Central New York foodies flocked to our Best of Syracuse nominations to submit their favorite food and drink eateries. Below, you will find the category broken down by title and a list of the top finalists in each category. Most list the Top 5, but an extra nominee was included in instances of a tied vote.
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Best Burger
- Ale ‘n’ Angus
- Blarney Stone
- Bull & Bear Roadhouse
- Five Guys
- Village Burger
Best BBQ
- Big Awesome BBQ
- Bob’s Barbecue
- Bull & Bear Roadhouse
- Dinosaur BBQ
- Limp Lizard
Best Fish Fry/Seafood
- Atlantic Seafood
- Doug’s Fish Fry
- Fish Cove
- The Fish Friar
- Rudy’s Lakeside Drive-In
Best Wings
- The Blarney Stone
- Change of Pace Sports Bar
- OIP
- Shifty’s
- Twin Trees
Best Hot Dogs
- Big Awesome BBQ
- The Distillery
- Heid’s of Liverpool
- Liehs & Steigerwald
- Salt City Dogs
Best Pizza
- Apizza Regionale
- Paladino’s Pizza
- Pavone’s Pizza
- Toss ‘N’ Fire
- Twin Trees
Best Sushi
- Mitsuba
- Ocean Sushi
- Sakana-Ya
- Sake Bomb
- Wegmans
Best Birthday Cake
- Biscotti Café
- Cupcakers
- Gingersnap
- Sweet Praxis
- Wegmans
Best Cupcakes
- Crave Dessert Studio
- Cupcakers
- Gingersnap
- Jessie’s Cakes
- Wegmans
Best Doughnuts
- Glazed and Confused
- Green Hills Farms
- Harrison Bakery
- Lyncourt Bakery
- Sweet Praxis
Best Frozen Treats
- Big Dip
- Gannon’s Ice Cream
- The Ice Cream Stand
- Rick’s Polar Pops
- Vicky’s Tasty Treats
Best Bagel
- Bagelicious
- Bruegger’s Bagels
- Cazenovia Bagel Co.
- Sweet Praxis
- Wegmans
Best Local Coffee
- Café Kubal
- Carriage Creek Gift and Coffee Shop
- Freedom of Espresso
- Recess Coffee
- Salt City Coffee
