BEST CHEAP EATS: Phoenician Falafel
BEST UN-CHEAP EATS: Le Metropolitain
BEST LATE-NIGHT VENUE: I don't stay out too late any more.
BEST DRINK IN TOWN: Rogue beer at Hashigo Zake
BEST PLACE TO SHAKE YOUR THANG: Free concerts in the botanic gardens
BEST SUBURBAN DESTINATION: ??
BEST NON-DRINKING DESTINATION: Waterfront
BEST CLOTHING RETAILER: I'm not all that trendy.
BEST SHOP: Eyeball Kicks
BEST PUBLIC SPACE: Cuba Street
BEST ART EXPERIENCE: I'm not the one to ask
MOST NEEDED: More funding for trains/rail
BEST COFFEE: Peoples
BEST SERVICE: The staff at Hawthorne
BEST CONTRIBUTION BY A WELLINGTONIAN TO THE INTERNET: The crew at Wellingtonista (shameless ass-kissing)
BEST REGULAR ENTERTAINMENT: Movie Quiz at Paramount
BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Leonard Cohen
BEST WELLINGTON-BASED EVENT: NZ Film Festival.
WELLINGTONIAN OF THE YEAR: me