Readers' Choice Winners 2012
Who has the best local color in town? How about the best frozen treat? Here are your picks for Readers' Choice.
All this summer you've nominated and voted for your favorite local businesses in categories ranging from Best Craft Beer Supply/List to Best Witch Shop.
We've tallied all the poll votes and now it's time to announce the winners. See below for our complete list of Readers' Choice winners.
Winners were determined via poll votes except in the cases of a tie in which comments were used as tie-breakers.
Food and Drink
- Winner: Asahi
- 2nd Place: The Edgewater Cafe
- 3rd Place: Coven
- Winner: The Lobster Shanty
- 2nd Place: In a Pig's Eye
- 3rd Place: Red's
- Winner: Gulu Gulu
- 2nd Place: Pamplemousse
- 3rd Place: Green Land Cafe
- Winner: Captain Dusty's
- 2nd Place: Orange Leaf
- 3rd Place: E.W. Hobb's
- Winner: Custom House Rotisserie
- 2nd Place: Howling Wolf and Cafe Kushco
- 3rd Place: King's
- Winner: Farmers Market
- 2nd Place: Life Alive and Milk and Honey
- Winner: Bill and Bob's
- 2nd Place: Deb's Pilgrim Diner
- Winner: Fantasty Island and Hong Kong King
- 2nd Place: Honga
Entertainment
- Winner: Peabody Essex Museum
- 2nd Place: Witch Dr.
- 3rd Place: Salem Collective of Artists & Musicians
- Winner: Mamadou
- 2nd Place: The DEJAS
- 3rd Place: The Found Objects
- Winner: Vic's
Kids/Family/Pets
- Winner: Early Learning Center at the YMCA and Ashley's Preschool & Daycare
- 2nd Place: Run-A-Muck
- Winner: Dance, Etc.
- 2nd Place: Bremer School of Irish Dance
- Winner: The Peabody Essex Museum
- 2nd Place: The Friendship
- 3rd Place: The House of the Seven Gables
- Winner: Walk-a-Pup
- 2nd Place: Paws and Purrs
Shopping
Retail Store You Miss the Most
- Winner: Jerry's Army and Navy
- 2nd Place: Cruncy Granola Baby and Almy's
- Winner: Once and Again
- 2nd Place: Pickering Wharf Antiques
- Winner: Modern Mille's
- 2nd Place: Mighty Aphrodite
- 3rd Place: Witch City Consignment
- Winner: Bewitched in Salem
- 2nd Place: Artemisia Botanicals
- 3rd Place: Nu Aeon
Services
- Winner: Salem Laundry Co.
- 2nd Place: Derby Street Laundry
- Winner: Riley Plaza
- 2nd Place: Museum Place Garage
- 3rd Place: Church Street
Health & Beauty
- Winner: YMCA
Home
- Winner: Northshore Landscape & Seal Coating
- Winner: Waters & Brown
In This article
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The Lobster Shanty
25 Front St, Salem, MA (At Artist's Row) -
In A Pig's Eye Restaurant
148 Derby St, Salem, MA -
Red's Sandwich Shop
15 Central St, Salem, MA -
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Gulu-Gulu Cafe
247 Essex St, Salem, MA -
Pamplemousse
185 Essex St, Salem, MA -
Green Land Café
87 Washington St, Salem, MA -
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Captain Dusty's Ice Cream
143 Derby St, Salem, MA -
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E. W. Hobbs
207 Fort Ave, Salem, MA -
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Custom House Rotisserie
2 Liberty St, Salem, MA -
Howling Wolf Taqueria
76 Lafayette St, Salem, MA -
Kushco Bistro
128 Washington St, Salem, MA -
Kings Famous Roast Beef & Seafood
145 North St, Salem, MA -
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Life Alive
281 Essex St, Salem, MA -
Milk and Honey
32 Church St, Salem, MA -
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Bill & Bob's Roast Beef
9 Bridge St, Salem, MA -
Deb's Pilgrim Diner
4 Boston St, Salem, MA -
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Finz Seafood & Grill
76 Wharf St, Salem, MA (Pickering Wharf) -
Dube's Seafood
317 Jefferson Ave, Salem, MA -
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Hong Kong King
28 Norman St, Salem, MA -
Honga Restaurant
6 Boston St, Salem, MA -
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Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex St, Salem, MA -
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Victoria Station/Vic's Boathouse
86 Wharf St, Salem, MA -
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YMCA
1 Sewall St, Salem, MA -
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Dance Etc. of Salem
280 Jefferson Ave, Salem, MA -
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Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex St, Salem, MA -
The House of the Seven Gables
115 Derby St, Salem, MA -
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Once and Again
45 Bridge St, Salem, MA -
Pickering Wharf Antiques Gallery
69 Wharf St, Salem, MA -
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Modern Millie Vintage and Consignment Boutique
103 Washington St, Salem, MA -
Mighty Aphrodite
7 Central St, Salem, MA -
Witch City Consignment & Thrift Shop
301 Essex St, Salem, MA -
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Bewitched In Salem
180 Essex St, Salem, MA -
Artemisia Botanicals
102 Wharf St, Salem, MA -
Nu Aeon
88 Wharf St, Salem, MA -
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Salem Laundry Co.
20 Central St, Salem, MA -
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Waters & Brown
281 Derby St, Salem, MA
