Each year we collect votes online and on paper ballots for The Local Favorites Awards, and each year we are surprised by some of the results. Oxford folks are opinionated! We love seeing so many of our friends here on the list, and we hope you enjoy reading about it. If your favorite didn’t win, there’s always next year—it’s true that those who campaign do better in the polls. Congratulations to all of this year’s Townies!
RESTAURANT
Ajax Diner
Saint Leo
Volta
SoLa
Moe’s
Snackbar
City Grocery
Proud Larry’s
McEwen’s
Tarasque
BAR
Funkys
City Grocery
Penny Bar
Bar Muse
The Library
Blind Pig
Growler
Snackbar
Rafters
Saint Leo
PIZZA
Funkys
Saint Leo
FergnDan’s
Lost Pizza Co.
Fox’s Pizza
Marco’s
Pizzashop
Proud Larry’s
Square Pizza
Rosati’s
FINE DINING
City Grocery
Saint Leo
McEwen’s
Snackbar
Oxford Grillehouse
Lenora’s
Boure
GRIT
SoLa
Yugo
PATIO/DECK
Volta
City Grocery
Proud Larry’s
Boure
Funkys
Harrison’s
Lamar Yard
The Library
The Coop @ The Graduate
Opa!
BURGER
Handy Andy
Oxford Burger Co.
Phillip’s Grocery
Rafters
Mugshots
Proud Larry’s
Ajax
Snackbar
Bim Bam Burgers
Good Day Café
MEXICAN FOOD
Uno Mas
El Agave
El Charro
La Perla
El Mariachi
Los Parrilleros
Sleepy Cactus
Mundo Latino
Karlee’s
El Colibri
LOCAL BUSINESS
Neilson’s
Square Books
My Favorite Shoes
Funkys
Sleepy Cactus
Moe’s
Volta
Burn Bootcamp
Chicory Market
Pitner Office Supply
ASIAN FOOD
Jinsei
Toyo
Rice and Spice
HM: Zaap, Noodle Bowl, Kabuki, H20, Yugo
COCKTAILS
Bar Muse
Saint Leo
Snackbar
City Grocery
The Sipp
SoLa
Boure
Jinsei
Volta
The Coop at the Graduate
BARBEQUE
Moe’s
B’s BBQ
Handy Andy
HM: Lamar Yard, K’s
BAKERY
Bottletree
Bremmas + The Cakery
Heartbreak Coffee
HM: Community Donuts, R&R Cookies, Smallcakes
BARTENDER
Elliot Willard City Grocery
Peyton Attaway Funkys
Joe Stinchcomb Bar Muse
HM: Jayde Taylor (Funkys); Steve Malon (Summit); Andy Douglas (SoLa); Dylan Ferris (Penny Bar & Growler); Kyle Kelly (Penny Bar)
BEER SELECTION
The Growler
Blind Pig
The Cooler at Larson’s Cash Saver
HM: Proud Larry’s, Funkys
CHICKEN/WINGS
Moe’s
Southern Coop
Rooster’s
HM: Jinsei, Buffalo Wild Wings, Guthrie’s, Abner’s, City Grocery, Rockhouse
CRAWFISH
Landshark
Major Cajun Crawfish Co.
Crawdad Hole
BREAKFAST
Big Bad Breakfast
First Watch
The Beacon
HM: Sleepy Cactus, Waffle House, Bottletree Bakery, Heartbreak Coffee
BRUNCH
Big Bad Breakfast
Grit
Saint Leo
HM: SoLa, First Watch, McEwen’s, Sleepy Cactus, Rafters
CATERING
A&N Catering
Taylor Grocery
My Michelle’s
HM: Moe’s, Elizabeth Heiskell, South Depot, Volta, Tallahatchie Gourmet
COFFEE
Heartbreak
High Point
Caffecitos
HM: Common Ground, Bottletree, Big Bad Breakfast
CHEF/COOK
Erika Lipe SoLa
Vishwesh Bhatt Snackbar
John Stokes Tarasque Cucina
HM: Tay Johnson (Funkys); Alexandra Santiago (Sleepy Cactus); Eric Tait (City Grocery)
DELIVERY SERVICE
Fetcht
DoorDash
Uber
HM: Bite Squad, Take a Break
DESSERT
YaYa’s
Oxford Creamery
Snackbar (pastry chef Mary Reagan Starrett)
HM: City Hall Cheesecake, Insomnia Cookies, Boure, City Grocery
DOORMAN
Maurice Pomerlee Penny Bar
Wood Security
Shaw Security
HM: Frankie “Four Fingers” Shughart, Haj (Funkys), Matt Frankel (Funkys)
FRIES
Saint Leo
Snackbar
Proud Larry’s
HM: Volta, City Grocery, Rooster’s, Ajax Diner
SUSHI
Toyo
Jinsei
Kabuki
HM: Kroger, Noodle Bowl
HAPPY HOUR
City Grocery
Snackbar
Volta
HM: Moe’s, Proud Larry’s, The Library, Boure, Blind Pig, Saint Leo, Uno Mas
SOUL FOOD
Ajax
Mama Jo’s
Moe’s
HM: Tallahatchie Gourmet, Cash Saver, B’s BBQ, The Beacon
LATE NIGHT FOOD
Chicken on a Stick Four Corners Chevron
Cookout
Uno Mas
HM: Taco Bell, Square Pizza, Guthrie’s
MARGARITA
Volta
El Agave
Uno Mas
