The finalists for the 2026 Best of Vallejo & Benicia contest are here! We received hundreds of nominations across over a hundred categories.

The final round of voting begins today and will last until Oct. 31. Pick your favorite among the finalists below and enter your vote today!

Around Town

Best Annual Outdoor Event

• 4th of July Parade
• Blue Rock Spring Summer Music Event
• Butterfly Festival
• Decked Out at the Quarters
• Fourth of July Parade
• Halloween on Mare Island
• Maker Faire
• August Summer Nights
• Vallejo Waterfront Festival
• STEAM Discovery Festival
• Benicia Peddlers Fair
• Pista Sa Nayon
• Benicia Oktoberfest
• Benicia Torchlight Parade (July 3)
• Dia de Los Muertos
• Downtown Vallejo Car Show
• Great Vallejo Race- Vallejo Yacht Club
• Juneteenth
• Mad Hatter Parade
• Peddler's Fair
• Pride Picnic in Alden Park
• Waterfront Weekend

Best Family Day Trip

• 1st Street Benicia
• Children’s Wonderland
• Ferry to SF
• Jelly Belly Factory
• STEAM Discovery Festival
• Bodega Bay
• SF TunnelTops
• Slime World
• The Mud Club

Best Hotel

• Hampton Inn Vallejo
• Country Inn and Suites Radisson
• Courtyard by Marriott
• Shorelight Inn
• The Inn at Benicia Bay
• Travelodge

Best Museum

• Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
• Museum of History Benicia

Best Park

• Dan Foley Park
• 9th St Park
• Benicia Slide Park
• Children's Wonderland
• Veterans Park in Benicia
• Glen Cove Waterfront Park
• Lake Dalwigk Park
• Grant Mahoney Park
• Alden Park
• Blue Rock Springs
• Alvarez Ninth Street Park
• Benicia Community Park
• Mare Island Preserve

Best Place of Worship

• Community Presbyterian Church of Vallejo
• Benicia Lutheran Church
• Friendship Baptist Church
• Good Samaritan Missionary Baptish Church
• Saint Peter's Cathedral on Mare Island
• Shiloh Church of God in Christ
• Friendship Missionary Baptist Church
• Liberty Vallejo
• Community Congregational Church, UCC
• St Paul's Episcopalian

Best Public Space

• Alden Park
• Mare Island Waterfront
• First Street Green
• Downtown Vallejo
• Vallejo Farmer's Market
• John F. Kennedy Library
• Barbara Kondylis Park
• Mare Island Coal Shed Promenade
• Vallejo Waterfront

Best Way to Spend an Afternoon

• 1st Street Benicia
• Children’s Wonderland
• Coffee at the Quarters
• Explore downtown Benicia
• Cinemark Century Vallejo 14
• Vino Godfather
• Watching the waterfront
• Wet Mile on Mare Island
• Exploring downtown Vallejo
• Vallejo Clay Workshop
• STEAM Discovery Festival
• Village
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Mare Island Brewing
• Sidewalk table at Union Hotel
• Slime World
• THE EXCHANGE
• The Mud Club

Best Place to Walk

• First Street in Benicia
• Mare Island
• First Street Green
• Downtown Vallejo
• Morrow Cove Drive
• Bay Area Ridge Trail
• The Vista, Vallejo
• Military West, Benicia
• Vallejo Waterfront
• Benicia State Park
• Hanns Park
• Dan Foley Park
• Mare Island Heritage Preserve

Best Hiking Trail

• Mare Island Heritage Preserve
• Bay Area Ridge Trail
• Columbus Parkway
• San Pablo Mare Island Bay Trail
• Bay Trail
• Benicia State Park
• Blue Rock Springs
• Hanns Park
• Rollye Wiskerson Trail

