Here is a list of all the 2001 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.
24 Hour Restaurant | Food & Dining |
All Around Dining | Food & Dining |
Antiques | Retail & Shopping |
Art Gallery | Retail & Shopping |
Arts Organization | Places |
Bagel | Food & Dining |
Bakery | Food & Dining |
Bank | Places |
Barbershop | Health & Beauty |
Bartender | Drinks & Nightlife |
Beauty Salon | Health & Beauty |
Beer Distributor | Retail & Shopping |
Bookstore | Retail & Shopping |
Breakfast | Food & Dining |
Brew Pub | Drinks & Nightlife |
Burger | Food & Dining |
Card Shop | Retail & Shopping |
Caterer | Places |
Charity | People |
Children’s Clothes | Retail & Shopping |
Chinese | Food & Dining |
Coffee Shop | Drinks & Nightlife |
Colorful Personality | People |
Crabcakes | Food & Dining |
Dance Club | Drinks & Nightlife |
Day Spa | Health & Beauty |
Daycare | Places |
Deck/Outdoor Spot | Food & Dining |
Dessert | Food & Dining |
Established Restaurant | Food & Dining |
Fishing Spot | Places |
Florist | Retail & Shopping |
Frame Shop | Retail & Shopping |
Furniture/Home Décor Store | Home & Garden |
Garden Shop | Home & Garden |
Gay Bar | Drinks & Nightlife |
Grocery Store/Supermarket | Places |
Hair Salon | Health & Beauty |
Handicapped Accessible Facility | Places |
Happy Hour | Drinks & Nightlife |
Health Club | Health & Beauty |
Health Food Store | Retail & Shopping |
Hoagie/Sub/Sandwich | Food & Dining |
Home Builder | Home & Garden |
Home Improvement Store | Home & Garden |
Hospital | Places |
Hot Dog | Food & Dining |
Housecleaning Business | Home & Garden |
Indian Food | Food & Dining |
Interior Designer | Home & Garden |
Italian Food | Food & Dining |
Japanese Food | Food & Dining |
Jazz Spot | Drinks & Nightlife |
Jeweler | Retail & Shopping |
Kennel | Places |
Kids’ Menu | Food & Dining |
Landscaper | Home & Garden |
Local Celebrity | People |
Lunchtime Takeout | Food & Dining |
Mall | Retail & Shopping |
Martini | Food & Dining |
Masseuse | Health & Beauty |
Men’s Store | Retail & Shopping |
Mexican Food | Food & Dining |
Movie Theatre | Places |
Music/CD Store | Retail & Shopping |
Musician | People |
Neighborhood Bar | Drinks & Nightlife |
New Restaurant | Food & Dining |
Newscaster/Anchorperson | People |
Newspaper Columnist | People |
Newspaper Reporter | People |
Nursing Home | Places |
Off the Wall Gifts | Retail & Shopping |
Person You’d Switch Jobs With | People |
Personal Trainer | Health & Beauty |
Pest Control | Home & Garden |
Pet Groomer | People |
Pet Store | Places |
Pizza | Food & Dining |
Place for a First Date | Drinks & Nightlife |
Place for a Quiet Dinner | Food & Dining |
Place to get Your Car Serviced | Places |
Place to Live | Places |
Place to Propose/Get Married | Places |
Politician | People |
Portrait Photographer | People |
Power Lunch | Food & Dining |
Private Golf Course | Places |
Public Golf Course | Places |
Radio Station | People |
Renovator | Home & Garden |
Role Model | People |
Romantic Getaway | Places |
Scenic Drive | Places |
Server | Food & Dining |
Sports Bar | Drinks & Nightlife |
Sports Celebrity | People |
Sunday Brunch | Food & Dining |
Tattoo Artist | People |
Television Station | People |
Tourist Attraction Locals Love | Places |
Travel Agent | People |
Veterinarian | People |
Vintage Duds | Retail & Shopping |
Wine List | Drinks & Nightlife |
Women’s Boutique | Retail & Shopping |