THE BEST OF BANDERAS BAY & RIVIERA NAYARITREADER’S CHOICE AWARDS | 2018

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An all inclusive guide to what makes our paradise exceptional

Best Colonia or TownEmiliano Zapata /Old Town /Romantic ZoneBest Neighbourhood for Off the Grid Living El TuitoBest Colonia for All-Night Partying Olas Altas / Emiliano Zapata/Romantic ZoneBest Colonia for RelaxingBuceriasBest Neighbourhood for Healthy Living SayulitaBest Colonia for Shopping CentroBest Beach for SUPBuceriasBest Beach for KidsPlaya los MuertosCamaronesBest Beach for Eating and DrinkingLos MuertosBest Beach for SnorklingLos ArcosBest Beach for Surfing SayulitaBest Beach for PrivacyConchas ChinasBest Beach for Partying Los MuertosBest ParkLazaro CardenasBest Kept Secret Boca de TomatlanBest Tennis Courts Canto del solBest Place to Jog Riviera del Pitillal

Best Road to Avoid Hwy 200Best Local Holiday PeregrinacionesBest Weekly Event Olas Altas Farmers MarketBest Artisan Market Olas Altas Farmers MarketBest Historic Landmark Our Lady of Guadalupe ChurchBest Public Art Malecon sculpturesBest Mural Lazaro Cardenas Mosaic MuralBest Local Artist Adrian TakanoBest Lawyer Felix ZarateBest Photographer Josef KandollBest Private Chef Mavi GrafBest Cooking Classes My Mexican kitchenBest Wine Shop Vinos AmericaBest Liquor StoreLa Playa Best Margarita No Way JoseBest Michelada The Corona bodega (MODELORAMA) at the corner of the highway and Callejon de la Igualdad

Best Tequila Brand Don JulioBest Local Beer Los Muertos Brewing CompanyBest Mexican Wine LA CettoBest Place for Cheap Beer Sea MonkeyBest Hotel Bar/Lounge Hotel MarriotBest Place for Cocktails GarbosBest Place to Order/Pickup Premade Dinner Bella NapoliBest Local Designer - Clothing Store Luisa'sBest Local Designer - Jewelry Store Cassandra ShawBest Local Designer - Fashion Accessory StoreErica MareeBest Local Designer - Furniture Muebles La ColeccionBest Department StoreLiverpoolBest Shopping Mall La IslaBest Casino Emotion CasinoBest Movie Theater Cinepolis VIP at La IslaBest Furniture Store Solutions MexicoBest Bank Intercam

Best Internet Provider Infinitum/TelmexBest Cell Service TelcelBest Tattoo Studio Black CatBest Bike Shop Specialized in Marina VallartaBest Local FestivalGay PrideBest Local Band Los BambinosBest Drag Show Crazy Bitches at Luna LoungeBest Place to Go Dancing Mr. FlamingosBest Nightclub La SantaBest Place for Karaoke KinkyBest Pickup Bar (M - M) La NocheBest Pickup Bar (M-F) AndaleBest Pickup Bar (F-M) AndaleBest Pickup Bar (F - F)DivasBest Female Strip ClubMango’sBest Gay Strip Club AnthropologyBest Way to Cure a Hangover More TequilaBest Place For a First Date Coco's Kitchen

Best Place to Take Out of Town Guests MaleconBest Party Boat Rhythms of the NightBest Cruise Tour Pegaso CompanyBest Cruise Tour - Yacht Rhythms of the NightBest Fishing Charter Fifth ElementsBest Private Charter Seas the DayBest Whale Charter Ocean FriendlyBest Physiotherapist AsusenaBest Chiroprator Eric FulferBest AcupuncturistKrystal FrostBest Massage Therapist Essence MassageBest Nutritionist Marcella CastallenosBest Naturopathic Clinic Bio SpaBest Optometrist CostcoBest Weekend Getaway GuadalajaraBest Romantic HideawayCasa KarmaBest Escape the Humidity Getaway San SebastianBest Local Travel Agency MEX-eco ToursBest Adventure Tour Company Vallarta Adventures

