
Here is a list of all the 1988 Simply the Best Categories and where the winning results can be found. Although we try to consistently group categories, we don’t always succeed especially if a category can fit into more than one group.
Antiques | Shopping / Retail |
Art Gallery | Places |
Artist | People |
Arts Organization | Places |
Bagel | Food & Dining |
Bakery | Food & Dining |
Band | People |
Barber Shop | Health / Beauty |
Bartender | People |
Beauty Salon | Health / Beauty |
Best All Around Dining | Food & Dining |
Bookstore | Shopping / Retail |
Breakfast | Food & Dining |
Brew Pub | Drinks & Nightlife |
Burger | Food & Dining |
Business Dinner | Food & Dining |
Card Shop | Shopping / Retail |
Caterer | Food & Dining |
Charity Event | People |
Cheap Date | Places |
Children’s Clothes | Shopping / Retail |
Chinese | Food & Dining |
City Restaurant | Food & Dining |
Coffee Shop | Drinks & Nightlife |
Cool Gifts | Home & Garden |
Crabcake | Food & Dining |
Dance Club | Drinks & Nightlife |
Day Spa | Health / Beauty |
Decorator | Home & Garden |
Department Store | Shopping / Retail |
Dessert | Food & Dining |
Diner | Food & Dining |
Established Restaurant / Casual | Food & Dining |
Established Restaurant / Fine Dining | Food & Dining |
Expensive Date | Places |
First Date Place | Places |
Florist | Home & Garden |
Furniture / Home Decor Store | Home & Garden |
Garden Shop | Home & Garden |
Golf Course (private) | Places |
Golf Course (Public) | Places |
Gourmet Coffee | Drinks & Nightlife |
Grocery Store | Places |
Happy Hour Bar | Drinks & Nightlife |
Health Club | Health / Beauty |
Health Food Store | Health / Beauty |
Hoagie / Sub / Sandwich | Food & Dining |
Home Improvement Store | Home & Garden |
Hot Dog | Food & Dining |
Indian | Food & Dining |
Italian | Food & Dining |
Japanese | Food & Dining |
Jeweler | Shopping / Retail |
Kids’ Attraction | Places |
Local Celebrity | People |
Martini | Drinks & Nightlife |
Men’s Store | Shopping / Retail |
Milkshake | Food & Dining |
Mover and Shaker | People |
Movie Theater | Places |
Museum | Places |
New Restaurant / Casual | Food & Dining |
New Restaurant / Fine Dining | Food & Dining |
Newscaster/Anchorperson | People |
Personal Favorites | Food & Dining |
Pizza | Food & Dining |
Place To Live | Places |
Place to Watch a Sunset | Places |
Politician | People |
Power Lunch | Food & Dining |
Radio Station | People |
Rainy Day Activity | Places |
Special Event | Drinks & Nightlife |
Specialty Shop | Shopping / Retail |
Sports Bar | Drinks & Nightlife |
Sports Celebrity | People |
Suburban Restaurant | Food & Dining |
Sunday Brunch | Food & Dining |
Television Station | People |
Thai | Food & Dining |
Vegetarian | Food & Dining |
Wine List | Drinks & Nightlife |
Women’s Boutique | Shopping / Retail |