CoVa Best of Awards 2021
Welcome to the Coastal Virginia Best of Readers Choice Awards!!
The Voting phase will begin on February 10, 2021 and run through March 15, 2021.
Voting
- Vote for as many or as few categories as you would like, each voter is allowed one vote per category for the duration of the contest.
- You MUSTsubmit your name and e-mail address with entry to validate your ballot.
- All nominated businesses will go through to the final round.
- The finalist round for voting runs from February 10, 2021, at 4 pm through March 15, 2021.
- Our contest winners will be those receiving the most votes overall.
Important Note
While businesses are encouraged to promote themselves through all legitimate marketing channels, in an effort to maintain the integrity of the CoVa Best of Awards voting process:
Any nominated business found to have used a third-party service to unfairly influence their vote count will be immediately disqualified (please be aware of potential scammers who may solicit your business for this purpose).
Any nominated businesses offering discounts, gift certificates or other monetary rewards to customers in exchange for Best Of votes will be immediately disqualified.
If you have any questions, or problems please contact Web Marketing and Promotions Manager, Kathryn Kelly - kkelly@vgnet.com.
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Food and Drink
Contest Categories
Voting Ends 2021-03-15
Best All You can Eat Buffet (must only offer Buffet)
Captain George's Seafood
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Desmond's Island Soul Grill
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Graham & Rollins, Inc.
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Peking Mongolian and Japanese Restaurant
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Rajput Indian Cuisine
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Texas de Brazil
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Tucanos Brazilian Grill
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Best Bakery
17 Hands Coffe / Robin Simmons Bakery
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Angie's Bakery
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Blackbird Bakery
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Carrie's Cakes and Confections
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Carrot Tree
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Celli's Chocolate Chips
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Cookie's Cake & More
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Duck Donuts
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Flour Child Bakery
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Glazed Doughnuts
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Indulge Bakery & Bistro
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Jack Eats
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Kahiau's Bakery & Café
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Kahiau's Bakery & Cafe
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May's Parlor
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My Vegan Sweet Tooth
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Pownd Cakes by Jen
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Prosperity
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Scratch Bakery
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Sinful Treats
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Sugar Plum Bakery
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Sweet Cravings Bakery Virginia
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Sweet Kream Bakery
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Tasty lue Cakes
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The Bee and The Biscuit
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The Stockpot Norfolk
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Yummaries Bakery
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Best Banquets / Events Hall
Cavalier Hotel Virginia Beach
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Chrysler Museum of Art
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Festival Center on 8th
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Grand Affairs
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Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum
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Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront
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Historic Post Office
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Manor House at Windsor Castle Park
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Roger Browns Restaurant and Sports Bar
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The Attic at Waterman's
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The Cavalier Virginia Beach, Autograph Collection
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The Founders Inn
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The Mariners' Museum and Park
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The Neon House
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The Shack On 8th
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The Williamsburg Winery
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Yorktown Freight Shed
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Best BBQ
A Taste of Texas
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BarQ
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County Grill & Smokehouse
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Creekside Catering, Hayes, Virginia
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Daves BBQ
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Gumbeau's Catering
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MISSION BBQ
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My Mama's Kitchen
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Old City Barbeque
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Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que
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Redwood Smoke Shack
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Serve
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Smoke BBQ Restaurant & Bar
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Who Wants The Smoke 757
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Best Breakfast
Anchor Allies
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Angie’s Family Restaurant
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Bagel Baker
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Bay Local Eatery
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Byrd's Restaurant
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Capitol Pancake & Waffle House
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Citrus
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CLTRE. Vegan Joint
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Cutta’s Kitchen
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Egg Bistro
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Hair of the Dog Eatery
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Handsome Biscuit
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Kahiau's Bakery & Café
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Mama Steve's House of Pancakes
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Oceanview Diner
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Pop’s Diner, Greenbrier
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Redhead Bay Cafe
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Shorty's Diner
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Simple Eats
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The Bee and The Biscuit
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The Rustic Spoon
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Tommy's Restaurant
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Best Brunch
1608 Crafthouse
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Amber Ox Public House
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Aromas World
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Bagel Baker
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Bay Local Eatery
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Blue Talon Bistro
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Brown Chicken Brown Cow
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Citrus
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Cutta’s Kitchen
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Doc Taylor's
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Egg Bistro
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Gourmet Burger Bistro
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Hair of the Dog Eatery
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Hawaii Blue Medical Aesthetics
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Hot Tuna Bar and Grill
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Indulge Bakery & Bistro
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J&K Style Grill
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Mango Mangeaux
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Marker 20
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Opus 9 Steakhouse