Best Hidden Gem

• Autonomous Gallery
• Benicia Library
• Cal Maritime Academy Swimming Pool
• Grant Mahoney Park
• St Peter’s Chapel
• The Quarters
• Vallejo Cellars Wine Tasting at 2nd Friday Art Walk
• Anchor Pantry
• Art Centric Benicia
• Dan Foley park
• Glen Cove Marina
• Hanns Park
• Little Art Show
• Pomegranate Seeds
• Provisions
• SIPS The Bottle Emporium
• Slime World
• THE EXCHANGE
• The Lighthouse at Glen Cove Marina
• The Mud Club
• Tree Bed Design
• Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
• View from Benicia-Martinez bridge overlook
• Village

Best Date Activity

• Fusion Pizza
• Art Walk
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Bella Siena
• Dinner at Dead Fish to watch the sunset
• Jazz at the Empress
• MLK Day of Service-March
• Strolling First Street
• Vallejo Symphony
• Vallejo Waterfront
• Vallejo Clay Workshop
• Village
• THE EXCHANGE
• Ferry ride to SF
• Mare island brewery
• Provisions
• Walk along Benicia waterfront

Best Private Event Space

• Suite Treatments
• Empress Marquee Club
• Empress Theatre
• Filipino Community Center
• Sage Hall & Garden
• The Lighthouse at Glen Cove Marina
• Vino Godfather
• Vallejo Clay Workshop
• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• Village
• Zio Fraedo's
• Benicia Museum of History
• Mare Island Brewing Coalsheds
• Odd Fellows
• THE EXCHANGE
• The Mud Club
• Union Hotel
• USA World Classic Event Center
• Vallejo Moose Lodge
• Vallejo Yacht Club

Culture and Entertainment

Best Art Gallery

• Autonomous Gallery
• 717 Integritea Project
• Arts Benicia
• Mare Island Art Studios
• City Arts Gallery
• Little Art Show
• NY2CA
• Personal Space

Best Bar Theme Night

• Drag Shows at Townhouse
• Taco Tuesday at Bottom of the Fifth
• Lucca Guitar Festival

Best Place to See Local Art

• Autonomous Gallery
• Ethnic Notions
• NY2CA
• Temple Art Lofts
• Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
• The Arc-Solano
• Mare Island Art Studios
• Arts Benicia
• City Arts Gallery
• Little Art Show

Best Place to See Live Music

• Vino Godfather
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Empress Lounge
• Lucca Bar & Grill
• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• The Cafe at The Inn
• 4th Corner Speakeasy
• Empress Theatre
• Artwalk
• Godfathers Winery
• Lucca Beer Garden
• North Star Studios
• Carnalito's Customs
• Noble Cinema Studios

Best Art Instructor

• Jennifer Laursen, the Exchange
• Dedrick Weathersby
• Jeffrey Tover
• Vallejo Clay Workshop
• The Arc-Solano
• Kris Goodie
• Priscila Soares
• Stephanie Brown, The Exchange
• TJ Walkup

Best Festival

• NoiceFEST
• Dock of the Bay
• Juneteenth Celebration
• Peddler's Fair
• Porchfest Benicia
• Waterfront Festival
• Benicia Peddlers Fair
• Pista Sa Nayon
• Benicia Waterfront Weekend Festival
• Dia de los Muertos
• Downtown Vallejo Car Show
• Vallejo Festival on the Waterfront

Best Local Band

• Pro-Pain
• Camp Jeff
• Steve Freund
• Vallejo Symphony
• Papa Joe and the New Deal
• Vallejo Festival Orchestra
• AlVon Johnson
• Don Bassey and Friends
• Skunk Funk
• Uncommonwealth
• Viva Santana

Best Nonprofit

• Faith Food Fridays
• Vallejo Center for the Arts
• Benicia Makerspace
• Center for Urban Excellence
• Empress Theatre
• NAACP
• Planned Parenthood
• The Coach Sarna League
• Solano Together
• Vallejo Project
• The Mud Club
• Living Loving Dreaming
• Food is Free Bay Area
• Future Leadership Solano
• Center for Urban Excelence
• Friends of Benicia Public Library
• Rebuilding Together Solano County
• Solano AIDS Coalition
• Solano County Arts Council
• The Arc-Solano
• Vallejo Together

