A Crowning Achievement: GoLocal Members in BOHO's Best of

This year the Bohemian spotlights many GoLocal members in its annual Best of the North Bay issue.  Below you'll find a list of GoLocal winners with links to their directory pages on this website.  We're proud of them.

Many thanks to the BOHO for recognizing them.  Editor, Gabe Meline, had this to say describing this year's issue,

"Well, dear readers, we're pulling our pockets inside-out and spilling all. Along with the winners for Best Bookstore, Best Italian Restaurant, Best Hair Salon and others voted by readers in our annual poll, you'll find in the following pages those hidden gems that we've heretofore kept secret and which give the North Bay its unique character. Think of it as running into a born-and-raised local who knows the territory."

And a big shout out to Gabe and the crew at BOHO for this Best integration of print and digital content.  Gabe explains how it works.

"In keeping with our "Hidden Gems" theme, you'll also find little funny-looking binary squares scattered throughout this issue. These are QR codes, which can be scanned on any smartphone or mobile device to unlock online video content. Most QR code apps are free to download (ScanIt is the one we like) and very easy to use—just scan the code, and up pops the video. We hope you'll try it out and play along in this issue, uncovering even more hidden gems along the way."

Please look for the GoLocal Rewards Card Pocket Guide in an upcoming issue of the BOHO.  Our list of members offering rewards is over 100 and the pocket guide will help cardholders find them.  You can check them out on this site now.

GoLocal Members who received Best of Awards

Best Movie Theater: Rialto Cinemas

Best Place to Get Totes Whimsical: Cast Away Yarn Shop

Best Media Personality: Brent Farris, KZST 100.1 FM

Best Performing Arts Center (Honorable Mention): 6th Street Playhouse

Best Theater Troupe: The Imaginists Theater Collective  (Honorable Mention): 6th Street Playhouse

Best Pilates Studio: Tone  (Honorable Mention): Pilates Collective

Best Scooter Shop: Revolution Moto

Best Auto Detailing (Honorable Mention): Advanced Auto Detail

Best Auto Repair: Out West Garage

Best Nursery:  Harmony Farm Supply and Nursery

Best Grocery Store: Oliver's Market  (Honorable Mention): Andy's Produce

Best Natural Foods Store: Santa Rosa Community Market (Honorable Mention): Oliver's Market

Best Day Spa: Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary

Best Herbal Clinic: Peace in Medicine

Best Snow/Skate/Board Shop: Brotherhood Boardshop

Best Surf Shop (Honorable Mention): Brotherhood Boardshop

Best BBQ (Honorable Mention): BBQ Smokehouse Bistro

Best Pizza: Mombo's Pizza—Santa Rosa and Sebastopol

Best Candy / Chocolate Shop: Viva Cocolat and (Honorable Mention) Sonoma Chocolatiers

Best Chocolatier: Sonoma Chocolatiers and (Honorable Mention) Viva Cocolat

Best Breakfast (Honorable Mention): Dierk's Parkside Cafe

Best Outdoor Dining (Honorable Mention): Rendez Vous Bistro

Best Dining After 10PM (Honorable Mention): Rendez Vous Bistro

Best Spot to Dine Solo (Honorable Mention): Peter Lowell's

Best Chef (Honorable Mention): Josh Silver, Jackson's Bar and Oven and Brian Anderson, Bistro 29

Best French Restaurant: La Gare and (Honorable Mention) Bistro 29

Best Vegetarian Restaurant: Gaia's Garden

Best Sports Bar (honorable Mention): Ausiello's Fifth Street Grill

Best Chardonnay: La Crema Winery

Best Pinot Noir (Honorable Mention): La Crema Winery

Best Place for Singles to Meet (Honorable Mention): Jackson's Bar and Oven

Best Couples Spa: Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary

Best Place to Bathe in Cedar: Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary

Best Baby Goat Day: Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery

Best Toy Store: The Toyworks—Santa Rosa and in Sebastopol

Best Consignment Shop (Honorable Mention): Launch

Best Kid-friendly Restaurant (Honorable Mention): Mary's Pizza Shack

Best Art Supply Store (Honorable Mention): Art & Soul of Sebastopol

Best Bookstore-New and Used: Copperfield's Books

Best Knitting/Craft Store: Cast Away Yarn Shop

Best Appliance Store: Asien's Appliance Solutions

Best Home Improvement: Friedman's Home Improvement and (Honorable Mention) Sebastopol Hardware Center

Best Solar Retail: Solar Works

Best Copy/Business Services: Sprint Copy Center

Best Optical Store: Sonoma Eyeworks and (Honorable Mention) Empire Eye Doctors

Best Med Spa: Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary

Best Bank: Exchange Bank and (Honorable Mention) Redwood Credit Union