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Food

Best Date-Night Restaurant: Due Forni
Best Place to Blow Your Paycheck: Hugo's Cellar
Best Late-Night Bite: Ichiza
Best Pre-Club Dinner: STK
Best Dining on a Diet: Greens & Proteins
Best Steakhouse: CUT
Best Plate of Pasta: Short Rib Agnolotti at Scarpetta
Best New York-Style Pizza: Rocco's NY Pizzeria
Best Paella: Jaleo
Best Meat on a Stick: Azn Chicken & Waffles at Fukuburger
Best New Restaurant: Kabuto Edomae Sushi
Best Burger: In-N-Out
Best Sandwich: The Royal at Naked City Pizza Shop
Best Street-Side Lunch: Viva Las Arepas
Best Soda Selection: Root Beer at Bread & Butter
Best Buns: Green Tea Buns at Penn’s Thai House
Best Place to Overeat: Sammy’s LA Pastrami
Best Vegan Eating: Pura Vida Bakery and Bystro
Best Over-the-Top Dessert: Treasure Chest at Serendipity 3
Best Burrito: Green Chile Burrito at Phat Phrank’s Mexican Food
Best Benedict: Oxtail Benedict at Comme Ca
Best Food Named After Las Vegas: Dirty Vegas Popcorn from Popped
Best Breakfast: Egg Works
Best Ethnic Market: Rani’s World Foods
Best Farmers’ Market: Downtown 3rd Farmers' Market
Best Bakery: Crown Bakery
Best Brunch: Border Grill
Best New Coffee Shop: Grouchy John’s
Best New Beer Bar: Public House
Best Locally Bottled Beer: Tenaya Creek’s Tandem Double India Pale Ale

A&E

Best Production Show to Bring Visitors to: Absinthe
Best Strip Resident: Santana at House of Blues
Best Out-of-the-Box Booking: Pat DiNizio at Riviera
Best Classic Production Show: 'Jersey Boys'
Best New Venue: Smith Center's Reynolds Hall
Best Cover Band: The Guilty Pleasures
Best Outdoor Venue: Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan
Best Calendar: Smith Center
Best Comedy Club: Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club
Best Band to Book for Your House Show: Caravels
Best Cirque Show: 'Love'
Best Band for Starting a Flash-Mob Block Party: Rhyme N Rhythm
Best Band on the Verge: Most Thieves
Best Theater on the Verge: Las Vegas Little Theatre
Best New Gallery: Pop Up Art House
Best Gallery to Leave Empty-Handed: P3 Studio at Cosmo
Best Public Art: “Pipe Dream”
Best Guerilla Art: Cage Free Arts
Best Dance Company to Represent Las Vegas: Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater
Best Variety Act: The Skating Aratas

People

Best Local Sports Legend: Jerry Tarkanian
Best Artist (Established): Brent Sommerhauser
Best Artist (Emerging): Fred Mitchell
Best Vegas Mascot: Penny Pibbets
Best Blogger: WonderHussy
Best Sommelier: Joseph Phillips of Michael Mina Bellagio
Best Chef with a Cause: Carlos Guia of Country Club at Wynn
Best Public Official: Catherine Cortez Masto
Best Hometown Sports Hero: Bryce Harper
Best Journalist to Follow in an Election Year: Jon Ralston
Best Reality Star: Rick Dale, 'American Restoration'

Nightlife

Best Sports Bar: Big Dog’s
Best Hotel Bar: Vesper at the Cosmopolitan
Best Nightlife Secret: Savile Row
Best Happy Hour: Blue Martini & PT’s—a tie!
Best Club If You Don’t Have Bottle Service: XS
Best Club Hopping: Palms
Best New Downtown Hot Spot: Drink & Drag
Best Party to Beat the Heat: Summer Camp Fridays at Hard Rock Hotel
Best Recurring Party: Party Rock Mondays at Marquee
Best Locals Party: Splash Dance at Surrender
Most Inventive Nightlife Concept: CollectiveZoo’s Pool Party Safari
Best Dayclub: Encore Beach Club
Best Strip Club: Spearmint Rhino
Best Night to See a Future EDC Headliner from Vegas: In the House Fridays at Haze with DJ Stellar
Best Go-Gos: Krave
Best Annual Beer Fest: Lee’s Beer & Tequila Experience
Best adult funneling: Porron De Clara at Jaleo
Best Bartender We’d Like To … : Rustyn Vaughn Lee
Best Place for a Booze Education: Herbs & Rye
Best Cocktail Menu: Downtown Cocktail Room
Best Drink for Non-Drinkers: Virgin Bloody Mary at PT’s
Best Non-Nightclub Party: Artifice First Fridays
Best Booze With a View: Mandarin Bar

Booze

Best Strip Headliner: Frankie Moreno
Best Music Venue: The Joint
Best Lounge Act: Santa Fe & The Fat City Horns
Best Live Band: Moksha
Best Place to Blow Your Paycheck: Hugo's Cellar
Best Gallery: Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
Best Burger: In-N-Out
Best Outdoor Experience: Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Best Spa: Green Valley Ranch
Best Neighborhood Casino: Red Rock Resort
Best Strip Casino: The Cosmopolitan
Best Sports Book: Caesars Palace
Best Dive Bar: Double Down
Best Tweeter: @DaynaRoselli
Best Happy Hour: Blue Martini & PT’s—a tie!
Best Buffet: Studio B Buffet
Best Breakfast: Egg Works
Best Food Truck: Slidin’ Thru
Best Cocktail Menu: Downtown Cocktail Room
Best Resident DJ: DJ Munkey at Beauty Bar

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2012 Weekly Awards Hall of Fame
Best Reason to Listen to the Radio: State of Nevada on KNPR
Best Place to Take Tourists: Mob Museum
Best Off-the-Wall Workout: Antigravity Yoga at Shine Alternative Fitness
Best Poker Room: Aria
Best Place to Gamble: Wynn/Encore
Best Non-Douchey Bike Shop: JT’s Bicycle
Best Urban Hike: Amargosa Trail
Best Women’s Clothing: Topshop
Best Dog Cookies We Would Totally Eat: Flea Bag’s Barkery at the District
Best Bookstore: Amber Unicorn Books
Best Thrift Store: Savers
Best Place to Take Your Kids: Pole Position Raceway
Best Shopping for the Hip Home: Main Street, Downtown
Best Place to Blow $20: Happy Panda Toys
Best Labyrinth: St. Andrew Catholic Community Church
Best Place to Pull the Trigger: Pro Gun Club
Best Men’s Clothing: Stitched

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