You nominated them. You voted for them. Now it’s time to reveal the winners of this year’s 30A Hot Spots Awards!

Almost 1,750 of you cast 52,000 votes across 31 categories, and so we’re very pleased to present a list of your picks for the hottest businesses, people and places in South Walton, Florida.

2017 30A Hot Spot Award Winners:

HOTTEST SPOT FOR CASUAL DINING 1. Great Southern Café2. Red Bar3. Chanticleer4. Stinky’s Fish Camp4. Seagrove Village MarketCafé

HOTTEST SPOT FOR FINE DINING1. Café Thirty-A2. Borago3. Restaurant Paradis4. Cuvee 30A5. Fish Out of Water

HOTTEST SPOT FOR OUTDOOR DINING1. Bud and Alley’s2. The Bay3. Wine World at WaterColor4. Great Southern Café5. The Hub

HOTTEST SPOT FOR KID-FRIENDLY DINING1. Pizza by the Sea2. The Hub3. LuLu’s4. Stinky’s Fish Camp5. Pickles Beachside Grill

HOTTEST SPOT FOR COFFEE1. Amavida Coffee and Tea2. Donut Hole3. The Perfect Pig4. Fonville Press5. Bad Ass Coffee

HOTTEST SPOT FOR BREAKFAST / BRUNCH1. The Perfect Pig2. Donut Hole3. Another Broken Egg4. Great Southern Café5. Grayton Seafood Co.

HOTTEST SPOT FOR SWEETS1. Blue Mountain Beach Creamery2. La Crema Tapas and Chocolate3. Donut Hole4. Sugar Shak5. Sweet Henrietta’s Treats

HOTTEST SPOT FOR SEAFOOD1. Stinky’s Fish Camp2. Grayton Seafood Co.3. Old Florida Fish House4. Café Thirty-A5. The Bay

HOTTEST SPOT FOR RAW OYSTERS1. Hurricane Oyster Bar2. Stinky’s Fish Camp3. Grayton Seafood Co.4. Acme Oyster House5. 30A Oyster

HOTTEST SPOT FOR SUSHI / ASIAN CUISINE1. Sushimoto2. Old Florida Fish House3. Basmati’s Asian Cuisine4. VKI Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar5. The Bay

HOTTEST SPOT FOR ITALIAN1. Angelina’s Pizzeria and Pasta2. Borago3. Fat Clemenza’s4. amici 30A Italian Kitchen5. Crust Artisan Bakery

HOTTEST SPOT FOR PIZZA1. Pizza By The Sea2. Johnny McTighe’s Irish Pub3. Bud and Alley’s Pizza Bar4. Bruno’s Pizza5. Fat Daddy’s Pizza

HOTTEST SPOT FOR MEXICAN / LATIN FOOD1. La Cocina Mexican Grill and Bar2. Los Rancheros3. Cantina Laredo4. Don Pedro’s5. Abrazo Latin Kitchen

HOTTEST NEW RESTAURANT (OPENED IN 2016 or 2017)1. The Craft Bar – 30A2. Trebeaché3. amici 30A Italian Kitchen4. Surfing Deer5. Roselie Dining and Seafood Bar

HOTTEST CHEF1. Jim Shirley (Great Southern Café / The Bay)2. Jim Richard (Stinky’s Fish Camp/ Trebeaché)3. Shane Quinlan (Chef Shane’s)4. Tim Creehan (Cuvee 30A)5. Nikhil Abuvala (Roux 30A)

HOTTEST BARTENDER1. Kristina Peele (Great Southern Café)2. Renee Burkes (Red Bar)3. Redd (Redd’s Fueling Station)4. Mo Mosely (Bud and Alley’s)5. Joy Steele (Borago)

HOTTEST WAITRESS / WAITER1. Stuart Graham (Surfing Deer)2. Jess Peele (Great Southern Café)3. Katy Williams (Grayton Seafood Co.)4. Kimberly Younkin-Reinlie (Red Bar)5. Todd Renshaw (The Bay)

HOTTEST SPOT FOR LIVE MUSIC1. Red Bar2. The Hub3. The Bay4. Old Florida Fish House5. Village of Baytowne Wharf

HOTTEST HAPPY HOUR1. Great Southern Café2. Wine World3. The Craft Bar4. Cuvee 30A5. Café Thirty-A

HOTTEST SPOT TO WATCH THE BIG GAME1. Shades Bar and Grill2. The Hub3. Johnny McTighe’s Irish Pub4. The Craft Bar5. Local Catch Bar and Grill

HOTTEST LOCAL MUSICIAN / BAND1. Forrest Williams Band2. Dread Clampitt3. Luke Langford and 331 South4. Heritage5. Cadillac Willy

HOTTEST ANNUAL EVENT1. 30A Songwriters Festival2. Seaside Half Marathon / Taste of the Race3. Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach4. South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival5. Witches of South Walton

HOTTEST WEDDING VENUE1. Eden Gardens State Park2. Alys Beach3. Rosemary Beach4. Seaside Chapel5. WaterColor Inn and Resort

HOTTEST ARTIST1. Justin Gaffrey2. Allison Wickey3. Gordie Hinds4. Allison Craft5. Andy Saczynski (TIE)5. Marisol Gullo (TIE)

HOTTEST PHOTOGRAPHERS1. Chas Galloway (30A Vibe)2. Chandler Williams (Modus Photography)3. Jacqueline Ward4. Marla and Shane Carter5. Shelly Swanger

HOTTEST FISHING GUIDE1. Capt. Clint Hood (Gulf Coast Inshore)2. Capt. Jimbo Bishop (Fish On Charters)3. Capt. Scott Provow (Grayton Beach Charters)4. Capt. Hunter Forbes and Capt. Troy Forbes (30A Guide Service)5. Capt. Larry Pentel (Dead Fish Charters)

HOTTEST SPOT TO WORKOUT1. Grayton Beach Fitness2. 30-A Gym and Fitness3. Yoga Haus4. ThiBod5. Pure Barre

HOTTEST SPOT TO GET PAMPERED (Spa, Salon, Massage)1. Serenity by the Sea2. Spa Pearl3. Grayton Beach Massage4. WaterColor InnSpa5. Vivo Salon and Spa

HOTTEST SPOT FOR GOLF1. Santa Rosa Golf and Beach Club2. Camp Creek Golf Club3. Regatta Bay Golf and Yacht Club4. Shark’s Tooth Golf Club5. Burnt Pine Golf Club (Sandestin)

HOTTEST SPOT FOR SHOPPING1. Pier Park2. Silver Sands Premium Outlets3. Grand Boulevard4. Merchants of Seaside5. Gulf Place

HOTTEST VACATION RENTAL COMPANY1. 30A Cottages and Concierge2. Cottage Rental Agency3. 360 Blue4. ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals5. St. Joe Club and Resorts

HOTTEST REAL ESTATE COMPANY1. 30A Local Properties2. Scenic Sotheby’s International Realty3. 30A Realty4. Beachy Beach 30A Real Estate5. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Check out our special Facebook Live “Awards Show” announcing the winners:

And check out this special 30A Hot Spots Award Show presented by 30A Radio:

Congrats and cheers to all of this year’s winners!