Best Local Rapper

• LaRussell
• Red lotus
• DaBoii
• LulDame23
• Moe Green
• Nef the Pharaoh
• Poppa Got Bandz
• Swiftyy
• E-40
• Oscyi
• Rasel777

Best Trivia Night

• Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum
• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• Rellik

Cannabis

Best Dispensary

• VTown Farms
• VRC-Vallejo Relief Center
• Coastal
• Nug Vallejo
• Better Health Group
• Highway 29 Health Care
• Stiiizy Vallejo

Best Budtenders

• Better Health Group
• VTown Farms

Best CBD Store

• Nugs
• VTown Farms

Best Customer Service

• V-Town Farms
• Better Health Group

Best Dispensary for a Newbie

• Highway 29 Health Care
• VTown Farms

Best Flower Selection

• Blue Dream
• VTown Farms

Best Vape Selection

• Better Health Group
• VTown Farms

Most Knowledgeable Staff

• Better Health Group
• Vtown Farms

Drinks

Best Beer Retail Selection

• SIPS The Bottle Emporium
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Admiral Callaghan
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Wilson Avenue
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Broadway
• M&M Liquors
• Mare Island Brewing Co.

Best Beer Selection on Tap

• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• Cullen's Tannery Pub & Saloon
• Village
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Fusion Pizza
• Hopulent
• Lucca Beer Garden
• Provisions
• The Rellik Tavern

Best Cocktails

• Provisions
• Bella Siena
• Union Hotel
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Baxters Restaurant & Bar
• Empress Lounge
• Redwood Empire Whisky Bar

Best Coffee Shop

• Provisions
• The Grind
• Moschetti Artisan Roaster
• Moschetti's Cafe
• The Quarters Coffee House
• Rrags Caffe, Benicia
• Scotty’s Cafe
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Quarters Coffee House
• Java Jax
• One House Bakery
• Panama Bay Coffee
• Village

Best Happy Hour

• Provisions
• Bella Siena
• The Rellik Tavern
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Bottom of the Fifth
• Village

Best Juice / Smoothie Bar

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• Juice House Co. Benicia
• Sunshine Smoothies and Coffee

Best Local Brewery

• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• Bruehol Brewing
• Vallejo Brewing Company

Best Margarita

• Provisions
• Bella Siena
• Tacos Jalisco
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Buttercup
• Las Palmitas
• Union Hotel

Best Milkshake

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• Double Rainbow
• Liled’s Candy Kitchen
• Provisions

Best Wine Selection (Bar/Restaurant or Retail)

• Village
• Bella Sienna
• SIPS The Bottle Emporium
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Admiral Callaghan
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Wilson Avenue
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Broadway
• Provisions
• Bambino's
• SIPS The Bottle Emporium
• Vino Godfather Winery

Best Bar

• Town House
• Bella Seina
• Empress Marquee Club
• Gentleman Jim's
• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• Union Hotel
• Village
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Lucca Beer Garden
• Relay Club

Best Local Liquor Store

• DRIPS LIQUOR - Admiral Callaghan
• M&M Liquors
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Wilson Avenue
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Broadway
• SIPS The Bottle Emporium

Best Local Wine Shop

• DRIPS LIQUOR - Admiral Callaghan
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Wilson Avenue
• DRIPS LIQUOR - Broadway
• Village
• SIPS The Bottle Emporium
• Vino Godfather

Food

Best Appetizers

• Bambino's Vallejo
• Aung MayLiKa
• Lucca Bar & Grill
• Manny’s Steakhouse
• My Homestyle Cafe
• Sailor Jack's
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Village
• Provisions
• Aroma Indian Cuisine

Best Bakery

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• Fox & Fawn Bakehouse
• Hummingbird Bakery
• Royal Jelly Doughnut
• Starbread Bakery
• Provisions
• One House Bakery
• Bula Pies Fiji
• Cakes by Karl
• NuNu's Desserts with Soul

Best Breakfast

• Good Day Cafe
• Buttercup Diner
• Joy of Eating Cafe
• Maggie’s Restaurant
• Noonie's Place
• Scotty's Cafe
• Provisions
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Bula Pies Fiji
• Buttercup
• Kimono
• Momo's Cafe
• My Homestyle Cafe
• One House Bakery
• Sardine Can
• The Cafe at The Inn