Best Wedding/Events Planner Weddings Vallarta By BarbaraBest Party Venue Luna LoungeBest Tour GuideChuck MedinaBest Hike Boca to Las AnimasBest Kid's Excursion ZooBest Local Tour On The Water Vallarta AdventuresBest Tour On Land Vallarta Eats Food TourBest Beach Club MantamarBest Day Pass Arryos VerdeBest Pool View GrandBest Online Advice Website/Group Everything you wanted or needed to knowBest Way to Spend a Sunday At the BeachBest Excuse for Not Getting Something Done on Time MañanaBest In Country Airline AeromexicoBest Car Rental Gecko Renta carBest Long Haul Busline ETNBest Transportation Co.Uber

ANNOUNCING... the winners of the very first Best of Banderas Bay and Riviera Nayarit Reader’s Choice Survey of 2018!Congratulations to everyone who won the right to call themselves ‘The Best.’Thank you to everyone who participated! Watch online for the complete results.Until next year!

These questions and results are more general and can be in some cases applied to the entire geographical region. Only the most popular response is shown here unless it was a tie. Check out the complete results online at VallartaTribune.com

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Puerto Vallarta

THE BEST OF EVERYTHING

Sirena Reina

SPONSORS PRIZE WINNERSVilla Group One week stay at Villa del Palmar Flamingos Cathy Frost

Villa Group One week stay at Villa Del Palmar Cabo Nic Girgulis

Villa Group Marigalante Tour for 2 Donna Feldman

Incanto 2 Gift Certificates Brenda Wooten

Sirena Reina Gift Certificate Janice Gonzalez

Esquina 22 Gift Certificate German Garcia

Black Forest Restaurant Gift Certificate Angela Lacombe

Chica Locca Tour Gift Certificate(s) Cyndy Stewart Dee Giesbrecht

Sol Solutions Mermaid Blanket Juan Santiago Rodriguez

Sandrinas Restaurant Gift Certificates Jerry Petrizzo

Encore Restaurant & Lounge Dinner and Show for 2 Sandi Nystrom

Best Hotel Hotel MousaiBest Boutique Hotel Casa KarmaBest ResortSecretsBest Art GalleryGaleria DanteBest Art StudioArt Vallarta

Best BakeryYaritaBest Butcher Colin’sBest Florist Flowers to GoBest Grocery Store MegaBest Produce StoreBaca in Emiliano ZapataBest Seafood StoreMercado 5 de DiciembreBest Organic Store Organic Select

Best Live Music Venue IncantoBest Performing-Arts Venue Act II

Best Community Charity IFC Best Fundraising Event Deja New Fashion ShowWhat A Drag

Best Medical Clinic San Javier HospitalBest Dentist/Dental Clinic Just Smiles Best Eyeware Store CostcoBest Personal Trainer Chris from VivefitBest GymEl GymBest Martial-Arts Studio Lauro Perez Best BarbershopAlex barbershop Best Salon for Mani-Pedi Votre SalonBest Hair Salon Salon MaleconBest SpaMetamorfosisBest Pilates Studio Yoga VallartaBest Yoga StudioYoga Vallarta

Best Bartender Alex at Bar La PlayaBest BBQ El Rio BBQBest Beachfront Restaurant La PalapaBest Breakfast Freddy’s TucanBest Brunch Sheraton HotelBest Coffee Shop Dee’s Coffee CompanyBest Fine-Dining BravosBest New Restaurant Warique RestaurantBest Restaurant TintoqueBest Wine List Tre PiattiBest Restautant Patio BachasBest Seafood Restaurant Langosta FelizBest Brew Pub Los Muertos Brewing CompanyBest Sports Bar El ToritoBest Sushi Kashi Sushi

