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Best of Richmond 2016 WINNERS!

Here are the best places to shop, eat and play in 2016, as voted by Richmond News readers

Shopping

Health/supplement store

1) Consumers Nutrition Center

2) Pharmasave

3) Shoppers Drug Mart

New Car Dealer

1) Dueck Richmond

2) Richmond Honda

3) Cam Clark Ford

Used Car Dealer

1) Dueck Richmond

2) Auto Wizard

3) Richmond Honda

Customer Service (Retail)

1) Juvelisto Design

2) M&M Food Market

3) Ask Hair Studio

Drug Store

1) Shoppers Drug Mart

2) Steveston Pharmasave

3) London Drugs

Hockey Shop

1) Ice Level Sports

2) Cyclone Taylor

3) SportChek

Florist

1) Touch of Class Florist

2) Prickly Pear

3) Super Grocer

Furniture Store

1) IKEA

2) Scan Designs

3) Spotted Frog

Garden Centre

1) Prickly Pear

2) Art Knapp

3) Phoenix Perennials

Gift Shop

1) Pieces

2) A Monkey Tree

3) Nikaido

Grocery Store

1) Save On Foods

2) Super Grocer

3) Safeway

Home Décor Store

1) Pieces

2) HomeSense

3) Spotted Frog

Jeweller

1) Juvelisto Design

2) Bliss

3) Seafair Jewellers

LIngerie Store

1) Bare Basics

2) Victoria Secret

3) Dianes

Shopping Mall

1) Richmond Centre

2) McArthurGlen

3) Lansdowne Centre

Neighbourhood Shopping Centre

1) Blundell Centre

2) Seafair

3) Ironwood

Optical Store

1) Eye Station Optical

2) Vision Plus

3) Ironwood Optical

Pet Store

1) Bosley’s

2) Faithful Friends

Produce Store

1) Kin’s Farm Market

2) Richmond Country Farms

3) Langley Farm Market

Shoe Store

1) Stepin’ Out Shoes

2) Ronsons

3) Aldo

Sports Store

1) SportChek

2) Ice Level Sports

3) Soccer Link 

Toy Store

1) Splash Toys

2) Toys R Us

3) Kaboodles Toy Store

Women’s Fashion Store

1) Violet Hill

2) The Bay

3) Aritzia

Chinese Bakery 

1) Maxim’s

2) Kam Do

3) La Patisserie

Chinese BBQ

1) Danny’s Won Ton

2) HK BBQ Master

3) Master Hung

Chinese King Crab

1) Sun Sui Wah

2) Kirin Seafood

3) Sanbo

Congee

1) Kongee Dynasty

2) Ta Hing Congee and Noodle House

3) Happy Date

Fresh Fish

1) Blue Canoe

2) Steveston Docks

3) South Harbour Fish Store

Cheese Selection (Supermarket)

1) City Market

2) Save On Foods

3) Safeway

Kebab

1) Daddy’s Delight

2) Afghan Chopan

3) Al Basha (third)

3) Kisamos (third)

Hidden Gem (Food)

1) Blue Canoe

2) Gudrun

3) Smokehouse Sandwich Co.

Bakery

1) Steveston Bakery

2) Diplomat Bakery

3) The Sweet Spot

BBQ

1) Hog Shack

2) Smokehouse Sandwich Co.

3) Nandos

Beer Selection

1) Blue Canoe

2) O’Hare’s

3) Hog Shack

Breakfast

1) Cora

2) Cimona

3) Steveston Hotel (third)

3) White Spot (third)

Brunch

1) Cora

2) Tapenade Bistro

3) IHOP

Burger

1) Blue Canoe

2) A&W

3) White Spot

Butcher Shop

1) Seafair Gourmet Meats

2) Heringer’s

3) Amron’s Gourmet Meats

Chef

1) Sean Greenlay

2) Paul Finlay

3) John Lim Hing (third)

3) Morgan Lechner (third)

Chinese Food

1) Danny’s Won Ton

2) Bamboo Express

3) Sun Sui Wah

Coffee Shop (Independent)

1) Steveston Coffee

2) Davood’s

3) Rocanini

Curry

1) Tandoori Kona

2) Mui Garden

3) Curry Express

Dessert

1) The Sweet Spot

2) Diplomat Bakery

3) Menchies

Dim Sum

1) Continental Seafood

2) Kirin

3) Sun Sui Wah

Fine Dining

1) Blue Canoe

2) Steveston Seafood House

3) Tapenade Bistro

Fish and Chips

1) Pajos

2) Dave’s Fish and Chips

3) Blue Canoe

Food Court

1) Richmond Centre

2) Aberdeen Centre

3) Lansdowne Centre

Greek

1) Kisamo’s

2) Felicos

3) George’s Taverna

Indian

1) Tandoori Kona

2) Ginger Indian Cuisine

3) Himalaya  

Italian

1) Paesano’s

2) Italian Tomato

3) Boston Pizza

Karaoke

1) The Buck and Ear

2) Millenium Karaoke

3) Kingswood Pub

Kid Friendly Restaurant

1) White Spot

2) McDonalds

3) Cora

Late Night Eats

1) No. 9 

2) Gudrun

3) Blue Canoe

Meal under $10

1) LA Grill

2) Subway

3) McDonalds

New Restaurant

1) Catch Kitchen & Bar

2) Ora Sushi

3) Mexican Cantina

Patio

1) Flying Beaver

2) Blue Canoe

3) Milltown Bar and Grill

Pho

1) Steveston Village Vietnamese

2) Pho Ian

3) Lotus

Customer Service (Restaurant)

