2020 AWKWIES - Best of San Diego

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BEST PIZZA

Tribute

Luigi’s

Surf Rider

Caffe Calabria

Lefty’s

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BEST BURRITO

Pokez

Saguaro’s

Rancho’s

El Zarape (Park Blvd)

Lucha Libre

Senor Burro

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BEST TACO

Salud

City Tacos

Tuetano Taqueria

Tacos El Gordo

Puesto

Cantina Mayahuel

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BEST WINGS

Julian Beer Company

Hamilton’s

Cross Street

Wings Mix

Royal Mandarin

Louisiana Purchase

Crispy Fried Chicken

Dirty Birds

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BEST COVID TAKEOUT

Angkorian Pikestaff

Crack Shack

Rancho’s

Tajima

Tuk Tuk Thai

Sipz

Sushi 2

Blind Lady Ale House

Tribute Pizza

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BEST VEGAN

Kindred

Donna Jean

Plumeria

Spoiled Vegans

Civico 1845/Civico by the Park

Hazel and Jade

Hugo’s

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BEST SUSHI

Narumi (La Mesa)

Wrench and the Rodent (O’Side)

Hidden Fish

Sushi Ota

Hane

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BEST LOCAL ICE CREAM

Metl’s boozy ice cream

Irie Cream’s weed ice cream

Moosie’s

Hammond’s

Stella Jean’s

Mariposa

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BEST DESSERTS

Extraordinary Banana Pudding (La Mesa)

Azucar

Elizabethan Desserts

Extraordinary Desserts

Starlite

Alhamdani Sweets and Dessert

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BEST OUTDOOR DINING

Kindred

Stone Brewery (Liberty Station)

Kettner Exchange

The Station

Puesto

Panama 66

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BEST COFFEE

Dark Horse

Heartwork

Communal

Influx

Ryan Bros

James Coffee

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BEST COCKTAILS

Kindred

Fernside

You and Yours

Lion's Share

False Idol

Realm of the 52 Remedies

Prohibition

Ironside

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BEST LAGERS

Eppig

Puesto

Home Brewing Co

Fall Brewing

Pure Project

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BEST BEER PATIO

Puesto

New English

Eppig Waterfront Biergarten

Pure Project

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BEST LOCAL HARD SELTZER

Second Chance

Belching Beaver

Thorn Brewing

Coronado

Modern Times

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MOST INCLUSIVE BREWERY

Second Chance

AleSmith

Pure Project

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MOST PLEASANT DISPENSARY EXPERIENCE

March and Ash

Klover

Santa Ysabel's tribal dispensary

Heiki

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BEST LOCAL SPOT TO GET STONED AF

Presidio Park

Morley Field Disc Golf Course

Sunset Cliffs

Kate Sessions

Mt. Soledad Cross

The Velodrome

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BEST WAY TO GET FROM CITY HEIGHTS TO HILLCREST

University all the way down

805 N to 8 West to 163 South

94 W to 5 N to 163 N

El Cajon Blvd to Washington

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BEST BOOKSTORE

Verbatim

Warwick’s

Book Catapult

Bluestocking

The Library Shop

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BEST RECORD STORE

Vinyl Junkies

Cow Records

M-Theory

Re-Animated Records

Red Brontosaurus

Folk Arts

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BEST BIKE SHOP

Adams Avenue Bicycles

Ye Olde Bike Shoppe

Uptown Bicycles

Pedal Pushing

Thomas Bike Shop

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BEST GIFTS

Kiko and Sven

Bad Madge

SoLo (Solana Beach)

Casa Xovi (Barrio Logan)

Collins & Coupe (North Park)

Pigment

The Library Shop

Alpine Garden and Gifts

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BEST MUSIC VENUE

Space Bar

The Belly Up

Soda Bar

The Casbah

The Merrow

The Che Cafe

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BEST MUSEUM

Mingei

SDMA

The Nat

MCASD

Bonita Museum and Cultural Center

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BEST ART GALLERY

Hill Street Country Club

Art Produce

Bread & Salt

Best Practice

Weird Hues

Teros Gallery

SDPL Downtown Gallery

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BEST STATUE TO THROW INTO THE SEA

“Unconditional Surrender” (kissing one)

Pete Wilson

Cardiff Kook

Mt. Soledad Cross

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BEST HIKE (AVOIDING COVID CROWDS)

East Mesa Fire Road (Cuyamaca)

Steel Canyon Bridge

Hollenbeck Canyon

Mother Miguel Mtn.

Torrey Pines Extension

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BEST POLITICIAN

Todd Gloria

Georgette Gómez

Monica Montgomery

Serge Dedina

Chris Ward

Sean Elo-Rivera

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BEST COMMUNITY ORGANIZER / PLANNER / ACTIVIST

Ismahan Abdullahi

Tasha Williamson

BLM — SD

Maya Rosas

Joshua Williams

Wendy Wheatcroft

Yesi Padilla

Carmela Prudencio

Genevieve Jones-Wright

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BEST NEWS OUTLET

San Diego Union-Tribune

KPBS

VOSD

SD Free Press

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BEST NEIGHBORHOOD

North Park

South Park

City Heights

Normal Heights

Barrio Logan

Downtown

La Mesa

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