Our readers have spoken and here’s what they selected as their top 40 favorites on the Space Coast
1. Favorite seafood restaurant
Chart House, Melbourne
2. Best “singles scene”
Main Street Pub, Downtown Melbourne
3. Favorite bar/lounge
World of Beer, Viera
4. Favorite sports bar
Beef O’Brady’s, all locations
5. Best wine list
Café Margaux, Cocoa Village
6. Best Sunday brunch
Indian River Colony Club, At Ease Club
7. Best value restaurant
Mimi’s Café, Viera
8. Best restaurant with a view
Chart House, Melbourne
9. Best martini menu
Tie: Lexi Martini and Tapas, Downtown Melbourne
Vintage 56, Rockledge and The Getaway Martini Bar, Melbourne
10. Favorite charity event
Brevard Achievement Center’s Coffee and Chocolate
11. Best entertainment experience
King Center, Melbourne
12. Favorite local getaway/staycation
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, Cocoa Beach
13. Best place to get married
The beach
14. Favorite theatrical production
Tie: Chorus Line and Les Miserables
15. Favorite local festival
Melbourne Art Festival, Downtown Melbourne
16. Favorite art gallery
Brevard Art Museum, Downtown Eau Gallie
17. Favorite florist
Eau Gallie Florist, Downtown Eau Gallie
18. Favorite hair salon
Tie: Color Express, Rockledge and Maxine’s, Downtown Eau Gallie
19. Favorite golf course
Indian River Colony Club Golf Course, Viera
20. Favorite jewelry store
Wesche Jewelers, Viera
21. Favorite car dealer
Lexus of Melbourne, Viera
22.. Best place to get a cosmetic procedure done
Clevens Center for Facial Cosmetic Surgery
23. Best pet store
PetSmart, all locations
24. Favorite theater company
Cocoa Village Playhouse, Cocoa
25. Favorite boutique
Tie: Downtown Diva, Cocoa Village and Downtown Melbourne and LaModa Boutique, Satellite Beach
26. Favorite place to work out
Health First ProHealth Fitness Centers, all locations
27. Favorite beach
Cocoa Beach
28. Best surf shop
Ron Jon Surf Shop
29. Favorite local celebrity
Kelly Slater
30. Favorite radio station
98.5 The Beach
31. Best men’s store
Michael’s Men’s Store
32. Favorite portrait photographer
Baldino Photography
33. Best place to buy jeans
Bealls
34. Best place to buy women’s accessories
Stein Mart, Melbourne
35. Best kids’ store
Justice, Viera
36. Favorite Craft store
Michaels, Viera and West Melbourne
37. Best plant nursery
Rockledge Gardens, Rockledge
38. Best local hotel
Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront Resort and Spa, Indialantic
39. Best home decorating store
Antoinette Unique Interiors, Cocoa Beach
40. Best kitchen accessory store
Bed, Bath and Beyond, Viera and Melbourne
