Say “Hello” to Your Best of Woodbury 2023 Finalists

We’re excited to announce the finalists for Best of Woodbury 2023.

This January, we asked readers to vote for their favorite places, businesses and more in Woodbury and the surrounding area. Now, we’re pleased to introduce you to your finalists (listed in alphabetical order). Stay tuned for July, when our Best of Woodbury 2023 issue will announce the winners of our annual readers’ poll.

Dining

Best Breakfast or Brunch

• Key’s Cafe & Bakery
• The New Woodbury Cafe
• Ze’s Diner

Best Bakery

• Dorothy Ann Bakery & Cafe
• Key’s Cafe & Bakery
• Nadia Cakes

Best Desserts or Ice Cream

• Bridgeman’s
• Nadia Cakes
• Nothing Bundt Cakes

Best Bar, Brewery or Distillery

• 3rd Act Craft Brewery
• Tamarack Tap Room
• The Tavern Grill

Best International Cuisine

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

Best Locally-Owned Coffee Shop

• Dorothy Ann Bakery & Cafe
• Dunn Brothers Coffee
• Sencha Tea Bar

Best Outdoor Dining Space

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

Best Plant-Based or Vegan Menu

• Crave
• Crisp & Green
• Fresh India

Best Restaurant

• Angelina’s Kitchen
• Hazelwood Food + Drink
• The Tavern Grill

Best Restaurant for a Power Lunch

• Café Zupas
• Crisp & Green
• Hazelwood Food + Drink

Best Takeout or Curbside Service

• Angelina’s Kitchen
• Than Truc
• Yang’s Chinese Restaurant

Best Burger

• Tamarack Tap Room
• The Tavern Grill
• Wayback Burgers

Best Chicken Sandwich

• Tamarack Tap Room
• The Tavern Grill
• Carmine’s Restaurant and Bar

Best Pizza

• Carbone’s Pizzeria
• Pizzeria Pezzo
• Punch Pizza

Abode

Best Builder

• Cardinal Homebuilders
• Custom One Homes
• Space Turtle Construction

Best Carpet and Flooring Store

• Erskine Floors & Interiors
• Floor & Decor
• LL Flooring

Best Home Cleaning Service

• MaidPro
• Molly Maid of North Dakota County
• Sparkle Plenty Professional Cleaners

Best Home Decor and Furniture Store

• HOM Furniture
• Merriment
• Schneiderman’s Furniture

Best Interior Design Firm

• Interior Impressions
• Merriment
• ShaSha Interiors LLC

Best Landscape Design Service

• Custom One Landscaping
• LNG Landscapes
• Warner’s Outdoor Solutions

Best Lawn Service

• Hansen’s Lawn Care
• L.C.S Lawn and Tree Service, Inc.
• Warner’s Outdoor Solutions

Best Garden Center

• Bailey Nurseries
• Gerten’s, Inver Grove Heights
• Laemmle Greenhouse

Best Remodeler

• Cardinal Remodeling
• Ispiri
• Space Turtle Construction

Best Senior Living Residence

• Prelude Homes & Services
• Saint Therese of Woodbury
• Talamore Senior Living Woodbury

Self-Care

Best Barbershop

• Maple Leaf Hair
• Rooster’s Men’s Grooming Center
• The Barbershop

Best Boutique Fitness or Yoga Studio

• Farrell’s eXtreme Body Shaping
• FlowFit Yoga and Fitness
• The Pilates Body

Best Med Spa

• Blu Ice Med Spa
• Radiance MedSpa
• Spalon Montage

Best Place for a Manicure and Pedicure

• Salon Ultimo
• SchoenRose Salon Spa
• Sky Nails

Best Salon Spa

• Salon Elite
• Salon Ultimo
• Spalon Montage

Wellness

Best Allergy Practice

• Allergy and Asthma Center of Minnesota
• Midwest Allergy & Asthma
• St. Paul Allergy & Asthma

Best Chiropractic Practice

• Lifeline Chiropractic PA
• Mindset Chiropractic
• Woodbury Family Chiropractic

Best Cosmetic Dentistry Practice

• Dunn Orthodontics
• Saluté Dental
• Woodbury Dental Care

Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice

• Midwest Facial Plastic Surgery
• Rocheford Plastic Surgery
• Woodbury Plastic Surgery