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Pour Girls
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Redhead Bay Cafe
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Roux Raw Bar & Grill
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Schlesinger's
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Serve
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Simple Eats
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Smithfield Station Restaurant, Marina & Conference Center
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The Bee and The Biscuit
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The Rustic Spoon
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The Stockpot Norfolk
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The Swan Terrace
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Venture Kitchen & Bar
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Waterman's Surfside Grille
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Best Burger
1608 Crafthouse
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80/20 Burger Bar
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Aloha Snacks
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Amber Ox Public House
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Baron's Pub (Portsmouth)
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Barrell 17
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Brown Chicken Brown Cow
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Chix on the Beach
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Cobalt Grille
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Cochon on 2nd
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Cove Tavern
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Craft 31
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Daddyo's Tavern
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FoodaTude..Food with Attitude
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Fuddruckers
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Gourmet Burger Bistro
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Hearth
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J&K Style Grill
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Le Grand Kitchen
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Mo's Kitchen & Scandals
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Mr. Gyros & Burgers
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Our People’s Soulful Seafood
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Redwood Smoke Shack
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Repeal Bourbon & Burgers
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Roger Browns Restaurant and Sports Bar
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Salmich’s Burger’s & Hoagies
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Serve
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Shorebreak Pizza & Taphouse
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Simple Eats
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Viking Burger
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Warriors Taphouse
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Water Street Grille
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Best Catering Company
Chef by Design Catering Co.
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Chef K Cooking
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Creekside Catering, Hayes, Virginia
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Cutta’s Kitchen
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Don Pancho’s Cantina
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Fuddruckers
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Gumbeau's Catering
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Kahiau's Bakery & Café
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Matchsticks BBQ
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Mermaid Catering
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Riverwalk Restaurant
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The Attic at Waterman's
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The Catering Company
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The Catering Place/Corey Duncan
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The Twisted-Fork
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Uncle Russ Dockside Seafood Market
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Yummy Goodness Catering Company
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Best Chinese Restaurant
Asian Grill
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Ichiban
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Imperial Palace
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Judy's Sichuan Cuisine
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Peking Mongolian and Japanese Restaurant
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Peter Chang Restaurant
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Port Arthur
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Royal Garden Chinese
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Best Coffee Shop
17 Hands Coffe / Robin Simmons Bakery
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American Brewhouse
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Aromas World
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Bad Ass Coffee
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CLTRE. Vegan Joint
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Coalescence Coffee Company
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Coaster Coffee
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COVA Brewing Company
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Cure Coffeehouse
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Firehouse Coffee 1881
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Glazed Doughnuts
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Illy
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Kobros Coffee
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Mobjack Bay Coffee Roasters, LLC
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Pale Horse Coffee
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The Bee and The Biscuit
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Best Craft / Cocktail Specialty
1608 Crafthouse
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Aloha Snacks
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American Brewhouse
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Casa Pearl Restaurant
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Chorizo Mexican Eatery
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Circa 1918
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Cobalt Grille
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Cove Tavern
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Craft 31
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Egg Bistro
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Hot Tuna Bar and Grill
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Ocean's 14
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Redhead Bay Cafe
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Repeal Bourbon & Burgers
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Saint Germain
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The Casual Pint Virginia Beach
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The Hound's Tale
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The Hunt Room
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The Porch on Long Creek
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Venture Kitchen & Bar
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Water Street Grille
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Waterman's Surfside Grille
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Best Family Dining / Casual
1608 Crafthouse
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A World of Good
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Aloha Snacks
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Amber Ox Public House
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Angelo's Steak and Pancake House
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Angie’s Family Restaurant
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Bagel Baker
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Captain Groovy's Grill & Raw Bar
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Chix on the Beach
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Cobalt Grille
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Cove Tavern
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Daddyo's Tavern
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Desmond's Island Soul Grill
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Don Pancho’s Cantina
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Dough Boy's Pizza
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Egg Bistro
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Electric Circus Taco Bar
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Food For Thought Restaurant
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Fuddruckers
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Got Fish?