HM: El Charro, SoLa, El Mariachi
SALAD
Volta
Proud Larry’s
Newk’s
HM: Ajax, Blind Pig, Boure, Greenline, Oby’s, Saint Leo
SANDWICH
Blind Pig
Obys
Newk’s
HM: Proud Larrys’, Ajax, Boure, Good Day, Moe’s
VEGETARIAN FOOD
Ajax
Volta
Living Foods
HM: Rice and Spice, Heartbreak Coffee, Noodle Bowl, Zaap
SERVER
Stephen Downing Volta
Terry Moon City Grocery
Ali Willimont Ajax
HM: Anna Tomlinson (Funkys), Mandy Holland Hunter (Volta), Victoria (City Grocery), Hannah Jacoby (Ajax), Jessica Boyd (Volta), Chelsea Brock (Snackbar)
STEAK
Oxford Grillehouse
Lenora’s
King’s Steakhouse
HM: City Grocery, Snackbar, Ajax, The Sizzler, Como Steakhouse, McEwen’s, Grit, SoLa
VEGETARIAN FOOD
Ajax
Volta
Living Foods
HM: Rice and Spice, Heartbreak Coffee, Noodle Bowl, Zaap
BOSS
John Allgood Moe’s BBQ
Brooke Krizbai Volta
Randy Yates Ajax
HM: Alexandra Santiago (Sleepy Cactus), Lee Harris, (Funky’s), Will Lewis (Neilson’s), Erika Lipe (SoLa)
MARKET
Chicory
Oxford Community Market
Larson’s Cash Saver
HM: Kroger, Midtown Farmers Market
FARM/FARMER
Bost Farm
Billy Ray Brown Brown Family Dairy
Doug Davis Yoknabottoms Farms
HM: Poultry in Motion, Home Place Pastures, Faulkner Farms, Farmstead Florals
FOOD TRUCK
Caffecitos
Wiggly’s
Fergndan’s
HM: Sunday’s Best, El Colibri, Jake’s BBQ, Uno Mas, Taylor Grocery, Karlee’s
LIQUOR STORE
Star Package
Campus Wines & Spirits
High Cotton Wine & Spirits
HM: Social Wine & Whiskey, Magnolia Liquors, Rebel Wine & Spirits, Kiamie Package
MARKET
Chicory
Oxford Community Market
Larson’s Cash Saver
HM: Kroger, Midtown Farmers Market
MUSIC SHOP / SCHOOL
The End of All Music
Roxford University
Ron’s Music Center
HM: Rebel Music, Oxford House of Music
RADIO STATION
95.5 WOXD The Bullseye
92.1 WUMS
98.5 WZLQ
HM: 105.1 WJDX, 91.7 WVSD
SALON
La Rousse
The Parlor
Amara
HM: Nail Bar, Emma J Salon, Hair Port, La Mystique, Nolan Taylor
STYLIST
Lisa Tatum The Parlor
Dallas Culpit, RK Beauty
Margaret Hood, Nolan Taylor
HM: Christy Parker, Jennifer Lasky, Leigh Taylor
SMOKE / VAPE SHOP
Spring Street Cigars
Slacker Supply
Vapor Maven
HM: Cloud 9, Hempville
HORN PLAYER
Jeff Callaway
Adam Davenport
Daniel Hodges
HM: Casey Lipe
NEW BUSINESS
Opa!
Waffle House
Caffecitos
HM: Good Day Cafe, Los Parrilleros, Sleepy Cactus, el Colibri
MOST MISSED BUSINESS
Local Color
Soulshine
Two Stick
HM: The Warehouse, Don Panchos, The Gin, Hoka Theatre, Hawaiian Poke, Mistillis Cafe
ACTOR
Morgan Freeman
Johnny McPhail
Bill Perry Jr.
HM: Rhes Low, Susan McPhail
TATTOOIST
Doug Hollis
Brian Shives
Cody Rardin
LOCAL BAND
Teardrop City
Madrik
Southern Groove Redemption
HM: Bass Drum of Death, Mustache, Haggard Collins, Happy Landing, Kudzu Kings, SoulTones, Bark, Tyler Keith, Blue Mountain
NEW BAND
Proud Hound
Highland Sunday
Red Orbs
ART GALLERY
Southside Gallery
University Museum
The Powerhouse
HM: Treehouse Gallery, Bozart’s
PHOTOGRAPHER
Jim Hendrix
Bruce Newman
Daneel Ferreira
HM: Paul Gandy, Joe Worthem, Joey Brent, John Cofield, Gaetano Catelli
VISUAL ARTIST
Anne Scott Barrett
Cindy Aune
Alice Hamill
HM: Abby Noie, Blair Hobbs, Glenn Ray Tutor, Jere Allen, Johnathan Kent Adams, Katherine Butler, Lee Harper, Robert Malone, Seth Kellum
BASS PLAYER
Kane Harrell Proud Hound
Greg Johnson The Blues Archive
Laurie Stirratt Teardrop City
HM: Dave Woolworth, Jesse Martin, Patrick Mink
COMEDIAN
Luke Blackburn
Bruce Butler
Connor King
HM: Joe Stinchcomb, Logan Little
DJ/EMCEE
Jim Dees
Logan Little
Max Victory
HM: Jacova Jenkins, DJ Mario
DRUMMER
Justin Webb Proud Hound
Lee Ingram
Matt Cutlip
HM: Kenny Graeber, Joe Wells, Isaac Harrelson, Shane Prewitt
KEYBOARDIST /PIANIST
Bill Perry Jr.
