Davidson, Cornelius In Southern Living’s ‘South’s Best' Poll

CORNELIUS, NC — The pride of two Lake Norman towns may soon hit the glossy pages of Southern Living magazine. Davidson has been nominated in the category of best college town. In addition, Hello, Sailor in Cornelius has been nominated as best new restaurant in the South.

The categories are part of the magazine's South's Best 2020 awards.

Here are other categories with North Carolina nominations:
Best Resort Hotel

• Graylyn, Winston-Salem
• The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Cary
• The Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville
• The Inn on Biltmore Estate, Asheville

Best Historic Hotel

• Greystone Inn, Lake Toxaway

Best Garden Shop

• Atlantic Gardening Company, Raleigh

Best Scenic Drive

• Blue Ridge Parkway (NC/VA)
• State 12 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Best Boutique

• East Fork Pottery, Asheville
• Old North, Asheville
• Vert & Vogue, Durham

Best Bookstore

• Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill
• Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe, Asheville

Best Food City

• Asheville, NC
• Raleigh, NC

Best Beach Town

• Bald Head Island, NC
• Ocracoke, NC
• Wrightsville Beach, NC

Best Small Town

• Beaufort, NC
• Edenton, NC
• Manteo, NC

Best Mountain Town

• Black Mountain, NC
• Blowing Rock, NC
• Boone, NC
• Brevard, NC
• Bryson City, NC
• Cashiers, NC
• Hendersonville,NC
• Highlands, NC
• Sylva, NC

Best Neighborhood

• NoDa — Charlotte
• Warehouse District — Durham

Best City

• Asheville
• Charlotte
• Durham
• Greensboro
• Raleigh
• Wilmington
• Winston-Salem

Best College Town

• Chapel Hill, NC
• Davidson, NC
• Durham, NC

Best Dive Bar

• The Backstreet Pub, Beaufort
• The Thirsty Beaver Saloon, Charlotte

Best New Restaurant

• Benne on Eagle, Asheville
• Hello, Sailor, Cornelius
• The Stanley, Charlotte

Best Classic Restaurant

• Chef & The Farmer, Kinston
• Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill
• Poole’s Diner, Raleigh

Best Local Favorite Restaurant

• Chai Pani, Asheville
• Curate, Asheville
• Saltbox Seafood Joint, Durham

Best Bar

• Gallo Pelon Mezcaleria, Raleigh

Best Catfish Joint

• Maggie’s Galley Seafood Restaurant, Waynesville, NC

Best Barbeque Joint In NC

• Bar-B-Q Center, Lexington
• Buxton Hall Barbecue, Asheville
• Cook’s BBQ, Lexington
• Grady’s BBQ, Dudley
• Lexington Barbeque, Lexington
• Red Bridges Barbecue Lodge, Shelby
• Sam Jones BBQ, Winterville
• Skylight Inn BBQ, Ayden
• Southern Smoke BBQ, Garland
• Stamey’s, Greensboro

Anyone can vote by submitting a survey by Sept. 16. An entry gets you a chance to win the grand prize of $2,500 or one of three prizes of $500. You can take the survey an unlimited amount of times, but you can only enter for the giveaway once for every email address.

Visit www.southernliving.com/southsbestvote to vote.