Best of Columbus 2011 : Staff Picks

Best Trend in Local Shopping: Home decor stores
Best Short-lived Mascot: Boomer
Best Freestyle Food: Cafe Bella
Best Venue Makeover: Woodlands Tavern
Best Combination of Ice Cream and Alcohol: Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream
Best Reason to Envy a Strip Mall: Kihachi Japanese Restaurant
Best Locally Produced Animated Video, Long Form: The Town Monster
Best comeback story: Nancy's Home Cooking
Best Excuse to Get Phat: Phat Wraps
Best Food Cart: Foodie Cart
Best Anti-Coffee Shop: Yeah, Me Too
Best Soccer Bar: Hooligans
Best Underhyped Project: Columbus Commons
Best Underappreciated Pastries: Pistacia Vera
Best Laser-eyed DJ/VJ Duo: roeVy
Best drop ceiling: Blue Danube
Best Beer Tour: Bob's Bar
Best Local Band Logo: The Spruce Campbells
Best Cheffy Touches in a Sports Bar: Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill
Best Climbing Wall: Scioto Audubon Metro Park
Best Use of Plantains: El Arepazo
Best Locally Produced Animated Video, Short Form: Times New Viking
Best Thai Margarita: Nida's Thai on High
Best New Trend in Spirits: Local Distilleries
Best Bird-Brained Concept to Land on a Pizza: Clever Crow Pizza
Best Pimm's Cup: DeepWood
Best place to reach your inner 10-year-old: Moxie's