Best Burger

• Bud's Burgers
• Bud's Giant Burgers
• My Homestyle Cafe
• Provisions
• Bottom of the Fifth
• Five Star Burger
• Good Day Cafe
• Maggie’s Restaurant
• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• Fusion Pizza
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Char's Hotdogs
• The Cafe at The Inn

Best Chinese Food

• 3 Star Restaurant
• China Wok
• New China Barn
• Szechuan Chinese Cuisine
• 168 Market
• Asia Delicious Kitchen
• Kwongnan Restaurant

Best Date Night Restaurant

• Baxters Restaurant & Bar
• Dead Fish
• Elephant Thai
• Sailor Jack's
• Village
• The Dead Fish Crab House & Prime Rib
• Bella Siena
• Provisions
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Manny's Steakhouse

Best Dessert

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• Cakes by Karl
• Fox & Fawn Bakehouse
• Home Style Cafe
• Manny's Steakhouse
• Moschetti's Cafe
• My Homestyle Cafe
• Rainbow FroYo
• The Cookie Dungeon
• Zio Fraedo’s
• Liled’s Candy Kitchen
• Bambino's Vallejo
• NuNu's Desserts with Soul
• One House Bakery
• Provisions
• Tony's Cakes

Best Fries

• Fusion Pizza
• Bud's Giant Burgers
• Five Star Burger
• Lucca Bar & Grill
• My Homestyle Cafe
• Maggie’s Restaurant
• Provisions
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Bottom of the Fifth
• Bud's Burgers
• Sardine Can

Best Ice Cream

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• CREAM
• Double Rainbow Cafe
• Rainbow FroYo
• Provisions
• Liled's Candy Kitchen

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

• Benicia Grill
• Buttercup Diner
• Gracie's
• Sac's Tasty Hot Dogs
• Provisions
• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Black Bear Diner
• Fusion Pizza

Best Mac and Cheese

• Hopulent
• From Scratch With Love Catering
• Gracie's
• Bottom of the Fifth
• Buttercup

Best Mexican Restaurant

• Las Palmitas
• Taqueria La Estrella
• El Barbas Restaurant & Bar
• Mazatlan Taqueria & Grill Benicia
• Pupusería & Taquería Mercy
• Taqueria La Joya
• El Tesoro Mazatlan
• Epale Taqueria and Seafood
• Mi Jalisco Restaurante
• Sol y Sazon
• Tacos Jalisco

Best Outdoor Patio

• Provisions
• One House Bakery
• Bay Hibachi Express
• Hopulent
• Mare Island Brewing Co., Coal Sheds taproom
• The Dead Fish Crab House & Prime Rib
• Aung MayLiKa
• Bella Siena
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Mare Island Brewing Co. Coal Sheds Brewery
• Los Molcajetes
• Sailor Jack's
• Village

Best Pizza

• Fusion Pizza
• Dough Bottega Artisanal Pizza
• Napoli Pizza of Benicia
• Tasty Bites Pizzeria
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Napoli Pizza & Italian Food
• Palermos
• Pizza Pirate

Best Restaurant

• Fusion Pizza
• My Homestyle Cafe
• Aung MayLiKa
• Buttercup Diner
• Urban Fusion
• Elephant Thai
• Good Day Cafe
• Gracie's
• Lucca Bar & Grill
• Maggie’s Restaurant
• Sailor Jack's
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Zio Fraedo’s
• Provisions
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Baxters Restaurant & Bar
• Bella Siena
• JJ's Fish and Chicken
• Manny's Steakhouse
• Matsuri Restaurant
• Sol y Sazon
• The Workshop

Best Restaurant for Vegetarians

• Fusion Pizza
• Thai Place
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Aung Maylika
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Elephant Thai
• Kohinoor Indian Cuisine
• Provisions
• VEC Indian Cuisine
• Yo Sushi

