WTOP Top 10 Contest 2020 Nominations


Small businesses are the heartbeat of our community. As local area restaurants slowly transition to a new normal, WTOP wants to help!

Nominate your favorite local area restaurant in each of the 10 categories below and WTOP will give the Grand Prize Winner in each category $1,000!

Nominations are open now through Friday, July 24 at 5 p.m. Submit your nomination today by using the form below!

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Come back to vote for your favorite once per category, per day beginning August 3 through August 14 at 5 p.m.

WTOP Top 10 Categories are:

Best BBQ 

Best Brewery

Best Brunch

Best Burger

Best Crabs 

Best Dessert 

Best Pizza 

Best Sandwich

Best Takeout

Best Tacos

To be eligible for a nomination, each local restaurant nominated must:

Have a physical presence in Maryland, DC or Virginia

Have a majority of locations within the Maryland, DC or Virginia area

Be currently open for business at the time of nomination

For full contest rules click here!

Promote voting for your restaurant in the WTOP Top 10 Contest with our custom flyer, click here!

*Art in WTOP Top 10 graphic above was created by local D.C. – based artist, Christine Vineyard Lidflutters. Click here to see more of her work!

For questions and more information email contests@wtop.com

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