Announcing the Best of Woodbury 2025 Finalists

by | Mar 2025

Best of Woodbury 2025 Finalists

We invited readers to vote for the best Woodbury has to offer throughout January in our annual readers’ poll. The poll is now closed, and we’re excited to announce your finalists (listed in alphabetical order) for Best of Woodbury 2025.

Winners will be announced in our Best of Woodbury 2025 issue this July, so stay tuned!

Dining

Best Bakery

  • Dorothy Ann Bakery & Cafe
  • Key’s Cafe & Bakery
  • yum! Kitchen and Bakery

Best Bar, Brewery or Distillery

  • 3rd Act Craft Brewery
  • Northern Taphouse 
  • Tamarack Tap Room

Best Breakfast or Brunch

  • Keys Cafe & Bakery 
  • Hope Breakfast Bar
  • Ze’s Diner

Best Burger

  • Tamarack Tap Room
  • The Tavern Grill
  • WayBack Burgers

Best Dessert or Ice Cream

  • Bebe Zito Ice Cream & Burgers
  • Bridgeman’s
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes

Best International Cuisine

  • Duc’s Restaurant
  • India Palace
  • Yang’s Chinese Restaurant

Best Locally Owned Coffee or Tea Shop

  • Ember & Bean
  • Sencha Tea Bar
  • Sunshine Coffee

Best Outdoor Dining Space

  • Tamarack Tap Room
  • The Tavern Grill
  • The ’Wick

Best Pizza

  • Joey C’s Pizza
  • Pizzeria Pezzo 
  • Punch Pizza

Best Plant-Based or Vegan Menu

  • Crave
  • Crisp & Green
  • Spitz Mediterranean Street Food

Best Restaurant

  • Angelina’s Kitchen 
  • Hazelwood Food + Drink 
  • yum! Kitchen and Bakery
Abode

Best Carpet and Flooring Store

  • Cannondale Flooring
  • Floor & Decor
  • Hammernick’s

Best Custom Home Builder

  • Cardinal Homebuilders
  • Custom One Homes
  • Kootenia Homes

Best Garden Center/Nursery

  • Bailey Nurseries
  • Gerten’s
  • Laemmle Greenhouse

Best Home Décor or Furniture Store

  • HOM Furniture
  • Patina
  • Schneiderman’s Furniture

Best Interior Design Firm

  • Interior Impressions
  • Merriment
  • Willow Lane Interior Design

Best Landscape Design Service

  • Custom One Landscaping
  • Landscapes Unlimited
  • Myhra Design Group

Best Remodeler

  • Cardinal Remodeling
  • Ispiri
  • SpaceTurtle Construction

Best Senior Living Residence

  • Saint Therese of Woodbury
  • Stonecrest
  • Talamore Senior Living Woodbury
Self Care

Best Barbershop or Salon With Men’s Services

  • House of Handsome
  • Maple Leaf Hair 
  • Salon Ultimo

Best Boutique Fitness or Yoga Studio

  • FlowFit Yoga and Fitness
  • Spenga
  • UpLift Guided Fitness

Best Hair Salon

  • Maple Leaf Hair
  • Salon Ultimo
  • Spalon Montage

Best Manicure and Pedicure 

  • Frenchie’s Modern Nail Care
  • Salon Ultimo
  • Sky Nails

Best Massage 

  • Salon Ultimo
  • Spalon Montage
  • Woodhouse Spa 

Best Med Spa

  • Advanced Esthetics Med Spa at Advanced Dermatology Care, Stillwater
  • Radiance MedSpa
  • The Med Spa Woodbury

Best Spa

  • Salon Ultimo
  • Spalon Montage
  • Woodhouse Spa
Wellness

Best Chiropractic Practice

  • ChiroWay Chiropractic
  • Lifeline Chiropractic PA
  • Woodbury Family Chiropractic

Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice

  • Midwest Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Minnesota Women’s Care
  • Rocheford Plastic Surgery

Best Dental Practice

  • Art & Science Family Dentistry
  • Park Dental
  • Saluté Dental 
  • Woodbury Dental Care 

Best Dermatology Practice

  • Advanced Dermatology Care, Stillwater
  • Dermatology Consultants
  • Pinnacle Dermatology

Best Vision Care Practice

  • Associated Eye Care
  • Horner Family Eyecare
  • St. Paul Eye Care
  • Woodbury Eye Clinic

Best Family Medicine Practice

  • Allina Health
  • Entira Family Clinics
  • HealthPartners Clinic

Best Holistic Wellness Practice

  • Natural Care Center of Woodbury
  • Secoya Health
  • Stretch To You 

Best OB-GYN Practice

  • Adefris & Toppin Women’s Specialists, M.D.P.C.
  • MetroPartners OBGYN, Woodbury
  • Minnesota Women’s Care

Best Orthodontic Practice

  • Henseler & Kocian Orthodontics
  • Horton Orthodontics 
  • Dunn Orthodontics

Best Physical Therapy Practice

  • Summit Orthopedics
  • Tria
  • Twin Cities Orthopedics

Best Pediatric Practice

  • Central + Priority Pediatrics
  • Family Achievement Center
  • HealthPartners Clinic
Learning

Best Dance Studio

  • DelMonico Dance
  • Woodbury Dance Center
  • Yackel Dance Studio

Best Learning or Tutoring Center

  • LearningRx
  • Mathnasium
  • The Goddard School of Woodbury

Best Preschool Program

  • New Life Academy
  • Primrose School of Woodbury
  • Woodbury Lutheran Preschool
  • Woodbury Preschool at the Grove