Best Sandwiches

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• Sprankle's Village Deli
• Picnicky's Sandwich Shop
• Ike's Love & Sandwiches
• Java Jax
• My Homestyle Cafe
• One House Bakery
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Fusion Pizza
• Jersey Mike's
• Provisions
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Food Basket
• Sardine Can
• Sprankles Deli
• The Workshop

Best Tacos

• Tacos Jalisco
• Taqueria La Estrella
• Tacos Dos Hermanos
• Pupusería & Taquería Mercy
• Sandavol's Mexican Restaurant
• Taqueria La Joya
• TJ Taco Jalisco
• Bottom of the Fifth
• Chicos Taqueria
• El Tesoro Mazatlan
• Que Onda Tacobar
• Tacos Juanita's

Best Pho

• Pho Vy
• Pho Hoang
• Phở Lee Hòa Phát 3
• Pho#1 Noodle House

Best Japanese Food

• Kimono
• Matsuri
• Izakaya
• Matsuri Restaurant
• Midori Japanese Cuisine
• Yo Sushi

Best Italian Food

• Bambino's Vallejo
• Napoli Pizzeria Vallejo
• Zio Fraedo’s
• Bella Siena
• Venticellos Ristorante Italiano
• Napoli Pizza & Italian Food
• Palermos

Best Fried Chicken

• Provisions
• Chicken Express
• Five Star Chicken
• Korean Fried Chicken & Box
• Combo Express
• Lucca Beer Garden
• My Homestyle Cafe

Best Filipino Food

• PhilHouse
• 3J's Oriental Market
• Andrea Foods
• Bibingkahan Restaurant
• Pinoy Fried
• 3 Star Restaurant

Best Seafood

• The Dead Fish Crab House & Prime Rib
• Manny's Steakhouse
• Matsuri Restaurant
• The Workshop
• Zio Fraedo's
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Bella Siena
• Sailor Jack's
• Sardine Can

Best Thai Food

• Elephant Thai
• Bangkok Island Thai Fusion
• Mai Thai
• Thai Place
• Pearl Thai
• Simple Thai

Best Food Truck

• TJ Tacos Jalisco
• Tacos Dos Hermanos
• La Pinata Taqueria
• Rumi Kebab
• Tacos Juanita’s
• Taqueria La Joya
• Gaga's Rollin' Diner
• La Pi–ata Taqueria
• Tacos Juanita's

Best Fish & Chips

• Sardine Can
• Noonie’s Place
• Chris’s Club
• Sharkey’s Chicken & Fish
• Epale Taqueria & Seafood
• SoulTran’s Seafood
• Bab's Diner
• Bottom of the Fifth
• Provisions

Best Ambiance

• Bella Siena
• El Barbas Restaurant & Bar
• Elephant Thai
• My Homestyle Cafe
• One House Bakery
• Redwood Empire
• Union Hotel
• Venticellos Ristorante Italiano
• Zio Fraedo’s
• Tacos Jalisco
• Village
• The Cafe at The Inn
• Aung May Lika
• Bambino's Vallejo
• Fusion Pizza
• Manny's Steakhouse
• Moana Hawaiian BBQ
• Provisions

Best Donut

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• One House Bakery
• Scotty's Cafe
• Vallejo Great Donuts
• Scotty's Restaurant
• Daily Donuts
• Royal Jelly Doughnut
• Vallejo Great Donuts & Café

Best Pan Dulce

• Bulacan Bakery
• Little Maya Bakery
• La Michoacana Vallejo

Best Cakes

• La Michoacana Vallejo
• Bula Pies
• Cakes by Carl
• Fox and Fawn
• NuNu's Desserts with Soul

Health

Best Chiropractor

• Vallejo Chiropractic
• Dr. Paula Gray Mitchell

Best Dental Practice

• Crossroads
• Southampton Dental Care
• Cervantes & Prado Dental Care
• Glen Cove Dental
• Harbor Dental
• La Clinica Vallejo
• Vallejo Family Dentist

Best Dentist

• Dr. Emily Thai
• Dr. Christopher Rehage
• Dr. Maggie Thai
• Dr. Scott Swoboda
• Dr. Morgan Nordstrom

