Explore Your Best of Woodbury 2025 Winners

Meet the winners of our annual Readers’ Choice Poll.

There’s something about summer that brings out the best in all of us. As the days grow warmer and the air feels fresher, we’re reminded of the incredible people and places that make our community shine. And, Readers, you’ve outdone yourselves this year. So many of you took the time to cast your votes in January, met the finalists in March and patiently waited for this moment to unfold. And, now, the wait is finally over—let’s give a toast to the standout businesses, service providers and places that have earned the title of Best of Woodbury. Cheers! —Hailey Almsted

Dining

Best Bakery

1. Dorothy Ann Bakery & Cafe
2. Keys Cafe & Bakery
3. yum! Kitchen and Bakery

Best Bar, Brewery or Distillery

1. 3rd Act Craft Brewery
2. Northern Taphouse
3. Tamarack Tap Room

Best Breakfast or Brunch

1. Keys Cafe & Bakery
2. Hope Breakfast Bar
3. Ze’s Diner

Best Burger

1. WayBack Burgers
2. Tamarack Tap Room
3. The Tavern Grill

Best Dessert or Ice Cream

1. Bridgeman’s
2. Nothing Bundt Cakes
3. Bebe Zito Ice Cream & Burgers

Best International Cuisine

1. Duc’s Restaurant
2. India Palace
3. Yang’s Chinese Restaurant

Best Locally Owned Coffee or Tea Shop

1. Sencha Tea Bar
2. Sunshine Coffee
3. Ember & Bean

Best Outdoor Dining Space

1. The Tavern Grill
2. Tamarack Tap Room
3. The ’Wick

Best Pizza

1. Punch Pizza
2. Pizzeria Pezzo
3. Joey C’s Pizza

Best Plant-Based or Vegan Menu

1. Crave
2. Crisp & Green
3. Spitz Mediterranean Street Food

Best Restaurant

1. Hazelwood Food + Drink
2. Angelina’s Kitchen
3. yum! Kitchen and Bakery

Abode

Best Carpet and Flooring Store

1. Tie: Cannondale Flooring; Floor & Decor
2. Hamernick’s

Best Custom Home Builder

1. Custom One Homes
2. Cardinal Homebuilders
3. Kootenia Homes

Best Garden Center/Nursery

1. Gerten’s
2. Bailey Nurseries
3. Laemmle Greenhouse

Best Home Décor or Furniture Store

1. Schneiderman’s Furniture
2. HOM Furniture
3. Patina

Best Interior Design Firm

1. Interior Impressions
2. Merriment
3. Willow Lane Interior Design

Best Landscape Design Service

1. Landscapes Unlimited
2. Myhra Design Group
3. Custom One Landscaping

Best Remodeler

1. Ispiri
2. SpaceTurtle Construction
3. Cardinal Remodeling

Best Senior Living Residence

1. Saint Therese of Woodbury
2. Stonecrest
3. Talamore Senior Living Woodbury

Self Care

Best Barbershop or Salon With Men’s Services

1. Maple Leaf Hair
2. Salon Ultimo
3. House of Handsome

Best Boutique Fitness or Yoga Studio

1. FlowFit Yoga and Fitness
2. UpLift Guided Fitness
3. Spenga

Best Hair Salon

1. Salon Ultimo
2. Maple Leaf Hair
3. Spalon Montage

Best Manicure and Pedicure

1. Salon Ultimo
2. Sky Nails
3. Frenchies Modern Nail Care

Best Massage

1. Woodhouse Spa
2. Spalon Montage
3. Salon Ultimo

Best Med Spa

1. Radiance MedSpa
2. Advanced Esthetics Med Spa at Advanced Dermatology Care, Stillwater
3. The Med Spa Woodbury

Best Spa

1. Salon Ultimo
2. Woodhouse Spa
3. Spalon Montage

Wellness

Best Chiropractic Practice

1. Woodbury Family Chiropractic
2. Lifeline Chiropractic PA
3. ChiroWay Chiropractic

Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice

1. Rocheford Plastic Surgery
2. Midwest Facial Plastic Surgery
3. Minnesota Women’s Care

Best Dental Practice

1. Saluté Dental
2. Woodbury Dental Care
3. Tie: Art & Science Family Dentistry; Park Dental

Best Dermatology Practice

1. Dermatology Consultants
2. Pinnacle Dermatology
3. Advanced Dermatology Care, Stillwater

Best Family Medicine Practice

1. Allina Health
2. HealthPartners Clinic
3. Entira Family Clinics

Best Holistic Wellness Practice

1. Secoya Health
2. Stretch To You
3. Natural Care Center of Woodbury

Best OB-GYN Practice

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

Best Orthodontic Practice

1. Henseler & Kocian Orthodontics
2. Horton Orthodontics
3. Dunn Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Practice

