The wait is over! The results are in! Here is how our readers voted in our 2021 Best of North Coastal Readers Poll. There are quite a few new faces this year, and many of the “incumbents” are still on top.
This list includes businesses, restaurants and people whose excellent efforts make our area one of the most wonderful places on the planet in which to live, work and play. Your support and patronage will help them keep up their great work!
Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to all our readers who voted for them! Please support the winners and local business.
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE/WELLNESS
1. Premier Medical Wellness Center
2. Acupuncture RSF
3. Innate Health and Healing
ANTIQUES/SECOND HAND
1. BW Home
2. The Country Friends Consignment Shop
3. Village Consignment
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
1. North Coast Repertory Theater
2. Belly Up
3. Cinepolis
AUTO DEALERSHIP
1. Bob Baker Auto Group
2. Rancho Santa Fe Autos
3. BMW Encinitas
AUTO REPAIR & SERVICE
1. Drive AutoCare
2. Rancho Santa Fe Mobil
3. Del Mar Car Service
BANK
1.Union Bank
2. Wells Fargo
3. Bank of America
BARBERSHOP
1. Mr. Roby’s Barbershop
2. Rancho Santa Fe Barber Salon
3. Solana Beach Barber Shop
BIKE SHOP
1. Pedego Electric Bike Solana Beach
2. Revolution Bike Shop
3. Trek Bicycle
BOUTIQUE FITNESS STUDIO
1. StretchLab Solana Beach & Del Mar
2. Kim K Fit
3. Orange Theory Fitness
BREAKFAST
1. Claires on Cedros
2. The Original Pancake House
3. Americana
BRUNCH
1. Jake’s Del Mar
2. Poseidon
3. Rancho Santa Fe Bistro
BURGER
1. Chiefs Burgers & Brew
2. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
3. Burger Lounge
COLLEGE PLANNING SERVICE
1. KC College Consulting
2. Ivymax
3. C2 Education
COSMETIC SURGERY
1. Changes Plastic Surgery
2. Ranch & Coast Plastic Surgery
3. Carmel Valley Facial Plastic Surgery
CREDIT UNION
1. Mission Federal Credit Union
2. California Coast Credit Union
3. San Diego County Credit Union
DANCE STUDIO
1. Fusion Dance Solana Beach
2. GC Dance Company
3. Inspired Movement Dance and Performing Arts
DELI
1. Milton’s
2. Jersey Mikes
3. Del Mar Liquor and Deli
DENTIST
1. Dr. Curtis L. Chan
2. Dentistry in the Ranch
3. Del Mar Family Dentistry
DESSERT
1. Thyme in the Ranch
2. Nothing Bundt Cakes
3. Parlor Doughnuts
ESCROW COMPANIES
1. Rancho Santa Fe Escrow
2. Oakwood Escrow Del Mar
3. Heritage Escrow
EYEWEAR/SUNGLASSES
1. Optical Illusion
2. Rancho Santa Fe Optometry
3. Optometry Cabana
FAMILY ATTORNEY
1. Julie Mack & Associates
2. Elaine L. Heine Law
3. Davison Family Law
FAMILY RESTAURANT
1. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
2. Fidel’s Little Mexico
3. Milton’s
FINANCIAL PLANNER/WEALTH MANAGEMENT
1. American Money Management
2. Wells Fargo Advisors
3. Carter Financial
FLORIST
1. Third Bloom
2. Native Poppy
3. Del Mar Floral and Gifts
FRENCH FOOD
1. Mille Fleurs
2. Pamplemousse Grille
3. Addison at Fairmont Grand Del Mar
FURNITURE
1. Indigenous by La Rue
2. BW Home
3. Amy Meier
GIFT STORE/UNIQUE ITEMS
1. Third Bloom
2. Dinosaur Gallery Gift Store
3. Floral Palette
GOLF COURSE
1. Morgan Run Club & Resort
2. Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club
3. Lomas Santa Fe Executive Course
HAIR SALON
1. Do’s & Lipstick
2. LUX Beauty Bar
3. Studio Savvy Salon
HAPPY HOUR
1. Brigantine
2. Poseidon
3. Jimmy O’s
HEALTH CLUB
1. F45 Training Solana Beach
2. Bay Club Carmel Valley
3. Morgan Run Club & Resort
HEALTHY DINING
1. Nectarine Grove
2. Naked Cafe’
3. Flower Child
HOME BUILDER
1. Holcombe Homes Contractor
2. Naylor Construction
3. Nielsen Builders
HOME REMODELING
1. Elysian Contractors, Inc
2. CCS Custom Cabinet
3. Young Construction Company
HOTEL
1. L’Auberge Del Mar
2. The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe
3. Rancho Valencia
ICE CREAM
1. Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream
2. Salt & Straw
3. The Baked Bear
IN-HOME CARE
1. At Home Nursing Care
