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Flip through the pages of this Expanded Bridal Section that includes the Best of Bridal Picks: who brides and their wedding parties recommend!

Earning a Best Of Lynchburg award should be celebrated. Earning this recognition year after year should be too!

To place in our Best Of Lynchburg Hall of Fame, a business, person or place needs to have won a gold level in a category the majority of years since VistaGraphics started conducting the contest in 2014.

Flip through to see who is the best of the best in the region!

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Nominations/Voting for the 2022 Best Of Lynchburg Awards begins July 27, 2021.
Look for those winners in the January/February 2022 issue of Lynchburg Living!

For many newly engaged couples, wedding planning seems like a dream—until you are faced with dozens of choices all at once. From the venue to the dress (and all of those little details in between), it’s hard to know where to start!

We are here to help. Our Best Of Bridal Picks list tells you who recent brides and members of their wedding parties recommend in 27 categories. Read below to see who made the list!

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Our 2021 Bridal Pick Winners

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Our 2020 Bridal Pick Winners

The Results Are In. Thousands of you visited our website last year to vote in our 2021 Best Of Lynchburg contest.

From your favorite spots to eat to your preferred medical providers, this list shows you who
Central Virginians recommend.

Flip through to see who earned gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention in numerous categories—and congratulations to this year’s winners!

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Chosen by the people, for the people of greater Lynchburg.

After gathering a staggering 106,000 votes on our website, the results of the 2020 Best Of Lynchburg Awards are in. Dozens of area businesses, destinations, people and more are getting recognition for their strong local following—all thanks to you, our loyal readers.

Flip through to see who earned gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention in numerous categories—and congratulations to this year’s winners!

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Earning a “Best Of Lynchburg” award should be celebrated. Earning this recognition year after year should be too!

To place in our “Best Of Lynchburg” Hall of Fame, a business, person or place needs to have won a gold level in a category the majority of years since VistaGraphics started conducting the contest in 2014.

Flip through to see who is the best of the best in the region!
(And be on the lookout for our Best Of Lynchburg 2020 winners—they will
be published in the January/February issue of Lynchburg Living!)

BEST BUSINESSES

BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM
Davidson, Doyle & Hilton, LLP

BEST APARTMENT LIVING
Legacy at Linden Park

BEST AUTO SERVICE
Harris Tire

BEST BED AND BREAKFAST
Acorn Hill Lodge

BEST BOOKSTORE
Givens Books-Little Dickens

BEST CAR DEALERSHIP
Billy Craft Honda

BEST CAR WASH
Express Jet Car Wash

BEST CATERER
Charley’s Restaurant and Catering

BEST CHILDCARE FACILITY
Liberty Christian Academy Early Learning Center

BEST CLOTHING BOUTIQUE
Gladiola Girls

BEST CHILDRENS CLOTHING BOUTIQUE
Once Upon a Child

BEST COMMUNITY BANK
Bank of the James

BEST CREDIT UNION
Central Virginia Federal Credit Union

BEST CONSIGNMENT/THRIFT SHOP
On Second Thought

BEST FINANCIAL PLANNING COMPANY
DePaul Wealth Management

BEST FLORIST
bloom by Doyle’s

BEST FUNERAL SERVICE COMPANY
Whitten Funeral Homes

BEST JEWELRY STORE
Bowen Jewelry Company

BEST LAW FIRM
Overbey Hawkins & Wright

BEST MUSIC STORE
Lynchburg Music Center

BEST TANNING SALON
Sun Tan City

BEST TATTOO STUDIO
Caspian Tattoo

BEST TOWING COMPANY
Cranford Towing

BEST TRAVEL AGENCY
Travel Lovers

BEST VETERINARIAN
Peaks View Animal Hospital Riverside Veterinary Hospital

HEALTH & WELLNESS

BEST CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE
Light Chiropractic

BEST COUNSELING SERVICE
Horizon Behavioral Health

BEST DENTAL PRACTICE
Forest Family Dentistry

BEST DERMATOLOGY PRACTICE
Dermatology Consultants

BEST EYE CARE
Piedmont Eye Center

BEST HOME HEALTH PROVIDER
Centra

BEST PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
F. Read Hopkins Pediatric Associates

