Best new condo development

1. The Village on False Creek, 1693 Manitoba Street
2. James at False Creek
3. Salt, Hornby Street at Drake Street
3. Central by Onni, Southeast False Creek

Best place to buy a vacation home

1. Whistler
2. Okanagan
3. Sunshine Coast

Best lawyer when buying/selling real estate

1. David Watts
2. Richard Bell
3. Jennifer Neville

Best lawyer when an accident strikes

1. Krista Simon, Hammerberg Altman Beaton & Maglio LLP
2. Joel Zanatta, Hammerberg Altman Beaton & Maglio LLP
3. Slater Vecchio LLP, 18th floor, 777 Dunsmuir Street

Best immigration lawyer

1. Zool Suleman, Suleman & Company
2. Veronica Cheng, McCrea & Associates
3. Catherine A. Sas, Miller Thomson

Best criminal lawyer

1. Richard Peck
2. David Karp
3. Lawrence Myers

Best place to get a mortgage

1. Vancity, Various locations
2. RBC Royal Bank, Various locations
3. TD Canada Trust, Various locations

Best independent mortgage broker

1. Birgit Holm, Mortgage Alliance West, 1-155 Water Street
2. Gina Best, Mortgage Alliance West, 1-155 Water Street
3. Nicole Turcotte, Mortgage Alliance West, 1-155 Water Street

Best place to buy RRSPs

1. RBC Royal Bank, Various locations
1. Vancity, Various locations
2. TD Canada Trust, Various locations
3. ING Direct Canada, 466 Howe Street

Best place to rent a car

1. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Various locations
2. Budget, Various locations
3. Avis, Various locations
3. Zipcar, Various locations

Best scooter dealer

1. Urban Wasp, 1535 West 4th Avenue
2. Vespa Metro Vancouver, 590 Clark Drive
3. Carter Motorsports, 1502 West 3rd Avenue

Best motorcycle dealer

1. Trev Deeley Motorcycles, 1875 Boundary Road
2. Carter Motorsports, 1502 West 3rd Avenue
3. Vancouver BMW Ducati

Best new car dealer

1. Brian Jessel BMW, 2311 Boundary Road
2. autoONE, 8555 Cambie Street
3. OpenRoad Auto Group, Various locations

Best used car dealer

1. autoONE, 8555 Cambie Street
2. Brian Jessel BMW, 2311 Boundary Road
3. Budget Car Sales, 1404 Southwest Marine Drive
3. Jim Pattison Toyota Downtown, 1290 Burrard Street

Best auto service (independent)

1. Pawlik Automotive, 30-966 Southwest Marine Drive
2. Tremblay Motors, 1505 West 3rd Avenue
3. Auto Repairs R "Wee", 1115 Kingsway

Best auto service (chain)

1. Mr. Lube, Various locations
2. Canadian Tire, Various locations
2. Kal Tire, Various locations
3. Midas, Various locations

Best auto-body repair shop

1. Craftsman Collision, Various locations
2. Colorworks and Vickery Collision, 1419 Main Street
3. Kirmac Collision Services, Various locations

Best car-share service

1. Zipcar
1. Modo
2. car2go

Best place for car stereo purchase and installation

1. Future Shop, Various locations
2. Best Buy, Various locations
3. Ralph's Radio, 220 East 1st Avenue

Best moving and storage company

1. FROGBOX, 1631 Powell Street
2. U-Haul, Various locations
3. Two Small Men With Big Hearts Moving Co., Various locations

Best cleaning service

1. Molly Maid, Various locations
2. Aspen Clean, 100-657 Marine Drive
3. Maids Gone Green, 309–1209 Jervis Street

Best shopping mall

1. Metropolis at Metrotown, 4700 Kingsway
2. Pacific Centre, 701 West Georgia Street
3. Oakridge Centre, 650 West 41st Avenue

Best non-Internet dating-service company

1. Executive Search Dating, 107–1529 West 6th Avenue
2. Events and Adventures, 356-409 Granville Street
3. It's Just Lunch, 1020-609 Granville Street

Best online dating-service company

1. Plenty of Fish
2. eHarmony
3. OkCupid

Best florist

1. The Flower Factory, 3604 Main Street
2. Garlands Florist, 2950 West Broadway
3. Greenstems, 315 Abbott Street
3. The Flowerbox, 1704 Charles Street

Best gardening store

1. GardenWorks, Various locations
1. Art Knapp Plantland, Various locations
2. Southlands Nursery, 6550 Balaclava Street
3. Figaro's Garden, 1896 Victoria Drive

Best furniture store (independent)

1. INspiration Interiors, 1275 West 6th Avenue
2. Moe's Home Collection, 1728 Glen Drive
3. Vancouver Special, 3612 Main Street
3. Inform Interiors, 50 Water Street

Best furniture store (chain)

1. IKEA, 3200 Sweden Way, Richmond
2. The Brick, Various locations
3. Nood Furniture and Design, Various locations

Best specialty furniture store

1. Nood Furniture and Design, Various locations
2. Moe's Home Collection, 1728 Glen Drive
3. Vancouver Special, 3612 Main Street
3. Inform Interiors, 50 Water Street

Best antique/reproduction furniture store

1. Moe's Home Collection, 1728 Glen Drive
2. Nood Furniture and Design, Various locations
3. Farmhouse Collections Ltd., 2915 Granville Street

