23 Danville Businesses Named 'Best Of East Bay': Diablo Magazine

DANVILLE, CA — Twenty-three Danville businesses were honored in Diablo Magazine's 2025 “Best of the East Bay” awards, more than any other Tri-Valley city.

Each year, the magazine asks its readers to vote on everything they like in the East Bay, from restaurants to museums to bars to barbershops.

Here’s a list of all the winners, grouped by category. See here for the full list of East Bay winners.

Classical Performance Company: Blackhawk Chorus, blackhawkchorus.com.

Place to Take Visitors: Mount Diablo State Park, parks.ca.gov/mountdiablo.

Driver Training: Greenlight Simulation, greenlightsimulation.com.

Independent Shoe Store: Footwear Etc., footwearetc.com.

Watches: Heller Jewelers, hellerjewelers.com.

Pediatric Dentist: Danville Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, drozzie.com.

Private High School: The Athenian School, athenian.org.

Private School K-8: St. Isidore Catholic School, stisidore.org.

Barbecue: Hazy Barbecue, hazybarbecue.com.

Burger: Danville Brewing Co., danvillebrewing.com.

Vegan Restaurant: Blossom and Root, blossomandrootkitchen.com.

Alternative Therapies Provider: Arctic Restore, arcticrestore.com.

Blowout Bar: Hartz and West Salon, Extension and Blowout Bar, hartzandwest.com.

Dental Practice: The Diablo Dental Group, thediablodentalgroup.com.

Hair Extensions: Lush Salon, lushsalondanville.com.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon: Dr. Brett E. Stompro, Dr. Chester K. Cheng & Dr. Pauline J. Santos Plastic Surgery & Medispa, plasticsurgery1.com.

Tanning Salon: Secretly Sunless Tanning Studio, secretlysunlesstans.com.

Cycling, Yoga Studio: Joya, joyayoga.com.

Sports/Country Club: Round Hill Country Club, rhcountryclub.com

Animal Hospital/Veterinarian: The Animal Wellness Center of Danville, awcdanville com

Community Dog Park: Canine Corral at Hap Magee Ranch Park, danville.ca.gov.

Landscape Design: Montgomery Robbins Landscape Architects, montgomeryrobbins.com.

Wedding Cake: Old Towne Danville Bakery, danvillebakery.info.