremont.com

BEST LUXURY SHOP
Neiman Marcus
Bellevue, neimanmarcus.com

BEST SALE RACK
Nordstrom Rack
Multiple locations, nordstromrack.com

BEST KIDS’ CLOTHING STORE
Once Upon a Time
Queen Anne, onceuponatimeseattle.com

BEST CHILDREN’S TOY SHOP
Top Ten Toys
Greenwood, toptentoys.com

BEST GARDENING STORE
Molbak’s Garden & Home
Woodinville, molbaks.com

BEST GROCERY STORE
Metropolitan Market
Multiple locations, metropolitan-market.com

BEST BOOKSTORE
The Elliott Bay Book Company
Capitol Hill, elliottbaybook.com

BEST HOUSEWARES STORE
Sur La Table
Multiple locations, surlatable.com

BEST GIFT & CARD SHOP
The Letter Farmer
Multiple locations, theletterfarmer.com

BEST FURNITURE STORE
Room & Board
University District, roomandboard.com

FITNESS & OUTDOOR

BEST FITNESS CLUB
Orangetheory Fitness
Multiple locations, orangetheoryfitness.com

BEST YOGA STUDIO
8 Limbs Yoga
Multiple locations, 8limbsyoga.com

BEST BARRE STUDIO
Barre3
Multiple locations, barre3.com

BEST PILATES STUDIO
Vitality Pilates
Multiple locations, vitalitypilates.com

BEST SPIN STUDIO/CLASS
Seattle Athletic Club
Downtown, sacdt.com

BEST GOLF COURSE
Jefferson Park Golf Course 
North Beacon Hill, premiergc.com/-jefferson-park-golf-course

BEST OUTDOOR/SPORTING GOODS STORE
REI
South Lake Union, rei.com/stores/seattle

BEST BOATING SUPPLY STORE
West Marine
Multiple locations, westmarine.com

BEST BIKE SHOP
Gregg’s Cycle
Multiple locations, greggscycles.com

BEST PLACE TO GET YOUR FAN GEAR
Mariners Team Stores
Multiple locations, seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=teamstore

BEST SKI SHOP
Alpine Hut
Interbay, alpinehut.com

THEATER & ARTS

BEST MUSEUM
Seattle Art Museum
Downtown, seattleartmuseum.org

BEST ART GALLERY
SAM Gallery
Downtown, seattleartmuseum.org/visit/shops#gal

BEST PERFORMANCE VENUE
Benaroya Hall 
Downtown, seattlesymphony.org/benaroyahall

BEST THEATER COMPANY
The 5th Avenue Theatre 
Downtown, 5thavenue.org

BEST ART WALK
Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk
Pioneer Square, pioneersquare.org/experiences

BEST OUTDOOR CONCERT VENUE
Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Woodinville, ste-michelle.com

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