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Best of Chicago
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, Jun 17, 2010
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Best bike shop
Iron Cycles voted Chicago's best
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best food blog
Eater Chicago voted best food blog
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Chicago Dog Walkers voted best of Chicago
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, Jun 10, 2010
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, Jun 24, 2010
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Best Independent Film Distributor
Music Box Films
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Best of Chicago
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best grocery store whose name perfectly matches its products
Green Grocer
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, Jun 23, 2011
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Best $75 hotel room
The Inn at Longman and Eagle
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Best of Chicago
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, Jun 23, 2011
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Best one-woman kitchen
Noon Hour Grill
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, Jun 10, 2010
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Best cupcakes
More Cupcakes voted best, Bleeding Heart Bakery and Molly's, runners-up
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, Jun 23, 2011
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, Jun 23, 2011
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Best vintage store
Knee Deep Vintage voted best vintage store
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Best of Chicago
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, Jun 23, 2011
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Best use of alcohol at breakfast
Burton's Maplewood Farm rum-infused maple syrup
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best bar for quiet reflection on the legacy of Richard J. Daley
Cunneen's
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best weekly live-music gig
Robbie Fulks at the Hideout
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best Twitterer who still has fewer than 1,000 followers
Erin Gloria Ryan
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best-looking waitstaff
Smoke Daddy voted best-looking waitstaff
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, Jun 23, 2011
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Bike Lane voted best bike shop
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Best of Chicago
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best of dance on a shoestring
The Seldoms'
Stupormarket
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Best of Chicago
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, Jun 23, 2011
Best venue for stand-up
Red Bar Comedy Club voted best venue for stand-up
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