Best of Columbus 2008

Every week in Alive we tell you about the best this city has to offer, from dining, drinking and shopping to the city's music, arts and cultural scenes. This week we're taking a little break and turning that job over to you.

This is the city's best, according to Alive readers. We asked about your favorite places in 108 categories, and we received more than 5,600 ballots (with voting online at ColumbusAlive.com in January and February), making this Alive's biggest Best of Columbus ever.

Hope you're hungry, thirsty and ready to have fun, 'cause there are a lot of great places here that Alive readers think you should check out.

—Best of Columbus written by G.A. Benton, Bryan Bullock, Nikki Davis, Chris DeVille, Brittany Kress, Brian Lindamood, Shelley Mann, John Ross & Melissa Starker