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WHO WON BEST OF THE BAY 2024?

Best Burrito, Best Bike Shop, Best Drag Queen, Best Street Fair, Best DJ, Best Grocery Store… Click here to see who thousands of our readers crowned the best!
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Shawna Virago

The groundbreaking 'fairy godmother' of trans country music is an outspoken voice for queer rights and local independent arts.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

This world-class treasure trove of film and other creative forms is the true work of art.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Blandina Farley

A most colorful tour guide acquaints all comers with the neighborhood she's made home since the '70s.
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Welcome to Best of the Bay 2024: The New Classics!

Our 50th annual Readers' Poll celebrates everything that's Best about the Bay Area—from the people who live here.
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Best of the Bay 2024: City Living Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Salon, Best Bike Repair, Best Podcast, Best Politician, Best Hotel, Best Tour, Best Gym, more
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Best of the Bay 2024: Food & Drink Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Burrito, Best Pizza, Best Chinese, Best Brunch, Best Dive Bar, Best Sports Bar, more
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Best of the Bay 2024: Arts & Nightlife Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Nightclub, Best Art Gallery, Best Drag Queen, Best Karaoke, Best Live Venue, Best DJ, more
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Best of the Bay 2024: Shopping Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Store Staff, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Shoe Store, more
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Bhangra & Beats Night Market

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The Non Stop Bhangra Crew revitalizes downtown with vibrant contemporary Punjabi music, food, and culture.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editor’s Pick: Sean Dorsey Dance Company

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Led by Dorsey's ever-expansive vision for trans-queer liberation, the 20-year-old company invites everyone to see themselves on stage.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Humphry Slocombe’s Secret Breakfast

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Influential as it is delicious, the iconic local flavor inspires knock-offs and even a 420 tribute.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: SF Live

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Golden Gate Bandshell to Union Square, free music series sets the city's beloved spaces to a beat.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Bottega

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A late-night, no-reservation plate of sachetti on Valencia? Nonna would be proud.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Arion Press

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Literary time travelers reach back to classics—and into roster of contemporary Bay lit stars—to make ever-more-popular pages.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Starter Bakery

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Kouign amann aside, it's community care that has us hooked on these inventive East Bay ovens.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Key Jo Lee

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MoAD curator and scholar shines light for artists moving through complex times.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Fake Fruit

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Group's debut outing perfectly revindicated post-lockdown Bay culture. Praise, its second LP just dropped.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: ‘Another Word for Love’ by Carvell Wallace

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“I write about beautiful things because I live in an ugly place in an ugly world."
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Telegraph Hill Arts and Literature

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Once a historic bakery, 1501 Grant now slings the finest English and Italian-language books in a much-needed community event space.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Cal Performances

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Berkeley series' 119th season continues a visionary streak of diversity, from South African chamber opera to Brazilian folkloric ballet.
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