• The Scope Best Of Food & Drink 2011 Readers’ Survey Winners from Downtown St. John’s

Best Late Night: Celtic Hearth

Best New Restaurant: Pitatto Pizzeria & Enoteca

                Runner Up: Raymonds

Best Burger: Fog City Atlantic Place

Best Brunch Best All Day Breakfast: Bagel Café.

                Best Brunch Runner Up: Blue on Water

                Best All Day Breakfast Runner UP: Cora’s

Best Chinese: Magic Wok Eatery

Best Dessert Best Bakery (Sweets) Best Place to Feed a Sweet Tooth: Bistro Sophia

                Best Dessert Runner Up: Chinched Bistro

Best Fishcakes: Velma’s Restaurant & Lounge

                Runner Up: Duke of Duckworth

Best Indian: Indian Gate

Best Overall Restaurant Best Mussels Best Seafood Best Lunch Specials: Aqua Kitchen & Bar

                Best Overall Restaurant Runner Up: Raymonds

                Best Mussels Runner Up: Chinched Bistro

                Best Seafood Runner Up: Basho Restaurant & Lounge

Best Restaurant for Carnivores Best Restaurant Chain Best Place for a Large Group: The Keg Steakhouse & Bar

Best Sushi: Sun Sushi

                Runner Up: Basho Restaurant & Lounge

Best Service Best Special Occasion Dinner Best Restaurant Wine List Best Place You Have Yet to Try Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying: Raymonds

                Best Service Runner Up: Chinched Bistro

                Best Special Occasion Dinner Runner Up: The Keg

                Best Restaurant Wine List Runner Up:  Gypsy Tea Room

                Best Place You Have yet To Try Runner Up: Piatto

                Best Restaurant When Someone Else is Paying Runner Up:  The Keg

Best Chef: Jeremy Charles at Raymonds

                Runner Up: Mark McCrowe at Aqua Kitchen & Bar

Best Salad Best Veggie Burger Best Value Best Restaurant for Cheap Eats Best Restaurant Downtown St. John’s: The Sprout

Best Beer Selection: Yellowbelly Brewery

                Runner Up: Duke of Duckworth

Best Café Best Quick Lunch Best Coffee (Espresso Based) Best Coffee (Regular) Best Hot Chocholate: Hava Java

                Best Quick Lunch Runner Up: Sappho’s Café

                Best Coffee (Espresso Based) Runner Up: Starbucks

                Best Coffee (Regular) Tim Hortons

Best Cocktails: Basho Restaurant & Lounge

                Runner Up: Martini Bar

Best Martini: Martini Bar

                Runner Up: Basho Restaurant & Lounge

Best Pub Grub Best After Work Drinking: The Duke of Duckworth

                Best AfterWork Drinking Runner Up: Shamrock City Pub

Best Atmosphere: The Gypsy Tea Room

                Runner Up: The Cashbah

Best Intimate Dining: The Cellar

                Runner Up: Oliver’s

Best Patio: The Sundance

                Runner Up: Jungle Jim’s Eatery George Street

Best Restaurant Restroom: Blue on Water

                Runner Up: Raymonds

Best Restaurant for a First Date: Get Stuffed

                Runner Up: The Gypsy Tea Room

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