Consumer Culture Readers’ Pick Winners: Best in the Nest 2021
Best of Charlotte's retail and services chosen by Queen City Nerve readers
Best in the Nest Readers’ Picks were chosen exclusively by readers through a one-month nomination process followed by a one-month voting process. The nominations were not tampered with by Queen City Nerve staff at all — save for removing ourselves from a few categories to proactively dispel any notions of favoritism. In other words, if you disagree with these ones, that’s on your fellow reader, not us.
RETAIL
BEST ADULT TOY STORE
Winner: White Rabbit
Runner Up: The Reddoor
BEST BICYCLE SHOP
Winner: The Spoke Easy
Runner Up: Charlotte Re-Cyclery
BEST BOOKSTORE
Winner: Park Road Books
Runner Up: Book Buyers
BEST CBD SHOP
Winner: Crowntown Cannabis
Runner Up: Apotheca
BEST CLOTHING STORE
Winner: Boris + Natasha
Runner Up: CLTCH
BEST CONSIGNMENT SHOP
Winner: Sleepy Poet Antique Mall
Runner Up: Stash Pad Vintage
BEST FURNITURE STORE
Winner: Nadeau – Furniture with a Soul
Runner Up: Sardis Marketplace
BEST GIFT SHOP
Winner: Paper Skyscraper
Runner Up: Pura Vida
BEST HEAD SHOP
Winner: Infinity’s End
Runner Up: High Life Smoke Shop
BEST HOME ACCESSORIES STORE
Winner: Paper Skyscraper
Runner Up: Grow a plant shop
BEST IN-STORE PET
Winner: Page at Book Buyers
Runner Up: Winnie at Good Postage
BEST JEWELRY STORE
Winner: Sadu Body Modifications
Runner Up: Queen City’s Custom Jewelers
BEST LOCAL PRODUCT
Winner: Sweet’s Elderberry Syrup
Runner Up: Good Postage Greeting Cards
BEST MUSIC EQUIPMENT STORE
Winner: Midwood Guitar Studio
Runner Up: Dave’s Guitars
BEST NEW STORE (LAST 2 YEARS)
Winner: Grow a plant shop
Runner Up: Good Postage
BEST ONLINE-ONLY STORE
Winner: Making Things CLT
Runner Up: Cannabuddy
BEST PET STORE
Winner: Pet Supplies Plus – Elizabeth
Runner Up: Pet in the City
BEST PALCE TO BUY VINTAGE
Winner: Sleepy Poet Antique Mall
Runner Up: Stash Pad Vintage
BEST PLANT SHOP
Winner: Grow a plant shop
Runner Up: Blackhawk Hardware
BEST POP-UP MARKET
Winner: VTG CLT
Runner Up: Girl Tribe Pop Up
BEST RECORD STORE
Winner: Lunchbox Records
Runner Up: Premium Sound
BEST SHOE STORE
Winner: Social Status
Runner Up: DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse
BEST VAPE SHOP
Winner: High Life Smoke Shop
Runner Up: One Love Smoke Shop
DESIGN, STYLE & MODIFICATION
BEST BARBER SHOP
Winner: Midwood Barbers
Runner Up: Goodfellas Barbershop
BEST FASHION DESIGNER
Winner: Jade Sky
Runner Up: Erin Foley – RCB Fashion
BEST HAIR SALON
Winner: Bohemian Stylehouse
Runner Up: eXplicit Hair Salon
BEST HAIR STYLIST
Winner: Candace Stamper
Runner Up: Kenzie Veurink
BEST INTERIOR DESIGNER
Winner: Scott Weaver
Runner Up: Annie Fair Design
BEST MAKEUP ARTIST
Winner: Emily Paige
Runner Up: Jennifer Yates
BEST NAIL SALON
Winner: Sassy Nail Bar
Runner Up: La Pure Organic Nail Boutique
BEST PIERCING STUDIO
Winner: Sadu Body Modifications
Runner Up: Made to Last Tattoo
BEST TATTOO SHOP
Winner: Canvas Tattoo & Art Gallery
Runner Up: Haylo Healing Arts
HEALTH & WELLNESS
BEST DENTIST
Winner: Lineberger Dentistry
Runner Up: Pearl. Dentistry Reimagined
BEST DOCTOR
Winner: Dr. Cynthia Jamison – Novant Health
Runner Up: Dr. Alan Wong – Novant Health
BEST DOGGIE DAYCARE
Winner: Lucky Dog Bark & Brew
Runner Up: Skiptown
BEST FITNESS STUDIO
Winner: Bloom Movement Artistry
Runner Up: Ebb & Flow Movement Studio
BEST MASSAGE SHOP
Winner: Okra
Runner Up: Mythic Massage
BEST PERSONAL TRAINER
Winner: Sarah Hahn, Satarah Productions
Runner Up: Jamie Horn – Hygge Fit + The 360 Method
BEST PHARMACY
Winner: Pike’s Pharmacy
Runner Up: Cannon Pharmacy
BEST THERAPIST/COUNSELOR
Winner: Venus M Bobis Jendresen – Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, LMFT
Runner Up: Elizabeth Fallon
BEST URGENT CARE FACILITY
Winner: Atrium Health on Morehead
Runner Up: StarMed Healthcare
BEST VETERINARIAN
Winner: Monroe Road Animal Hospital
Runner Up: Stand for Animals Charlotte
BEST YOGA INSTRUCTOR
Winner: Allison Modafferi
Runner Up: The Cheeky Yogi
BEST YOGA STUDIO
Winner: NoDa Yoga
Runner Up: Kahli Yoga
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & REPAIR
BEST ATTORNEY
Winner: Darlene Harris
Runner Up: Michael Littlejohn
BEST BANK
Winner: Bank of America
Runner Up: Truliant Federal Credit Union
BEST CAR MECHANIC
Winner: Hybrid Shop of the Carolinas
Runner Up: CMD Automotive
BEST CLOTHING ALTERATIONS
Winner: Anna’s Alterations
Runner Up: Sunny Dry Cleaners and Alterations
BEST DRY CLEANERS
Winner: Sunny Dry Cleaners and Alterations
Runner Up: Peachy Kleen
BEST GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Winner: Rory Cummins
Runner Up: Tri-Square Builders
BEST HEATING & AIR COMPANY
Winner: Morris Jenkins
Runner Up: Brothers Heating, Cooling and Plumbing
BEST HOME/OFFICE CLEANING SERVICE
Winner: Amanda’s Maid LLC Cleaning Service
Runner Up: Pretty Clean CLT
BEST LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE
Winner: Rusty Dinosaur
Runner Up: Organic Lawns
BEST LAW FIRM
Winner: Lindley Law, PLLC
Runners Up: Chandler & Gibson PLLC; The Law Offices of Troy Thresher
BEST EVENT & PARTY RENTAL
Winner: J. Leigh Events
Runner Up: Live Event Media Group
BEST PEST CONTROL
Winner: Truly Nolen
Runner Up: Bulwark Exterminating
BEST PET GROOMING
Winner: Pet in the City
Runner Up: Bubbly Pups
BEST PLUMBING SERVICE
Winner: Superior Plumbing
Runner Up: Ben Franklin
BEST REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Winner: Savvy + Co Real Estate
Runner Up: Keller Williams Realty South Park
BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT
Winner: Tracy Cummins – Keller Williams Realty South Park
Runner Up: Jeff King – Savvy + Co Real Estate
BEST TAX PREP & ACCOUNTING SERVICE
Winner: Sunset Accounting and Tax Service
Runner Up: AAA Accounting
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