I&M The Best of Nantucket 2020

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The Best of

NANTUCKET 2020

Every year readers of The Inquirer and Mirror vote on who is the best in multiple categories.

Read on to see who this year’s winners are!

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Best of nAnTuckeT Dining & Entertainment Asian Restaurant The Nautilus Runner Up: Thai House

Best Band: Foggy Roots

Bakery Wicked Island Bakery Runner Up: Something Natural Band Foggy Roots Runner Up: Coq Au Vin Bar Cisco Brewers Runner Up: The Chicken Box Bartender Paul Abbott at Faregrounds Restaurant Runner Up: Jimmy Jaksic at Le Languedoc Bloody Mary Brant Point Grill Runner Up: Cisco Brewers Bread Something Natural Runner Up: Nantucket Bake Shop

Best Café: The Corner Table Breakfast Island Kitchen Runner Up: Black-Eyed Susan’s

Best Bread: Something Natural

Brunch Island Kitchen Runner Up: Brant Point Grill Burger Lola Burger Runner Up: The Brotherhood Café The Corner Table Runner Up: 45 Surfside Bakery & Café

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Best of nAnTuckeT Cake 45 Surfside Bakery and Café Runner Up: Bartlett's Farm Candy Store Force 5 Watersports Runner Up: Aunt Leah’s Fudge Caterer (tied for first) Island Kitchen Nantucket Catering Company

Best Cake: 45 Surfside Bakery & Café Best Chicken Wings: Keepers

Chef: Fine Dining Tucker Harvey at The SeaGrille Runner Up: Gabriel Frasca at Straight Wharf Restaurant Chicken Wings Keepers Runner Up: Faregrounds Restaurant Chocolate Aunt Leah's Fudge Runner Up: Sweet Inspirations of Nantucket Clam Chowder The SeaGrille Runner Up: Sayle’s Seafood Cookie Something Natural Runner Up: Wicked Island Bakery Craft Cocktail Location The Nautilus Runner Up: Cisco Brewers Croissant Wicked Island Bakery Runner Up: 45 Surfside Bakery & Café Cup of Coffee Handlebar Cafe Runner Up: The Bean

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Best Chef, Fine Dining: Tucker Harvey, The SeaGrille

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Dessert Wicked Island Bakery Runner Up: 45 Surfside Bakery & Café

Best Takeout: Stubbys

Doughnut The Downyflake Runner Up: Nantucket Bake Shop Family Dining Millie's Runner Up: Fusaro's Fast Food Stubbys Runner Up: Sophie T's Pizza Fine Dining Straight Wharf Restaurant Runner Up: The SeaGrille Fish Market 167 Raw Runner Up: Glidden's Island Seafood Food Truck 167 Raw Runner Up: Millie's French Fries Lola Burger Runner Up: The Brotherhood

Best Burger & French Fries: Lola Burger Best Ice Cream: The Juice Bar

Fried Clams Sayle's Seafood Runner Up: The SeaGrille Healthy Eating The Beet Runner Up: Lemon Press Ice Cream The Juice Bar Runner Up: Island Kitchen

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Best of nAnTuckeT Best Sandwich: Something Natural

Italian Restaurant Ventuno Runner Up: Fusaro's Lobster Roll CRU Runner Up: The SeaGrille Lunch Provisions Runner Up: Island Kitchen

Best Music Venue: The Chicken Box

Music Venue The Chicken Box Runner Up: Cisco Brewers Nightspot The Chicken Box Runner Up: The Gaslight Outdoor Dining Galley Beach Runner Up: Sandbar at Jetties Beach Pizza Pi Pizzeria Runner Up: Pizzeria Gemelle Romantic Restaurant Galley Beach Runner Up: The Chanticleer Sandwich Something Natural Runner Up: Provisions Seafood Restaurant The SeaGrille Runner Up: Straight Wharf Restaurant Smoothie The Juice Bar Runner Up: The Green

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Soup The SeaGrille Runner Up: Annye's Whole Foods Sushi Lola 41 Runner Up: Bar Yoshi Takeout Stubbys Runner Up: Pi Pizzeria Vegetarian Dining The Beet Runner Up: The Green Water View Dining Galley Beach Runner Up: Sandbar at Jetties Beach

Beauty & Health Chiropractor Dr. Nicholas Ouellette Runner Up: Mindy Levin Cosmetic or Plastic Surgeon Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa Runner Up: Kathy Molloy

Best Hair Stylist: Lane Corbett

Dentist Dr. Roberts Runner Up: ACK Dental Art Esthetician/Skincare Emma Ross Runner Up: Millie O'Connor at RJ Miller Salon + Spa Hair Salon R J Miller Salon + Spa Runner Up: Darya Salon + Spa Hair Stylist Lane Corbett Runner Up: Margie Malone

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Best Chiropractor: Dr. Nicholas Ouellette

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Best of nAnTuckeT Holistic Healing/ Wellness Paula McQuaid Runner Up: Dharma Yoga Massage Therapist Rachel Dixon Runner Up: Berta Scott

Best Massage Therapist: Rachel Dixon

Nail Salon On Glaze Runner Up: RJ Miller Salon + Spa Personal Trainer Lorna Dollery Runner Up: Jasmine Cruz Physical Therapist Manning & Associates Physical Therapy Runner Up: Betty Dupont Spa RJ Miller Salon + Spa Runner Up: Darya Salon + Spa

