Best Local Alternative to Big Box Shops: Adjectives Market. Whether you’re looking for antiques, one-of-a-kind pieces, vintage clothing or other items you didn’t know you needed, Adjectives is the cure for cookie-cutter household goods. adjmkt.com

Best Gift Shop: The Primrose Shop is a go-to spot for all occasions and everything monogrammed—perfect gifts for babies, brides and teachers, plus fun jewelry, sandals and game-day gear in varying colors (depending on where your loyalties lie). facebook.com/ThePrimroseShop

Tattoo Parlor

1 Trinity Tattoo Company
trinitytattoo.com
193 N. U.S. Highway 17-92
Longwood

2 Ascension Tattoo
ascensiontattoo.com
832 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando

3 Stigma Tattoo Bar
stigmatattoos.com
17 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando

Local Car Dealer

1 Fields Auto Group
fieldsauto.com
Multiple Orlando area locations

2 David Maus Toyota
davidmaustoyota.com
1160 Rinehart Road
Sanford

3 Lexus of Orlando
lexusoforlando.com
305 N. Semoran Blvd.
Winter Park

Interior Designer

1 Ted Maines Interiors
tedmainesinteriors.com
1030 Orange Ave.
Winter Park

2 Wolfe-Rizor Interiors
wolferizor.com
935 N. Orange Ave.
Winter Park

3 Design Studio 15
designstudio15.com
433 W. New England Ave.
Winter Park

Bicycle Shop

1 Orange Cycle Works
orangecycleorlando.com
2204 Edgewater Drive
Orlando

2 David’s World Cycle
davidsworld.com
Eight Orlando-area locations

3 Winter Garden Wheel Works
101 Plant St.
Winter Garden

Pool Builder

1 Pools by Bradley
poolsbybradley.com
5725 Wayside Drive, #1001
Sanford

2 Holland Pools and Spas
hollandpools.com
415 Gold Medal Court
Longwood

3 Signature Pools
signaturepools.com
8818 Commodity Circle
Orlando

Best Place to Pick Up a Metal Rooster: Renningers antique and flea market. Save your moolah for the three-day extravaganzas staged in November, January and February, which draw more than 800 vendors to the gentle rolling hills outside Mount Dora. There are treasures to be found. renningers.net

Best Farmers: The members of Fleet Farming, who tend to 10 “farmlettes’’ in the Audubon Park neighborhood—all planted in residents’ yards. The self-sustaining green enterprise features volunteers who pedal to the plots, harvest the bounty and load it onto carts attached to bicycles, sell it to chefs and at a farmers’ market, and plow the money back into the program. fleetfarming.com

Florist

1 Bay Hill Florist
bayhillflorist.com
7784 Sand Lake Road
Orlando

2 In Bloom Florist
inbloomflorist.com
2 Orlando-area locations

3 Lee James Floral Designs
leejamesfloral.com
1249 N. Orange Ave.
Orlando

Farmers Market

1 Winter Park Farmers’ Market
cityofwinterpark.org
200 W. New England Ave.
Winter Park

2 Winter Garden Farmers Market
wintergardenfarmersmarket.com
104 S. Lakeview Ave.
Winter Garden

3 Orlando Farmers Market
cityoforlando.net
Lake Eola Park, East Lawn
512 E. Washington St.
Orlando

Plant Nursery

1 Lukas Nursery
lukasnursery.com
1909 Slavia Road
Oviedo

2 Palmer’s Garden & Goods
palmersgarden.com
2611 Corrine Drive
Orlando

3 Apenberry’s
apenberrys.com
3443 Edgewater Drive
Orlando

Private Golf Course

1 Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge
bayhill.com
9000 Bay Hill Blvd.
Orlando

2 Isleworth Golf & Country Club
isleworth.com
6100 Deacon Drive
Windermere

3 Interlachen Country Club
interlachenccfl.org
2245 Interlachen Court
Winter Park

Public Golf Course

1 Dubsdread Golf Course
historicaldubsdread.com
549 W. Par St.
Orlando

2 Orange County National
ocngolf.com
16301 Phil Ritson Way
Winter Garden

3 Winter Park Golf Club
winterparkcountryclub.com
761 Old England Ave.
Winter Park

Day Spa

1 The Fitness Centre & Day Spa
Florida Hospital Celebration Health
celebrationfitness.com
400 Celebration Place
Celebration

2 The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
ritzcarlton.com/orlando
4012 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando

3 The Spa on Edgewater
thespallc.com
2626 Edgewater Drive
Orlando

Workout Facility/Gym

1 The Fitness Centre & Day Spa
Florida Hospital Celebration Health
celebrationfitness.com
400 Celebration Place
Celebration

2 LA Fitness
lafitness.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations

3 YMCA
ymcacentralflorida.com
Multiple Orlando-area locations

Nail Salon

1 Eden Spa
edenspa.floridahospital.com
Two Orlando-area locations

2 Stella Luca
stellaluca.com
Two Winter Park-area locations

3 SizzorS
sizzorssalon.com
269 Aulin Ave., Suite 1009
Oviedo

Hair Salon

1 Stella Luca
stellaluca.com
Two Winter Park-area locations

2 Eden Spa
edenspa.floridahospital.com
Two Orlando-area locations

3 SizzorS Salon
sizzorssalon.com
269 Aulin Ave., Suite 1009
Oviedo

Barber Shop

1 Floyd’s 99 Barbershop
floydsbarbershop.com
Five Orlando-area locations

2 Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club
kennedysbarberclub.com
Three Orlando-area locations

