Missouri Magazine Best of Summer 2023 competition gave the community an opportunity to vote for their summer favorites in over 30 categories — from the best resort, best marina, to the state’s favorite outdoor dining and entertainment.
And the winners are:
Best Attraction Silver Dollar City
Best Boat Sales and Service Hughes Marine
Best Summer Boat Rentals Adventure Boat Rentals
Best Brewery Logboat Brewing Company
Best Summer Breakfast Jolly Rogers
Best Summer Boutique for Swimsuits Face 2 Soul Beauty Boutique
Best BBQ Restaurant Kehde’s Barbeque
Best Beaches Franky & Louie’s Beach Front Bar & Grill
Best Summer Camp Wonderland Camp
Best Cave to Visit Bridal Cave
Best Day Trip Ha Ha Tonka State Park
Best Fair & Festival Missouri State Fair
Best Hotel Old Kinderhook Golf at Lake of the Ozarks MO
Best Ice Cream Ice Cream Factory
Best Lakes Lake of the Ozarks
Best Summer Lake Apparel Lake Vibes
Best Local Distillery Phantom V Distilling Company
Best Marina Patriot Point Marina
Best Place for Day Drinking Shady Gators
Best Prop Repair Cool Breeze Marine – The Prop Specialists
Best on the Lake Restaurant Tap and Grill Lakeside Brew Haus
Best Outdoor Dining & Entertainment Redhead Lakeside Grill & Redhead Yacht Club
Best Place to Stay Cool Dog Days Bar & Grill
Best Summer Photographer CarolaPix
Best Summer Music Shows Main Street Music Hall
Best Resort Branson Shores Resort
Best Roof Top Bar 360 St. Louis
Best RV Resort Mermaid Cove Marina & RV Resort
Best Sand Volleyball Courts Old Kinderhook Golf at Lake of the Ozarks MO
Best Staycation Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake of the Ozarks
Best Summer Bar Backwater Jacks Bar & Grill
Best Summer Bartender Mr. & Mrs. Bartending
Best Summer Concert Apparel Split Arrow Boutique
Best Summer Fashion Hello Belle
Best Summer Winery Les Bourgeois Winery
Best Summer Music Venue Ozarks Amphitheater
Best Summer Vacation Rentals Keys to the Lake
Best Swimming Pool Heckart Community Center
Best Swim-Up Bars Coconuts Caribbean Beach Bar & Grill
Best Tanning The Bronzing Boutique Custom Airbrush Tanning, LLC
Best Theme Park Silver Dollar City
Best Vacation Getaway Spots Big Cedar Lodge
Best Waterpark Big Surf Waterpark
Best Water Taxi Playin Hooky Water Taxi & Charters, LLC
