48hills is proud to host the SF Bay Guardian Best of the Bay 2019! View the winners below, and sign up for our newsletter for more great local arts + culture. 

Dear Readers,

Welcome back to the SF Bay Guardian’s Best of the Bay! This is our 44th edition of Best of the Bay, and it comes out on the Bay Guardian’s 53rd anniversary. That’s a lot of Bests of the Bay, and we can’t thank you enough for your support as we keep this cherished Bay Area tradition alive. (Please consider donating or becoming a member to help us continue, or advertise to our 35,000 weekly readers eager to support local businesses and events.)

Scroll down to access the winners’ categories! 

This year, thousands and thousands of you voted for what you loved in 100 categories, showering attention on local people, places, and things you loved. This year, we streamlined the categories to make voting easier, and to reflect a changing city. We want to hear from you about any categories you think we are missing: marke@48hills.org. This Best of the Bay is as much your baby as it is ours!

Enjoy the results of this year’s readers’ poll, and thank you for making the Bay the Best. JOIN US on Thursday, October 24, 6pm-8pm, for a special Best of the Bay party at the Stud, 399 Ninth St., SF.

— Marke B, Best of the Bay 2019 Editor

Designer Aaron Joseph/Identafire Bay Guardian Editor Tim Redmond Web Developer Matt Fisher Bay Guardian Publishers Emeritus Bruce B. Brugmann and Jean Dibble Special Thanks Hunky Beau