Meet the Best of White Bear Lake 2021

Ahoy, mateys! It’s time to celebrate. Once again, we asked, and you weighed in on your favorite restaurants, shops, doctors, salons, designers, builders and much more in our annual Readers’ Choice Best of White Bear Lake contest.

And because, for us in the White Bear Lake-area, it’s all about the lake—we relax around it, we gaze at it, we fish in it, and we sail on it—we thought we’d give a little nautical nod to the water, sun and wind.

So, raise the jib, hoist the sail and let the wind guide your way because it’s time to see your picks for the 2021 Best of White Bear Lake.

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Best Takeout / Curbside

1. Pizzeria Pezzo
2. Washington Square Bar & Grill
3. Brickhouse Food & Drink

Best Outdoor Dining

1. Washington Square Bar & Grill
2. Rudy’s Redeye Grill
3. Acqua

Best Restaurant

1. Brickhouse Food & Drink
2. Acqua
3. Rudy’s Redeye Grill

Best Tavern / Bar / Brewery

1. Washington Square Bar & Grill
2. Big Wood Brewery
3. Cabin 61

Best Breakfast

1. Keys Café and Bakery
2. Cobblestone Cafe
3. Cafe Cravings

Best Builder

1. Pratt Homes
2. Bald Eagle Construction
3. Cox Contracting

Best Remodeler

1. Cox Contracting
2. Pratt Homes
3. Bald Eagle Construction

Best Interior Designer

1. Christina Lynn Interiors
2. Abbott Paint & Carpet, White Bear Lake
3. Fluidesign Studio

Best Senior Living Residence

1. Waverly Gardens, North Oaks
2. The Arbors of White Bear Lake
3. St. Andrew’s Village, Mahtomedi

Best Landscape Designer

1. Letourneau Landscaping
2. Landscape Design Studios
3. Manley Gardening

Best Nursery / Garden Center

1. White Bear Floral
2. Costa Produce Farm & Greenhouse
3. Bachman’s, Maplewood

Best Home Furnishings / Décor Store

1. GoodThings
2. Upsy-Daisy
3. That Old Blue Door

Best Fitness Studio / Yoga Studio / Gym

1. White Bear Area YMCA
2. Life Time
3. Summit Pilates and Training

Best Dental Practice

1. White Bear Smiles
2. Orchard Dental Group
3. White Bear Lake Dental

Best Orthodontic Practice

1. Signature Orthodontics
2. Kent C. Gulden D.D.S.
3. Erickson-Aamodt Orthodontics

Best Chiropractic Practice

1. The Carlson Clinic of White Bear Lake
2. Wildwood Chiropractic Center
3. Bear Town Chiropractic Clinic

Best Pediatric Practice

1. HealthPartners White Bear Lake Clinic
2. Children’s Minnesota Hugo Clinic
3. Entira Family Clinics, White Bear Lake – Banning Avenue

Best Eye Practice

1. White Bear Eye Clinic & Optical
2. Associated Eye Care, Hugo
3. Birch Lake Eye Clinic

Best Dermatology Practice

1. Dermatology Consultants, Vadnais Heights
2. Advanced Dermatology Care
3. Tareen Dermatology

Best Medspa

1. Sunbear Salon & Medspa
2. LifeSpa at Life Time
3. Advanced Esthetics

Best Salon / Spa

1. Sunbear Salon & Medspa
2. Indulge Salon & Spa
3. Revive Salon

Best Apparel Boutique

1. Primp
2. GoodStyle
3. Mainstream Boutique

Best Gift Shop

1. GoodThings
2. The Farmer’s Daughter
3. Upsy-Daisy

Best Florist

1. White Bear Floral Shop & Greenhouse
2. Lakeside Floral, Willernie
3. Kowalski’s Market

Best Specialty Foods / Kitchen Store

1. Eat! Kitchen and Pantry Store
2. The Olive Branch Oil & Spice Company
3. SweetLife Lane

Best Law Firm

1. Sheila J. Kelly Law Firm, LLC
2. Galena Law Firm, P.A.
3. GDO Law

Best Doggy Daycare / Kennel

1. Goldwood Kennels
2. Birch Lake Animal Hospital
3. Oneka Pet Resort

Best Veterinary Practice

1. White Bear Animal Hospital
2. Birch Lake Animal Hospital
3. Lake Animal Hospital

Best Learning / Tutoring Center

1. Mathnasium
2. LearningRx

Best Private Preschool / Childcare

1. Frassati Catholic Academy
2. The Preschools of St. Andrews, Mahtomedi
3. White Bear Montessori School

Best Place for Kids’ Activities

1. Tamarack Nature Center
2. White Bear Area YMCA
3. 4th Street Dance Centre