BEST PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER
Rehab Associates of Central Virginia

BEST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
Westminster Canterbury

BEST WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE
Women’s Health Services of Central Virginia

HOME

BEST ELECTRICAL COMPANY
Drummond Electrical

BEST FLOORING COMPANY
Piedmont Floors

BEST HOME FUEL COMPANY
Foster Fuels

BEST HOME BUILDER
Custom Structures, Inc

BEST HOME FURNISHINGS
Grand Home Furnishings

BEST KITCHEN AND BATH COMPANY
MB Tile and General Contracting

BEST LAWN AND GARDEN SUPPLY
Rustic View Home and Gardens

BEST PEST CONTROL
Specialty Exterminating Company

BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT
Jeremiah Cochenour

LIFESTYLE

BEST ART STUDIO
The Academy Center of the Arts

BEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA WINERY
Peaks of Otter Winery

BEST FAMILY FRIENDLY SPOT
Amazement Square

BEST FESTIVAL OR EVENT
The Virginia Wine & Garlic Festival
Get Downtown

BEST GOLF COURSE
London Downs Golf Club

BEST TOURIST ATTRACTION
Blue Ridge Parkway

OUTDOORS

BEST BIKING/HIKING/RUNNING TRAIL
Blackwater Creek Trail

BEST FISHING SPOT
Smith Mountain Lake

BEST PARK
Peaks View Park

BEST VIEW OF THE CITY
Candlers Mountain/Snowflex/LU Monogram

PERSONALITIES

BEST CIVIC LEADER
Pastor Jonathan Falwell

BEST LOCAL BAND
Dragonfly

BEST LOCAL NEWS ANCHOR
Danner Evans

RESTAURANTS

BEST ASIAN/ETHNIC FOOD
King’s Island Restaurant

BEST BAR
Bräuburgers Craft Burgers & Beer

BEST BARBECUE
Pok-E-Joes

BEST BREAKFAST
Market At Main

BEST BREWERY
Apocalypse Ale Works

BEST BURGER
Bräuburgers Craft Burgers & Beer

BEST COFFEE
Joe Bean’s

BEST DESSERTS
Mrs. Joy’s Absolutely Fabulous Treats (Closing in October 2019)

BEST FOOD TRUCK
Mama Crockett’s Cider Donuts

BEST FROZEN DESSERT
Mister Goodies

BEST ITALIAN
Isabella’s Italian Trattoria

BEST KID FRIENDLY RESTAURANT
Chick-fil-A

BEST LOCALLY OWNED RESTAURANT
Bräuburgers Craft Burgers & Beer

BEST MEXICAN
La Carreta Mexican Restaurant

BEST NIGHT SPOT FOR LIVE MUSIC
Benjamin’s
Jimmy’s on the James

BEST PIZZA
Waterstone Pizza

BEST PLACE FOR A BUSINESS LUNCH
The Neighbors Place

BEST RESTAURANT FOR VEGETARIAN/VEGANS
Zoë’s Kitchen
Crisp

BEST STEAK
New London Steakhouse

BEST TEA SHOP/TEA ROOM
Ploughcroft Tea Room

BEST WAIT STAFF
Chick-fil-A on Wards Rd.

When you see those teal banners or plaques around town at your favorite restaurants, shops and destinations, those businesses deserve the bragging rights! This year in our annual Best Of Lynchburg contest, we logged more than 203,000 votes on our website. The businesses and people who made it onto the following pages have earned a spot on our 2019 list.

So sit back, prop up your feet and flip through to see who is the best of the best, according to our loyal readers.