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Best of the Bay 2021: City Living winners

READERS' POLL: Best Salon, Best Bike Repair, Best Hotel, Best Tour, Best Gym, more

48 Hills is proud to host the 46th edition of the Bay Guardian Best of the Bay! Congratulations to all the winners of this years Readers’ Poll, and thank you to the thousands of readers who voted this year. See more winners’ categories here. And join us to celebrate on Wednesday, October 20, at our 8th Anniversary Fall Fling!

BEST STREET FAIR
FOLSOM STREET FAIR
www.folsomstreetevents.org
Runners Up: How Weird, Castro Street Fair

BEST HOTEL
PHOENIX HOTEL
www.phoenixsf.com
Runners Up: Fairmont San Francisco, Argonaut

BEST TOUR
SKIP THE BUS
www.skipthebus.com
Runners Up: Rides By Me, Blandina Farley’s Fabulous Tours

BEST KIDS’ VENUE
EXPLORATORIUM
www.exploratorium.edu

BEST POLITICIAN
MATT HANEY
Runners Up: Honey Mahogany, Dean Preston

BEST NONPROFIT
CREATIVITY EXPLORED
www.creativityexplored.org
Runners Up: Rocket Dog Rescue, Mental Health Association Of San Francisco,

BEST LOCAL WEBSITE
BROKE-ASS STUART
www.brokeassstuart.com
Runners Up: Mission Local, KQED

BEST PODCAST
STORIED: SAN FRANCISCO
www.storiedsf.com
Runners Up: Bitch Talk, 99% Invisible

BEST RADIO STATION
BFF.FM
www.bff.fm
Runners Up: KALW, KPFA

BEST ANIMAL RESCUE
ROCKET DOG RESCUE
www.rocketdogrescue.org
Runners Up: Muttville, SFSPCA

BEST DOG WALKERS
SNIFF & GO
www.sniffandgo.com
Runners Up: Dog Tales, Get Along Little Doggies

BEST DOG GROOMERS
KOSITA’S
98 Bennington, SF.
(415) 643-3650
Runners Up: Mudpuppy’s, VIP Grooming

BEST PLUMBING
HEISE’S PLUMBING
www.heisesplumbing.com
Runners Up: O’Grady’s, Magic Plumbing

BEST ELECTRICIAN
PAURIC ELECTRIC
www.thesfelectrician.com
Runners Up: Ike’s Electric, Eclectic Electric

BEST MOVING SERVICE
DELANCEY STREET MOVERS
www.delanceystreetfoundation.org
Runners Up: Shamrock, Corrib

BEST HOUSE CLEANERS
LA COLECTIVA
www.lacolectivasf.com
Runners Up: Sparkling Clean, Ana’s Detailed Housecleaning

BEST AUTO MECHANICS
PAT’S GARAGE
www.patsgarage.com
Runners Up: Luscious Garage, Larkin Brothers

BEST BICYCLE REPAIR
BOX DOG BIKES
www.boxdogbikes.com
Runners Up: Valencia Cyclery, Swell Bicycles

BEST TAILOR
AL’S ATTIRE
www.alsattire.com
Runners Up: Daniel Escobar/Escobar Bros., Tailors’ Keep

BEST SALON
TIE
GLAMARAMA
www.glamarama.com
NOVA EXPRESS
www.sfnovaexpress.com
Runners Up: Ginger Rubio, Public Barber

BEST GYM
FITNESS SF
www.fitnesssf.com
Runners Up: JCCSF, Diakadi Fitness

BEST TRAINER
ACE MORGAN
www.acemorganfitness.com
Runners Up: Joao Carvahlo, Julia Seward

BEST YOGA STUDIO
MISSION YOGA
www.missionyoga.com
Runners Up: Yoga Garden, Yoga Flow

Marke B.
Marke B.
Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

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