2026 Best Of Eastern Shore Awards

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See the full list of Best Of Eastern Shore Winners Here

Third time’s a charm, and Coastal Virginia Magazine’s third annual Best Of The Eastern Shore Awards has charm to spare. This open contest is based on your votes and showcases the businesses, people and destinations selected by the public as the best of the best on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. 

From restaurants and retail to places to go and things to do, we encourage you visit or connect with our winners this year.

If you didn’t get a chance to vote this time around, be sure to look for the active contest on our website in late 2025 and give us your opinion on who deserves to be called “Best Of The Eastern Shore” for 2026.

About the Contest

The Best Of The Eastern Shore contest results were gleaned through an open online contest determined by public voting and write-in submissions, conducted in late 2024. The results featured in the following pages reflect those votes. With certain exceptions for specialty situations, winners are eligible to be recognized in no more than three categories.

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