Best Dermatology Practice

• Solano Dermatology
• Kaiser Vallejo

Best Exercise Studio

• The Mat
• Club Pilates Benicia
• Vallejo Florence Douglas Center Jazzercise
• Vallejo Yoga

Best Eye Doctor

• Ebright Optometry
• Mendoza Family Eye Care
• Vallejo Optometry Group

Best Gym/Health Club

• Combat Fitness-Rapacon's Martial Arts
• Club Pilates Benicia
• In-Shape
• City Sports Club
• Planet Fitness
• Vallejo Run Club

Best Hair Salon

• Mi Belleza Hair Studio
• Buddahful Salon
• Dash Salon
• Vanny's Hair & Spa
• Sense Salon
• Salon De Belleza Diva's
• Cecy's Hair Salon
• JD Nail Spa & Salon
• Kenny Le Salon
• The Alchemy Hair Collective

Best Massage Therapist

• Vallejo Chiropractic
• Tune Up Holistic Health
• Supernova Spa
• Beau Belisle
• Royal Rest Relax

Best Nail Salon

• Mi Universe
• Blossom Nails
• The Corner Salon Benicia
• Nails Design
• Fiona Nails
• Winter Nails & Spa
• Lavish Nails & Spa
• An Elegant Affair Salon
• Gaia Nails Organic Nails
• Nails By Eva
• Fiona Nail Salon
• Mi Belleza Hair Studio

Best Physician

• Dr. Paige Yoshisato
• Dr. Ann Finkelstein
• Dr. Matthew Symkowick
• Dr. Sandy Tsang

Best Spa

• Nature's Confidence
• S.B Esthetics
• Infinity Aesthetics
• Supernova Spa

Best Yoga Studio

• The Elevate Company
• The Mat
• Vallejo Yoga

Best Esthetician

• Raquel Yanson Skincare
• S.B Esthetics
• Revive Aesthetics
• Face Lab Aesthetics
• Nature's Confidence
• MBS Esthetics
• A Little Love Aesthetics
• Infinity Aesthetics

Best Orthodontics Practice

• Solano Smile Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry
• American Canyon Orthodontics 2
• WOW! Smiles
• Axelrode Orthodontics

Best Martial Arts Instruction

• Combat Fitness-Rapacon's Martial Arts
• Miro's Taekwondo / Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Vallejo
• School of Chinese Martial Arts Hei Long - Shou Shu Kung Fu
• Kajukenbo Self-Defense Institute of Vallejo
• Benicia Boxing & Martial Arts
• Modern Warrior Arts Academy
• William Kim's Tae Kwon Do Center
• Island Warriors Martial Arts
• Yu Won Hwa Martial Arts

Best OBGYN

• Kaiser Vallejo
• La Clinica North

Kids

Best Charter School

• Caliber Changemakers Academy
• Griffin Technology Academies
• Cave Academy of language
• ELITE Public Schools

Best Child Care Center

• Mee Mee's lil Grasshoppers
• Baby Bears Daycare
• Lovely Little Angels Daycare
• Special Touch Learning and Training Academy Daycare
• The Mud Club

Best Music Instruction

• Fred Broderick
• Campanelli Children's Choir
• Consumer Music
• 851 Music Studio
• Bay Area Diva Productions
• In Harmony Music

Best Place for Family Fun

• Slime World
• Children’s Wonderland
• Scandia Golfland
• The Mud Club

Best Preschool

• Mee Mee's lil Grasshoppers
• St. Catherine of Siena Preschool
• Little Angels Pre-School
• Vallejo KinderCare
• Teacher Kay's Alphapals
• Vallejo Parent Nursery School

Best Public School

• Dan Mini Elementary
• Steffan Manor Elementary School
• Cave Language Academy
• Dan Mini Elementary School
• Glen Cove Elementary
• Wardlaw Elementary

