OUR 19 TH ANNUAL
BEST OF BERGEN
WINNERS
The two-round, five-week pollfeatured 138categories, including Food & Drink; Health & Beauty; Places to Go, ThingstoDo & PeopletoMeet; and Shopping & Services. During round one of the poll, participants nominated their favorites. The top seven nominations in each category thenmovedontoround two inahead-to-head format. If you win this poll, you’ ve earned theright to sayyou arethe Best of Bergen!
ABOUT THE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARDS This one-of-a-kind contest is conducted through the USAToday Network, withpublications in more than 100 regions nationwide. Readers nominate and vote for the best businesses in their locations, so whether you’ re looking for an exceptional dry cleaner or thebest spot foraburger, you’ ll be covered. Find out moreat: yourchoiceawards. com.
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• There were two rounds of voting.
• The first round, voting by nomination, started Oct. 7and ended on Oct. 31, 2024.
• The second round featured the top seven nominations from the first round in ahead-to-head vote that started on Dec. 9and ended Jan. 10, 2025.
• Voters were allowed one vote per category, per email address, per round.
• Finalists are listed in their order of finish.
• Voting for next year’ s poll starts in the fall.
• All photos within this feature: North Jersey Media Group archives, Getty Images or provided by the businesses.
• Follow us on social media(@ 201magazine) to stay informed.
• If you have any questions, email editor @ 201magazine. com.
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THE FOURTH ANNUAL BEST OF BERGEN GALA
PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO & PEOPLE TO MEET
SHOPPING & SERVICES
HEALTH & BEAUTY
FOOD & DRINK
WINNERS BY TOWN
ON THE COVER Alpine’ s Hall of Famer CC SABATHIA pitching with the New York Yankees. Photography by Adam Hunger / Getty Images
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