The best of the best 2019

This year’s winners are out of this world

Once again, CN&R readers turned out en masse—online, that is—to recognize their favorite things about Chico. Tens of thousands of votes were cast and tallied. Some winners are perennial stars, wowing locals year after year. Others are up-and-comers, new to the scene or simply upping their game. Either way, they clearly made an impression!

Peruse these pages to find out what your friends and neighbors consider the best place for a glass of wine, who gives the best massages and where to find the best selection of shoes (among many other categories). One of the things that we here at the CN&R love so much about Chico is its close-knit community (for more of our favorite things, see Editors’ Picks on page 54). So, we hope you’ll get out there and congratulate the winners—maybe even seek out a new hidden gem you didn’t know was there before.