Best Kids Party Location

• Slime World
• Children's Wonderland
• The Mud Club

Best Daycare

• Mee Mee's lil Grasshoppers
• B J and The Bears
• Four Corners Academy

Best Place for Kids to Play

• Slime World
• The Mud Club
• Skyzone

Best Playground

• The Mud Club
• Children's Wonderland
• Benicia Community Park

Best Toy Store

• Mozart, Earhart & Me
• Moments Shared Children’s Consignment
• Brickmania

Best Youth Sports League

• The Coach Sarna League
• PAL Soccer

Best Private School

• North Hills Christian School
• St. Patrick St. Vincent's High School

Pets

Best Pet Groomer

• Aardvarks Adventureland
• Featherer Pet Grooming
• Fur Groomery
• Napa Natural Dog Co.
• Powell Bros. Feed & Pet Supply

Best Pet Store

• Mugsy's Pet Supply & Barkery
• Napa Natural Dog Co
• Powell Bros. Feed & Pet Supply
• The Pet Shoppe

Best Veterinarian

• Broadway Pet Hospital
• Bayside Veterinary Hospital
• Benicia Cat Clinic
• Redwood Veterinary Hospital

Best Pet Trainer

• Doggy Detail Dog Training
• Vallejo Dog Training Club
• NexGen K9 Training

Best Pet Friendly Bar/Restaurant

• Mare Island Brewing Company Coal Sheds
• Bella Siena
• Mare Island Brewing Co.
• The Sardine Can
• Village
• Buttercup
• Good Day Cafe
• Hopulent
• Lucca Beer Garden
• Provisions

Best Doggie Day Care

• Aardvarks Adventureland
• Pawz 4 Dayz
• Benicia Pet Services
• California Pampered Pooches
• Barn Find Grooming & Boarding

Best Place to Adopt a New Pet

• Humane Society of the North Bay
• Solano County Animal Services

Services

Best Alterations

• Bere's Bridal Tuxedo & Formal Wear
• Crown Tailors
• In Stitches Custom Tailoring
• Daniell Design Studio
• Solano Mobile Seamstress
• Jackson Buckman

Best Attorney

• Melissa Nold - Nold Law
• Brittany Whittington
• Thomas Healy
• Daniel Russo
• Micheal Thompson
• Jason Buckingham

Best Barber Shop

• Headliners
• Cecy's Hair Salon
• Hinton Barber and Beauty College
• Vanny's Hair & Spa
• Gallery Barber Shop
• Formulation Barber Shop
• G's Studio 7
• G2G Barbershop
• Jon's Hair Loft
• Mi Belleza Hair Studio
• Tadhana Barber Shop

Best Car Wash

• 7 Flags Full & Self Service Car Wash & Detail Center
• A1 Auto Salon
• The Detail Shop
• Vallejo Carwash

Best Cleaning Service

• B'santi Cleaning and Vacation Rental Management
• Yaz’s Cleaning Services
• Keeping It All Clean Cleaning Service
• Maids 2 Sparkle
• AURA a professional cleaning service
• California Dream Cleaners
• Garay Cleaning Service
• RF Cleaning Solutions

Best Dry Cleaner

• Benicia Cleaners
• Vallejo Cleaners
• Gateway Cleaners
• Redwood Cleaners
• Willard's Cleaners
• Family Cleaners

Best Electrician/Company

• Pierce Electric & Construction
• K Butler Electric
• Caro Electric LLC
• Super Electric
• Sergios Plumbing

Best General Contractor

• Eagle Construction
• Omega Construction & Handyman Services
• TAJ Construction, Inc.
• Cobar Builders Inc.
• Benicia Home Improvement Center
• Tero Build

Best Heating & Air Company

• A-1 Guaranteed Heating & Air, Inc
• Miller's Sheet Metal Heating & Air
• Vallejo Heating & Air Conditioning
• Environmental Heating and Air Solutions
• Lee's Sheetmetal
• One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning

Best Insurance Agency

• Vallejo Insurance Associates
• Farmers Insurance - Julia Allen
• State Farm - Alicia Cook
• Acceptance Insurance
• State Farm - Maria Zuniga

Best Photographer

• Pink Salt Photos
• Ok Kyong Hanrahan
• Ceecee Weaver
• My Legacy Matters, inc
• Ok Hanrahan

