Best Of D.C. 2008 : Goods & Services

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Readers Picks

Best Bike Shop
City Bikes

Best Boutique
Caramel Fashion

Best Car Retailer
Martens Volkswagen

Best Farmers Market
Eastern Market Farmers' Line

Best Garden Store
Garden District

Best Gym
Results the Gym

Best Hair Salon
PR at Partners

Best Mani/Pedi
Joy's Spa & Nail Salon

Best Pet Groomer
Wagtime

Best Bank
Bank of America

Best Place to Buy Jewelry
Eastern Market

Best Place for Nips and Tucks
Dr. Paul Thesiger

Best Place to Buy Home Furnishings
Urban Retreat Furniture Warehouse

Best Record Store
Melody Record Shop

Best Secondhand Bookstore
Second Story Books & Antiques

Best Shoe Store
DSW

Best Spa
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas

Best Specialty Market
Whole Foods

Best Tattoo Parlor
Jinx Proof

Best Used CD Store
CD Warehouse

Best Vintage Clothing Store
Meeps Vintage Fashionette

Best Vinyl Record Store
Crooked Beat Records

Best Yoga Studio
Flow Yoga Center

Best Eco-Friendly Store
Greater Goods

Best Dry Cleaner
Zips Dry Cleaners

Best Adult Novelty Shop
Pleasure Place

Staff Picks

In Depth: Best Coffee Tables for Oddly Shaped Rooms
Skynear Designs, Design Within Reach, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams

In Depth: Best Suburb for Vintage Chic
Polly Sue's Vintage Shop, Moonshadow Antiques & Vintage

In Depth: Best Hardware Store
Brookland TrueValue Hardware

In Depth: Best Messy Bookstores
Capitol Hill Books, Books for America, Second Story Books

Best Tailor
Field English Custom Tailors

Best Place to Buy the Dress You Only Wear Once
I Do I Do Wedding Gowns

Best Boutique to Spend Your Paycheck
Nana

Best Place for Disposable Fashion
Simply Fashion

Best Bras
Bloomingdale’s

Best Shoe Shopping for the Guy Who Hates Shoe Shopping
Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets

Best Place to Have Your Mom Buy You Slacks
Westfield Shoppingtown Montgomery

Best Place for the Stylish Poor Man
Banana Republic Factory Store

Best Place to Mod Yourself Up
The District Line

Best Place to Buy Music Gear
Atomic Music

Best Tube Amp Repair
Prototypes

Best Place to Access Your Inner 13-Year-Old
Beauty Island

Best Bikini Wax
Shangri-La Day Spa

Best Barber
Camillo Barber Shop

Best Hair Salon
Bang Salon & Spa

Best Place to Determine Where You Land on the Kinsey Scale
Results the Gym

Best Dance Studio–cum–Community Hub
Joe’s Movement Emporium

Best Place to Whup Ass Brazilian-Style
International Capoeira Angola Foundation

Best Place to Rent Bad Movies
Video Vault

Best Place to Stay in a Pinch
Loftstel

Best Place to Buy Home Goods
Home Rule

Best Person to Help You Decorate Your Apartment on the Cheap
David Hall

Best Non-Churchy Church
Westminster Presbyterian

Finest Post-Service Breakfast
Debre Hail Kedus Gabriel and Hail Kedus Yohannes Metamik Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church at Church of the Holy City

Best Bike Shop
Phoenix Bike Shop

Best Undesirable Furniture
Salvation Army As Is Auction at Salvation Army

Best Strip Clubs
Camelot Show Bar

Best Corner Store
Freedom Market Inc.

Best Place to Hide From a Male Stalker
Knit Happens

Best Neighborhood Realtor
Jennifer Walker at McEnearney Realtors

Best Hotel That’ll Make Your Folks Think You Live in a Nicer City
Tabard Inn