Best vintage/retro furniture store

1. Fullhouse Modern, 1545 W 4th Avenue
2. Attic Treasures, 944 Commercial Drive
3. ReFind

Best contemporary furniture store

1. IKEA, 3200 Sweden Way, Richmond
2. Nood Furniture and Design, Various locations
3. EQ3 Granville, 2301 Granville Street

Best kitchenware store

1. Ming Wo Cookware, Various locations
2. Cookworks, 1548 West Broadway
3. The Gourmet Warehouse, 1340 East Hastings Street

Best computer store (independent)

1. NCIX, Various locations
2. Simply.ca, Various locations
3. Mac Station, 101 - 1014 Homer Street

Best computer store (chain)

1. Apple Store, Various locations
2. Best Buy, Various locations
3. Future Shop, Various locations

Best video-game store

1. EB Games, Various locations
2. Best Buy, Various locations
3. Future Shop, Various locations

Best cellphone store

1. Rogers Plus, Various locations
2. Fido, Various locations
2. TELUS, Various locations
3. Bell, Various locations

Best home electronics store

1. Future Shop, Various locations
2. Best Buy, Various locations
3. London Drugs, Various locations

Best home appliance store

1. Trail Appliances, Various locations
2. Sears Canada, Various locations
3. Coast Wholesale Appliances, Various locations

Best home accessory/decor store

1. HomeSense, Various locations
2. IKEA, 3200 Sweden Way, Richmond
3. The Cross Décor & Design, 1198 Homer
3. Urban Barn, Various locations

Best home improvement store

1. The Home Depot, Various locations
2. Rona, Various locations
3. Canadian Tire, Various locations
3. Home Hardware, Various locations

Best gift shop

1. No longer available.
2. Front and Company, 3772 Main
2. Briers Home & Gift, 2070 West 4th Avenue
3. Obsessions, 101-595 Howe
3. Vancouver Art Gallery Gift Shop, 750 Hornby Street

Best sustainable goods / gift store

1. Ten Thousand Villages, Various locations
2. Bird on a Wire Creations, 2535 Main Street
3. Dream Designs Co. Ltd, 956 Commercial Drive

Best tattoo studio

1. Sacred Heart Tattoo and Piercing, 725 Nelson Street
2. Adrenaline Professional Body Piercing & Tattoos, 1014 Granville Street
3. Electro-LadyLux Tattoo, 876 Commercial Drive

Best sex-toy store

1. Womyns'Ware, 896 Commercial Drive
2. The Art of Loving, 1819 W. 5th
3. Honey Gifts Sex Store, 3448 Cambie

Best fetishwear store

1. Dare to Wear, 1028 Granville Street
2. Priape, 1148 Davie Street
3. Deadly Couture, 317A Cambie Street

Best music store (independent)

1. Zulu Records, 1972 West 4th Avenue
2. Red Cat Records, 4332 Main Street
3. Highlife World Music, 1317 Commercial Drive

Best music store (chain)

1. HMV, Various locations
2. iTunes
3. Future Shop, Various locations

Best musical instrument store

1. Long & McQuade, Various locations
2. Tom Lee Music, Various locations
3. Prussin Music, 3607 West Broadway

Best local bookstore

1. Book Warehouse, Various locations
2. Banyen Books and Sound, 3608 West 4th Avenue
3. Pulpfiction Books, 2422 Main Street

Best national bookstore

1. Chapters/Indigo, Various locations
2. Black Bond Books, Various locations
3. Coles, Various locations

Best online bookstore

1. Amazon
2. Chapters/Indigo
3. AbeBooks

Best art supply store

1. Opus Framing & Art Supplies, Various locations
2. DeSerres, Various locations
3. Michaels, Various locations

Best toy store

1. Toys "R" Us, Various locations
2. The Granville Island Toy Company, 3298 Main Street
3. Kids Market, 1496 Cartwright, Granville Island
3. Toybox, 3002 West Broadway

Best place to make a bet

1. Hastings Racecourse
2. River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond
3. Edgewater Casino, 311–750 Pacific Blvd. S.

Best real estate agent

1. Paul Toffoli, 101-1965 West 4th Avenue
2. Paul Boenisch, 2094 West 43rd Avenue
3. Mike Rampf, 1428 West 7th Avenue

Best neighbourhood real-estate office

1. Macdonald Realty, Various locations
2. Dexter Associates Realty, Various locations
3. RE/MAX Crest Westside Realty, Various locations

Best pet supply store

1. Tisol Pet Nutrition and Supply Stores, Various locations
2. Bosley's Pet Foods, Various locations
3. PetSmart, Various locations

Best animal hospital

1. Granville Island Veterinary Hospital, 1635 West 4th Avenue
2. Yaletown Pet Hospital, 79 Smithe Street
2. Oak Animal Hospital, 3887 Oak Street
3. Cats Only Veterinary Clinic, 1599 West 4th Avenue

Best doggie daycare

1. The Pet Shop Boys Doggie Boutique and Spa, 3080 Cambie Street
1. The Urban Puppy Shop, 1375 West 6th Avenue
2. Canine Adventure Den Daycare & Pet Store, 33 East 3rd Avenue
3. The Beloved Dog, 2345 Douglas Road

Best pet grooming/spa

1. Pawsh Dog Spa & Boutique, 80 Smithe Street
2. The Pet Shop Boys Doggie Boutique and Spa, 3080 Cambie Street
3. Mestiso's Pet Spa & Supplies, 3087 Oak Street