Best in Chic 2021

For our inaugural 2021 Best in Chic Readers’ Choice Awards, we asked our readers to name their faves in the Tristate.

From your favorite hairstylist and the shoe repair shop that always works magic to the OB-GYN you recommend to all your friends and the interior designer who finally made your house feel like home, we asked for them all and you delivered! In the following pages, you’ll find our readers’ favorites in 121 categories. Thousands of you voted in this online contest, making this truly a list of the most chic people, businesses and places in the Queen City.

Beauty

Best Beauty Products Grace Green Beauty West Chester

Best Spray Tan
Queen City Tan
Batavia

Best Facial Cosmetic Surgery
The Plastic Surgery Group
Crestview Hills, Madisonville
& West Chester

Best Fillers & Injectables
Kathy Jones Aesthetics
Covington & Oakley

Best Laser Hair Removal
Ideal Image MedSpa
Bellevue, Kenwood & West Chester

Best Manicure & Best Pedicure
Mitchell’s Salon & Day Spa
Hyde Park, Kenwood, Tri-County & West Chester

Best Microblading
Omega Beauty
Pendleton

Best Nail Salon
Ambiance Nail Salon & Spa
Anderson, Eastgate, Finneytown, Harper’s Point, Hyde Park, Landen, Mason, Oakley, Roodwood & West Chester

Best Place for a Spa Day
The Village Spa
West Chester

Best Plastic Surgeon
Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center
Montgomery

Best Waxing
European Wax Center
Anderson, Clifton, Crestview Hills, Kenwood, Liberty Township, Mason, Newport & Rookwood

Career

Best Business Photographer Dolce Vita Photography Oxford

Best Career Coach
Kay Fittes, High-Heeled Success
Madiera

Best Female Entrepreneur
Kristen Bailey, Sweets & Meats BBQ
Mt. Washington

Best Female Executive
Kim Best, The Carnegie
Covington

Best Female Solo Entrepreneur
Allison Brucato, Sit Back Relax Events

Best Women-Owned Ad Agency
Scooter Media
Covington

Drinks

Best Independent Coffeehouse Coffee Emporium Hyde ParkOver

Best Mimosa
Taste of Belgium
Crestview Hills, Clifton, Findlay Market, Kenwood, Over-the-Rhine, Rookwood & The Banks

Best Rooftop Bar
AC Hotel Cincinnati at The Banks by Marriott
The Banks

Best Wine Selection
Unwind Wine Bar & Light Fare
Hyde Park

Family

Best Babysitting Service/App

Best Education Enrichment
Shelby C. Pressley
Walnut Hills

Best Family Fun Entertainment
Newport Aquarium
Newport

Best Kids’ Birthday Party Location
Dig ‘N Play
West Chester

Best Local Kids’ Entertainment
EnterTRAINment Junction
West Chester

Best Locally Owned Pet Shop
Pet Wants Hamilton
Hamilton

Best Montessori School
North Avondale Montessori School
North Avondale

Best Swim Lessons
Bear Paddle Swim School
Florence. Mason & Oakley

Fashion

Best Locally Owned Mobile Boutique Heavenly Boutique Miamitown

Best Handbags
de Groot Handbags

Best Independent Jewelry
Sindur Fine & Antique Jewelry
Blue Ash

Best Local Style Blogger
Storyteller Stylist

Best Locally Owned Online Women’s Boutique
Blessed Attire

Best Locally Owned Women’s Boutique
Down to Mars Vintage
Downtown

Fitness

Best Fitness CenterCincinnati

Best Yoga Studio
The Yoga Bar
Newport

Food

Best Bakery Nothing Bundt CakesHyde Park

Best Family Dining
City Barbeque and Catering
Blue Ash, Eastgate, Florence, Highland Heights & West Chester

Best Fine Dining
Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse
Downtown

Best Soup/Salad
Greyhound Tavern
Ft. Mitchell

Best Breakfast
First Watch
Anderson, Harrison Green, Crestview Hills, Florence, Harper’s Point, Hyde Park, Kenwood, Liberty Township, Northgate, Springdale, & West Chester

Best Brunch
Orchids at Palm Court
Downtown

Best Food Truck
Sweets & Meats BBQ
Mt. Washington

Best Lunch Spot
Agave & Rye
Covington, Liberty Township & Rookwood

Best Patio Dining
Little Miami Brewing Company
Milford

Best Personal Chef
The At Home Chef

Sushi
Wabi Sabi Covington
Covington

Hair

Best Colorist Madelaine Wilkerson, Bishops Cuts/Color Clifton & Oakley

Best Hair Extensions
Hanna Lewandowski, The Wild Hare Salon
Remington

Best Hair Salon
The Wild Hare Salon
Remington

Best Hair Stylist
Katie Haggard, The Wild Hare Salon
Remington

Health

Best Body SculptingBest Medical Spa Victory Wellness

Best Hormone Replacement Therapy
Happy Hormone Cottage
Centerville

Best Chiropractor
Andrea E. Beaver, DC
Mt. Healthy

Best Eye Doctor
Eyecare on the Square
Mariemont

Best General Dentist
Ross Dental Group
Fairfield

Best Massage Therapist
Shyla Davidson, A Touch of Heaven
Miamitown

Best OB-GYN
Dr. Laura Mucenski, TriHealth
Clifton & Evendale

Best Women’s Health Services
Seven Hills Women’s Health Centers
15 locations throughout the Tristate

