Our polls are open! Choose the best with Virginia Living’s Reader Survey—in our 13th year!
Give a shout out to your favorite businesses around the state in more than 100 categories—from burger joints and breweries, spas and summer camps, to gift shops, dog groomers, resorts, and much more. Cast your votes in four our sections: Food & Drink, Living & Recreation, Services, and Shopping in our five distinct regions: Central, Northern, Eastern, Shenandoah Valley, and Southwest.
We have five new exciting categories:
• Best Tattoo Shop
• Best Children’s Store
• Best Home Health Provider (back by popular demand)
• Best TV Station
• Best Radio Station
Click here for the full category list.
How to Vote
Our ballot is super simple! Don’t know much about the accounting firm in your region? Feel free to skip it and move on. Fill out the entire ballot if you’re feeling ambitious, or pick and choose among our regions and categories. Select from our drop down list, or if your favorite coffee shop or spa isn’t listed, write in your own winner. And, take your time. Our voting platform saves your votes, so you don’t have to feel rushed. That means you can return to the ballot to continue choosing your favorites without worrying about your votes being lost.
Cast your votes in Virginia Living‘s most popular issue from Jan. 2 at 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2025. Best of Virginia goes on sale in May, so stay tuned to see how your votes stacked up … and who’s Best of Virginia!
You can pre-order your Best of Virginia 2025 copy now, or subscribe today to receive Best of Virginia 2025 plus six more issues for only 36$!
Virginia Living’s Five Regions: At a Glance
Central
Counties: Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Nottoway, Orange, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania
Independent Cities: Bedford, Charlottesville, Colonial Heights, Danville, Emporia, Fredericksburg, Hopewell, Lynchburg, Petersburg, Richmond
Eastern
Counties: Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland, York
Independent Cities: Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg
Northern
Counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford
Independent Cities: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, Manassas Park
Shenandoah Valley
Counties: Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Clarke, Craig, Frederick, Highland, Page
Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren
Independent Cities: Buena Vista, Covington, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro, Winchester
Southwest
Counties: Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Roanoke, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, Wythe
Independent Cities: Bristol, Galax, Martinsville, Norton, Radford, Roanoke, Salem
Any questions? Contact digital editor Gabriela Gonçalves at [email protected]