3 Nick’s Barber Shop
facebook.com/nicks-barber-shop
6735 Conroy Windermere Road, #112
Orlando

Best Reason to Check Your Mail: Little Lace Box is a bi-monthly luxury subscription box that allows you to sample amazing lifestyle products, from fashion and beauty accessories to home goods and more. Based out of Kissimmee, this 3-woman team curates a box of unique thematic surprises. After your first box you’ll be hooked and eagerly be counting the days till your next shipment. littlelacebox.com

Private School, K-8

1 Holy Family Catholic School
hfcschool.com
5129 S. Apopka-Vineland Road
Orlando

2 Lake Highland Preparatory School
lhps.org
901 Highland Ave.
Orlando

3 Windermere Preparatory School
windermereprep.com
6189 Winter Garden-Vineland Road
Windermere

Private School, 9-12

1 Lake Highland Preparatory School
lhps.org
901 Highland Ave.
Orlando

2 Trinity Preparatory School
trinityprep.org
5700 Trinity Prep Lane
Winter Park

3 The First Academy
thefirstacademy.org
2667 Bruton Blvd.
Orlando

Preschool

1 Ladybird Academy
ladybirdacademy.com
Fifteen Orlando-area locations

2 StarChild Academy
starchildacademy.com
Seven Orlando-area locations

3 Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando
orlandojcc.org
Two Orlando-area locations

Best Indoor Playground: Amaya Papaya is where children can play and parents can lounge or shop. The play room is full of educational and stimulating toys, and their enrichment classes teach everything from music to dance to Spanish. During the summer, kids can attend the Not So Campy Camps, and four times a year kids and parents get to party at the after-hours Baby Boogie Bashes. amayapapaya.com

Best Pet Pampering: Woof Gang Bakery offers an extensive list of grooming services and spa treatments for both dogs and cats. They even have self-service facilities so you can wash your pet and skip the bathroom mess. woofgangbakery.com

Veterinary Hospital

1 Tuscawilla Oaks Animal Hospital
tuscawillaoaksah.com
1490 Tuskawilla Road
Oviedo

2 Winter Park Veterinary Hospital
wpvet.com
1601 Lee Road
Winter Park

3 McAbee Veterinary Hospital
mcabeeveterinary.com
4586 Palmetto Ave.
Winter Park

Doggie Daycare

1 Ranger’s Pet Outpost and Retreat
rangerspetoutpost.com
1239 Minnesota Ave.
Winter Park

2 Dog Day Afternoon
dogdayafternoonorlando.net
1015 Sligh Blvd.
Orlando

3 Happy Paws Pet Resort
happypawsorlando.com
12693 E. Colonial Drive
Orlando

Chiropractor

1 Glenn Graham
grahamchiropractic.org
7532 W. Sand Lake Road
Orlando

2 Andrew Hull
winterparkchiropractor.com
305 N. Lakemont Ave.
Winter Park

3 Brad Levine
drbradlevine.com
499 E. Central Parkway, Suite 215
Altamonte Springs

Optometrist

1 Vision Health Institute
myvhi.com
400 N. Bumby Ave.
Orlando

2 Eola Eyes
eolaeyes.com
519 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando

3 Eye & Optics
eyesoptics.com
212 N. Park Ave.
Winter Park

Plastic Surgeons

1 George Pope
georgepopemd.com
3872 Oakwater Circle
Orlando

2 Brian Joseph
orlando-plastic-surgery.com
340 Wymore Road
Winter Park

3 Clifford Clark
dr-clark.com
701 W. Morse Blvd.
Winter Park

Best Hotel to Take Out-of-Town Company: The Animal Kingdom Lodge for the amazing architecture, animal sightings, authentic cuisine and no admission ticket required.
disneyworld.com

Business Hotel

1 The Ritz-Carlton
Orlando, Grande Lakes
ritzcarlton.com/orlando
4012 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando

2 Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando
grandbohemianhotel.com
325 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando

3 The Alfond Inn
thealfondinn.com
300 E. New England Ave.
Winter Park

Best of Orlando 2015: Eat and Drink

Best of Orlando 2015: Personalities

Best of Orlando 2015: Goods & Services

Best of Orlando 2015: Potpourri

Staycation

1 Walt Disney World Resort
disneyworld.disney.go.com
Lake Buena Vista
Orlando

2 Grande Lakes
Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes
JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes
grandelakes.com
4012-4040 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando

3 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
marriott.com
6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee

Best Cheap Transportation to Keep Kids Entertained: SunRail. A $5 ticket allows you and your young ones to enjoy the nice air-conditioning as the scenery zooms by. sunrail.com

This article appears in the August 2015 issue of Orlando Magazine.