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Gourmet Burger Bistro
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Handsome Biscuit
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J&K Style Grill
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Mellow Mushroom
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Mo's Kitchen & Scandals
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Oceanview Diner
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Our People’s Soulful Seafood
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Roger Browns Restaurant and Sports Bar
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Salmich’s Burger’s & Hoagies
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Serve
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Shorebreak Pizza & Taphouse
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Sloppy Seconds Bar & Grill
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Smoke BBQ Restaurant & Bar
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Southern Eats
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Sweet Jam Cafe
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The Casual Pint Virginia Beach
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The Rustic Spoon
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The Spot : Keesha & Jerome James
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Toni's Pizza
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Wing King
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Best Fine Dining
Cafe Provencal
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Cochon on 2nd
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Fat Canary
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Fox Tail Wine Bar
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Hook @ Harvey A Cape Charles Bistro
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Isle of Capri
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Le Yaca
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Opus 9 Steakhouse
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Riverwalk Restaurant
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Schlesinger's
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Steinhilber's Restaurant
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The Butcher's Son
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The Swan Terrace
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Vintage Tavern
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Best Food Truck
A Bite Of Maine
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A Taste of Texas
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Avocargo
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Bro's Fish Tacos
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Bumbling Bee
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Cheese It Up
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Coastal Thirst
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Crop Circle Gourmet
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DC Smoothies & Fresh Eats
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Don Chido
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Flame and Pie Mobile Pizzeria
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FoodaTude..Food with Attitude
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Got Fish?
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Gumbeau's Catering
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Jerrrk Time Caribbean Cuisine
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LuvaBowls
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My Mama's Kitchen
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Nosh Modern Mobile Bistro
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Pittsburghs Best
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Prime 757: Craft Meat and Seafood
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Redwood Smoke Shack
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Stuft, Not Your Average Street Food
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Team Fat Kid
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The Chicken Coop 757
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THE COOP
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Vangs
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Best Greek Restaurant
Azar's Mediterranean Specialties
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Baladi Mediterranean Cafe
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Jimmy da Greek's Deli
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KEΦI GREEK KITCHEN
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Mr. Gyros & Burgers
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Orapax
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Toni's Pizza
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Yanna's Taverna
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Best Happy Hour
Anchor Allies
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Calypso Bar and Grill
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Daddyo's Tavern
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Dough Boy's Pizza
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Green Leafe Cafe & Pub
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Peabody's Nightclub
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Quirks
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Rockafeller's on Rudee Inlet
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Second Street American Bistro
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Best Hot Dogs
Famous Uncle Al's Virginia Beach Blvd
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Gus's Hot Dog King
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J&K Style Grill
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Kevin's Dog House
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Perfectly Frank’s
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Pop's Drive In
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Seaside Dogs & Grill
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The Barking Dog
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The Bumbling Bee
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Toby's Dog House
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Best Hot Sauce Company
Ashburn Sauce Company
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Bootstrap Burt’s
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Hangry’s
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Speedy’s Hot Sauce
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Sunburnt Sauce Company
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Best Ice Cream / Frozen Treats
Aqua S US
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Bean’s Ice Cream
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Ben & Jerry's Yorktown
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Blue Cow
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Doumar's Cones & Barbeque
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Firehouse Coffee 1881
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Gelati Celesti
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Just Pic'd Juices
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Lolly's Creamery
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My Vegan Sweet Tooth
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NORGE BAZAAR Dawg House and SUB SHOPPE
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Short Lane Ice Cream Company
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Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
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Sweet Frog General Booth Blvd
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The SnoBall Shop
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Best Indian Restaurant
Aago Indian & Napalese Cuisine
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Amiraj
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Masala Bites
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Monsoon Eclectic Modern Indian
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Nawab Indian Cuisine
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Rajput Indian Cuisine
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Saffron Indian Bistro
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Spice Palace Indian Restaurant
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Best Italian Restaurant
Al Fresco
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Aldo's Ristorante
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Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant
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Il Giardino Ristorante
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Isle of Capri
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La Bella Italia
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LaBella Italia (Red Mill)
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Maurizio's Italian Restaurant, Williamsburg
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Primo Pizzeria & Ristorante
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Regino’s
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Sal's By Victor
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Tony & Milena's Pizzeria Inc.
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Zia Marie Restaruant
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Best Japanese / Sushi
Blue Fin Japanese Restaurant
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Hana Sushi
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Hayashi Sushi & Grill
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Koshi
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Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant
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Kyoto Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar
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Mizuno
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Sushi Aka
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Sushi Yama
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Sushiya
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Umi Sushi
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Vangs
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Volcano Sushi
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Yama
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Best Local Chef (include name and restaurant)
Amber Ox Public House - Brok Kellogg
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Cavalier Hotel Virginia Beach
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Chef Brian Hines - Water Street Grille & Riverwalk Restaurant
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Chef K Cooking
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Chef Myeasha Gregory of City Country Cuisine LLC
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Chef Todd Ramsey - Personal Chef
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