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Best of C-VILLE Food & Drink

Best cocktail 2013: Bang!

Bang!

213 Second St. SW
984-2264
bangrestaurant.net

Runner-up:
Commonwealth Restaurant & Skybar
422 E. Main St.
202-7728
commonwealthskybar.com

More than 30 cocktails comprise the menu at Bang!, with options like the Secret Garden (Absolut Wild Tea, organic green tea, and fresh rosemary), the Esquire (Makers Mark, Firefly sweet tea vodka, Cointreau, and white cranberry juice), or the Mango Tango (Absolut Mango, red chili simply syrup, and mango juice). At Commonwealth, indulge in one of the Downtown spot’s two specialty cocktail menus—one for each floor!

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Best of C-VILLE Recreation & Fitness

Best martial arts studio 2013: Hiromi T’ai Chi

Hiromi T’ai Chi

609 E. Market St.
(877) 880-2479
hiromitaichi.org

Runner-up:
Charlottesville Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
601 Concord Ave.
825-6202
cvillebjj.com

T’ai Chi Ch’uan is Chinese for “supreme ultimate fist.” We can’t help but think that sounds pretty intense. But the practice is actually quite pensive. Readers turn to Hiromi T’ai Chi for strength-building in both mind and body. In second place, Charlottesville Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which means “gentle art,” is anything but, but carries the same values of health and discipline.

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