Best of the Beach 2017, Best Craft Beer Restaurant: HopSaint Brewing Company HopSaint’s appropriately named brewmaster, Brian Brewer, has put together some of the best beers in the South Bay — Easy Reader Staff April 15, 2017
Best of the Beach 2017, Best Mediterranean/Middle Eastern, Best Tapas/Appetizers: Mediterraneo Mediterranean cuisine is meant to be enjoyed outside on hot summer days, which is why Hermosa’s Mediterranean climate and Mediterraneo’s Easy Reader Staff April 15, 2017
Best of the Beach 2017, Best Steak under $30: The Bullpen To consider oneself a true South Bay local, one needs to have partaken in two quintessential South Bay experiences — Easy Reader Staff April 15, 2017
Best server (male): Chris Sutter, Old Venice No matter how busy he gets, server Chris Sutter always has a smile on his face. Part of it comes Ryan McDonald April 15, 2017
Best bartender: JD Ciasulli (male) and Abby Kahan (female), Palmilla JD Ciasulli and Abby Kahan have been at Palmilla since it opened in fall 2011. In that time, craft cocktails Ryan McDonald April 15, 2017
Best neighborhood bar: Ercole’s George Orwell’s 1946 essay “The Moon Under Water” describes a pub of the same name. With its modest furnishings, dependable Ryan McDonald April 15, 2017