Best Taco Stand Panchos tacosBest Traditional Mexican RestaurantNo Way JoseBest View RestaurantBarcelona TapasMost Romantic Restaurant La PalapaMost Vegan Friendly Restaurant Salud SuperfoodBest Food Truck MarismaBest HamburguerDerby City BurgerBest Kid Friendly Restaurant Lukumbe Best Ice Cream Shop LixBest Bar w Live MusicNacho Daddy

Best Happy Hour Signature loungeBest Gay Bar La NocheBest Gay Tour Diana’s TourBest Lesbian Event/BarHer Party Pride Weekend

Best Clothing Store LemongrassBest Second Hand Clothing Store Deja NewRopero de JovanyBest Swimwear StoreLa Sirena ReinaBest Pipe, Bong and Accessory ShopGold LeafBest Shoe Store 3 Hermanos

Best Vet Clinic-HospitalSabuesosBest Doggy DaycareCasa de los PerrosBest Pet Grooming Pet HomeBest Pet Supply StoreWao Wao

Best Property Manage-ment CompanyPVRPVBest Laundry ServicesPVRPVBest Real Estate Agent Dana Scapa (ReMax)Best Real Estate Brokerage Timothy Real EstateBest Notary Notario No. 5

Best Auto-Body ShopMDP serviceBest Car Wash Real CarwashBest Mechanic Doug at Tona Rosa

THE BEST OF PUERTO VALLARTA

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Only the most popular response is shown here, unless it was a tie. Check out the complete results online at VallartaTribune.com

A huge thank you to our generous prize sponsors and a big congratulations to all of the lucky winners.

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CONTEST WINNERS

THE BEST OF BANDERAS BAY NORTH

THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN!For ten weeks, from November through January, the read-ers of the Vallarta Tribune voted online for their favourite bars, restaurants, spas, hotels, mechanics, dentists, vetri-narians and more. Those votes have been complied and presented here.

Only the most popular response is shown here unless it was a tie. Check out the complete results online at VallartaTribune.com

THE BEST OF BANDERAS BAY &RIVIERA NAYARITREADER’S CHOICE AWARDS | 2018

Best Resort Royal Decameron, BuceriasBest HotelLa Cruz Inn, La CruzBest Boutique Hotel Villa Amor Del Mar, La Cruz

Best Art Gallery Lujo Lifestyles, BuceriasLa Cruz Sunday Market ArtisansBest Art Studio Galeria Monarca, Buce-rias

Best Bakery Paninos in BuceriasBest Bartender Gladys Bova at YoYo Mo's, BuceriasBest BreakfastLateral Cafe, BuceriasBest PubLuna Lounge, BuceriasBest BrunchMarival, Nuevo VallartaBest Ceviche8 Tostadas, Nuevo Vallarta Best Coffee Shop Panino'sBest Casual Restaurant Esquina 22, BuceriasLateral Cafe, BuceriasBest Fine-Dining Mark's, BuceriasBest Food TruckTacos La ReinaBest HamburgerLa Famosa BurgersBest Happy HourEquina 22, BuceriasBest Kid Friendly Restaurant Fajita RepublicBest Restaurant Mezzogiorno, BuceriasBest Restaurant Wine ListMasalaBest Restautant Patio Adriatico, BuceriasD Stock at Marival Resi-dences, Nuevo VallartaBest Seafood Restaurant The Lobster House

Best BBQ Luna Lounge, BuceriasBest Beachfront Restaurant Karen’s, Bucerias Best Sushi Nicksan, Nuevo VallartaBest Taco StandTacos on the Street, La CruzBest Traditional Mexican Restaurant La CavaBest View RestaurantMezzogiorno's, BuceriasMost Romantic Restaurant Sandrina's, BuceriasFrascati’s, La CruzMost Vegan Friendly Restaurant Organic Love, La CruzBest Ice CreamParad*Ice, La CruzBest DancingOctopus Garden, La CruzBest Live Music Venue The Drunken Duck, BuceriasBest Performing-Arts Venue Luna Lounge, BuceriasBest Sports Bar YoYo Mo’s, Bucerias

