DETROIT – The best Detroit-style pizza in Metro Detroit? Favorite market? The top festival? Our 2025 Vote 4 The Best results are in, and we have all of our winners!
We had 80 total categories this year, from food and drinks to services to things to do around Metro Detroit.
This year’s Vote 4 The Best received more than 93,000 votes. After weeks of nominations and finalist voting, the winners have been crowned.
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Here are the winners for all 80 categories:
- Auto Dealership -- Bowman Chevrolet in Clarkston
- Bagels -- Detroit Bagel Factory in Livonia
- Bakery -- Villa Bakery in Garden City
- Barbershop -- V Cuts Detroit
- BBQ -- Slows Bar BQ
- Beauty Salon -- 24Luxe Beauty Bar in Flat Rock
- Book Store -- John K. King Used & Rare Books in Detroit
- Boutique Clothing Store -- VITRINE at The Baker House in Plymouth
- Bowling Alley -- Plaza Lanes in Plymouth
- Breakfast -- The Jagged Fork
- Brewery -- Griffin Claw Brewing Company
- Brunch -- The Hudson Cafe
- Burger -- Redcoat Tavern
- Cannabis Dispensary -- Jars
- CBD Store -- Mother Earth Natural Health
- Chinese -- Golden Chopsticks in St. Clair Shores
- Cider Mill -- Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill.
- Cocktail Bar -- The Sugar House in Detroit
- Coffee -- Deer Camp Coffee Roasting & Outfitters in Sterling Heights
- Comedy Club -- Mark Ridley’s Comedy Castle in Royal Oak
- Concert Venue -- Pine Knob in Clarkston
- Coney Dog -- National Coney Island
- Coney Island -- Leo’s Coney Island
- Dance Studio -- Rhythm N Jump Dance Academy in St. Clair Shores
- Day Spa -- Temple Collective Medspa in Milford
- Distillery -- Griffin Claw Brewing Company
- Dive Bar -- Honest John’s in Detroit
- Dog Groomer -- Peticured
- Donuts -- The Looney Baker in Livonia
- Escape Room -- Escape Room Novi
- Farmers’ Market -- Eastern Market
- Festival -- Michigan Renaissance Festival
- Fine Dining -- Joe Muer Seafood in Detroit
- Florist -- VIVIANO Flower Shop
- Food Truck -- DEER CAMP Traveling Cafe
- Fried Chicken -- Detroit’s Original Chicken Shack
- Fries -- HopCat
- Funeral Home -- Wujek Calcaterra Funeral Homes
- Golf Course -- Solitude Links Golf Course in Kimball Township
- Gourmet Market -- Nino Salvaggio
- Gyro -- Leo’s Coney Island
- Hair Salon -- Chaos Studio Salon + Spa in Mt. Clemens
- Haunted House -- Scarefest Scream Park in Lenox Township
- Hotel -- Shinola Hotel in Detroit
- HVAC Company -- Family Heating, Cooling & Electrical
- Ice Cream -- Holy Cow! Creamery in Wyandotte
- Indian -- Pink Garlic Indian Cuisine in Oak Park
- Irish Pub -- The Old Shillelagh in Detroit
- Italian -- Da Francesco’s Ristorante & Bar in Shelby Township
- Karaoke Bar -- Bigg’s Bar & Grill in Chesterfield Township
- Law Firm -- Mike Morse
- Live Music Bar -- Cadieux Cafe in Detroit
- Margarita -- Mezcal Mexican Restaurant in Detroit
- Mexican -- Mojave Cantina in Clawson
- Middle Eastern -- La Marsa
- Movie Theater -- Farmington Civic Theater
- Museum -- The Henry Ford Museum
- Nail Salon -- Greek Goddess Nail Spa in Trenton
- Pho -- Pho Lucky Detroit
- Photographer -- Ruff Life Photography in Troy
- Pizza (All Types) -- Green Lantern
- Pizza (Detroit Style) -- Buddy’s Pizza
- Polish -- Polish Village Cafe in Hamtramck
- Real Estate Agent -- Ariel Radtke Johns-Keller
- Roofing -- Kearns Brothers in Livonia
- Rooftop Bar -- Monarch Club in Detroit
- Sandwich/Deli -- Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor
- Shawarma -- Bucharest Grill
- Soul Food -- Detroit Soul
- Soup/Salad -- Apple Annie’s in Roseville
- Sports Bar -- Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit
- Sports Venue -- Comerica Park
- Steakhouse -- Mr. Paul’s Chop House in Roseville
- Sushi -- Noble Fish in Clawson
- Tacos -- El Charro
- Tattoo Parlor -- Thistle and Thorn Ink in Chesterfield Township
- Thai -- Bangkok 96 in Dearborn
- Vegan/Vegetarian -- Vedged Out! food truck
- Wine Bar -- Tennerra Winery in Sterling Heights
- Wings -- Detroit Wing Company
Top 5 for each category
You can see the top five finishers for each category on our results ballot.