Best Dental Practice

• Park Dental
• Saluté Dental
• Woodbury Dental Care

Best Dermatology Practice

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

Best Eye Care Practice

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

Best Family Medicine Practice

• Allina Health
• Entira Family Clinics
• HealthPartners Clinic

Best Holistic Wellness Practice

• AK Hypnosis
• Lotus Homeopathy, Inc.
• Restore Hyper Wellness

Best OB-GYN Practice

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

Best Orthopedic Practice

• Summit Orthopedics
• TRIA Orthopedic Center
• Twin Cities Orthopedics

Best Orthodontic Practice

• Dunn Orthodontics
• Henseler & Kocian Orthodontics
• Horton Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Practice

• Central + Priority Pediatrics
• Family Achievement Center
• M Health Fairview Clinic

Learning

Best Dance Studio

• DelMonico Dance
• Woodbury Dance Center
• Yackel Dance Studio

Best Language Immersion Program or School

• Alma Flor Ada Spanish Immersion Early Learning Academy
• Lake Elmo Elementary
• Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion

Best Learning or Tutoring Center

• LearningRx
• Mathnasium
• Stepping Stones Early Learning Center

Best Preschool Program

• New Life Academy
• Primrose School of Woodbury
• The Goddard School of Woodbury

Best Swim School or Lessons

• Foss Swim School
• Goldfish Swim School, Oakdale
• Woodbury YMCA

Pet Care

Best Pet Boarding or Daycare Service

• Hudson Road Animal Hospital
• Paws Unleashed
• Pet Images Country Inn

Best Dog Park

• Andy’s Bark Park
• Battle Creek Dog Park

Best Pet Grooming Service

• Pet Evolution
• Posh Pooch Pet Salon and Boutique
• Woodbury DogSpaw

Best Veterinarian Practice

• Hudson Road Animal Hospital
• Valley Creek Road Animal Hospital
• Woodbury Animal Hospital

Services

Best Accounting

• Genesis Financial & Tax Solutions
• The Leary Group
• Magill Accounting and Tax, LLC

Best Family Photographer

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

Best Law Practice

• Neyens Law PLLC
• Sjoberg & Tebelius, P.A.
• Spangler and de Stafano PLLP

Best Mortgage Company

• American Portfolio Mortgage Corporation
• Bell Bank 
• Tradition Mortgage, LLC

Shops

Best Apparel Boutique

• Evereve
• Mainstream Boutique
• Primp 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 Kitchen or Foods Store

• Jerry’s Foods
• Kowalski’s Markets
• Lunds & Byerlys

Leisure

Best Park, Open Space or Beach

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

Best Place for a Date Night

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

Best Place for Family Activities

• Central Park
• Lake Elmo Park Reserve
• SoWashCo Community Education
• YMCA

Best Place for an Outdoor Adventure

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

Best Place to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks

• 3rd Act Craft Brewery
• East Ridge High School
• M Health Fairview Sports Center

Best of the East Metro

Best Golf Course

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

Best Music School

• Aspire Music Academy
• K&S Conservatory of Music
• Rock U Music School

Best Summer Camp

• New Life Academy
• SoWashCo Community Education
• YMCA

Best Staycation Hotel

• Great Wolf Lodge,
• Hotel Crosby
• Omni Viking Lakes Hotel

Best Theater Program

• Ashland Productions
• New Life Academy
• Open Door Community Theater

Best Private School

• Hill-Murray School
• New Life Academy
• Saint Ambrose Catholic School

Best Outdoor Skating or Hockey Rink

• Colby Lake Park
• Kargel Park
• M Health Fairview Sports Center

Best Winery

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

Discover Minnesota

Best Hiking or Biking Trail

• Afton State Park
• Gateway State Trail
• Lake Elmo Park Reserve

Best Entertainment Venue

• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
• Woodbury 10 Theatre
• Xcel Energy Center

Best Live Theater

• Guthrie Theater
• Ordway
• Orpheum Theatre

Best Museum

• Minneapolis Institute of Art
• Minnesota Children’s Museum
• Science Museum of Minnesota

Best Music Venue

• First Avenue
• The Armory
• Xcel Energy Center

Best Nordic Ski Trail or Alpine Hill

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

Best Resort or Lodge

• Appeldoorn’s Sunset Bay Resort
• Grand View Lodge
• Larsmont Cottages

Best Wedding Photographer or Videographer

• Alison Lea Photography
• Angela Ross Photography
• Julie Greer Photography
• Sigrid Dabelstein Photography

Best Wedding Venue

• Historic John P. Furber Farm
• JX Venue
• Stillwater Event Center