Once again, our readers have let us know the best that Vancouver has to offer. Our 17th annual survey features 260 categories and winners from all over the Lower Mainland.

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Best spa (independent)

  1. Le Petit Spa, 4-3701 West Broadway
  2. Linda's Urban Spa, 1888 West 1st Avenue
  3. Kits Beauty Spa, 2486

Best spa (chain)

  1. Spa Utopia & Salon, Various locations
  2. Absolute Spa, Various locations
  3. Skoah, Various locations

Best music rehearsal studio

  1. Sanctuary Studios, 1259
  2. Vancouver Rockspace, 201
  3. Bully's Rehearsal Studios, 67

Best salon for a pedicure/manicure

  1. Pure Nail Bar, Various locations
  2. Bloom Essentials, 3-1854 West 1st Avenue
  3. Spa Utopia & Salon, Various locations

Best laser eye centre

  1. Lasik MD, 101–1281 West Georgia Street
  2. Pacific Laser Eye Centre, 1401 West Broadway
  3. London Eye Centre, 918 12th Street, New Westminster

Best laser hair-removal centre

  1. Arbutus Laser Centre, 106-2025 West Broadway
  2. Dermal Laser, Various locations
  3. Evropa Esthetics & Spa, L03-955 Hornby Street
  4. South Granville Laser & Skin Care Centre, 214-3195 Granville Street

Best place to get a bikini wax

  1. Linda's Urban Spa, 1888 West 1st Avenue
  2. Sugarbox, 202-1290 Homer Street
  3. Dona Lucia Esthetics Salon, 2813 West Broadway

Best place for a beach-ready tan

  1. Sunscape Tanning Studios, Various locations
  2. Banana Tans, 148 East Broadway
  3. Fabutan Sun Tan Studios, Various locations

Best place for cosmetic surgery

  1. Skinworks, 3568 West 41st Avenue
  2. False Creek Healthcare Centre, 555 West 8th Avenue
  3. Dr. Andrew Denton, 202

Best women's clothing store (independent)

  1. Front and Company, 3772 Main
  2. Spank, Various locations
  3. Barefoot Contessa, 3715 Main Street

Best women's clothing store (chain)

  1. Aritzia, Various locations
  2. H&M, Various locations
  3. Zara, Various locations

Best men's clothing store (independent)

  1. Roden Gray, 8 Water Street
  2. Boys' Co, Various locations
  3. Brooklyn Clothing Co., 418 Davie Street
  4. Eugene Choo, 3683 Main

Best place to buy jeans

  1. Dutil, 303 West Cordova Street
  2. Aritzia, Various locations
  3. Gap, Various locations

Best place to buy cosmetics

  1. Sephora, Various locations
  2. MAC, Various locations
  3. Shoppers Drug Mart, Various locations

Best place to buy yoga wear

  1. lululemon athletica, Various locations
  2. Semperviva, Various locations
  3. One Tooth Yoga, 1218 Robson Street

Best bridal store

  1. Bryan's Bride, 4567 Lougheed Highway
  2. Blush Bridal and Special Occasions Wear, 1403 Bellevue Avenue
  3. Bisou Bridal, 440 West 2nd Avenue

Best wedding registry

  1. The Bay, Various locations
  2. Cookworks, 1548 West Broadway
  3. Pottery Barn, 2600 Granville Street

Best wedding photographer

  1. Karolina Turek Photography
  2. MCS Photo (Melissa Skoda)
  3. Blue Olive Photography, 410-55 Water Street
  4. Angela Hubbard Photography

Best baby photographer

  1. Bopomo Pictures, 2631 West Broadway
  2. MCS Photo (Melissa Skoda)
  3. Rhonda Dent Photography

Best local designer clothing store

  1. Dream Apparel And Articles For People, 311 West Cordova Street
  2. Nicole Bridger, 2151
  3. Malene Grotrian, 910-207 W Hastings Street
  4. Smoking Lily, 3634
  5. Devil May Wear, 3957

Best vintage/consignment/second-hand clothing store

  1. Front and Company, 3772 Main
  2. Value Village, Various locations
  3. Mintage, 1714 Commercial Drive

Best shoe store (independent)

  1. gravitypope, 2205 West 4th Avenue
  2. John Fluevog, 837 Granville Street
  3. Umeboshi, 3638 Main Street

Best shoe store (chain)

  1. ALDO, Various locations
  2. Browns, Various locations
  3. Freedman Shoes, Various locations

Best fashion accessory store

  1. Blue Ruby Jewellery, Various locations
  2. ALDO, Various locations
  3. Forever 21, 280–4800 Kingsway, Burnaby

Best baby/toddler store

  1. Toys "R" Us, Various locations
  2. TJ's The Kiddies Store, Various locations
  3. Crocodile Baby, 2156 West 4th Avenue

Best custom jewellery store

  1. Era Custom Design Modern and Vintage Jewellery, 1266 Homer Street
  2. The Sonja Picard Collection, 4360
  3. Jeweliette Jewellery & Accessories, 1090 Hornby Street
  4. Blue Ruby Jewellery, Various locations

Best teens and tweens clothing store

  1. H&M, Various locations
  2. Forever 21, 280–4800 Kingsway, Burnaby
  3. Garage, Various locations
  4. Aritzia, Various locations

Best store for spotting the next trend

  1. H&M, Various locations
  2. Aritzia, Various locations
  3. Holt Renfrew, 737 Dunsmuir Street

Best eyewear store

  1. Bruce Eyewear, 219 Abbott Street
  2. Clearly Contacts, www.clearlycontacts.ca/
  3. LensCrafters, Various locations

Best hair salon

  1. Suki's, Various locations
  2. Rain, 1544 West 2nd Avenue
  3. iDaburn salons, 1073 Cambie Street

Best place for a non-surgical makeover

  1. Dermal Laser, Various locations
  2. ICU Image Consulting, 304-4990 McGeer Street
  3. Skinworks, 3568 West 41st Avenue

Best men's clothing store (chain)

  1. Harry Rosen, 700 West Georgia Street
  2. H&M, Various locations
  3. Zara, Various locations