Best Bar for an Internet Date
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Edge of the Universe
- Reader’s Choice: Flying Timber Axe Throwing, The Village Bar, Beercade
- Reader’s Recommend: LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Tiny House Bar, WestEnd, Homy Inn, Nite Owl, The Down Under Lounge
- Reader’s Refer: North Shore Tavern, Stocks n Bonds, Winchester Bar & Grill
Best Bar for Beer Selection
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Crescent Moon, LOCAL Beer, Patio and Kitchen, Rathskeller Bier Haus
Best Bar for Conversation
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Mr. Toad’s Pub
- Reader’s Choice: The Berry & Rye, Edge of the Universe
Best Bar for Craft Cocktails
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: The Berry & Rye
- Reader’s Choice: Edge of the Universe, Red Lion Lounge, Tiny House Bar, WestEnd
Best Bar with Live Music
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: The Waiting Room Lounge
- Reader’s Choice: The Down Under Lounge
- Reader’s Recommend: The Omaha Lounge
- Reader’s Refer: Rathskeller Bier Haus, Site-1 Brewing, The Slowdown, The Berkley
Best Bartenders Are At…
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Winchester Bar & Grill
- Reader’s Choice: Krug Park, Edge of the Universe
- Reader’s Recommend: Big Red Restaurant And Sports Bar / Big Red Keno, M’s Pub, The Down Under Lounge, The Tavern
- Reader’s Refer: The Berry & Rye, Addy’s Sports Bar & Grill, The Corner Kick Cantina, Dundee’s Place Bar & Grill, Stocks n Bonds, The Trap Room, WestEnd
Best Brewpub
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Upstream Brewing Company
- Reader’s Choice: Crescent Moon, The Benson Brewery, Brickway Brewery & Distillery, Site-1 Brewing
- Reader’s Recommend: Farnam House Brewing Company, The Jaipur Brewing Company and Restaurant
Best Casino
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Horseshoe Council Bluffs
- Reader’s Choice: Ameristar, Harrah’s, Prairie Flower Casino
Best Cigar Bar
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Jake’s Cigars & Spirits
- Reader’s Choice: Copacabana Cocktail Lounge, Havana Garage- Cigar Lounge
- Reader’s Refer: Nickleby’s Smoke Ring
Best Cocktail Lounge
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: The Berry & Rye
- Reader’s Choice: Laka Lono Rum Club, Holiday Lounge, Interlude Lounge, WestEnd
- Reader’s Refer: Green Onion Lounge, Edge of the Universe, Wicked Rabbit
Best Concert Venue
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: The Slowdown
- Reader’s Choice: Stir Cove, The Waiting Room Lounge
- Reader’s Recommend: Omaha Performing Arts, Sokol Auditorium and Underground
Best Dance Club
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: The Max
- Reader’s Choice: Bushwackers Saloon & Dance Hall
- Reader’s Recommend: Ozone Lounge
- Reader’s Refer: Bar 415
Best Driving Range
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Topgolf
- Reader’s Choice: Milt’s Golf Center
- Reader’s Recommend: Stone Creek Golf Course
- Reader’s Refer: Indian Creek Golf Club
Best Golf Course
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Tiburon Golf Club
- Reader’s Choice: Indian Creek Golf Club, Field Club of Omaha, Inc.
- Reader’s Recommend: Quarry Oaks Golf Club, Bent Tree Golf Club
- Reader’s Refer: Benson Championship Golf Course
Best Happy Hour Bar
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Blue Sushi Sake Grill
- Reader’s Choice: The Village Bar, Barrett’s Barleycorn Pub & Grill, Edge of the Universe
- Reader’s Recommend: Charlie’s on the Lake, Alderman’s Bar, Hiro 88
- Reader’s Refer: The Down Under Lounge, The Tavern, Dundee’s Place Bar and Grill, Winchester Bar & Grill
Best Movie Theater
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Aksarben Cinema
- Reader’s Choice: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Midtown, Marcus Majestic Cinema of Omaha, AMC Oakview Plaza 24, Film Streams’ Dundee Theater
- Reader’s Recommend: Film Streams’ Dundee Theater
- Reader’s Refer: AMC Oakview Plaza 24, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema La Vista
Best Neighborhood Tavern
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: The Village Bar
- Reader’s Choice: Winchester Bar & Grill, Crescent Moon, Homy Inn, Leavenworth Bar
- Reader’s Recommend: Vis Major Brewing Co., Krug Park
- Reader’s Refer: Perry’s Place, The Down Under Lounge, Alderman’s Bar, Barley’s Bar & Grill, The Bull Moose, Dundee’s Place Bar and Grill, Jammer’s Pub, KoZee Lounge, North Shore Tavern, The Nifty Bar
Best New Bar
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Edge of the Universe
- Reader’s Choice: Tiny House Bar, The Bull Moose
- Reader’s Recommend: Sickies Garage Burgers & Brews
Best Patio at a Bar
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Mr. Toad’s Pub
- Reader’s Choice: 1912 Benson, Charlie’s on the Lake
- Reader’s Recommend: Blatt Beer & Table, The Trap Room, WestEnd, Bärchen Beer Garden, Brownie’s Watering Hole
- Reader’s Refer: O’Leaver’s Pub, Sullivan’s Bar, The Down Under Lounge, The Tavern, Brownie’s Bar & Grill, Monolithic Brewing, Rathskeller Bier Haus, Winchester Bar & Grill
Best Retail Wine Selection
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Spirit World
- Reader’s Choice: Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market
- Reader’s Recommend: La Buvette Wine & Grocery, Vino Mas
- Reader’s Refer: Howard Street Wine Merchant, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Hy-Vee (Marketing)- Hy-Vee was nominated, Marks Pantry and Bottle Shop
Best Sand Volleyball
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Winchester Bar & Grill
- Reader’s Choice: O’Leaver’s Pub, The MARK, Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bar/ Big Red Keno
Best Sports Bar
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: DJ’s Dugout Sports Bar
- Reader’s Choice: Addy’s Sports Bar & Grill, The Good Life Sports Bar & Grill, Tanner’s Bar & Grill
- Reader’s Recommend: Big Red Restaurant and Sports Bar / Big Red Keno, Ice House Sports Bar
- Reader’s Refer: Lefty O’Toole’s, Ref’s Sports Bar & Grill, Lighthouse Bar & Grill, Pauli’s Lounge
Best Throwing Axe Place
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Flying Timber Axe Throwing
Best Wine Shop
- Reader’s Choice Best of the Big O: Spirit World
- Reader’s Choice: La Buvette Wine & Grocery, Twisted Vine, Vino Mas
- Reader’s Refer: Marks Pantry and Bottle Shop