City Weekly Best of Utah 2019
Best of Utah 2019: Goods & Services
22 reader-voted winners in goods & services, from the City Weekly Best of Utah 2019 poll.
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- Best BoutiqueThe Stockist
Located near 9th & 9th, this modern boutique chooses products that are made to last. You'll find items for the home, women, men and kids and it's stock-full of brands you'd find in high-end… — Runners-up: Iconoclad, A La Mode
- Best Skate ShopMilosport
Forget those corporate chain outlets and let the local experts at Milosport help you with all your shredding needs. The shop has been a go-to location for skaters and boarders alike on Salt… — Runners-up: Modern Monark, Raunch
- Best Bike ShopBingham Cyclery
For more than 50 years, Bingham Cyclery has helped riders throughout the Wasatch Front get tuned up on two wheels for the trail or the road. If you're looking to get that perfect bike fit… — Runners-up: Saturday Cycles, Highland Cyclery
- Best BookstoreThe King's English Bookshop
Books, books galore! The King's English Bookshop has everything a bookworm could want and more. Book groups, author appearances and, of course, a plethora of books. This whimsical bookshop… — Runners-up: Weller's Bookworks, Ken Sanders Rare Books
- Best Bulk Shopping SpreeCache Valley Outlets
Pepperidge Farm, Creamies, Fat Boys and Gossner's cheese, oh my! Cache Valley is home to multiple outlet stores and factory rejects that are sold for low prices. Logan is also home to All…
- Best CBD RetailerKoodegras
When it opened in 2015, Koodegras was SLC's only CBD shop. With the rising popularity of CBD, Koodegras stands its ground as the city's best. Koodegras wants to help people live cleaner and… — Runners-up: Blackhouse
- Best Comic Book StoreDr. Volt's
Calling all comics! Dr. Volt's Comic Connection offers more than just collectables. They carry comics, card games and action figures. For 30 years and counting, this has been the go-to for… — Runners-up: The Nerd Store, Hastur Games
- Best Ethnic/Specialty MarketCaputo's Market & Deli
It would be easy for Matt Caputo to rest on the laurels of products offered at the family namesake's market—Old World cheeses, fine chocolate, freshly baked breads, etc. Instead, he's… — Runners-up: Ocean Mart, Black Cherry
- Best Garden Supply StoreCactus & Tropicals
Walking into a Cactus & Tropicals store you're transported to a jungle of sorts. They offer indoor and outdoor plants as well as a divine cut floral service. Events like weddings… — Runners-up: Millcreek Gardens, Glover Nursery
- Best New and Super Secret Record StorePeasantries & Pleasantries
I don't know how many people love their business enough to also live in it, but owner of Peasantries & Pleasantries Parker Yates does just that. Zoned residentially, by law one must make an…
- Best Pet Supply StorePaw Paws
Paw Paws is a self-serve dog wash and pet boutique. Their washing area has a tub for every size of doggo. They carry premium, organic, grain free and raw dog or cat food. Healthy and yummy… — Runners-up: Dog's Meow, Rockstar Pets
- Best Record ShopRandy's Records
According to Rolling Stone and the Recording Industry Association of America, 2019 will mark the first year in more than three decades that music on vinyl will outsell music on CDs. So what… — Runners-up: Graywhale, Diabolical Records
- Best Recreational Sports StoreRecreation Outlet
State Street's Recreation Outlet gives you a chance to get outdoors without making a serious dent in your wallet. The reasonable prices and knowledgeable and experienced staff help you… — Runners-up: Level 9, Milosport
- Best Retailer RebirthThe Gateway
A couple of years back, it would have been easy to discount The Gateway as yet another ghostly concrete cathedral whose glory days had come and gone in the age of Amazon. Then, something…
- Best SalonLunatic Fringe
Racking up awards since '04, Lunatic Fringe can make your dream hair come true. This salon prides itself in educating clients—and in making sure they can create their in-salon hairstyle at… — Runners-up: Landis, Troubadour
- Best Shop for Channelling Your Crunchy SideArts of the World Gallery
Step inside this shop and it's like you've arrived at a bustling market in a magical port town: The shelves are stocked with rings, necklaces, handbags, bamboo flutes, art pieces and…
- Best Ski/Snowboard ShopLevel 9
Located in an old warehouse in Salt Lake City's Granary District, Level 9 boasts some of the best selection of ski gear at "rock-bottom prices" so you and your family can afford to get… — Runners-up: Milosport, Ski 'N See
- Best Smoke/ Vape ShopiVape
Vape shops are plentiful with the new rise in e-cigarette use. But not all vape shops are like iVape with amazing customer reviews, quality e-juice and hardware. This shop also offers an… — Runners-up: Blackhouse Vapors, Peak Vapor
- Best Supermarket With FlairRancho Market
Where can you get Mexican pan dulce, Yemeni tea, Central Asian-style lavash bread, halloumi cheese and goat meat all in one place? Here, and only here. First opening as a Mexican-focused…
- Best Tattoo ShopAloha
Friendly, clean, professional with the "spirit of Aloha" is the atmosphere this shop creates. Aloha is new to the SLC tattoo scene, but nonetheless, a fantastic one—staffed by diverse… — Runners-up: Yellow Rose, The Hive
- Best Thrift/Consignment StoreIconoclad
Iconoclad is an SLC staple and favorite. This thrift/consignment store offers new and "previously rocked" clothing. Selling your own clothing couldn't be easier. Sellers get 50% of what… — Runners-up: Pib's Exchange, Decades Vintage Clothing
- Best Utah RetailerCotopaxi
Cotopaxi is named for the active stratovolcano in Ecuador, where founder Davis Smith spent many years growing up. Smith eventually moved to the U.S., where he graduated from Brigham Young… — Runners-up: Black Diamond, Black Cat Comics
Best of Utah is a City Weekly readers' poll. Results are reproduced here with permission; the full write-ups are at City Weekly.