City Weekly Best of Utah 2021

Best of Utah 2021: Goods & Services

21 reader-voted winners in goods & services, from the City Weekly Best of Utah 2021 poll.

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• Best Bike ShopBingham Cyclery

  For nearly six decades, Bingham Cyclery has been the go-to spot for bicycles and bike maintenance up and down the Wasatch Front. Its friendly staff and welcoming showrooms are there for the… — Runners-up: Contender Bicycles, Saturday Cycles

• Best BookstoreThe King's

  English Bookshop It's been quite a tumultuous year for all of us, and The King's English was no different. Still, a transition in ownership from founder Betsy Burton provided at least some… — Runners-up: Weller Book Works, Ken Sanders Rare Books

• Best Bookstore that CouldMarissa's Books

  In an era of depressing news about the state of independent bookstores, along comes Marissa's Books with a welcome, happy story. Named for a wide-eyed granddaughter of owner Cindy Dumas who…

• Best BoutiqueiconoCLAD

  First-time and veteran Burners know this shop well for its trendy and groovy clothes and accessories and others know it's a great consignment store for "previously rocked stuff" (secondhand… — Runners-up: Hip & Humble, Name Droppers

• Best CBD RetailerKoodegras

  Some people take CBD and say, "But I didn't get high!" That's kind of the whole idea! CBD is all about offering similar health benefits to THC without the high. While some CBD have trace… — Runners-up: Beehive Buds CBD Wellness Center, Farmer & Chemist

• Best Comic Book StoreDr. Volts Comic Connection

  Neither rain nor snow nor COVID nor remodeling construction this year can keep Utah's longest continuously operating comic-bookstore down. Dr. Volt's began a new era in 2021, as long-time… — Runners-up: Heebeegeebeez Comix & Games, The Nerd Store

• Best Corner Store That'sActually a Pizzeria

  Central 9th Market This new market offers big-city diversity, selling fresh produce (including the most gorgeous locally grown mushrooms), fancy chips, hot sauces, cheese, meats, seltzers…

• Best Ethnic/Specialty MarketCaputo's

  Market & Deli Caputo's Market & Deli is Salt Lake City's premier purveyor of distinctive Italian and Southern European foods. With its inventory of cured meats such as salami and… — Runners-up: Chinatown Market, Rancho Market

• Best Joy of ShoppingGot Beauty

  It's a thing of great beauty, this shop. Don't mistake it as a boring retail outlet where you buy expensive hair products. It feels fun entering this store—celebratory, in fact, as you gaze…

• Best New Place to Hunt VintageVintage Market

  Fans of the Urban Flea Market rejoice, because there's a new way to browse ungodly amounts of vintage racks in one place. First appearing in 2019, Vintage Market SLC gets together some of…

• Best Pet Supply StoreThe Dog's Meow

  With stores in Millcreek and Draper, Alexis Butler and her daughter have been providing the best dog and cat foods to animal lovers for 25 years. Here, the pickiest owners can find natural… — Runners-up: Paw Paws, Healthy Pets Mountain West

• Best Recreation Sports StoreRecreation Outlet

  The big names in outdoor recreation do big business, but like the difference between a department store and a tailor, the team at Recreation Outlet offer a shopping experience that provides… — Runners-up: Wasatch Touring, Level Nine Sports

• Best SalonLandis

  Lifestyle Salon While it's true that a salon is only as good as its stylists, one cannot discount the importance of product, which is why Landis is a cut above the rest. One of few Aveda… — Runners-up: Lunatic Fringe, Salon O

• Best Shop VibesThe Stockist

  Not only are the carefully curated brands on The Stockist's racks to-die-for, but the shop itself has the friendliest and least pretentious staff we've ever encountered. Whether you're on…

• Best Skate ShopMilosport

  Snow or skate, if you're heading out with a board in your hand, you can and should gear up at Milosport, Salt Lake and Utah's original board shop. They have the answers to all of your… — Runners-up: Raunch Records & Skate, Directive Boardshop

• Best Ski ShopSports Den

  Founded in 1972, Sports Den has been suiting up outdoor enthusiasts for generations of Utahns. Their ski shop services run the gamut from a basic buff and wax to base refinishing and stone… — Runners-up: Level Nine Sports, Ski 'N See

• Best Smoke/Vape ShopBlackhouse Vapor Co.

  The back-to-back winner in this category, Best of Utah voters know that Blackhouse Vapor is the place to go for high-quality e-juice, devices and high-quality hemp and CBD products. They… — Runners-up: Smoke Break Huka Outlet, Robertsons

• Best Sustainable StoreAnimalia

  At Animalia, they not only sell bulk soap, detergents, toothpaste, facial and body washes and so much more, but also sustainably made and harvested botanical balms, salves and other body…

• Best Tattoo ShopAloha Tattoos

  This shop and its artists have been poking ink into skin suits for years now, and the accolades just keep coming for the beauty of what they bring to life. Jon Poulson, Luke Jensen, Jesse… — Runners-up: Yellow Rose Tattoo, 27 Tattoo Studio

• Best Thrift/Consignment StorePibs Exchange

  Pibs Exchange has been buying and selling the hottest clothes, accessories, and costumes since the grunge era. The flannel shirts that Pibs sold to their first costumers in 1994 are now… — Runners-up: iconoCLAD, The Other Side Thrift Boutique

• Best Vinyl ShopRandy's Records

  A winner for the quadrillionth time probably, and it's for good reason. In operation since 1978, Randy's Records has reliably the largest selection of any record store in SLC, and their… — Runners-up: Raunch Records, Graywhale Entertainment