Makeup

Best Lip TintingBest Permanent

Best Brow Expert
Art of the Arch Aesthetics
Hyde Park

Best Lash Artist
Roxy McGhee, Art of the Arch Aesthetics
Hyde Park

Best Lash Studio
The Lash Boutique
Crescent Springs

Best Makeup Artist
Stefani Carol, Stefani Carol Makeup Academy & Salon
Cincinnati

Places

Best Girl’s Night Out Hotel Covington Covington

Best Date Night
Cincinnati Art Museum
Eden Park

Best Hotel
21c Museum Hotel
Downtown

Best Indoor Event Venue
The View at Mt. Adams
Mt. Adams

Best Museum
Cincinnati Museum Center
Queensgate

Services

Best Alterations Widmer’s 12 locations throughout the Tristate

Best Landscaper
Grinsted Landscaping
Loveland

Best Dry Cleaning
ZIPS Dry Cleaners
Oakley

Best Event Planning
Sit Back Relax Events

Best Family Photographer
Jess Summers, Say Yes To Jess
Cincinnati

Best Finance Advisor
Rachel Rasmussen, MBA, CFA, Foster & Motley
Kenwood

Best Florist
Scarlet Begonia’s Flower Truck
Covington

Best Home Builder
Fischer Homes

Best Interior Designer
Winding Lane Interiors
Hyde Park & Oakley

Best Life Coach
Melissa Kirkpatrick

Best Real Estate Agency
Coldwell Banker West Shell

Best Real Estate Agent
The Finn Team
Hyde Park

Best Travel Agency
Explorer Chick

Shopping

Best AntiquesHouse

Best Auto Buying
Mercedes-Benz of Fort Mitchell
Ft. Mitchell

Best Bath and Body Products
The Woodhouse Day Spa
Crestview Hills, Liberty Township & Montgomery

Best Bookstore
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
Rookwood

Best Farmer’s Market
Findlay Market
Over-the-Rhine

Best Little Black Dress Shopping & Best Locally Owned Luxury Women’s Boutique
Designer Items and More
Montgomery

BEST Consignment Shop
The Snooty Fox
Anderson, Blue Ash, Erlanger, Harper’s Point, Hyde Park, Mariemont & West Chester

Best Locally Owned Home Decor
Sacksteder’s Interiors
Montgomery

Best Shopping Center
Liberty Center
Liberty Township

Best Specialty Gift Shop
A Village Gift Shop at The Century House
Glendale

Best Stationery Store
Poeme
Hyde Park

Skincare

Best Aesthetics & Best Facial Organic Glow SkincareSpa Blue Ash

Best Chemical Peal
A Touch of Heaven
Miamitown

Best Independent Skincare
Peaches Skin Care
Montgomery

Best Organic Beauty Products
ALBA Beauty Studio
Hyde Park

Spotlight

Best Local Women’s EventEvolve Women’s Network

Best Philanthropic Women’s Organization
Dress for Success Cincinnati
Downtown

Best Podcast
B**k It! by the Blue Manatee Literacy Project
Oakley

Best Women Helping Women – Business
Aviatra Accelerators
Covington

Best Women Helping Women – Nonprofit
Women Helping Women
3 offices in Adams, Butler & Hamilton
counties

Sweets

Best Cupcakes Gigi’s Cupcakes Cincinnati Kenwood

Best Donuts
Holtman’s Donuts
Loveland, Oakley, Over-the-Rhine, West Chester & Williamsburg

Best Ice Cream
Graeter’s Ice Cream
22 locations throughout the Tristate

Best Cookies
Sugar
Over-the-Rhine

Best Dessert
The BonBonerie
O’Bryonville

Wedding

Best Bridal Shop Donna Salyers’ Fabulous Bridal Covington

Best Indoor Wedding Venue
The Madison Event Center
Covington

Best Outdoor Wedding Venue
Pinecroft at Crosley Estate
Mt. Airy

Best Wedding Hair
Copper
Oakley

Best Wedding Makeup
BRIDEface
Over-the-Rhine

Best Wedding Photographer
Cindy Dover Photography

Best Wedding Planner
Your Dream Day LLC
Sharonville