Anita Ludlow
Eric Carlton
HM: Robert Chaffe, Matt Moore, Damien Wash, Tate Moore
VOCALIST
Brady Bramlett
Conner Alexander
Zechariah Tillotson
HM: Tate Moore, Effie Burt, Damien Wash, Kody Harrell
FILMMAKER
Antonio Tarrell
Thad Lee
Bill Perry Jr.
HM: Tyler Keith, Joe York, Matt Wymer, Logan Hudson
GUITARIST
Conner Alexander Proud Hound
Haggard Collins
Kody Harrell Proud Hound
HM: Jason Cain, Will Smith, Eric Deaton, Kenny Brown, Tyler Keith, George McConnell
ATHLETE
Quinshon Judkins
Tim Elko
JJ Peagues
HM: Jackson Dart, KD Hill
SONGWRITER
Zechariah Tillotson
Danny Sharpe
Conner Alexander
HM: Kody Harrell, Tate Moore, Moon Pie Curtis, Tyler Kieth
MOST UNDERRATED MUSICIAN
Clay Jones
Conner Alexander
Will Griffith
HM: David Bridgers, Kane Harrell, Damein Wash
ENTERTAINMENT / EVENT VENUE
Proud Larry’s
The Lyric Theatre
Ford Center
HM: Lamar Yard, The Library, Rockhouse Live, Rooster’s, Powerhouse
ATTORNEY
Kevin W. Frye
Swayze Alford
Josh Turner
HM: James B Justice, Rhea Tannehill, Matt McKenzie, Mitchell Driskell, Tiffany Kilpatrick, Ray Garrett
CELEBRITY SIGHTING
Eli Manning
Morgan Freeman
Dolly Parton
HM: Ace Atkins, Archie Manning, Chuck Liddell
COACH
Lane Kiffin Ole Miss Football
Mike Bianco Ole Miss Baseball
Yolett McPhee-McCuin Ole Miss Women’s Basketball
COMMUNITY LEADER
Bradley Roberson
Mike Bianco
Robyn Tannehill
HM: Wayne Andrews, Chris McAlilly
HEALTHCARE WORKER
Philip Loria
David Bridgers
Dr. Dabbs
HM: Jeff Dennis, Rachel Sledge
REALTOR
Shea Turner Foxx
Cherie Matthews
Midge McCay
HM: Blake Thompson, Brooke Worthy, John Welty, Brian Flint, Carla Davis, Mary Aquino
TOWNIE
Bruce Newman
Randy Yates
Jim Dees
HM: Jake Fondren, Randy Weeks, Lanair Baker, Chris (Huntsman) from Rooster’s, Daniel Hodges, Dylan Faris
WRITER
Ace Atkins
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Randy Weeks
HM: Wright Thompson, Beth Ann Fennelly, Jack Pendarvis, Tyler Keith, Lee Durkee
TEACHER/PROFESSOR
Roy Thurston
Jason Cain
Alexandria Kerwin
HM: Emily Maples
TAXI/UBER
Roy Watson – Roy Boy Taxi
Keith Moore
Austin Blake
LOCAL EVENT
Double Decker Festival
Tailgating in The Grove
Oxford Film Festival
HM: One Night Stand at Ole Miss Motel, North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, Ole Miss Football
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Annual Oxford Christmas Parade
Premier Lanes
Malco Theatre
HM: Holly Jolly Holidays, Avent Park, Ole Miss sports, Double Decker, Lamar Yard
CHURCH
College Hill Presbyterian
Community Church of Oxford
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church
HM: Grace Bible Church, Oxford University United Methodist Church, St. John the Evangelist Catholic
NEW ADDITION TO TOWN
Waffle House
Bar Muse
Caffecitos
HM: Opa!, Sleepy Cactus
PLACE FOR A FIRST DATE
Volta
Boure
Saint Leo
HM: Ajax, City Grocery, Jinsei, Lenora’s, Sleepy Cactus, SoLa, The Grove
PUBLIC ART
Yokna Sculpture Trail
Princess Hoka Mural
Welcome to Oxford Mural
MISSISSIPPI BRAND
Wonderbird Spirits
Blue Delta Jeans
Cathead Vodka
HM: Viking Range, McCarty Pottery, Hoover Sauce
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