Lagniappe Readers' Choice Awards

Eats & Drinks

Best Overall Restaurant
NoJa

Best New Restaurant
Amici Trattoria, Wine Bar & Market

Last Meal on Earth (Restaurant/Name of Dish)
Dew Drop Inn, Dew Drop Dog “All the Way”

Best Hidden Gem
Velvet Pig

Best Date Night Restaurant
Chuck’s Fish

Best Eastern Shore Restaurant
Southwood Kitchen

Best Beach Restaurant
LuLu’s Gulf Shores

Best Chef
Arwen Rice, Red or White Wine Mobile

Best Atmosphere
Dauphin’s

Most Innovative Menu
Velvet Pig

Best Outdoor Dining
Boudreaux’s Cajun Grill

Best Home Cookin’/Soul Food
Judy’s Place

Best Server – Fine Dining
Mark Radoslovich, NoJa

Best Server – Casual
Jessica Chayarath, Thai and Sushi Asian Cuisine

Best Service Overall (Restaurant)
Ruth’s Chris

Best Restaurant Dessert
Bread Pudding, Penton’s Bistro & The King Bleu Corner Bar

Best Buffet
Nelson’s Barnyard Buffet

Best Restaurant Wine List
Red or White Wine Mobile

Best Wings
Moe’s Original BBQ

Best Chicken Fingers
Foosackly’s

Best Ice Cream/Yogurt/Frozen Treats
Cammie’s Old Dutch

Best Lunch Spot
Judy’s Place

Best Eastern Shore Lunch Spot
Panini Pete’s

Best Wine/Gourmet Shop
Red or White Wine Mobile

Best Wine Selection – Retail
Rouses

Best Beer Selection – Retail
Cottage Hill Package Store

Best Annual Food Event or Cook-off
Greek Fest

Best Gumbo
Wintzell’s Oyster House

Best Sushi
Chuck’s Fish

Best Bakery
Pollman’s Bakery

Best Wedding Cake
Underground Custom Cakes

Best King Cake
Rouses

Best Cookies
Bake My Day

Best Caterer
Naman’s Catering

Best Appetizer
Spinach and Crawfish Dip, Heroes Sports Bar & Grille

Best Burger
Butch Cassidy’s Café

Best Steak
Briquettes

Best Sandwich Shop
Mediterranean Sandwich Company

Best Seafood
Felix’s Fish Camp

Best Brunch
Ruby Slipper

Best Breakfast
Dick Russell’s BBQ

Best Ethnic Restaurant
7 Spice Grocery and Grill

Best Fast Casual
Chicken Salad Chick

Best Mexican Restaurant
Aztecas

Best Tacos
Roosters Tacos & Tequila

Best Italian Restaurant
Gambino’s Italian Grill

Best Takeout
Naman’s International at Piggly Wiggly University

Best Pizza
Semmes House of Pizza

Best Coffeehouse
Yellowhammer Coffee

Best Eastern Shore Coffeehouse
Soul Caffeine

Best Local Grocery Store
Greer’s Markets

Best Grocery Store/Chain
Rouses

Best Specialty Grocery
Greer’s St. Louis Market

Best Barbecue Restaurant
Meat Boss

Best BBQ Pitmaster
Bobby Lankford, Bama Bob’s BBQ

Best Ribs
Bama Bob’s BBQ

Best Barbecue Sauce
Meat Boss

Best Pulled Pork
Meat Boss

Best Mudbugs
R&R Seafood

Best Raw Oysters
Wintzell’s Oyster House

Best Seafood Market
Mudbugs DIP Seafood

Best Place to Eat Healthy
The Sunflower Café

Best Drunk Food
LoDa Bier Garten

Best Hangover Food
Bob’s Downtown Restaurant