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 Chiropractic—Hudson
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
Candyland—Stillwater
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
