2009 Best of Pittsburgh Readers’ Poll Results

City Paper’s “2009 Best of Pittsburgh Readers’ Poll” included several winners from Bloomfield. While we didn’t have as many winners as last year, we got a few repeat victories (“Best hipster bar/club”, “Best karaoke bar”, “Best hamburger”), and one new business (Pinky’s Pet Parlour) on the list:

Culture & Nightlife

Best hipster bar/club
1^st Brillobox

Best karaoke bar
1^st Nico’s Recovery Room

Food & Drink

Best Italian restaurant
2^nd Del’s

Best Southeast Asian restaurant
1^st Tram’s Kitchen

Best coffeehouse
1^st Crazy Mocha, various locations

Best hamburger
1^st Tessaro’s

Best cheap eats
3^rd Ritter’s Diner

Goods & Services

Best place to buy used CDs
2^nd Paul’s Compact Discs

Best place to still buy vinyl
3^rd Paul’s Compact Discs

Best pet grooming
3^rd Pinky’s Pet Parlour

People, Places & Propaganda

Most of these categories aren’t location-specific, but the following winners are tied to Bloomfield in meaningful ways:

Best blogger
1^st Pitt Girl, Virginia Montanez: Before PittGirl revealed her identity, she wrote a guest post for us. Look for another guest post from the artist formerly known as PittGirl in the new year.

Best bus route
1^st 54C: We’re proud to share this route with a lot of other great neighborhoods.

Best Form of Alternative Transportation
1^st Biking: We’ve had bike lanes since 2007, and urban cycling magazine Urban Velo is based here.
2^nd Walking: Bloomfield is a Walkers’ Paradise.

Best thing about hosting the G-20
1^st Publicity and exposure for our city: We had some of that.

Best Pittsburgh politician
2^nd Bill Peduto: Councilman for City Council District 8

Best of 2009 Staff Picks

Besides the readers’ poll results, City Paper staffers also choose “Best Of” winners of tomorrow — some of Pittsburgh’s best that readers may not yet know about, in categories that weren’t on the ballot. Each pick is explained in a short description that is worth reading, so click on the main categories for more information.

Culture + Nightlife Staff Picks

Best reinvention of a venue
Howlers Coyote Café

Food + Drink Staff Picks

Best food to come in both carnivorous and vegetarian forms
Thai Gourmet’s General Tso’s chicken/tofu

Congratulations to all of the Bloomfield businesses that were recognized this year. Maybe next year we’ll put together a Bloomfield ballot — what do you think?

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