Best Personal Trainer: Lorna Dollery

Yoga Studio The Yoga Room Runner Up: Supta Yoga Nantucket

Home Services & Real Estate Accountant Fogged Inn Bookkeeping Runner Up: Burke & Lamb, P.C. Architect Nantucket Architecture Group Runner Up: Matt MacEachern - Emeritus Attorney Glidden and Brescher, P.C. Runner Up: Sarah F. Alger, P.C. Bank Cape Cod Five Runner Up: Nantucket Bank/Rockland Trust

Best Physical Therapist: Manning & Associates Physical Therapy 44

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Builder Cheney Brothers Runner Up: Main Street Construction Cleaning Service Pioneer Cleaning Inc. Runner Up: Sunrise Cleaning Electrician Ryder Electric Inc. Runner Up: Bryce Eldridge Heating & A/C Services Even Flow Ducted Air Runner Up: Homer Ray Refrigeration Interior Designer Carolyn Thayer Interiors Runner Up: Nina Liddle Design Inc. Landscaper Tom Hanlon Landscaping Runner Up: The Grateful Gardner Painter Rob Morgenstern Runner Up: Nantucket Heritage Painting Company

Best Builder: Cheney Brothers

Plumber Butch Ramos Plumbing & Heating Runner Up: Maxwell Plumbing & Heating Inc. Pool Maintenance Nantucket Oasis Pool and Spa Inc. Runner Up: Clearwater Pools Real Estate Agent Sam Parsons Runner Up: Danno Lynch Real Estate Office Fisher Real Estate Runner Up: Great Point Properties Self-Storage Company Go Store It Runner Up: Nantucket Storage Center www.ACK.net

Best Architect: Nantucket Architecture Group FALL 2020

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Best of nAnTuckeT Best Beach: Cisco

Local Nantucket Nantucket Author Nat Philbrick Runner Up: Elin Hilderbrand Nantucket Facebook Page Chadtucket Runner Up: The Inquirer and Mirror Nantucket Instagram Page Chadtucket Runner Up: Nantucket Blackbook Nantucket Twitter Account The Inquirer and Mirror Runner Up: Nantucket Cottage Hospital Photographer Rebecca Love Photography Runner Up: Katie Kaizer Photography

Places & Activities Beach Cisco Runner Up: Steps Beach Conservation Property Sanford Farm Runner Up: Windswept Cranberry Bog Farm Bartlett's Farm Runner Up: Moors End Farm

Best Festival: Daffodil Festival Festival Daffodil Festival Runner Up: Cranberry Festival Fishing Charter Althea K Runner Up: Just Do It Too Fundraiser The Boston Pops on Nantucket Runner Up: The Cold Turkey Plunge

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Golf Course Miacomet Golf Course Runner Up: Sankaty Head Golf Club Kids Activity Critter Cruise & Monomoy Charters Nantucket Runner Up: Nantucket Whaling Museum Kids Camp Nantucket Boys & Girls Club Runner Up: Nantucket Community Sailing

Best Golf Course: Miacomet Golf Course Museum Nantucket Whaling Museum Runner Up: Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum Off-Season Event Christmas Stroll Runner Up: Daffodil Festival Summer Event Boston Pops on Nantucket Runner Up: Fourth of July Theater Dreamland Film & Cultural Center Runner Up: Theatre Workshop of Nantucket

Shopping Antiques Store Rafael Osona Auctions Runner Up: Sylvia Antiques

Best Art Gallery: Old Spouter Gallery

Best Antiques Store: Rafael Osona Auctions

Art Gallery Old Spouter Gallery Runner Up: Robert Foster Fine Art Bicycle Shop Young's Bicycle Shop Runner Up: Nantucket Bike Shop Boat Yard Madaket Marine Runner Up: Nantucket Marine

Best Summer Event: Boston Pops on Nantucket www.ACK.net

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Best of nAnTuckeT Best Jewelry Store: Jessica Hicks Jewelry

Bookstore Nantucket Bookworks Runner Up: Mitchell's Book Corner Consignment or Thrift Store Hospital Thrift Shop Runner Up: Island Treasures Drugstore Island Pharmacy Runner Up: Dan's Pharmacy Furniture Store Nantucket Looms Runner Up: Marine Home Center

Best Consignment or Thrift Store: Hospital Thrift Shop

Garden Center Bartlett's Farm Runner Up: Surfing Hydrangea Nursery Gift Shop Island Variety Runner Up: The Sunken Ship Jewelry Store Jessica Hicks Jewelry Runner Up: Jewel in the Sea Kids Clothing Pinwheels Runner Up: Kidding Around Men's Clothing Murray's Toggery Shop Runner Up: Haul Over Shoe Store Murray's Toggery Shop Runner Up: Vis-A-Vis Tackle Shop Bill Fisher Tackle Runner Up: Nantucket Tackle Center

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Best Men's Clothing: Murray's Toggery Shop

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Toy Store Island Variety Runner Up: Pinwheels

Best Gift Shop and Toy Store: Island Variety and Toy Store

Wine Shop Hatch's Package Store Runner Up: Épernay Wine & Spirits Women's Clothing Vis-A-Vis Runner Up: Blue Beetle

Travel Auto Rental Young's Bicycle Shop Runner Up: Nantucket Windmill Auto Rental Bed and Breakfast Martin House Inn Runner Up: 76 Main Boat Line Hy-Line Runner Up: The Steamship Authority

Best Hotel: Nantucket Hotel & Resort

Hotel Nantucket Hotel and Restaurant Runner Up: The White Elephant Luxury Hotel The Wauwinet Hotel Runner Up: Nantucket Hotel and Resort Taxi Company Roger's Taxi Runner Up: Val's Cab

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