Best Pizza
Pontillo's Pizzeria. Many area locations. pontillospizza.com
Runners up: Mark's Pizzeria | The Pizza Stop | Salvatore's
Best Burger
Bill Gray's. Many area locations. billgrays.com
Runners up: The Gate House | Restaurant Good Luck | Swillburger
Best Barbecue
Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. 99 Court Street. 325-7090; dinosaurbarbque.com
Runners up: Good Smoke | Sticky Lips | Texas Bar-B-Q Joint
Best Wings
Jeremiah's Tavern. Several area locations. jeremiahstavern.com
Runners up: Dinosaur | The Distillery | Windjammers
Best Fish Fry
The Old Toad. 227 Alexander Street. 232-2626; theoldtoad.com
Runners up: Bill Gray's | Captain Jim's Fish Market | Jeremiah's Tavern
Best Place for a Rochester "Plate"
Nick Tahou's Hots. 320 West Main Street. 436-0184; garbageplate.com
Runners up: Dogtown | Henrietta Hots | Mark's Texas Hots
Best Bagel
Balsam Bagels. 288 North Winton Road. 482-5080; balsambagels.com
Runners up: Bagel Land | Brownstein's Deli & Bakery | Wegmans
Best Fried Cakes/Doughnuts
Schutt's Apple Mill. 1063 Plank Road, Webster. 872-2924; schuttsapplemill.com
Runners up: Boxcar | Donuts Delite | Ridge Donut Café
Best Food Cart/Food Truck
Le Petit Poutine. @lepetitpoutine. lepetitpoutine.com
Runners up: Macarollin' | Marty's Meats | The Meatball Truck Co.
Best Diner
Highland Park Diner. 960 South Clinton Avenue. 461-5040
Runners up: Jay's Diner | Jim's on Main | South Wedge Diner
Best Mexican Restaurant
Salena's. 302 North Goodman Street. 256-5980; salenas.com
Runners up: John's Tex-Mex | La Casa | Monte Alban
Best Italian Restaurant
Guido's Pasta Villa. 1313 East Ridge Road. 266-2676; thepastavilla.com
Runners up: Bazil | Fiorella | Osteria Rocco
Best Indian Restaurant
India House. Several area locations. indiahouse.com
Runners up: Amaya | Tandoor of India | Thali of India
Best Mediterranean Restaurant
Aladdin's. 646 Monroe Avenue, 442-5000; 8 Schoen Place, Pittsford, 264-9000. myaladdins.com
Runners up: Cedar Mediterranean | Sinbad's | Voula's Greek Sweets
Best Caribbean Restaurant
Peppa Pot. 133 Gregory Street. 473-3663; eatatpeppapot.com
Runners up: D'Mangu | Livie's Jamaican Restaurant | Natural Vibes Jerk Hut
Best Asian Restaurant
The King & I. 1455 East Henrietta Road. 427-8090; thekingandithaicuisine.com
Runners up: Chen Garden | Flavors of Asia | Han Noodle
Best Sushi
California Rollin'. 274 North Goodman Street. 271-8990; californiarollin.com
Runners up: Plum House | Shiki | Wegmans
Best Vegetarian/Vegan Eats
The Owl House. 75 Marshall Street. 360-2920; owlhouserochester.com
Runners up: Aladdin's | The Red Fern | Voula's Greek Sweets
Best Chef
Dan Martello at Restaurant Good Luck (50 Anderson Avenue; 340-6161; restaurantgoodluck.com) and Cure (50 Public Market; 563-7941; curebar.net)
Runners up: Matthew Petrillo (Antonetta's and The Meatball Truck Co.) | Gino Ruggiero (Fiorella) | Joe Zolnierowski (Nosh)
Best Coffee
Java's Café. 16 Gibbs Street. 232-4820; javascafe.com
Runners up: Glen Edith | Joe Bean | Ugly Duck Coffee
Best Barista
Rory Van Grol at Ugly Duck Coffee. 89 Charlotte Street. uglyduckcoffee.com
Runners up: Ryan Baker (Meraki Coffee) | Tony Colon (Fuego) | Jessica Stroud Sapia (Café Sasso)
Best Outdoor Dining
Genesee Brew House. 25 Cataract Street. 263-9200; geneseebeer.com
Runners up: Napa Wood Fired Pizza | The Owl House | TRATA
Best Cheap Eats
Dogtown. 691 Monroe Avenue. 271-6620; dogtownhots.com
Runners up: Aladdin's | Cedar Mediterranean | John's Tex-Mex
Best New Restaurant
Radio Social. 20 Carlson Road. 244-1484; radio-social.com
Runners up: Branca Midtown | Cedar Mediterranean | The Silver Iguana
