Several Hill Businesses Named in City Paper’s Best of DC Polls

Washington City Paper readers and staffers have voted for their favorites in about every conceivable category (such as Best Place to Avoid if you Hate Teenagers) and Hill businesses have done quite well!

So the awards are divided into the City Paper Reader’s choices and the CP Staffer’s picks:

Here’s how the Hill businesses did:

Reader’s Poll
BESTS

Granvilles Moore’s – Best Mussels
Joy of Motion (multiple locations)- Best Dance Company
Shakespeare Theatre -Best Theatre Company
Eastern Market – Best Farmer’s Market & Best Place to Buy Jewelry
Results (multiple locations) – Best Gym
Chateau Animaux – Best Pet Shop
Schneider’s of Capitol Hill – Best Wine Selection and Best Liquor Store
H Street Corridor – Best Up and Coming Neighborhood

Runner’s Up (in the poll but first in our Hill hearts)
Good Stuff Eatery- Best Burger
Sticky Rice – Best Sushi & Best Karaoke
Matchbox (multiple locations) – Best Restaurant When You Pay
Frager’s and Gingko Gardens – Best Garden Store
Michael Anthony Salon – Best Hair Salon
Hill’s Kitchen – Best Home Goods & Best New Retail
Union Veterinary Clinic – Best Vet
Yes! Organic Market (multiple locations) – Best Specialty Foods Store
Eastern Market – Best Place to Take an Out of Towner
Atlas Performing Arts Center – Best Performing Arts Venue

City Paper Staff Picks
Dog-ma – Best Doggie Day Care
Seventh Hill – Best New Pizza
Johnny’s Half Shell – Best American Restaurant
Sonoma – Best Wine Bar
Sticky Rice – Best Tater Tots
Good Stuff Eatery – Best Milkshake
Curbside Cupcakes (Hill-based, but they travel) – Best Way to Sate Your Cupcake Jones
Taylor Gourmet – Best Vegetarian Sandwich
The Fridge -Best New Gallery
The Bag Fee – Best New Legislation (We’re taking credit because our Ward 6 Council Member Tommy Well’s proposed it.)
Petula Dvorak (Hill resident and WaPo columnist) – Best Schizophrenic Columnist

If I can be allowed a moment here…The Atlas Performing Arts Center was a runner up for Best Performing Arts venue, behind the first place Kennedy Center and second place, Harman Hall. It’s our first time being even a runner up and considering the other two venues are higher profile with larger staffs and budgets (not mention nearby parking) we are thrilled!

Congratulations to all!

Jen DeMayo is the Communications Director for the Atlas Performing Arts Center.