Let’s Celebrate the Best of White Bear Lake 2024

Let’s celebrate the businesses and individuals who serve our communities so well.

Life brings so many moments of celebration. A trip around the sun, a new life, a union—each moment defined by the people who join us in witnessing it. Well, here we all are, together again as we look to the people and businesses that have given us so much—our Best of White Bear Lake 2024. Let’s revel in our community’s mutual successes this year and congratulate our neighbors for this significant achievement. Here’s to another amazing year on White Bear Lake! —Zoe Yates

Dining

Best Bakery

1. Key’s Cafe & Bakery
2. GoodThings Café
3. Cajeta Coffee

Best Bar, Brewery or Distillery

1. Big Wood Brewery
2. The Alchemist
3. Washington Square Bar & Grill

Best Breakfast or Brunch

1. Key’s Cafe & Bakery
2. Cobblestone Café
3. Bear Town Bar and Grill

Best Burger

1. The Brickhouse
2. Cabin 61
3. Bear Town Bar and Grill

Best Desserts or Ice Cream

1. Cup and Cone
2. Orso Bianco Gelato
3. Key’s Cafe & Bakery

Best International Cuisine

1. Ban Thai Restaurant
2. Mizu Japanese
3. Orso Bianco Gelato

Best Outdoor Dining Space

1. Rudy’s Redeye Grill
2. The Brickhouse
3. Washington Square Bar & Grill

Best Pizza

1. Pizzeria Pezzo
2. Carbone’s Pizzeria
3. Pino’s Pizza & Pasta

Best Plant-Based or Vegan Menu

1. PLNT BSD
2. Nautical Bowls
3. Ingredients Cafe

Best Restaurant

1. The Brickhouse
2. Acqua Restaurant & Bar
3. Rudy’s Redeye Grill

Abode

Best Carpet and Flooring Store

1. Abbott Paint & Carpet
2. 651 Carpets
3. Suburban Floor Covering Abbey Carpet

Best Custom Home Builder

1. Lake to Lake Construction
2. D.T. Carlson Co.
3. Pratt Homes

Best Garden Center

1. Bachman’s
2. White Bear Floral Shop & Greenhouse
3. Frattallone’s Hardware & Garden 

Best Home Décor or Furniture Store

1. GoodThings
2. Haus Theory
3. That Old Blue Door

Best Interior Design Firm

1. Christina Lynn Interiors
2. Blue Pencil Collective
3. Leona Rose Interiors

Best Landscape Design Service

1. Longville Landscapes
2. Custom One Landscaping
3. GroundFX Lawn & Landscape

Best Remodeler

1. Lake to Lake Construction
2. Hagstrom Builder
3. Yares Renovation Services

Best Senior Living Residence

1. The Arbors of White Bear Lake
2. Tie: Cerenity Senior Care; St. Andrew’s Village

Self-Care

Best Barbershop

1. Benny’s Barber Shop
2. Sunbear Salon & Medical Spa
3. Revive Salon and Medspa

Best Boutique Fitness or Yoga Studio

1. Summit Pilates and Training
2. Studio One Yoga
3. WomanWoRX

Best Hair Salon

1. Jessie Tomme Salon
2. Revive Salon and Medspa
3. Sunbear Salon & Medical Spa

Best Manicure and Pedicure 

1. Nails&Spa
2. Elite Nail Studio
3. Lovely Nails

Best Massage 

1. Sunbear Salon & Medical Spa
2. Indulge Salon & Spa
3. Life Time Fitness LifeSpa

Best Med Spa (must have licensed physician on site)  

1. Advanced Esthetics Med Spa
2. Revive Salon and Medspa
3. Rejuvenation MedSpa by Minnesota Women’s Care

Best Spa (for skin care and body and beauty treatments)