Best Plumber/Company

• JR Plumbing
• Benicia Plumbing
• Complete Plumbing Works
• Vallejo Plumbers
• Sons of Glory Plumbing
• Sergio's Plumbing
• Wright Brothers Plumbing & Gas

Best Property Management Company

• The Sayles Group
• Nesci Property Management
• Delgaldo Property Management
• Krystle Properties
• Messina Realty
• Laurie Nesci Property Management
• Stever & Associates

Best Realtor

• Toni E. Mallory
• Donald Jordan
• Monica Winn
• Shandrika Powell
• Tim Garton
• Tim Hiemstra
• Sara Leahy
• Jennifer Moore
• Johnny Walker
• Mark Kliem
• Mina Diaz
• Pat Molinar-Jeffers
• Pippin Dew

Best Realty Company

• Messina Realty
• The Sayles Group
• Napa River Realty

Best Roofing Company

• Henry Roofing
• Navo Roofer & Gutters
• California Premier Roofing
• Vallejo Roofing Pros
• All Seasons Roofing
• Solano Exceptional Roofing
• Aztec Roofing

Best Tax Preparer/Accountant

• Anderson & Associates
• Keegan's Tax & Financial Service
• Rod Yumul Bookkeeping & Tax Services
• M & G Tax Services
• Lara's Income Tax and Business Services

Best Auto Mechanic

• Gene's Auto Repair
• Milt's Service Garage
• The Shop Benicia
• Dwight's Mobile Brake Service
• Vallejo Broadway Auto Repair
• Joe's Automotive
• Tuolumne Auto Repair & Electric
• Sonoma Auto Tech
• Vallejo Car Care Clinic

Best Junk Removal

• PJ's Junk Removal
• Smaller Haulers
• Bay Hauling
• Moore and Sons Junk Removal
• Murph Hauls it All
• Strong Sons Junk Removal

Most Knowledgable Staff

• SIPS The Bottle Emporium
• Bayshore Materials Inc.
• Congressman John Garamendi
• Springstowne Library

Best Laundromat

• Vallejo Wash N Dry
• Fairgrounds Laundry
• JC's Launderland

Best Financial Institution

• Travis Credit Union
• Self-Help Federal Credit Union
• Westamerica Bank

Best Landscaper/Lawn Care

• A. B. Landscaping
• Grow With The Flow
• Angels landscape
• Ochoa's Landscaping & Yard Maintenance

Best Oil Change Shop

• 7 Flags Express Lube
• Jiffy Lube

Best Tattoo Shop

• Only Skin Deep
• Homebodies
• Pops Tattoos
• Stray Tattoos

Best Yard Service

• Healthy Vallejo Yard Work
• Grow With The Flow
• Ochoa's Landscaping & Yard Maintenance

Best Home Builder

• Cascade at Waterstone by Tri Pointe Homes
• Cardoza Builder
• E M PRO Construction LLC
• Cobar Builders Inc.

Shopping

Best Bookstore

• Alibi Bookshop
• Ethnic Notions
• Zeppelin Comics
• Bookshop Benicia
• Friends of the Benicia Library

Best Garden Store/Nursery

• Mid City Nursery
• Daughter of Luna
• Darlina's Succulent Garden
• Miss Honey's Backyard
• KC Plants & More
• Succulents and More

Best Gift Store

• SIPS The Bottle Emporium
• Anchor Pantry
• Every Day Is A Gift
• Fenix Mystic Candle
• The Filling Station Goods & Gifts
• Le Sparkly Chateau
• Yesteryears Marketplace
• Treebed Designs

Best Grocery Store

• Grocery Outlet Admiral Callahan
• Island Pacific
• Smart and Final
• Anchor Pantry

Best Thrift Shop

• Eco Thrift
• Hidden Treasures Boutique
• SSMC Guild Volunteer Thrift Shop
• The ReVibe Shop
• Moments Shared Children’s Consignment
• Elisa's Cottage

Best Hardware Store

• Lowe's
• Harbor Freight
• PEDROTTI ACE HARDWARE