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Best of 2011 (Part 2 of 3)

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Best boutique

  1. SITE (136) 43%
  2. Loveday 31 (56) 17%
  3. Inside Astoria (51) 16%
  4. Candy Plum (35) 11%
  5. KrisTEES (22) 7%
  6. Belief (13) 4%
Total Votes: 313


Best singles bar (LGBT)

  1. MiX (121) 44% (3 in a row)
  2. Crescent Lounge (76) 28%
  3. Albatross (42) 15%
  4. N/A (31) 11%
Total Votes: 270


Best singles bar (straight)

  1. Sweet Afton (264) 47%
  2. Hell Gate Social (95) 17%
  3. Astoria Brewhouse (68) 12%
  4. McCanns (54) 9%
  5. Fattys Cafe (38) 6%
  6. Crescent and Vine (33) 5%
Total Votes: 552


Best appetizer

  1. Sweet Afton - Fried Pickles (124) 36%
  2. Mundo - Red Sonja (89) 26%
  3. Seva - Samosas (75) 22%
  4. Wave Thai - Curry Puffs (27) 7%
  5. Lartiste - French Onion Soup (24) 7%
Total Votes: 339


Best wine shop

  1. Astoria Wine & Spirits (121) 30%
  2. Grand Wine & Liquors (116) 29%
  3. Off the Vine (71) 18%
  4. Astoria Park Wines (68) 17%
  5. Absolute Wine & Liquors (16) 4%
Total Votes: 392


Best stop to live near

  1. 30th Ave. (314) 42%
  2. Broadway (173) 23%
  3. Ditmars (169) 22%
  4. Astoria Blvd. (82) 11%
Total Votes: 738


Favorite local blog

  1. We Heart Astoria (121) 40%
  2. The Fooditka (60) 19%
  3. Amuse * Bouche (48) 15%
  4. Boro (30) 9%
  5. Astoria Ugly (29) 9%
  6. liQcity (13) 4%
Total Votes: 301


Best-looking staff

  1. Butcher Bar (222) 36%
  2. Sweet Afton (197) 32% (2009 & 2010 winner)
  3. Canz (89) 14%
  4. Cavo (53) 9%
  5. Grand Cafe (29) 5%
  6. Don Coqui (21) 3%
Total Votes: 611


Best wine bar

  1. DiWine (152) 42% (2 in a row)
  2. Crescent & Vine (83) 23%
  3. Mosaic (65) 18%
  4. Winegasm (54) 15%
Total Votes: 354


Best place to bank

  1. Chase (92) 34%
  2. TD Bank (80) 29%
  3. Astoria Federal Savings (36) 13%
  4. Bank of America (34) 12%
  5. CitiBank (28) 10%
Total Votes: 270


Best Italian food

  1. Trattoria L'incontro (154) 37%
  2. Vesta (106) 25%
  3. Ornella (80) 19%
  4. Piccola Venezia (45) 10%
  5. Bugatti Cafe (25) 6%
Total Votes: 410


Best vegetarian spot

  1. Il Bambino (87) 30% 
  2. Mundo (79) 27% (Last year's winner)
  3. Seva (57) 19%
  4. Queens Kickshaw (49) 17%
  5. Ornella (14) 4%
Total Votes: 286


Best comfort food

  1. Queens Comfort (109) 30%
  2. Sweet Afton (98) 27%
  3. Queens Kickshaw (94) 26%
  4. Cronin & Phelan (61) 17%
Total Votes: 362


Best diner

  1. Neptune (237) 44%
  2. Sanfords (155) 29%
  3. Bel Aire (40) 7%
  4. Mikes Diner (35) 6%
  5. Michaels (34) 6%
  6. Mini Star (28) 5%
Total Votes: 529


Best fitness center

  1. CrossFit Queens (103) 29% (2 in a row)
  2. New York Sports Club (75) 21%
  3. Club Fitness (73) 20%
  4. Simply Fit Astoria (59) 16%
  5. The Rock (43) 12%
Total Votes: 353


Best late night delivery

  1. Crave (457) 50% (First win)
  2. El Rey Del Taco Truck (362) 39%
  3. Sanford's (78) 8%
  4. Astoria Pizzeria (13) 1%
Total Votes: 910


Best place to dance

  1. Cavo (72) 37% (2 in a row)
  2. Central (58) 30%
  3. Don Coqui (34) 17%
  4. Tantra (26) 13%
Total Votes: 190


Best bakery

  1. Martha's (131) 36% (2 in a row)
  2. Astor Bake Shop (90) 25%
  3. La Guli (52) 14%
  4. Gian Piero (50) 14%
  5. Terrizzi Pastry Shop (34) 9%
Total Votes: 357


Best dive bar

  1. O'Hanlon's (88) 31%
  2. McCaffrey & Burke (85) 30%
  3. Shillelagh (70) 24%
  4. Kelly's (26) 9%
  5. Cosmo's (13) 4%
Total Votes: 282


Best gentleman's club

  1. Riviera (61) 35%
  2. Mermaid's (58) 33%
  3. N/A (42) 23%
  4. Starlet's (15) 8%
Total Votes: 176


Best place to black-out

  1. The Irish Rover (132) 32%
  2. Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden (123) 30%
  3. Hell Gate Social (61) 15%
  4. Rapture Lounge (45) 11%
  5. The Quays (29) 7%
  6. Mad Donkey (15) 3%
Total Votes: 405


Best representation of Astoria

  1. Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden (400) 65%
  2. Vesta (49) 8%
  3. Queens Kickshaw (48) 7%
  4. Grand Cafe (47) 7%
  5. Dillinger's Pub & Grill (32) 5%
  6. Studio Square (33) 5%
Total Votes: 609

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Comment by Meg on January 9, 2012 at 2:06pm

Thanks for the love, WLA'ers! We're honored that We Heart Astoria was voted Favorite Local Blog!

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