Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2025
Congratulations Lafayette Chamber Members!
Read the July 2025 issue here!
Thank you voters!!! We did it AGAIN! Diablo Magazine’s Best of the East Bay — Best Festival and Road Running Race!!! 
Join us in Downtown Lafayette on Sept. 20-21, 2025 for the 27th annual Lafayette Art and Wine Festival and on Oct. 19, 2025 for the Lafayette Res Run for Education!
Inclusive Classical Music Group, Runner-up Classical Performance Company – California Symphony
Live Theater Company, Runner-up Town Hall Theatre
Local Festival – Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
Nonprofit Gala – Celebrate John Muir Health!
Staycation – Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa
Antiques Store – Vintage Vida
Bicycle Shop – First Mile Cycle Works
Bicycle Shop – Runner-up – Sharp Bicycle
Musical Instrument Store – Lamorinda Music
Specialty Grocery Store/International Foods – Diablo Foods
Specialty Grocery Store/International Foods – Runner-up – Whole Foods
Sporting Goods Store – Sports Basement
Tailor/Alterations – Creative Alterations
Thrift Store – Hospice East Bay Thrift Shoppes
Thrift Store, Runner-up – Youth Homes Thrift Shop
Women’s Clothing Boutique – Luck Lafayette
Best Support for New Families – Little Seeds
Academic and College Planning Services, College Admissions Tutor – StrivePath
Family-Fun Spot – Dave and Buster’s
Music Lessons, Runner-up – The Studio Violin
Private School K-8 – Runner-up – The Seven Hills School
Breakfast Spot – Tutu’s Food & Drink
Chef – Paul Magu-Lecugy, REVE Bistro
Chinese Restaurant – Uncle Yu’s Lafayette
Indian Restaurant, Runner-up – Swad Indian Cuisine
Outdoor Dining, Special Occasion Restaurant – REVE Bistro
Cancer Care, Runner-up – Cancer Support Community
Fertility Services – Collab Fertility
Hair Salon – Caroline’s Salon
Hormone Therapy Replacement – Runner-up – Lamorinda Genecology & Surgery
Hospice Care – Hospice of the East Bay
Lash and Brow Salon – ArtistryMK
Nail Salon, Runner-up – Pandora Nail Spa
Hiking Spot, Place to have a Picnic – Lafayette Reservoir (EBMUD)
Hiking Spot, Runner-up – Briones Regional Park (East Bay Park District)
Local Road Running Race – Lafayette Res Run for Education
Mountain Bike Trail – Briones Regional Park (East Bay Park District)
Animal Rescue, Runner-up – Joybound People & Pets
Contractor, Kitchen and Bath Store, Kitchen and Bath Remodel – Douglah Designs
Contractor, Kitchen and Bath Remodel, Runner-up – Cappa & Co. Builders
Flooring/Carpet – Abode Flooring and Finishes
Home Lighting, Stone/Tile, Window Treatments – Luxe Home by Douglah Designs
Interior Design Studio, Runner-up – Douglah Designs
Plant Nursery – Orchard Nursery
Party Venue, Wedding Venue, Runner-up – Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery
Thank you Diablo Publications for featuring our Lafayette Chamber Members in your July 2025 issue!
Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Win’s East Bay Times’ 2025 Best in East Bay.
Congratulations to the 2025 Winners and Runners Up!
Acalanes Adult Education Center, Acalanes Union High School District – Best Tutoring & Learning Center
Assistance League Thrift Shop – Best Thrift Shop, Best Gift Store, Runner Up: Best Jewelry Store
East Bay Hospice Thrift Shoppes – Runner Up: Best Thrift Shop
East Bay Regional Park District, Brazilian Room – Best Place for a Wedding
Five Little Monkeys – Lafayette – Best Toy Store
Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa – Best Hotel
Orchard Nursery & Florist – Best Nursery (Gardening)
REVE Bistro – Best French Food
Renewal by Andersen of San Francisco, CA – Runner Up: Best Window Company
Saint Mary’s College of California – Best College Sports Team
Sports Basement Walnut Creek – Runner Up: Best Sporting Goods Store
Trader Joe’s – Runner Up: Best Neighborhood Grocery
Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2024
Congratulations Lafayette Chamber Members!
