The New Deal Cafe, Community Forklift and other businesses along the Route 1 corridor were named winners in the annual Washington City Paper ‘Best of D.C.’ readers’ poll. And this year, a surprising number of entrants from the corridor were finalists.

Greenbelt’s New Deal Cafe won Best Place to Experience Local Music, beating out Blues Alley Jazz and the venerable 930 Club, and Best Place to Have Dinner With Live Music. It was also a finalist in Best Jazz/Blues Venue.

Edmonston’s Community Forklift won Best Green Business, which it has won before, while Hyattsville’s Bianca + Jean won Best Handmade Accessories. Federalist Pig, which is opening a location in Hyattsville, won for Best Barbecue, while Riverdale Park’s 2Fifty Texas BBQ was a runner-up in that category. Spartan Plumbing won Best Plumber.

Other local finalists included:

Best Street Art: Driskell Park

Best Theater Festival and Best Film Festival: Greenbelt’s Utopia Film Festival 

Best Art Class: Pyramid Atlantic Art Center

Best Movie Theater: Old Greenbelt Theatre

Best Music Festival: Greenbelt Blues Festival

Best High School: DeMatha Catholic High School

Best Arts & Crafts Supply Store: Artist & Craftsman Supply

Best Delivery Service (Food): Foodhini

Best Record Store: Red Onion Records

Best Brew Pub: Denizens

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant: Franklins

Best Mexican Restaurant and Best Taco: Taqueria Habanero

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