2. Canaan Home Care
3. Home Care Assistance
INSURANCE
1. Jim Coleman State Farm
2. Sara Freund State Farm
3. Rancho Santa Fe Insurance
INTERIOR DESIGNER
1. Amy Meier Design
2. Polo Bay Interiors
3. Barton + Barton
ITALIAN
1. Villaggio Ristorante @ Del Mar
2. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
3. Dolce Pano E Vino (Tie)
3. Trattoria Ponte Vecchio (Tie)
JEWELRY
1. Rancho Santa Fe Estate & Fine Jewelry
2. Julez Bryant
3. Marrow Fine Jewelry
JUICE BARS
1. Elixir Juice & Food Juice Bar
2. Nekter Juice Bar
3. Beaming
KIDS SPORTS LEAGUE
1. Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks
2. Rancho Santa Fe Youth Soccer
3. Del Mar Little League
LANDSCAPING COMPANY
1. Terra Bella Landscape Development
2. Enchanted Landscapes
3. Falling Waters
LUNCH
1. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
2. Board & Brew Del Mar
3. Poseidon
MARKET/GROCERY STORE
1. Gelson’s
2. Jimbo’s Naturally
3. Sprouts
MASSAGE
1. Solana Beach Massages
2. Massage Concepts
3. Grotto Spa-Solana Beach
MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1. Fidel’s Little Mexico
2. Tony’s Jacal
3. Tamarindo Del Mar
MICRO BREWERY/TASTING ROOM
1. Viewpoint Brewing Company
2. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
3. The Brewer’s Tap Room
MORTGAGE BANKER
1. Gaylord-Hansen Mortgage Team at loanDepot
2. Ranch & Coast Mortgage Group
3. Norma Nelson-Wiberg - RPM Mortgage
NEW RESTAURANT
1. Villaggio Ristorante @ Del Mar
2. Monarch Ocean Pub
3. Nectarine Grove
OUTDOOR RESTAURANT
1. Poseidon
2. Jake’s Del Mar
3. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
PEDIATRIC DENTIST/ORTHODONTIST
1. Sunny Smiles Kids Pediatric Dentistry
2. Great Smiles
3. Rancho Santa Fe Orthodontics
PEDIATRICIAN
1. Coast Pediatrics
2. Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley
3. Children’s Primary Care Medical Group
PET STORE
1. Dexter’s Deli
2. Muttropolis
3. Dirty Dogs
PHARMACY/DRUGSTORE
1. La Vita Compounding Pharmacy
2. Fairbanks Pharmacy & Day Spa
3. PureCare Pharmacy
PHYSICAL THERAPY
1. Rancho Del Mar Physical Therapy
2. San Diego Sports Medicine
3. Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy
PILATES
1. Club Pilates
2. Pilates of San Diego
3. San Diego Sports Medicine
PIZZA
1. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
2. Bongiornio’s New York Pizzeria
3. Del Mar Pizza
PRESCHOOL
1. Solana Beach Presbyterian Preschool
2. Village Church
3. Horizon Prep
PRIVATE SCHOOL
1. High Bluff Academy
2. St. James Academy
3. Horizon Prep
RESALE SHOPS
1. Carolyn’s Designer Resale
2. EDIT Consignment Boutique
3. Double Take
RESTAURANT WITH A VIEW
1. Poseidon
2. Monarch Ocean Pub
3. Jake’s
SANDWICH
1. Board & Brew Del Mar
2. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
3. Jersey Mikes
SEAFOOD
1. The Fish Market
2. Poseidon
3. Jake’s Del Mar
SENIOR LIVING
1. La Vida Del Mar
2. Brookdale Senior Living
3. Belmont Village Senior Living
STORAGE FACILITY
1. Smart Self Storage of Solana Beach
2. San Diego Wine Storage
3. RSF Motor Club & Storage
SURF SHOP
1. Rusty Del Mar Surf Shop
2. Surf Ride Boardshop
3. Hansen’s
SUSHI
1. Boto Sushi Del Mar
2. Shimbashi Izakaya
3. Station Sushi Solana Beach
TACO
1. Tony’s Jacal
2. Fidel’s
3. Death by Tequila
TAKE OUT
1. Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing Company
2. Bongiornio’s New York Pizzeria
3. Ranch 45
THAI FOOD
1. Similan Thai
2. Spices Thai Café
3.Bangkok Bay
TRUST ATTORNEY
1. Kristina Hess - KR Hess Law
2. Law Offices of Eloise Hock Feinstein
3. Jason Baker of Keegan Baker, LLP
TUTORING SERVICE
1. Ivymax
2. High Bluff Academy
3. Fusion Academy
VETERINARIAN
1. Torrey Pines Animal Hospital
2. Helen Woodward Animal Center
3. Animal & Bird Hospital-Del Mar
WINE BAR
1. Il Fornaio
2. Dolce Pane E Vino
3. Carruth Cellars
WOMEN’S APPAREL
1. Sheridan Boutique
2. MJH Studiios
3. Sea Biscuit
YOGA
1. Yoga Six
2. Yoga Del Mar
3. CorePower Yoga
YOGURT
1. Yogurtland
2. Seaside Yogurt
3. Gelato 101