Read the July 2024 issue here!
Thank you voters!!! We did it! Diablo Magazine’s Best of the East Bay — Best Festival and Road Running Race!!!  Join us in Downtown Lafayette on Sept. 21-22, 2024 for the 27th annual Lafayette Art and Wine Festival and on Oct. 20, 2024 for the Lafayette Res Run for Education!
ARTS & LEISURE
Congratulations to the 2024 winners and runners up of the Best In East Bay by the East Bay Times!
Wayside Inn Thrift Shop, Assistance League of Diablo Valley – Best Thrift Shop Winner, Best Toy Store Winner
Big O Tires – Best Tire Shop Runner Up
Camp Bow Wow – Best Pet Boarding Winner
Diablo Foods – Best Neighborhood Grocery Runner Up
Five Little Monkeys Lafayette – Best Toy Store Runner Up
Lafayette Car Wash and Detail Center – Hall of Fame 5 years, Best Car Detailer Winner, Best Car Wash Winner
Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa – Hall of Fame 7 years, Best Hotel Winner, Best Day Spa Runner Up, Best Place for Massage Runner Up, Best Place for a Wedding Runner Up
Oakland Athletics – Best Professional Sports Team Runner Up
Orchard Nursery – Hall of Fame 6 years, Best Nursery (Gardening)
Patelco Credit Union – Best Credit Union Runner Up
RÊVE Bistro – Hall of Fame 7 years, Best French Food Winner
RoundUp Saloon – Best Dive Bar Runner Up; Best Karaoke Bar Runner Up
Saint Mary’s College of California – Best College Sports Team Runner Up
Service Champions Heating and Air Conditioning – Best Heating/AC Company Runner Up
Swad Indian Cuisine – Best Indian Food Runner Up
Wax A Peel – Best Waxing Studio Runner Up
Whole Foods Market – Best Health Food Store Runner Up
Wine Thieves – Best Liquor/Wine Shop Runner Up
Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2023
Congratulations Lafayette Chamber Members!
Read the July 2023 issue at https://trendmag2.trendoffset.com/publication/?i=794640
Thank you voters!!! We did it! Diablo Magazine’s Best of the East Bay — Best Festival!!! Join us in Downtown Lafayette on Sept. 23-24, 2023 for the 26th annual Lafayette Art & Wine Festival!
Best Culinary Comeback – RÊVE Bistro
Best Culinary Comeback – Metro Lafayette
Best Performing Arts Venue Winner – Lesher Center for the Arts (Diablo Regional Arts Association)
Best Tourist Attraction Winner – Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery
Congratulations to the 2023 winners and runners up of the Best In East Bay by the East Bay Times!
Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2022 Winners!
Congratulations Lafayette Chamber Members!
ARTS AND LEISURE
Reader’s Picks
➡ CONCERT SERIES: Gold Coast Chamber Players, gccpmusic.com
➡ FESTIVAL: Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, lafayettefestival.com
➡ TOURIST ATTRACTION: Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery, Walnut Creek, ruthbancroftgarden.org
Editor’s Picks
➡ BEST OPEN-AIR DINNER AND A SHOW: California Shakespeare Theater, Orinda, calshakes.org
SHOPPING
Reader’s Picks
➡ CONSIGNMENT SHOP: Runner Up: Youth Homes Thrift Shop, youthhomes.org
➡ MEN’S CLOTHING STORE: Venture Quality Goods, venturegoods.com
➡ WOMEN’S CLOTHING BOUTIQUE: Luck, lucklafayette.com. Runner Up: Venture Quality Goods, venturegoods.com
KIDS
Reader’s Picks
➡ CAMP: Roughing It Day Camp, Lafayette, roughingit.com. Runners-up: Camp Awesome, Lafayette, lafayetterec.org
➡ KID’S CLASSES: Gymboree Play and Music, multiple locations, gymboreeclasses.com
