Tartine won the "Best All-Around Restaurant." File photo.

The winning restaurants 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. 

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 restaurant that won a “Best of” award. To view the list of winners in categories spanning activities, general services, lifestyle and business, check out this story. Congrats to all the winners!

Best All-Around Restaurant

  1. Tartine
  2. The Henry
  3. Crown Bistro

Best Asian Food

  1. Swaddee Thai Restaurant of Coronado
  2. Saiko Sushi
  3. Yummy Sushi

Best Baker/Bakery

  1. Tartine
  2. Clayton’s Bakery & Bistro
  3. Trident Coffee

Best Bar & Grill

  1. Tavern
  2. McP’s Irish Pub
  3. Coronado Tasting Room

Best Breakfast

  1. Crown Bistro
  2. Clayton’s Bakery & Bistro
  3. Tartine

Best Brunch

  1. Crown Bistro
  2. Little Frenchie
  3. Clayton’s Bakery & Bistro

Best Burger

  1. Double Standard
  2. Burger Lounge
  3. Tavern

Best Coffee House

  1. Trident Coffee
  2. Tartine
  3. Coronado Coffee Company

Best Dessert

  1. Tartine
  2. MooTime Creamery
  3. Nado Gelato Cafe

Best Donut

  1. Clayton’s Coffee Shop
  2. Trident Coffee
  3. Donut Beach, Coronado Beach Company

Best Fine Dining Restaurant

  1. Stake Chophouse & Bar
  2. Chez Loma
  3. Nado Republic

Best Happy Hour

  1. Brigantine Seafood Restaurant
  2. Stake Chophouse & Bar
  3. Tavern

Best Ice Cream

  1. Nado Gelato Cafe
  2. MooTime Creamery
  3. Cold Stone Creamery

Best Italian Restaurant

  1. Garage Buona Forchetta
  2. Rosemary Trattoria
  3. Nado Republic

Best Mexican Food

  1. Miguel’s Cocina
  2. La Corriente Coronado
  3. Clayton’s Mexican Take Out

Best Outdoor Dining

  1. IL Fornaio
  2. Tartine
  3. Peohe’s Restaurant

Best Pizza

  1. High Tide Bottle Shop & Kitchen
  2. Garage Buona Forchetta
  3. Village Pizzeria 

Best Sandwiches

  1. Park Place Liquor & Deli
  2. Boney’s Bayside Market
  3. Central Liquor & Deli

Best Seafood Restaurant

  1. Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill
  2. Peohe’s Restaurant
  3. Tartine

Best Smoothies

  1. Parakeet Juicery Coronado
  2. Boney’s Bayside Market
  3. Nado Gelato Cafe

Best Sports Bar

  1. McP’s Irish Pub
  2. Danny’s Palm Bar and Grill

Best Steakhouse

  1. Stake Chophouse & Bar
  2. Chez Loma
  3. Brigantine Seafood Restaurant

Best Sushi

  1. Saiko Sushi
  2. Yummy Sushi
  3. Peohe’s Restaurant

Best Tacos

  1. Miguel’s Cocina
  2. Clayton’s Mexican Take Out
  3. Crack Taco Shop

Best View

  1. Peohe’s Restaurant
  2. IL Fornaio
  3. Bluewater Boathouse Seafood Grill

Best Wine Selection

  1. Coronado Tasting Room
  2. Figjam Estate Winery
  3. Chez Loma

Best Catering

  1. Scratch Gourmet
  2. Calypso Cafe
  3. Lil Piggy’s Bar-B-Q

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