Best of Bham 2017

Introducing our 2nd Annual Readers' Poll for the Best of Birmingham 2017!

### **Best Pizza** DAVENPORT’S 33%
Slice 26%
Post Office Pies 15%
Dave’s 11%
Mafiaoza’s 9%

### **Best Dive Bar** THE NICK 35%
Marty’s P.M. 21%
Red Lion 20%
The Brown Derby 18%

### **Best Place to See and Be Seen** HIGHLANDS 28%
Carrigan’s 26%
Bottega 19%
The Grand Bohemian 17%
Other 10%

### **Best Neighborhood Bar** OTEY’S 38%
Parkside 36%
Oak Hill 11%
Blackwell’s 10%
Other 5%

### **Best Seafood** OCEAN 33%
Hot and Hot 31%
Highlands 18%
Chuck’s Fish 13%
Other 5%

### **Best BBQ** SAW’S 57%
Full Moon 16%
Moe’s 14%
Miss Myra’s 8%
Other 5%

### **Best Place to Bring a First Date** EL BARRIO 37%
Babalu 23%
Carrigan’s 14%
Parkside 13%

### **Best Concert Venue** IRON CITY 40%
Alabama Theatre 25%
Oak Mountain 19%
Saturn 11%

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### **Best Place to Host an Event** IRON CITY 33%
Regions Field 25%
Good People 19%
Events at Haven 8%
Other 15%

### **Best Steak** PERRY’S 35%
Fleming’s 27%
Ruth’s Chris 23%
Shula’s 6%
Other 9%

### **Best Burger** JACK BROWN’S 29%
Chez Fon Fon 27%
Otey’s 14%
Saw’s 13%
Babalu 9%
Other 8%

### **Best Place to Eat When You’re Hungover** WAFFLE HOUSE 45%
Milo’s 24%
Red Pearl 13%
Dave’s Pizza 10%
Other 8%

### **Best Girls’ Night Out** BOTTEGA 34%
The Collins 26%
The Marble Ring 16%
Highlands 14%
Other 10%

### **Best Outdoor Seating/Patio** PARKSIDE 27%
Chuy’s 26%
Rojo 19%
Ovenbird 16%
Other 12%

### **Best Personality Trait In a Guy** HUMOR 45%
Chivalry 20%
Confidence 18%
Work Ethic 14%

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### **Best Personality Trait In a Girl** KIND 47%
Outgoing 27%
Manners 12%
Creativity 8%

### **Best Entertainment District** AVONDALE 37%
Lakeview 29%
2nd Avenue District 19%
5 Points 8%
Other 7%

### **Best Late Night Bar** THE COLLINS 34%
Parkside 26%
Marty’s P.M. 19%
The Marble Ring 16%
Other 4%

### **Best Sports Bar** PARAMOUNT 45%
On Tap 21%
Billy’s 18%
The Southern 9%
Other 7%

### **Best New Restaurant** FANCY'S ON 5TH 38%
Hattie B’s 29%
Real & Rosemary 20%
Cashio’s 9%
Other 4%

### **Best Under the Radar Place** GIP’S PLACE 39%
The should-be legendary Bessemer Juke Joint featuring Blues that is found nowhere else outside of select pockets in the Deep South.
KOOL KORNER 21%
Fantastic Cuban sandwiches located on Hwy 31 in Vestavia in the same strip with Sol Azteca, Monograms Plus, etc.
BLUE PACIFIC 20%
The best Thai food in town? Located in the Hoover Food Mart on Lorna? The randomness of it just makes it that much better.
HORSE PENS 15%
Just a few minutes North of town. Its incredible rock formations are like visiting another planet, and seem to only be known to rock climbers.

### **Best Physical Trait in a Guy** AN INDESCRIBABLE COMBINATION OF NOTHING IN PARTICULAR 56%
Height 16%
Style 12%
Build 8%
Smile 5%

### **Best Place to Meet New People** BAR / RESTAURANT 41%
Church / Religious Activity 26%
Charity Event 22%
Gym 8%
Other 3%

### **Best Way to Ask Someone Out for the First Time** IN PERSON 53%
Call on the Phone 27%
Text 15%
Social Media 3%

### **Best Way to Break Up with Someone You’ve Been Out with Just a Few Times** TELL THEM THE WHOLE TRUTH 49%
Tell Them the Partial Truth 29%
Completely Ignore Them 10%
“It’s not you. It’s me." 9%

### **Best Brunch** ANOTHER BROKEN EGG 28%
Big Bad Breakfast 23%
Trattoria Centrale 14%
Rowe’s 11%
Dyron’s Low Country 9%
FIVE 6%

### **Best Beer Selection** HOP CITY BEER & WINE 40%
The J. Clyde 30%
On Tap 16%
Pies & Pints 11%
Other 3%

### **Best Birmingham (Local) Beer** GOOD PEOPLE 40%
Avondale 39%
Cahaba 21%
Trim Tab 15%

### **Best Dating Online Dating Site/App** BUMBLE 29%
Tinder 26%
Match 19%
eHarmony 16%

### **Best Place to Meet an Online Date for the First Time** SOMEWHERE FOR COFFEE 40%
Somewhere for Drinks 39%
Somewhere for Lunch 11%
Somewhere You Won’t See Anyone You Know 7%
Other 3%