➡ SPORTS CAMPS: Runner-up: SMC Baseball Camps, Moraga, smcbaseballcamps.com
➡ TOY STORE: Runner-up: Learning Express Toys and Gifts, Lafayette and San Ramon, learningexpress.com
➡ BIRTHDAY VENUE: Gymboree Play and Music, multiple locations, gymboreeclasses.com
FOOD
➡ BEST RESTAURANT DYNASTY: The Ghaben Family, Lafayette’s Batch and Brine, batchandbrine.com
Reader’s Picks
➡ BREAKFAST SPOT: Runner-up: Sideboard Neighborhood Kitchen and Coffee Bar, Danville and Lafayette, sideboard.co
➡ CHINESE RESTAURANT: Runner-up: Uncle Yu’s, Lafayette, uncleyus.com
➡ INDIAN RESTAURANT: Swad Indian Cuisine, Lafayette, swadindiancuisine.com
➡ MEXICAN RESTAURANT: Runner-up: El Jarro Mexican Cafe, Lafayette, facebook.com/eljarromexicanCafe
➡ ROMANTIC RESTAURANT: Runner-up: Reve Bistro, Lafayette, revebistro.com
➡ VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT: Runner-up: Kiku Sushi and Vegetarian, Lafayette, kikusushiandvegetarian.com
BEAUTY AND WELLNESS
Reader’s Picks
➡ HAIR SALON: Caroline’s Salon, carolinessalon.net
➡ NAIL SALON: Runner-up: Pandora Nail Spa, Lafayette, pandoranailspa.com
FITNESS
Reader’s Picks
➡ GOLF COURSE: Runner-up: Moraga Country Club. Moraga, moragacc.com
➡ PILATES/BARRE STUDIO: Runner-up: The Dailey Method, Lafayette, daileymethod.com/studios/lamorinda
➡ TRAIL/HIKING SPOT: Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area, Lafayette, ebmud.com/recreation/east-bay/lafayette-reservoir
➡ BEST SPEEDY FULL-BODY WORKOUT: 9Round Fitness, multiple locations, 9round.com/locations/ca/lafayette/mt-diablo-blvd
PETS
Reader’s Picks
➡ PET BOARDING: Runner-up: Camp Bow Wow, multiple locations, campbowwow.com/diablo-valley
➡ PET PHOTOGRAPHER: Runner-up: Brady Thomas Photography, Benicia, bradythomasphotography.com
WEDDINGS
Reader’s Picks
➡ PHOTOGRAPHER: Brady Thomas Photography, bradythomasphotography.com
➡ WEDDING VENUE: Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery, Walnut Creek, ruthbancroftgarden.org
HOME AND GARDEN
Reader’s Picks
➡ FURNITURE STORE: Runner-up: Indigo and Poppy, Lafayette, indigoandpoppy.com
➡ INTERIOR DESIGNER: Runner-up: Kimberley Harrison Interiors, Moraga, kimberleyharrison.com
➡ PLANT NURSERY: Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery, Walnut Creek, ruthbancroftgarden.org. Runner-up: Orchard Nursery, Lafayette, orchardnursery.com.
➡ STONE/TILE: Runner-up: European Tile and Marble, etmtiles.net
Editor’s Picks
➡ BEST CELEBRATION OF PLANT POWER: 2 Girls One Plant, 2girlsoneplant.com
➡ Full July digital edition publication
Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2021 Winners!
ARTS AND LEISURE
➡ Concert Series: Gold Coast Chamber Players, gccpmusic.com.
➡ Outdoor Event/Attraction: Lafayette Art and Wine Festival, lafayettefestival.com.
➡ Staycation Location: Lafayette Park Hotel and Spa, lafayetteparkhotel.com.
➡ Virtual Entertainment: Local Food Adventures, localfoodadventures.com.
SHOPPING
➡ Men’s Clothing Store: Venture Quality Goods, venturegoods.com.
➡ Women’s Clothing Boutique: Luck, lucklafayette.com.
➡ Musical Instrument Store: Lamorinda Music, lamorindamusic.com.
➡ Thrift Shop: Youth Homes Thrift Shop, youthhomes.org.
KIDS
➡ Pediatrician: Lamorinda Pediatrics, lamorindapeds.com.
FOOD
➡ Fine-Dining Restaurant: Postino Restaurant, postinorestaurant.com.
➡ Healthy Dining: Vitality Bowls, vitalitybowls.com.
➡ Specialty Grocery Store: Diablo Foods, diablofoods.com.
