Each year, Peoria Magazines hosts the Best of Peoria competition, in which our readers identify their favorite local businesses, organizations, individuals and destinations. We asked this year’s class of 40 Leaders Under Forty for their own favorites… and here are the results! Visit peoriamagazines.com/BOP for the complete list of community-wide selections.
Best Restaurant/Bar
Rhythm Kitchen
Honorable mentions: Martini’s On Water, Seven on Prospect, 2 Chez, Donnelly’s Irish Pub, Thyme Kitchen + Craft Beer, Hearth, Biaggi’s, Jonah’s Seafood House, Seasons Gastropub
Best Retail Shop
Running Central
Honorable mentions: Relics, The Shoppes at Grand Prairie
Best Entertainment/Attraction
Riverfront concerts
Honorable mentions: Peoria Park District, Peoria Zoo, Peoria Chiefs games
Best Weekend Activity/Event
Peoria RiverFront Market
Honorable mentions: Peoria Riverfront Museum, Fine Art Fair, spending time with family
Best Artist/Musician
Preston Jackson
Honorable mentions: Patrick n Swayze, 3 and a Half Men