1. Central + Priority Pediatrics
2. Family Achievement Center
3. HealthPartners Clinic

Best Physical Therapy Practice

1. Summit Orthopedics
2. Tria
3. Twin Cities Orthopedics

Best Vision Care Practice

1. Associated Eye Care
2. St. Paul Eye Clinic
3. Tie: Horner Family Eyecare; Woodbury Eye Clinic

Learning

Best Dance Studio

1. Woodbury Dance Center
2. Yackel Dance Studio
3. DelMonico Dance

Best Learning or Tutoring Center

1. The Goddard School of Woodbury
2. LearningRx
3. Mathnasium

Best Preschool Program

1. New Life Academy
2. Primrose School of Woodbury
3. Tie: Woodbury Lutheran Preschool; Woodbury Preschool at the Grove

Best Swim School or Lesson Provider

1. Foss Swim School
2. Goldfish Swim School
3. YMCA

Pet Care

Best Dog Park

1. Andy’s Bark Park
2. Battle Creek Dog Park
3. WAG Farms Dog Park

Best Pet Boarding or Daycare Service

1. Paws Unleashed
2. Dogtopia of Woodbury
3. PetSuites Woodbury

Best Pet-Friendly Dining or Retail Businesses

1. The Tavern Grill
2. Tie: Carmine’s; Southern Social

Best Pet Grooming Service

1. Pet Evolution
2. Posh Pooch Pet Salon & Boutique
3. Fur the Love of Pets

Best Veterinarian Practice

1. Valley Creek Road Animal Hospital
2. Hudson Road Animal Hospital
3. Carver Lake Veterinary Center

Shops

Best Apparel Boutique

1. Mainstream Boutique
2. EVEREVE
3. La Vie Est Belle

Best Florist

1. Sweet Peas Floral
2. Woodlane Flowers
3. Kowalski’s Markets

Best Gift Shop

1. Patina
2. La Vie Est Belle
3. Kowalski’s Markets

Best Jewelry Store

1. Johnson Jewelers
2. Greg Foote Jewelers
3. Wedding Day Diamonds

Best Specialty Food or Kitchen Store

1. Kowalski’s Markets
2. Olive Branch Oil & Spice
3. United Noodles

Leisure

Best Beach, Open Space or Park

1. Lake Elmo Park Preserve
2. Carver Lake Park and Beach
3. Colby Lake Park

Best Date Night Spot

1. Angelina’s Kitchen
2. Hazelwood Food + Drink
3. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Best Outdoor Spot for Graduation Photos

1. Colby Lake Park
2. Carver Lake Park and Beach
3. Lake Elmo Park Preserve

Best Place for Family Activities

1. Board & Brush
2. 3rd Act Craft Brewery
3. Tie: Good Times Park; SoWashCo Community Education

Best of the East Metro

Best Alpine Hill or Nordic Ski Trail

1. Afton Alps
2. Lake Elmo Park Reserve
3. Battle Creek Regional Park

Best Alterations or Tailoring Service

1. Tom’s Tailor
2. Tailoring by Taryn
3. Tie: Custom Sewing by Heather; Lady Bee’s Tailor

Best Biking or Hiking Trail

1. Lake Elmo Park Reserve
2. Afton State Park
3. Carver Lake Park and Beach

Best Bridal or Formal Wear Store

1. Raffiné Bridal
2. Our Shop Bridal
3. Bella Bridal Boutique

Best Electrician Service

1. Bonfe
2. Tie: John Kivel Electric, LLC; Park Grove Electric

Best Family Photographer

1. Sigrid Dabelstein Photo
2. Angela Ross Photography
3. Julie Greer Photography

Best Financial Services

1. Eric Rislove, Edward Jones
2. Steve Husten, Midwest Secure Retirement
3. Matthew Brocker, Legacy Wealth

Best Golf Course

1. Prestwick Golf Club
2. Eagle Valley Golf Course
3. Oak Marsh Golf Course

Best Heating and Cooling Service

1. Priority Heating & Cooling
2. Bonfe
3. CS Heating & Air Conditioning

Best Home Cleaning Service

1. Sparkle Plenty Cleaners
2. Squeaky Services
3. Crazy Clean

Best Home and Property Management Service

1. Exclusive Property Management
2. Crossroad Properties

Best Language Immersion Program or School

1. Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion
2. Alma Flor Ada Spanish Immersion Early Learning Academy
3. New Life Academy

Best Law Practice

1. Neyens Law PLLC
2. Sjoberg & Tebelius, P.A.
3. Messick Law, PLLC

Best Local Concert Series

1. Woodbury Days
2. Spirit Song Choir

Best Music School

1. Rock U Music School
2. School of Music & Mayhem
3. Aspire Music Academy

Best Outdoor Skating Rink

1. M Health Fairview Sports Center
2. Kargel Park

Best Plumbing Service

1. AJ Alberts Plumbing
2. Bonfe
3. Tie: High Quality Plumbing; Keith Nelson Plumbing

Best Private School

1. New Life Academy
2. The Goddard School of Woodbury
3. Saint Ambrose Catholic School

Best Professional Theater

1. Ordway
2. Open Door Community Theatre
3. Guthrie Theater

Best Roofing Service

1. Weathersafe Restoration, Inc.
2. Tie: J&B Roofing; New Life Contracting, Inc.

Best Senior Portrait Photographer

1. Angela Ross Photography
2. Sigrid Dabelstein Photo
3. Julie Greer Photography

Best Staycation Hotel

1. Hotel Crosby
2. Omni Viking Lakes Hotel
3. Sheraton St. Paul Woodbury Hotel

Best Summer Camp

1. New Life Academy Summer Blast
2. Primrose School of Woodbury Summer Adventure Club
3. Hidden Pines Ranch

Best Venue to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks

1. M Health Fairview Sports Center
2. 3rd Act Craft Brewery

Best Wedding Photographer or Videographer

1. Angela Ross Photography
2. Sigrid Dabelstein Photo
3. Tie: Ideatap Studios; Julie Greer Photography

Best Wedding Venue

1. Stillwater Event Center
2. Tie: 7 Vines Vineyard; Abella Weddings & Events

Best Winery

1. Rustic Roots Winery
2. Tie: 7 Vines Vineyard; Saint Croix Vineyards