Best Swim School or Lesson Provider

  • Foss Swim School
  • Goldfish Swim School
  • YMCA
Pet Care

Best Pet-Friendly Dining or Retail Businesses

  • Carmine’s
  • Southern Social
  • The Tavern Grill

Best Dog Park

  • Andy’s Bark Park
  • Battle Creek Dog Park
  • WAG Farms Dog Park

Best Pet Boarding or Daycare Service

  • Dogtopia of Woodbury
  • Paws Unleashed
  • PetSuites Woodbury

Best Pet Grooming Service

  • Fur the Love of Pets
  • Pet Evolution
  • Posh Pooch Pet Salon and Boutique

Best Veterinarian Practice

  • Carver Lake Veterinary Center
  • Hudson Road Animal Hospital
  • Valley Creek Road Animal Hospital
Shops

Best Apparel Boutique

  • Evereve
  • La Vie Est Belle
  • Mainstream Boutique

Best Florist

  • Kowalski’s Markets
  • Sweet Peas Floral
  • Woodlane Flowers

Best Gift Shop

  • Kowalski’s Markets
  • La Vie Est Belle
  • Patina

Best Jewelry Store

  • Greg Foote Jewelers
  • Johnson Jewelers
  • Wedding Day Diamonds

Best Specialty Food or Kitchen Store

  • Kowalski’s Markets
  • Olive Branch Oil & Spice
  • United Noodles
Leisure

Best Beach, Open Space or Park

  • Carver Lake Park and Beach
  • Colby Lake Park
  • Lake Elmo Park Preserve

Best Date Night Spot

  • Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
  • Angelina’s Kitchen
  • Hazelwood Food + Drink

Best Outdoor Location for Graduation Photos 

  • Carver Lake Park and Beach
  • Colby Lake Park
  • Lake Elmo Park Preserve

Best Place for Family Activities

  • 3rd Act Craft Brewery
  • Board & Brush 
  • Good Times Park
  • SoWashCo Community Education
Best of the East Metro

Best Alpine Hill or Nordic Ski Trail

  • Afton Alps
  • Battle Creek Regional Park
  • Lake Elmo Park Reserve

Best Alterations or Tailoring Service

  • Custom Sewing by Heather
  • Lady Bee’s Tailor
  • Tailoring by Taryn
  • Tom’s Tailor

Best Biking or Hiking Trail

  • Afton State Park
  • Carver Lake Park and Beach
  • Lake Elmo Park Reserve

Best Bridal or Formal Wear Store 

  • Bella Bridal Boutique
  • Our Shop Bridal
  • Raffiné Bridal

Best Electrician Service

  • Bonfe Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Electrical, & Sewer
  • John Kivel Electric, LLC
  • Park Grove Electric

Best Family Photographer

  • Angela Ross Photography
  • Julie Greer Photography
  • Sigrid Dablestein Photo

Best Financial Services

  • Eric Rislove, Edward Jones
  • Matthew Brocker, Legacy Wealth
  • Steve Husten, Midwest Secure Retirement

Best Golf Course

  • Eagle Valley Golf Course
  • Oak Marsh Golf Course
  • Prestwick Golf Club

Best Heating and Cooling Service

  • Bonfe Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Electrical, & Sewer
  • CS Heating and Air Conditioning
  • Priority Heating & Cooling

Best Home Cleaning Service

  • Crazy Clean
  • Sparkle Plenty Cleaners
  • Squeaky Services

Best Home and Property Management Service

  • Crossroad Properties
  • Exclusive Property Management

Best Language Immersion Program or School

  • Alma Flor Ada Spanish Immersion Early Learning Academy
  • New Life Academy
  • Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion

Best Law Practice

  • Messick Law, PLLC
  • Neyens Law PLLC
  • Sjoberg & Tebelius, P.A.

Best Local Concert Series

  • Spirit Song Choir
  • Woodbury Days

Best Music School 

  • Aspire Music Academy
  • Rock U Music School
  • School of Music and Mayhem

Best Outdoor Skating Rink

  • Kargel Park
  • M Health Fairview Sports Center

Best Plumbing Service

  • AJ Alberts Plumbing
  • Bonfe Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Electrical, & Sewer
  • High Quality Plumbing
  • Keith Nelson Plumbing

Best Private School

  • New Life Academy 
  • Saint Ambrose Catholic School
  • The Goddard School of Woodbury

Best Professional Theater

  • Guthrie Theater
  • Open Door Community Theatre
  • Ordway

Best Roofing Service

  • J&B Roofing
  • New Life Contracting, Inc.
  • Weathersafe Restoration, Inc.

Best Senior Portrait Photographer

  • Angela Ross Photography
  • Julie Greer Photography
  • Sigrid Dabelstein Photo

Best Staycation Hotel 

  • Hotel Crosby
  • Omni Viking Lakes Hotel
  • Sheraton St. Paul Woodbury Hotel

Best Summer Camp

  • Hidden Pines Ranch
  • New Life Academy Summer Blast
  • Primrose School of Woodbury Summer Adventure Club

Best Venue to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks

  • 3rd Act Craft Brewery
  • M Health Fairview Sports Center

Best Wedding Photographer or Videographer

  • Angela Ross Photography
  • Ideatap Studios
  • Julie Greer  Photography
  • Sigrid Dabelstein Photo

Best Wedding Venue

  • 7 Vines Vineyard
  • Abella Weddings & Events
  • Stillwater Event Center

Best Winery

  • 7 Vines Vineyard
  • Rustic Roots Winery
  • Saint Croix Vineyards
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