Besties 2019: Food & Drink
Best New Restaurant:
Masala Bistro & Bar, Ashland
Honorable Mentions:
Over Easy Brunch, Medford
MOD Pizza, Grants Pass
Ostras! Tapas and Bottle Shop, Ashland
Favorite comment:
“I’m not hip with the times.”

Best Restaurant or Bar with Outdoor Seating:
Walkabout Brewing Co., Medford
Honorable Mentions:
The Point Pub & Grill, Central Point and Medford
Smithfields Restaurant and Bar, Ashland
Taprock Northwest Grill, Grants Pass
Favorite comment:
“Who eats outdoors. That’s dangerous. You’re just asking for birds.”
Best CSA or Farm Stand:
Fry Family Farm Store, Medford
Honorable Mention:
Fort Vannoy Farms, Grants Pass
Best Chef:
Will Snyder (Curbside King)
Honorable Mention:
Neil Clooney (Smithfields)

Best Brewery:
Walkabout Brewery Co., Medford
Honorable Mentions:
Caldera Brewing Co., Ashland
Weekend Beer Co., Grants Pass
Osmo’s Alehouse, Medford

Best IPA:
Ripper IPA (Walkabout Brewery Co.)
Honorable Mentions:
Oat IPA (Osmo’s Alehouse)
NW IPA (Weekend Beer Co.)
Favorite comments:
“IPA is for hippies.” “Ew, none.” “IDK what’s a IPA.” “Porter”
Best Beer besides an IPA:
Workers Pale Ale (Walkabout Brewery Co.)
Honorable Mentions:
Blackberry Sour (Osmo’s Alehouse)
American Wheat (Weekend Beer Co.)
Best Cider:
Gold Rush (Medford)
Honorable Mentions:
Apple Outlaw (Applegate)
Sapphire Ciders (Ashland)
Best Local Wine/ry:
Del Rio Vineyards
Honorable Mentions:
Quady North
Red Lily
Irvine Roberts
RoxyAnn
Best Dive Bar:
Gypsy Blues Bar, Medford
Honorable Mentions:
Lucky’s, Gold Hill
Talent Club, Talent
Best Bar for Cocktails:
Pomodori Bistro & Wine Bar, Medford
Honorable Mentions:
Immortal Spirits & Distilling Company Tasting Room, Medford
Jefferson Spirits, Medford
Best Bartender:
Skylar Bellon (Pomodori)
Honorable Mention:
Damon Clabeaux (Immortal Spirits)

Best BEER-tender:
Manda MacDonald (Osmo’s Alehouse, Medford)
Honorable Mentions:
Alli Prince (Beerworkers)
Erin Acrey (Walkabout)
Brandon Crews (Wild River)
Kelsey Yolo (Weekend Beer Co.)

Best Food Truck:
Curbside King
Honorable Mentions:
Valentino’s
Word on the Street
CABA Espanadas
Best Coffee Shop for a Date:
Limestone Coffee Company, Medford
Honorable Mentions:
Rogue Roasters, Grants Pass
Good Bean, Jacksonville
Best Coffee:
Rogue Roasters
Honorable Mentions:
Dutch Bros.
Case Coffee

Best Drive-Up Coffee Stand:
Dutch Bros.
Honorable Mentions:
Human Bean
Organic Grind
Best Burger:
Jasper’s
Honorable Mentions:
Valentino’s
Immortal Spirits
Wayback Burger
Best Pizza:
Kaleidoscope Pizzeria and Pub, Medford
Honorable Mentions:
Jackson Creek Pizza, Medford
MOD Pizza, Medford and Grants Pass
Best Burrito:
Rogue Burrito, Rogue River
Honorable Mentions:
Ruby’s, Ashland
Simple Café, Ashland

Best Thai:
Thai Garden, Central Point
Honorable Mentions:
House of Thai Cuisine, Ashland
Best Dessert:
Sweet Cream Ice Cream, Medford
Honorable Mentions:
Mix (shout out for the peanut butter bar), Ashland
Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant (shout out for the lava cake), Ashland
Best Meat Market:
Cartwrights, Grants Pass
Honorable Mentions:
Cherry Street Meats, Medford
Montgomery’s Meats, Central Point
Best Natural Food and Product Store:
Medford Coop
Honorable Mentions:
Ashland Food Coop
Natural Grocers

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