The winners have been announced for the first ever “Best of Coronado News” competition, a contest highlighting local businesses that community members voted on as their all time favorites. 

To recognize the vast and thriving local business landscape in Coronado, The Coronado News hosted the contest which named over 100 different categories for nominations. 

This competition operated entirely independent of the paper’s news coverage. It was organized through an online voting system called Voterfly. 

After a nomination period opened for community members to nominate their favorite eateries, small business, hotels, professionals and general services in the 92118 zip code, a voting window allowed individuals to fill out an online voting ballot to vote on their favorites. The winners were chosen based on these online votes and the contest was ultimately driven by community input.

Below is a list of every single winner in categories spanning businesses, activities, general services and lifestyle, along with second and third place finishes, for each category. To view the list of restaurant winners, visit this story.

Congrats to all of the winners!

Best Adventure Rentals

  1. Coronado Golf Cart Rentals
  2. Ray’s Rentals Coronado Island
  3. Action Sports Rentals

Best Boutique Hotel

  1. Crown City Inn
  2. The Bower Coronado
  3. The Baby Grand

Best Community Forum

  1. Coronado Happenings

Best Live Theatre

  1. Coronado School of the Arts for all San Diego
  2. Lamb’s Players Theatre
  3. Coronado Junior Arts League

Best Resort Hotel

  1. Hotel Del Coronado
  2. Loews Coronado Bay Resort
  3. Crown City Inn

Best Accounting Firm

  1. Westax, Taxes & Financial Wellness
  2. Rodney Watkins CPA
  3. Hayes Hart CPA’s Wealth Management

Best Bank

  1. Wells Fargo Bank
  2. Chase Bank
  3. CalPrivate Bank

Best Commercial Real Estate

  1. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties: Coronado Uptown Office
  2. McKee Commercial

