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Downtown Norman art mural on Aug. 21.

 Rachel Nichols/OU Daily

Best coffee shop

1. Gray Owl | Winner

2. Not Your Average Joe

3. Yellow Dog Coffee | Readers' Write-In

4. Second Wind Coffee House

Yellow Dog Coffee received a significant number of votes through voter write-in submissions.

 

Best burger

1. The Garage | Winner

2. Classic 50’s Drive In

3. Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

Best international eats

1. Tarahumara’s | Winner

 2. Tea Café on the Corner

3. Taste of India

Best sweet treat

1. The Custard Factory | Winner

 2. The Baked Bear

3. Byrdie’s Bakery and Gourmet Kitchen

Best Norman staple

1. The Diner | Winner

 2. Midway Deli

3. Othello’s

Best Norman newcomer

1. Levity Breakfast House | Winner

 2. Prohibition Lounge

3. Mamaka Bowls

Best game day eats

1. The Mont | Winner

2. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop

3. Volare

Best food truck

1. Tacos Huaches Taco Truck | Winner

 2. 405 Yummy Spot

3. El Mexicano

Best hidden gems

1. STASH | Winner

 2. Robinson’s Repurposed: An Eclectic Marketplace

3. Bruce’s Vintage Guitars

Best Main Street shopping

1. Sandalwood and Sage | Winner

 2. Human Interaction

3. Re:Supply

Best Campus Corner shopping

1. Tulips | Winner

 2. Apothem

3. Mave

Best bookstore

1. Green Feather | Winner

2. Speeding Bullet Comics

3. The Lore

Best thrift/vintage/consignment store

1. Donate a Miracle | Winner

2. Outreach Thrift

3. Crimson Vintage

One vote separated Donate a Miracle from Outreach Thrift.

Best museums

1. Sam Noble Museum of Natural History | Winner

2. Jacobson House

3. Moore-Lindsey Historical House

Best karaoke night

1. The Deli | Winner

2. O’Connell’s Irish Pub & Grille

3. Red Brick Bar

Best live music

1. Hollywood Corners | Winner

2. Opolis

3. Resonator Institute

Best annual event

1. Norman Music Festival | Winner

2. The Medieval Fair

3. May Fair Arts Festival

Best date night

1. Scratch Kitchen | Winner

2. Blu

3. Pinot’s Palette

Best workout

1. Fusion Fitness and Yoga | Winner

2. Cycle Bar

3. Pure Barre

Best salon/barber shop

1. Clementine Hair Lounge | Winner

2. Neon Tiger Salon and Roots Salon

Neon Tiger Salon and Roots Salon received the same number of votes.

Best outdoor experience

1. Lake Thunderbird | Winner

2. Sutton Wilderness

3. Reaves Park

Best mani-pedi

1. Filed Nails | Winner

2. Noir Nail Studio

3. BOSS Nail Spa

One vote separated Filed Nails from Noir Nail Studio.

Best hotels

1. NOUN | Winner

2. Embassy Suites

3. The Montford Inn

Best nonprofit

1. Center for Children and Families, Inc. | Winner

2. Red Dirt Collective

3. Transition House, Inc.

Best study spot on campus

1. Bizzell Memorial Library | Winner

2. Haystack Coffee

3. Union courtyard

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