Best of the Area

Best of the Area is the Iowa City Press-Citizen's annual citizen vote on the best aspects of the greater Iowa City/Coralville area.

This year, we have expanded voting to more than 60 categories, ranging from restaurants and food to shopping and senior activities.

 

The 2009 winners

Restaurants/Food

  • Overall restaurant
  • Chain restaurant
  • Pizza
  • Ice cream
  • Coffee shop
  • Buffet
  • American food
  • Italian food
  • Asian food
  • Indian food
  • Mexican food
  • Fast food
  • Breakfast food
  • Romantic restaurant
  • Family-friendly restaurant
  • Hamburger
  • Wings
  • Salsa
  • Barbecue
  • Vegetarian food
  • Margarita
  • Martini
  • Bar/nightclub
  • Server
  • Bartender

Arts and entertainment

  • Band
  • Art gallery
  • Festival
  • Live entertainment venue
  • Theater group
  • Tattoo parlor

Shopping/services

  • Salon/barbershop
  • Bank
  • Bookstore
  • Grocery store
  • Record store
  • Pet store
  • Women’s clothing
  • Men’s clothing
  • Consignment store
  • Gift store
  • Jewelry store

Kid stuff

  • Place for a kid's birthday party
  • Playground
  • Day care provider
  • School
  • Place to take kids on a rainy day
  • Park

Outdoors

  • Bike shop
  • Place for a bike ride
  • Trail
  • Place to enjoy nature
  • Outdoor store
  • Weekend getaway

For seniors

  • Senior-friendly feature of Iowa City
  • Senior-friendly restaurant
  • Place to meet other seniors
  • Place for senior fitness
  • Senior travel

And finally...

  • Most influential area resident