Best of Dayton

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Belmont’s Red Carpet Tavern is recognized in 2025 Best of Dayton as Best Karaoke and Best Place to Play Trivia. BRANDON BERRY / CONTRIBUTED

Best of Dayton: Red Carpet Tavern wins 2 categories for entertainment

Centerville grocery Health Foods Unlimited is named the 2025 Best of Dayton winner in two categories, Best Health Food Store and Best Natural Food Store. BRANDON BERRY / CONTRIBUTED

Best of Dayton: Health Foods Unlimited stays true to original mission half-century later

Stranger — featuring (left) Rob Hoeting, Jeff Stevens, Matt Smith, Brian Elias, and Bruce Corbolotti — is a 1980s cover band from Dayton. The band is the 2025 Best of Dayton winner in the category of Best Local Band. STRANGER / CONTRIBUTED

Best of Dayton: ’80s cover band Stranger has a story stretching back nearly 30 years

Matt Bennett, president of Acorn Construction & Remodeling. The Moraine business has been recognized in four categories in Best of Dayton. BRANDON BERRY / CONTRIBUTED

Best of Dayton: Acorn Construction & Remodeling wins 4 categories for working on your...

Best of Dayton: Roosters, an area staple since 1988, named top sports bar and wings

The contest where readers tell us their choices on the best businesses, places and people in the Dayton region.

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Around Town category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Professional Services category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Recreation category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Around Town category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Professional Services category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Food, Dining & Drinking category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Health & Medical category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Beauty & Wellness category

Best of Dayton 2025 winners: Auto category

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The Flowerman, a Best of Dayton finalist 2023. Courtesty Facebook

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Joe's Pizzeria in Dayton. (Source: Facebook)

17 pizza spots our readers have favored in the Best of Dayton contests

$Melissa Willenbrink, is the manager of The Little Exchange in Oakwood. The shop is the 2024 Best of Dayton winner in the categories of Best Boutique, Best Place to Buy a Wedding Gift, Best Place to Buy Children’s Clothes, and Best Place to Buy Women’s Clothes. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Best of Dayton winners: Oakwood’s The Little Exchange invites the community to shop for a...

$SICSA CEO, Jack Omer gets love from a cute puppy at the SICSA Pet Adoption and Wellness Center. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Best of Dayton winners: SICSA at forefront of animal adoptions and wellness