1. Revive Salon and Medspa
2. Indulge Salon & Spa
3. Sunbear Salon & Medical Spa

Wellness

Best Chiropractic Practice

1. The Carlson Clinic of White Bear Lake
2. Core Chiropractic & Health
3. Soul Chiropractic

Best Cosmetic Surgery Practice

1. Midwest Facial Plastic Surgery
2. Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists

Best Dental Practice

1. White Bear Smiles
2. Orchard Dental Group
3. Tie: Isaacson Gentle Dentistry; Lakeshore Family Dentistry

Best Dermatology Practice

1. Advanced Dermatology Care
2. Dermatology Consultants
3. North Metro Dermatology

Best Eye Care Practice

1. White Bear Eye Clinic & Optical
2. Birch Lake Eye Clinic
3. St. Paul Eye Clinic

Best Family Medicine Practice

1. Synergy Family Physicians
2. Entira Family Clinics
3. HealthPartners

Best Holistic Wellness Practice

1. Synergy Family Physicians
2. The Carlson Clinic of White Bear Lake
3. Bloom Physical Therapy and Wellness

Best OB-GYN Practice

1. Minnesota Women’s Care
2. MetroPartners OBGYN Clinics

Best Orthodontic Practice

1. Erickson-Aamodt Orthodontics
2. Signature Orthodontics
3. Lakes Orthodontics

Best Pediatric Practice

1. Bear Care
2. Tie: HealthPartner; Northern Lights Pediatrics

Learning

Best Dance Studio

1. 4th Street Dance Centre
2. White Bear Dance Center
3. Larkin Dance Studio

Best Preschool Program

1. Preschools of St Andrew’s
2. Liberty Classical Academy
3. Frassati Catholic Academy

Best Swim School or Lessons

1. Foss Swim School
2. White Bear Area YMCA
3. Goldfish Swim School

Pet Care

Best Dog-Friendly Business (Dining or Retail venue) 

1. Washington Square Bar & Grill
2. Tie: The Brickhouse; Chuck and Don’s

Best Dog Park

1. Otter Lake Dog Park
2. White Bear Lake Dog Beach (Matoska Park)

Best Pet Boarding or Daycare Service

1. Goldwood Kennels
2. Oneka Pet Resort
3. All Star Pet Hotel & Day Care

Best Pet Grooming Service

1. Goldwood Kennels
2. Haute Dog Spa
3. Chuck and Don’s

Best Veterinarian Practice

1. Birch Lake Animal Hospital
2. White Bear Animal Hospital
3. Lake Animal Hospital

Shops

Best Apparel Boutique

1. GoodThings Style
2. Primp Boutique
3. The Minnesotan

Best Florist

1. White Bear Floral Shop & Greenhouse
2. Lakeside Floral
3. Hazel & Goose

Best Gift Shop

1. GoodThings
2. Oldies & Goodies
3. Naptime Faith & Life Gift Shop

Best Jewelry Store

1. GoodThings Style
2. White Bear Jewelers
3. Graham Jewelers (formerly Sherburne Jewelers)

Best Specialty Food or Kitchen Store

1. Kowalski’s Markets
2. EAT! @ Banning and 5th
3. GoodThings

Leisure

Best Beach, Open Space or Park

1. Memorial Beach Park/West Park
2. Bellaire Beach
3. Tie: Matoska Park; Tamarack Nature Center

Best Date Night Spot

1. The Brickhouse
2. Acqua Restaurant & Bar
3. Rudy’s Redeye Grill

Best Outdoor Spot for Graduation Photos 

1. Matoska Park
2. Tamarack Nature Center
3. Katherine Abbott Park

Best Place for Family Activities

1. Tie: Dellwood Country Club; Tamarack Nature Center
2. Tie: Marketfest; Pine Tree Apple Orchard

Best Venue to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks

1. Memorial Beach Park/West Park On White Bear Lake
2. White Bear Lake County Park

Best of the East Metro

Best Alpine Hill or Nordic Ski Trail

1. Afton Alps
2. Tie: Tamarack Nature Center;  Wild Mountain

Best Biking or Hiking Trail

1. Gateway State Trail
2. Tamarack Nature Center
3. Brown’s Creek State Trail

Best Bridal or Formal Wear Store 

1. A.B. ELLIE
2. Tie: Our Shop Bridal; Raffiné Bridal & Formal Wear; The Wedding Shoppe 

Best Family Photographer

1. Amanda Jean Photography
2. Lisa Siddons

Best Financial Services (financial planners, wealth management, estate planning, etc.) 

1. Tie: Dan Perry; Edward Jones; Thrivent Financial; True Vision Financial Advisors

Best Golf Course

1. Dellwood Country Club
2. Gem Lake Hills Golf Course
3. White Bear Yacht Club

Best Law Practice

1. GDO Law
2. Fleming Law Firm
3. Tie: Perron Law Office; SSheila J. Kelly Law Firm

Best Music School 

1. Inspiration Performing Arts Center
2. Tie: Ashland Academy of Music; MacPhail Center for Music

Best Outdoor Skating Rink

1. Tie: Mahtomedi District Education Center; The Oval in Roseville
2. Tighe-Schmitz Park

Best Private School

1. Liberty Classical Academy
2. Frassati Catholic Academy
3. St. Jude of the Lake Catholic School

Best Professional Theatre 

1. Lakeshore Players Theatre
2. Tie: Ashland Productions; Children’s Performing Arts

Best Staycation Hotel 

1. Hotel Crosby
2. Best Western Plus White Bear Country Inn
3. WB Loft

Best Summer Camp

1. Tamarack Nature Center
2. Tie: Hidden Pines Ranch; Liberty Classical Academy

Best Wedding Photographer 

1. Studio J & Judd Sather Photography
2. Amanda Jean Photography
3. Lisa Siddons

Best Wedding Venue

1. Dellwood Country Club
2. JX Venue
3. 7 Vines Vineyard an Winery

Best Winery

1. 7 Vines Vineyard an Winery
2. Two Silo Winery & Vineyard
3. Rustic Roots Winery