It's time for some results! We're announcing the finalists in each category of 2020's Best of the West readers poll.
Over the course of a month, we receieved more than 120,000 votes across 100 categories. Now, we're announcing which nominees placed in the TOP THREE of each category. If you see four nominees, that just means there's a tie! In August, we'll announce how all the finalists actually placed (first place, second place, etc.)
Tune into our Facebook every day this week, May 18-22, to see the finalists announced live at 4 p.m.
Here are the finalists we've revealed so far, in alphabetical order:
Attractions
Best Kids Attractions
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Best Kids Attractions
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Best Kids Attractions
John Ball Zoo
Best New Attraction (under 2 years)
Fowling Warehouse
Best New Attraction (under 2 years)
Grand Rapids Grand Prix
Best New Attraction (under 2 years)
Wood Splitters Axe Throwing
Friends & Family Attraction
Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park
Friends & Family Attraction
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Friends & Family Attraction
John Ball Zoo
Legacy Attractions (long history of excellence)
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Legacy Attractions (long history of excellence)
Grand Rapids Public Museum
Legacy Attractions (long history of excellence)
John Ball Zoo
Museums
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Museums
Grand Rapids Children’s Museum
Museums
Grand Rapids Public Museum
Nightlife & Activities
Bar/Pub/Tavern
Anchor Bar
Bar/Pub/Tavern
Blue Dog Tavern
Bar/Pub/Tavern
Buffalo Traders Lounge
Bar/Pub/Tavern
Graydon's Crossing
Beer Bar
7 Monks Taproom
Beer Bar
HopCat
Beer Bar
Logan’s Alley
Bloody Mary
Butcher's Union
Bloody Mary
Rockwell/Republic
Bloody Mary
The Winchester
Bloody Mary
SpeakEZ Lounge
Bowling
Clique Lanes
Bowling
Northfield Lanes
Bowling
Wengers Bowling Center
Casino
Firekeepers Casino
Casino
Gun Lake Casino
Casino
Soaring Eagle
Happy Hour
7 Monks Taproom
Happy Hour
Butcher's Union
Happy Hour
Rockwell/Republic
Movie Theater
AMC Grand Rapids 18
Movie Theater
Celebration! Cinema North
Movie Theater
Studio Park
Sports Bar
Big E's Sports Grill
Sports Bar
The Score
Sports Bar
Uccello's Ristorante
Craft Beverages
Bourbon
Eastern Kille Distillery - Straight Bourbon
Bourbon
Long Road Distillers - Straight Bourbon
Bourbon
New Holland Brewing - Beer Barrel Bourbon
Brewery
Brewery Vivant
Brewery
Founders Brewing Co.
Brewery
Rockford Brewing Company
Cider
Farmhaus Cider Co. - Brunch
Cider
The Peoples Cider Co. - Ginger Adams
Cider
Vander Mill - Totally Roasted
Cidery
Farmhaus Cider Co.
Cidery
The Peoples Cider Co.
Cidery
Vander Mill
Craft Cocktails
Buffalo Traders Lounge
Craft Cocktails
Eastern Kille Distillery
Craft Cocktails
Long Road Distillers
Craft Lager
Bell's Brewery - Lager of the Lakes
Craft Lager
Cedar Springs Brewing Co. - Küsterer Salzburger Märzen
Craft Lager
Founders Brewing Co. - Solid Gold
Distillery
Eastern Kille Distillery
Distillery
Long Road Distillers
Distillery
New Holland Brewing Co.
German Beer
Cedar Springs Brewing Co. - Kusterer Dunkelweizen
German Beer
Cedar Springs Brewing Co. - Kusterer Original Weissbier
