Best of Baltimore – Baltimore City Paper

photo by Sam Holden
Congrats to all the HVMA winners of Best of Baltimore:
Best Daytime Bartender – Linda Ditzel at Zissimos
Best Style Marriage – Sixteen Tons and doubledutch boutique
Best Place to Buy a Hostess Gift – In Watermelon Sugar
Best Plus-Sized Consignment Event – Kurvy Konsignment at K Staton Boutique
Best Antiques – Sturgis Antiques
Best Brewery – Union Craft Brewing Company
Best Sign Hampden Has Jumped the Shark, Stuffed It, Mounted It On a Wall, and Marked It For Sale – Bazaar
Best Hipster Haven – Hunting Ground
Best Place to Buy Books and Beer - Atomic Books
Best New Haircut – Old Bank Barbers
Best Use of Hippies – Baltimore Free Farm
Best Reason to Think You Could Be a Professional Mural Painter – David’s 1st and 10 Sports Bar
Best Ice Cream – Taharka Bros. Ice Cream
Best Ice Cream Shop – The Charmery
Winners of the Reader’s Poll:
BALTIMORE LIVING - Best Neighborhood – Hampden
Best Jewelry Store – Studio C Jewelry
Best Eyewear – Eye Candy Opticianry
Best Place to Buy Gifts – In Watermelon Sugar
Best Home Accessories Store – Trohv
Best Independent Bookstore – Atomic Books
Best Liquor Store – The Wine Source
Best Tattoo Parlor – Have Fun Be Lucky
DINING -
Best New Restaurant – Birroteca
Best Food Truck – Gypsy Queen
Best Place to Get Ice Cream – The Charmery
Best Bar Hampden – Frazier’s on the Avenue
Best Wine Bar – 13.5% Wine Bar