1) Blue Canoe

2) Gudrun

3) Cactus Club

Pizza

1) Steveston Pizza

2) Pizza Hut

3) Tino’s Pizza

Pub

1) O’Hare’s

2) Flying Beaver

3) Buck & Ear

Pub Food

1) O’Hare’s

2) Buck & Ear

3) Flying Beaver

Restaurant

1) Blue Canoe

2) Gudrun

3) Steveston Seafood House

Seafood Restaurant

1) Blue Canoe

2) Steveston Seafood House

3) Crab King

Filipino Restaurant

1) Kumare

2) Little Ongpin

3) Good Ah! Grill

Sushi

1) Mega Sushi

2) Sushi Han

3) Ora Sushi

Wine Selection (Restaurant) 

1) Blue Canoe

2) Gudrun

3) Tapenade Bistro

SERVICES

Auto Body Repair Shop

1) South Seas Auto Body

2) Craftsman Collision

3) Boyd Autobody

Accountant

1) Mavis Tam Ceridian Canada

2) Sanders Russell & Co.

3) Dianne Nielsen

Dry Cleaner

1) Easy Care Dry Cleaners

2) Busy Bee Broadmoor

3) Liberty Cleaners

Barber Shop

1) Steveston Barber Shop

2) Richmond Barber Shop  

3) Alen’s Golden Scissors

Place to Have a Birthday Party

1) Cartwheels Steveston

2) River Rock Casino

3) Watermania

Car Wash

1) Bashir’s

2) Husky

3) Wash World

Financial Institution

1) TD Bank

2) RBC

3) Coast Capital Savings

Financial Planner

1) Taayla Deip

2) Diane Dupuis

3) Pauline Kwan

Hair Salon

1) Sparky’s Kutz

2) Ask Hair Studio

3) Zary Hair Design

Hotel

1) River Rock Casino

2) Fairmont YVR

3) Hilton

Home Inspector

1) Sean Moss Home and Mold Inspections

2) Zegarra Home Inspections

3) Quality Home Inspections

Law Firm

1) Filkow Law

2) John Lee Aberdeen Square

3) Fleming and Associates

Car Mechanic

1) Otto Auto Service

2) Juan’s Auto Service

3) Auto Wizard

Notary

1) Tammy Morin-Nakashima

2) Malek Alibhai

3) Nancy Schick-Skinner

Pet Groomer

1) Doggy-Six Grooming and Pet Services

2) Petsmart

3) Cilie’s Pet Grooming (Third)

3) Charlie’s Petspa (Third)

Realtor

1) Jess Baxter

2) Henry So

3) Pattie Martin

Place to Hold a Reception

1) River Rock Casino

2) Marriot Hotel

3) UBC Boathouse

Tattoo Palour

1) Steveston Tattoo

Tutor

1) UCMAS Richmond

2) Oxford Learning

3) Sylvan Learning

Veterinarian

1) Dr. Martinez, Little Paws Vet

2) Dr. Galloway, Steveston Vet

3) Dr. Mike Schaufle, Richmond Animal Hospital

Event Planner

1) Imagine That Events

2) Cherry Wang International 

3) Wedding and Event Group Ltd

Day Care/Preschool

1) Brillanne Montessori Children’s Academy

2) With Our Own Two Hands

3) Little Maples Preschool

Bottle Depot

1) Return It Blundell

2) OK Bottle Depot

3) Ironwood Bottle Depot

Home Staging Company

1) Envious Design

2) The Spotted Frog

Carpet Cleaners

1) Save On Carpet Cleaning

2) Pro Serve Carpet

3) ServiceMaster

House Cleaning

1) Molly Maid

2) Radiant Maids

3) The Maids

Oil Change

1) Jiffy Lube

2) Mr. Lube

3) Richmond Nissan

Brake and Muffler

1) Budget Brake

2) Canadian Tire

3) Minit-Tune

Auto Detailing

1) Bashir’s

2) Performance One

3) BMS Auto Haus

Auto Repair Service

1) Columbia Chrysler

2) Canadian Tire

3) Richmond Nissan

Mortgage Professional

1) Raymond Tam

2) Allan Seltzer

3) Chris Pughe

FITNESS AND HEALTH

Dentist

1) Dr. Chan

2) Dr. Jamieson

3) Dr. Michele Nielsen

Facial

1) La Cachette

2) Tao Day Spa

3) Raintree Spa

Golf Course (Private)

1) Quilchena Golf & Country

2) Richmond Country Club

Golf Course (Public)

1) Country Meadows

2) Mayfair Lakes

3) Mylora

Gym

1) Russel Sean Fitness

2) Olympic Oval

3) True Conditioning

Martial Arts Studio

1) Pacific Top Team

2) Sirota’s Alchymy

3) Apex Martial Arts

Manicure/Pedicure

1) Tao Day Spa

2) Glam Nail Studio

3) Perfectly Polished

Personal Trainer

1) Russel Favel

2) Gary Dhillon

3) Maki Riddington

Spa

1) La Cachette

2) Tao Day Spa

3) Raintree Day Spa

Tanning Salon

1) Body Glo Tanning

2) Radiant Tanning Salon

3) Helios Tanning Studio

Eye Doctor or Specialist

1) Dr. Lloyd Ho

2) Dr. Kemp

3) Dr. Francis Y Cheng

Yoga Studio

1) YYoga

2) Bikram Yoga

3) Perfect Hearts