Best Butcher Carniceria KennyBest Organic StoreOrganic Love, La CruzBest Florist Cattleya, BuceriasBest Grocery Store Mega, FlamingosBest Produce Store Mega, FlamingosBucerias Sunday MarketBest Seafood StoreLa Cruz Fish MarketBest Clothing Store Gloria’s, La CruzBest Swimwear Store WalmartBest Barbershop Player’s ClubBest Spa Elements, Bucerias

Best Salon for Mani-Pedi Diva Salon, BuceriasBest Hair Salon Fer SalonBest Laundry Services Sonia’sBest Medical ClinicSan Javier, Nuevo VallartaBest Dentist/Dental Clinic Dr. Adrian Malja, BuceriasBest GymBahia Fitness, BuceriasBest Yoga Studio Harmony, Bucerias

Best Property Manage-ment CompanyBienvenidos Real Estate, BuceriasBest Notary #2 BuceriasBest Real Estate AgentChris BouchardBest Real Estate Brokerage Elements Realty

Best Community CharityAmigos de la CruzBest Fundraising Event John Ozzello food bank

Best Auto-Body ShopGecko’s Rent a Car, BuceriasBest Car Wash Arnold at Chedraui, BuceriasBest MechanicCar Doctor, BuceriasGeckoBest Gas Station Pemex, South edge of Bucerias

Best Animal Hospital Pet Vet & Care, Bucerias Best Vetrinarian Clinic Vetrinaria Valle Dorado Best Doggy DaycarePet Vet & Care, Bucerias Best Pet GroomingPet Vet & Care, Bucerias Best Pet Supply Store Pet Vet & Care, Bucerias

THE BEST OF SAYULITA

Best Art Gallery Galeria TananaBest Art Studio Z Studio

Best Boutique Hotel Haramara RetreatBest Hostel Miscelanea SayulitaBest ResortVilla Amor

Best Bartender David VergaraBest Beachfront Restaurant Alas BlancasBest Breakfast El EspressoBest Coffee Shop Choco BananaBest BrunchMary'sBest PubSayulita Public HouseBest CevicheAlas BlancasBest Fine-Dining Miro VinoBest Hamburguer Km 5 Surf BarBest Happy Hour Latitude 20Best Ice Cream ShopWakikaKid Friendly Restaurant ChocobananaBest New Restaurant La Rustica Sayulita

Best RestaurantMary'sBest Restaurant Wine List Miro VinoBest Restautant PatioAlas BlancasBest Seafood Restaurant Don Pedro’s Restaurant & BarBest Sports BarLatitude 20Best Sushi MatsuriBest Taco StandTacos el IvanBest Traditional Mexican Restaurant Mary'sBest View Restaurant Miro VinoMost Romantic RestaurantDon Pedro’s Restaurant & BarMost Vegan Friendly Restaurant Tierra Viva

Best Live Music Venue AticoBest Performing-Arts VenueAticoBest Clothing Store Buddha GalleryBest Swimwear StoreBuddha GalleryBest Pipe, Bong and Accessory Shop Manyana

Best Organic Store TerrenalBest Grocery StoreMini Super Don RodolfoBest Produce Store Sayulita Farmers MarketBest Seafood StorePescaderia Piolin

Best Dance StudioCasa CulturaBest Pilates Studio MexifitBest Yoga Studio Hotelito Los SuenosBest Laundry ServicesLa BurbujaBest Medical ClinicEsteva ClinicBest Spa Nirvanna SpaBest Hair SalonJungle Hair Design

Best Animal HospitalAnimaloveBest Pet GroomingAnimaloveBest Pet Supply Store Animalove Vet ClinicBest Vetrinarian Clinic Animalove

Best Community Charity La Casa CluBest Fundraising Event San Pancho Circo de Los Niños

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