City Pages Best of 2012

City Pages published the 2012 Best of the Twin Cities issue this week and, as usual, is packed full of great people and places, many of which are Shea clients and good friends. For the full list, go grab yourself a copy while they're still hot or visit citypages.com. Below is an abbreviated list of some of our favorites. Congrats to all the winners!

Restaurants that include design work by Shea are denoted with an asterisk (*). Other restaurants in the following list are some of our favorite places brought to you by great people with great offerings. Congrats to all!

·  Best Restaurant (Minneapolis):The Bachelor Farmer

·  Best Restaurant (St. Paul): *Heartland Restaurant and Farm Direct Market

·  Best New Restaurant: Tilia

·  Best Chef: Steven Joel Brown of Tilia

·  Best French Restaurant: *Meritage

·  Best Italian Restaurant: Bar La Grassa

·  Best Middle-Eastern Restaurant: *Saffron Restaurant and Lounge

·  Best Seafood Restaurant: *Sea Change

·  Best Japanese Restaurant: *Masu Sushi & Robata

·  Best Restaurant for Romance: *Meritage

·  Best Sunday Brunch: Haute Dish

·  Best Delicatessen: Surdyk's Liquor & Cheese Shop

·  Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant: *Brasa

·  Best Restaurant for Dinner With Your Parents: Pat's Tap

·  Best Farmers' Market: Minneapolis Farmers Market

·  Best Burger: Vincent — a Restaurant

·  Best Tapas:Solera

·  Best Desserts:Victory 44

·  Best Ice Cream Parlor: Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe

·  Best Bakery: Salty Tart

·  Best Cocktails: Marvel Bar

·  Best Contemporary Cocktail: The Olivetto, Marvel Bar

·  Best Margarita: Cobra Verde at La Belle Vie

·  Best Martini: *La Belle Vie

·  Best Cocktail for Putting Hair on Your Chest: Cobra Kai at the Strip Club Meat & Fish

 ·  Best Wine List: *Meritage 

 ·  Best Local Beer: Surly Brewing Co.

Best Place to Meet Single Men (Straight): Fulton Brewing Taproom