Best Criminal Defense Lawyer

  1. Dupree law PLC

Best Estate/Business/Trust Law

  1. Stillman Law Office
  2. Balfour Law Group
  3. Sandke M Tami

Best Family Law

  1. The Law office of Robert T Plumb II & Associates
  2. Herring & Herring APC

Best Investment Management/Financial Advisor

  1. Parabolic Asset Management – San Diego Financial Advisor
  2. Orion Capital Management LLC
  3. Chase Bank

Best Law Firm

  1. Balfour Law Group
  2. Terry Chapko Law Office
  3. RMC Morton Law, APC

Best Alterations

  1. Amier’s Tailor Shop
  2. Fox Cleaners & Alteration
  3. Luxury Cleaners

Best Auto Service

  1. Coronado Motors Corporation
  2. Coronado Vehicle Registration Services

Best Childcare/Preschool

  1. Graham Memorial Preschool
  2. Crown Preschool
  3. Coronado Academy of Dance

Best Customer Service

  1. Accalia Salon
  2. Salon On First
  3. Natalie Falletta Skin Care

Best Dry Cleaning

  1. Luxury Cleaners
  2. Crown Cleaners
  3. Fox Cleaners & Alteration

Best Insurance Agent

  1. Bo Daniel Blumenthal Agency
  2. Jack Dale – State Farm Insurance Agent
  3. Crown Island Insurance Services

Best Insurance Company

  1. Crown Island Insurance Services
  2. Pipeline Insurance

Best Nonprofit Organization

  1. Coronado Rotary
  2. Safe Harbor Coronado
  3. Emerald Keepers

Best Pet Boarding/Daycare

  1. Purple Paws Pet Clinic
  2. Crown City Pet Sitter
  3. Coronado Veterinary Hospital

Best Pet Grooming

  1. Purple Paws Pet Clinic
  2. Pollyanna’s Grooming
  3. Wag n’ Tails

Best Photographer

  1. Kel Casey Photography
  2. Joel Ortiz
  3. Crown City Photography

Best Place to Work

  1. Accalia Salon
  2. Salon On First
  3. Crown Bistro

Best Travel Agency

  1. Travelworld Of Coronado
  2. Blue Koi Travel

Best AC/HVAC Service

  1. Phil’s Mechanical Heating & Air Conditioning
  2. Rockstar Plumbing Heating and Air Inc.

Best Carpet & Flooring Cleaner

  1. Coronado Carpet and Stone
  2. Coronado Carpet Cleaning Experts

Best Electrician

  1. Stuart Electric
  2. Coronado Electrician Pros

Best Home Builder

  1. Flagg Coastal Homes
  2. Nicolls Design Build
  3. Cavanaugh Construction Corp.

Best Home Mortgage

  1. Jen Kaminski- Crosscountry Mortgage NMLS-353989
  2. Kory Kavanewsky – CMG Financial
  3. Griffin Funding

Best Housekeeping

  1. Merry Maids of Coastal San Diego
  2. Go Clean Professional Services

Best Interior Design

  1. Bungalow 56
  2. The True House
  3. J Hill Interiors, Inc.

Best Landscaping

  1. San Diego Landscape Solutions Inc.
  2. Jennings Landscape Construction
  3. MK Graham Landscape Construction, Inc.

Best Pest Control

  1. Thrasher Termite & Pest Control
  2. Mission Pest Control
  3. Halo Home Services

Best Plumber

  1. Jimmy B Quick Plumbing
  2. Jeff Smith Plumbing
  3. Bay and Shore Company

Best Property Management

  1. Salas Properties
  2. Crestmont Realty
  3. Napolitano Realty

Best Real Estate Agent

  1. Salas Properties
  2. Carrie O’Brien
  3. Remi Pieratt Realtor

Best Real Estate Brokerage

  1. Salas Properties
  2. Pacific Sotheby’s Intl Realty
  3. Toogood Realty – Chris Toogood and Kate Danilova

Best Real Estate Team

  1. Dino and Cheryl, The Morabito Group
  2. The Koop Group
  3. Toogood Realty – Chris Toogood and Kate Danilova

Best Remodeler/Contractor

  1. Trinity Home Maintenance
  2. Nicolls Design Build
  3. Flagg Coastal Homes

Best Barbershop

  1. Crown Barber Shop
  2. Coronado Barbers
  3. Bow Ties & Hair Cuts Barber

Best Day Spa

  1. Natalie Falletta Skin Care
  2. Coronado Bliss Salon & Spa – AVEDA
  3. Orchid Day Spa

Best Gym

  1. Coronado Fitness Club
  2. Sweat Circuit Coronado
  3. F45 Training Coronado

Best Hair Salon

  1. Salon On First
  2. Accalia Salon
  3. Coronado Bliss Salon & Spa – AVEDA

Best Massage

  1. Coronado Island Massage
  2. Natalie Falletta Skin Care
  3. Coronado Bliss Salon & Spa – AVEDA

Best Nail Salon

  1. Accalia Salon
  2. BE Polished
  3. Plush Nail Lounge

Best Tanning

  1. Coronado Glow – Luxury Spray Tanning
  2. Domani Salon

Best Weight Loss Center

  1. Peak Health Group
  2. Olde Del Mar Surgical
  3. Dr. Patrick Yassini

Best Yoga/Pilates

  1. b•long Modern Pilates Coronado
  2. Pilates of Coronado
  3. Coronado Yoga & Wellness Center

Best Assisted Living

  1. Coronado Retirement Village
  2. Comfort Keepers Senior Home Care

Best Audiologist/Hearing Center

  1. Peninsula Hearing Center Inc
  2. Sonus Hearing Care Professionals
  3. Hear Gear – Assisted Listening Devices

Best Chiropractor

  1. Potter Chiropractic
  2. Coronado Island Pain Clinic – Chiropractic & Massage
  3. Discover Wellness

Best Cosmetic Dentistry

  1. Dr. Natalie Bailey & Dr. Suzanne Popp, Advanced Dentistry
  2. Coronado Smiles Dental
  3. Isabella Avenue Dentistry

Best Dentist

  1. Dr. Natalie Bailey & Dr. Suzanne Popp, Advanced Dentistry
  2. Farbod Family Dental
  3. Stephen Dao, DDS – Coronado Family Dental

Best Dermatologist

  1. Ann Siefert, MD
  2. Jennifer Rullan
  3. Coronado Dermatology

Best Doctor

  1. Choose Healthy, Gina Casian, MD
  2. Kevin Considine, DO / Lisa Considine, D.O.
  3. Kimberly Byers-Lund, DO

Best Home Care/Hospice

  1. Comfort Keepers Senior Home Care
  2. Always There, LLC
  3. Sharp Coronado Payne Family Outpatient Pavilion

Best Med-Spa

  1. Coronado Dermatology
  2. Remedi Med Spa, Botox and Filler Specialist
  3. Lana SkinFit Method

Best Medical Facility

  1. SharpCare Coronado
  2. Scripps Clinic Coronado
  3. Branch Health Clinic North Island NAS

Best Ophthalmologist

  1. Crown City Eye Center – William Bigham, MD
  2. Alvarado Eye Associates
  3. Coronado Family Optometry

Best Optometrist

  1. Coronado Family Optometry
  2. Coronado Eye Care
  3. Pearle Vision

Best Orthodontist

  1. Mullins Orthodontics
  2. Diane J. Milberg, DDS, MSD

Best Pain Clinic

  1. Branch Health Clinic North Island NAS
  2. Global Holistic Solution

Best Pediatric Dentist

  1. Coronado Pediatric Dentistry: Howard R. Dixon’s
  2. Coronado Dentistry & Pediatrics
  3. Isabella Avenue Dentistry

Best Pediatrician

  1. Patricia Kettlehake, MD
  2. Kimberly Byers-Lund, DO
  3. Island Family Medicine

Best Pharmacy

  1. Crown Coast Pharmacy
  2. Sharp Coronado Community Pharmacy
  3. Walgreens Pharmacy

Best Rehabilitation Center

  1. Water & Sports Physical Therapy
  2. Sharp Coronado Hospital Sewall Healthy Living Center
  3. Results Rehabilitation Inc

Best Urgent Care/Walk-in Clinic

  1. SharpCare Coronado
  2. Kenneth Warm, MD – SharpCare Coronado

Best Veterinarian

  1. Purple Paws Pet Clinic
  2. Paws of Coronado
  3. Coronado Veterinary Hospital

Best Antiques/Collectibles

  1. Coronado Vintage
  2. Thrift Cottage
  3. The Attic

Best Bicycle Shop

  1. Holland’s Bicycles and Holland’s Bikes & Beyond
  2. Little Sam’s Island & Beach Fun

Best Boutique Shop

  1. Française
  2. Wild Dove Boutique
  3. Savon de Coronado

Best Eye Wear Shop

  1. Coronado Eye Care
  2. Pearle Vision

Best Jewelry Store

  1. Muhl Jewelers
  2. LUMO Jewelry Co.
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