2019 Best of St. Croix Valley Finalists

2019 Best of St. Croix Valley finalists
The votes are in! Here are the top 3 finalists in each category of this year's Best of St. Croix Valley.

Readers, you voted for your favorite businesses in a bunch of fun categories this year, from restaurants to doggy daycares to fitness spots. Before the winners of our Best of St. Croix Valley 2019 contest are announced in June, here are the top three finalists in each category (listed alphabetically). Congratulations to the finalists! Tune in here and in the print magazine on June 1 to see who takes home the gold.

BEST PATIO DINING

Dock Cafe—Stillwater
Pier Five Hundred—Hudson
San Pedro Cafe—Hudson

BEST RESTAURANT

Lolo American Kitchen and Craft Bar—Stillwater
Phil’s Tara Hideaway—Stillwater
San Pedro Cafe—Hudson

BEST TAVERN/BAR/BREWERY

Agave Kitchen—Hudson
Barker's Bar & Grill—Hudson
Lift Bridge Brewing Co.

BEST BREAKFAST

Not Justa Cafe—Bayport, Minn.
Oasis Cafe—Stillwater
San Pedro Cafe—Hudson

BEST BUILDER

Creative Homes, Heritage Greens—Hudson
Derrick Custom Homes—New Richmond, Wis.
Hartman Homes—Hudson, Wis.

BEST REMODELER

Bruce Lenzen Design and Build—Hudson
Cates Fine Homes—Stillwater
Derrick Custom Homes—New Richmond, Wis.

BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER

Chris Dillingham (Hello the House)—Hudson
Kelli Kaufer (Kelli Kaufer Designs)—Stillwater
Marianne Buckman (Cocobello Interiors)—Hudson

BEST LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

Abrahamson Landscape Design Nursery—Stillwater
Sarah’s Cottage Creations—Stillwater
Willow River Co. Landscaping & Tree Farm—Hudson

BEST SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCE

Boutwells Landing Senior Living—Bayport, Minn.
Red Cedar Canyon Senior Living—Hudson
Woodland Hill Senior Living Community—Hudson

BEST HOME FURNISHINGS STORE

Hirshfield's
Simonet’s Furniture
Warners' Stellian

BEST FITNESS STUDIO/YOGA STUDIO/GYM

Farrell's Extreme Bodyshaping—Stillwater
Riverfront Athletic Club—Hudson
YMCA—Hudson

BEST DENTAL PRACTICE

Park Dental St. Croix Valley—Stillwater
St. Croix Kidds Pediatric Dentistry—Hudson
Stillwater Family Dental—Stillwater

BEST ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE

Sletten & Brettin Orthodontics—Hudson
Sletten & Brettin Orthodontics—Stillwater
Valley Orthodontics—Hudson

BEST CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE

Croixview Family ChiropracticHudson
McCabe Chiropractic & Wellness Center—Hudson
Stillwater Family Chiropractic—Stillwater

BEST PEDIATRIC PRACTICE

Hudson Physicians—Hudson
Pediatric and Young Adult Medicine—Hudson
Stillwater Medical Group—Stillwater

BEST EYE PRACTICE

Associated Eye Care—Stillwater
Christenson Vision Care—Hudson
Pearle Vision—Hudson

BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE

Advanced Dermatology Care—Stillwater
St. Croix Dermatology—Stillwater
St. Croix Skincare—Hudson

BEST MEDSPA

Rejuvenate Skin & Laser Clinic—Hudson
St. Croix Skincare—Hudson
Stillwater Skin Medical Spa—Stillwater

BEST SALON/SPA

Just for Me “The Spa”—Stillwater
Two Redheads and a Wolf—Hudson
Viva Voce Salon—Hudson

BEST APPAREL BOUTIQUE

Fun Sisters—Stillwater
La Rue Marché—Hudson
One:Nine Boutique (formerly Mainstream Boutique—Hudson)

BEST GIFT SHOP

Alfresco Casual Living—Stillwater
The Purple Tree—Hudson
Valley Bookseller—Stillwater

BEST FLORIST

Forget Me Not—Stillwater
Hudson Flower Shop—Hudson
Rose Floral—Stillwater

BEST SPECIALTY FOODS/KITCHEN STORE

Brine's Market & Deli—Stillwater
CandylandStillwater
Knoke's Chocolates & Nuts—Hudson

BEST DOGGY DAYCARE/KENNEL

Animal Inn Pet Resort & Spa—Lake Elmo, Minn.
Paws and Claws Pet Resort—Hudson
Under One Woof—Stillwater

BEST PRIVATE PRESCHOOL/CHILDCARE

Bethel Highlands Lutheran Preschool—Hudson
Sunny Hill Preschool, First United Methodist—Stillwater
Trinity Academy of Hudson—Hudson

BEST LAW FIRM

Eckberg Lammers, Attorneys at Law—Stillwater
Lommen Abdo Law Firm—Hudson
Wagner Law—Hudson

BEST VETERINARY PRACTICE

Croix Valley Veterinary Hospital—Hudson
Hillcrest Animal Hospital-Hudson
Stillwater Veterinary Clinic—Stillwater

BEST LEARNING/TUTORING CENTER

Huntington Learning Center—Stillwater
Mathnasium of Hudson—Hudson
Mathnasium of Stillwater—Oak Park Heights, Minn.

BEST PLACE FOR KIDS' ACTIVITIES

Fawn-Doe-Rosa Wildlife Educational Park—St. Croix Falls, Wis.
Phipps Center for the Arts—Hudson
YMCA—Hudson