➡ Meal Kit / Food Delivery: Genuine Goodness, gengoodness.com.
BEAUTY AND WELLNESS
➡ Hair Salon: Caroline’s Salon, carolinessalon.net.
➡ Lash and Brow Salon: Lashify Studio, lashifystudio.com.
➡ Dietician: Cambiati Wellness Program, cambiati.com.
PETS
➡ Pet Store: K-9 Kitchen, k9kitchenllc.com.
WEDDINGS
➡ Hotel: Lafayette Park Hotel and Spa, lafayetteparkhotel.com.
➡ Photographer: Brady Thomas Photography, bradythomasphotography.com.
HOME AND GARDEN
➡ Flooring/Carpet: Blodgett’s Abbey Carpet and Flooring, lafayette.abbeycarpet.com.
➡ Interior Designer: Kathleen Burke Design, kathleenburke.com.
➡ Moving Company: Anderson Bros. Movers, andersonbrosmovers.com.
➡ Real Estate Agency: Dana Green, danagreenteam.com.
➡ Solar Services: Solar Technologies, solartechnologies.com.
➡ Full July digital edition publication
➡ Feature in the digital edition
➡ Winner list on diablomag.com
Congratulations to East Bay Times Best in East Bay 2021 Winners!
Best French Food: Reve Bistro, Lafayette
Congratulations to Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2020 Winners!
Our Chamber member’s took the prize! Highlighted in the graphic and listed below are our current chamber members who won in 2020.
Best of the East Bay 2020 Readers’ Picks
Festival/Community Event: Lafayette Art, Wine and Music Festival
Beauty Store: Lafayette Beauty
Gift Shop: Lemon
Home Decor/Furniture Store: Lemon
Men’s Clothing Store: Venture Quality Goods
Plant Nursery: Orchard Nursery
Chinese Restaurant: Uncle Yu’s
Coffeehouse: Coffee Shop
New Restaurant: Social Bird Kitchen and Bar
Specialty Grocery Store: Diablo Foods
Lash and Brow Salon: Lashify Studio
Gym/Sports Club: Bay Club
Other Fitness Studio: Orangetheory Fitness
Fitness Trend: Orangetheory Fitness
Pool: Bay Club
Auto Mechanic: Lafayette German Car Repair
Interior Designer: Kathleen Burke Design
Car Wash: Lafayette Car Wash and Detail Center
Best of the East Bay 2020 Editors’ Picks
Best Video Store Substitute: Contra Costa County Libraries
Diablo magazine’s July 2020 issue >>
Congratulations to East Bay Times Best in East Bay 2020 Winners!
Congratulations to the following Lafayette Chamber members who have won Diablo magazine’s Best of the East Bay 2019!
Arts and Leisure
Tour: Local Food Adventures. Lafayette and Oakland, localfoodadventures.com
Trail: Lafayette Reservoir Rim Trail
Beauty and Wellness
Hair Salon: Caroline’s Salon. Lafayette, carolinessalon.net
Food
Brunch: Millie’s Kitchen. Lafayette
Burger: Roam Artisan Burgers. Multiple locations, www.roamburgers.com
Chinese Restaurant: Uncle Yu’s. Lafayette, uncleyus.com
Coffeehouse: Coffee Shop. Multiple locations, coffeeshop411.com
Pizza Place: Paxti’s Pizza. Multiple locations, patxispizza.com
Kids
Dancers’ Dream Come True: Diablo Ballet School. Pleasant Hill, diabloballet.org
Nightlife
Dive Bar: Roundup Saloon. Lafayette, rounduplafayette.com
Pets
Pet Photographer: Share the Joy Photography. Lafayette, sharethejoyphotography.com
Shops and Services
Beauty Store: Lafayette Beauty. Lafayette, lafayettebeauty.net
Car Wash: Lafayette Car Wash and Detail Center. Lafayette, lafayettecarwash.com
Men’s Clothing Store: Venture Quality Goods. Lafayette, venturegoods.com
Plant Nursery: Orchard Nursery. Lafayette, orchardnursery.com
Plus-size Women’s Clothing Boutique: Harper Greer. Lafayette, harpergreer.com