Readers' Choice Award Winners

By Jennifer V. Cole

Our readers from Texas to Delaware weighed in on our 2008 survey-here are the winners.

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Best Breakfast or Brunch Restaurant

1. Brennan’s Restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana
2. The Court of Two Sisters, New Orleans, Louisiana (pictured)
3. The Dillard House, Dillard, Georgia
4. The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa,
Asheville, North Carolina
5. Loveless Cafe, Nashville, Tennessee
6. Pancake Pantry, Nashville, Tennessee
7. Commander’s Palace, New Orleans,
Louisiana
8. Café Du Monde, New Orleans, Louisiana
9. Moose Cafe, Asheville, North Carolina
10. Lynn’s Paradise Cafe, Louisville, Kentucky

 

 

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Southern Favorite Restaurants

 

 

 

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Splurge Worthy Restaurants

 

 

 

 

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Best Beach Destination

 

 

 

 

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Best Scenic View

 

 

 

 

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Best Festival or Fair

 

 

 

 

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Best Public Gardens

1. Callaway Gardens,
Pine Mountain, Georgia
2. Bellingrath Gardens, Theodore,
Alabama
3. Biltmore Gardens (pictured), Asheville,
North Carolina
4. Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet,
South Carolina
5. Atlanta Botanical Garden, Georgia
6. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina
7. Dallas Arboretum, Texas
8. Birmingham Botanical Gardens,
Alabama
9. Garvin Woodland Gardens,
Hot Springs, Arkansas
10. Cheekwood Botanical Garden,
Nashville, Tennessee

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Best Southern City

 

 

 

 

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Best Neighborhood for Shopping

 

 

 

 

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Best Hotel

 

 

 

 

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Best Cruise Line

 

 

 

 

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Best Family Destination

 

 

 

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Best Small Town

 

 

 

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