For photographers, jewelers, caterers and more, look no further with these service-based businesses, voted the best in the region by our readers.
Best Florist
Marin: Green Door Design, Mill Valley
This local shop’s long-lasting arrangements, many of which feature orchids, succulents and tillandsia air plants (which are reminiscent of vintage troll dolls), earned kudos from our voters.
Bay Area: Farmgirl Flowers, Watsonville
Runners Up
Marin: The Little Flower Shop, San Anselmo
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Bay Area: Hoogasian Flowers, San Francisco
Best Jewelry Repair
Marin: Gold Rush, Novato
Fast service comes with an unhurried demeanor and no pressure to purchase at this favorite local jeweler.
Bay Area: Watson & Son, Sausalito & San Francisco
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Runners Up
Marin: Julianna’s Fine Jewelry, Corte Madera
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Bay Area: Appelblom Jewelry, San Mateo
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Best Movers
Marin: Birch Circle Movers, San Rafael
Respectful and personable toward the client, on time arrivals and smooth communications are just a few of the accolades that rain down on these pros.
Bay Area: Celtic Moving & Storage, San Francisco
Runners Up
Marin: Movers of Marin, Mill Valley
Bay Area: Cunningham Moving & Storage, San Francisco
Best Pet Grooming
Marin: Doggie Styles, Mill Valley, 415.381.1777
With over 25 years of experience snipping doggie locks into owner-approved shapes, this crew knows a thing or two about doggie ’dos.
Bay Area: Wags, Novato & San Francisco
Runners Up
Marin: All Aboard Dog Grooming, Novato
Bay Area: Ziggy’s Pet Grooming, 415.485.1745
Best Caterer
Marin: Stacy Scott
Located in the Vivalon building, this boutique catering business supports Marin nonprofits, including Vivalon, WildCare, Marin Community Clinics and others.
Bay Area: Big City Catering, San Francisco
Runners Up
Marin: All Seasons Catering, Mill Valley
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Bay Area: A Black Tie Affair, South San Francisco
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Best Photographer
Marin: Amy Perl Photography, Mill Valley
We don’t know how she does it, but Perl seems able to capture each child’s inner essence in every photograph.
Bay Area: Jan Lundberg, A-List Photos, San Francisco
Runners Up
Marin: Buoncristiani Photography, Novato
Bay Area: September Days Photography
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Visit our Best of the County winners page for more.
Christina Mueller is a long-time Bay Area food writer. She hails from the East Coast and has spent way too much time in South America and Europe. She discovered her talent as a wordsmith in college and her love of all things epicurean in grad school. She has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Sunset, and the Marin Independent Journal, among others. She volunteers with California State Parks and at her child’s school, and supports the Marin Audubon Society, PEN America, and Planned Parenthood. When she is not drinking wine by a fire, she is known to spend time with her extended family.s the Assistant Editor at Marin Magazine and a graduate of Elon University where she studied Professional Writing and Fine Art. Born and raised in San Francisco/Marin, she loves traveling just as much as coming home to the Bay Area. She has curated a sophisticated palate for food, travel and culture and uses her travels as an outlet to develop her photography portfolio and hone her writing craft.
