2025 Best in BID Awards
The Best in BID awards are back! Now is your chance to vote for your favorite businesses within the Downtown Spokane Business Improvement District.
Nominations are open to the public December 26, 2024 through January 6, 2025.
2025 Best in BID Categories:
- Best new business (opened in 2024)
- Best local collaboration
- Most inspirational business owner
- Best place for wellness or relaxation
- Best social media presence
- Best place for a quick lunch break
- Best locally-owned fashion spot
- Best spot for a study session or work meeting
- Best place for a first date
- Best place to take your out-of-town guests
Four nominees per category will be named finalists for selection in the public voting period from January 8 – January 20.
For a full overview of the 2025 Best in BID Awards, click here.
Save the date for February 20 at nYne Bar & Bistro when the Best in BID winners will be recognized at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Downtown Spokane Partnership and Business Improvement District.
2024 Best in BID Award winners:
- Friendliest staff: First Avenue Coffee
- Most unique menu: Indigenous Eats (River Park Square)
- Best new business (opened in 2023): House of Brunch
- Most place to check out art: The Gallery at Entropy
- Most hidden gem: Chicken-n-Mo
- Most Instagrammable spot: Emma Rue's
- Best family friendly spot: Riverfront Park
- Most community-involved: Auntie's Bookstore
- Best Breakfast: Satellite Diner & Lounge
- Best late night hangout spot: Durkin's Liquor Bar
- Best gem for shopping: Boo Radley's
2023 Best in BID Award winners:
- Most epic comeback since 2020: Revival Tea Co.
- Most underrated: The Mango Tree
- Best Couple (neighboring businesses or block): Whistle Punk Brewing and Heritage Bar & Kitchen
- Most photogenic (exterior or façade, or interior): The Historic Davenport Hotel
- Most reliable (most likely not to change): Auntie's Bookstore
- Most likely to brighten up your day: Boo Radley's
- One of a kind (most unique): The Space
- Most likely to be in a music video: Durkin's Liquor Bar
- Favorite Freshman (best new business): Common Language Brewing Co.
- Best "glow up" (business expansion or improvements): Dry Fly Distilling
- Most likely to make Seattle jealous: Petunia & Loomis
- Most likely to become an influencer: The Woodshop
- Most likely to save the planet: Spokane Refillery
- Best dressed (for staff or for business marketing): Fringe & Fray
- Life of the party: Brick West Brewing Co.