Best of El Cerrito 2026
The Best of El Cerrito is a program of the El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce and the Best of City Contests team.
By Supporting Local El Cerrito Businesses, You Ensure that Our Community Thrives.
Now in its fourth year, Best of El Cerrito is presented by the El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Best of City team. Each year, thousands of community members vote to recognize their favorite local businesses in more than 100 categories. Since its inception, the contest has attracted between 10,000 and 24,000 votes annually, celebrating the businesses that make El Cerrito a great place to live, work, shop, and dine.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s contest!
Meet El Cerrito’s Best
Winners: Tell Us About Yourself
If you didn’t get a chance to speak at the Best of El Cerrito Celebration, you can still leave a quick thank you video here. Introduce yourself and your business, let us know what’s unique about your business and thank the voters. Don’t worry…it can be short and unrehearsed. You will have a chance to re-record. Or you can upload a video.
We’ll share these video here and on social media throughout the year to let everybody know about the best buinesses in El Cerrito. We recommend doing this from a mobile device so you can use your phone camera.
Animal Services
Health and Beauty Services
Food & Drink
Lifestyle & Leisure
Retail Stores
Coaching and Therapy
Arts & Culture
Kids, Education and Activities
Household & General Services
Professional Services
Best in Class (One of a Kind)
Previous Contest Categories
The latest news and updates from the winners.
@elcerrito_chamber
Sep 26 🎉 What a night! On 9/17, we came together to celebrate the Best of El Cerrito 2026 winners! Huge congratulations…
Rachel Melby, Little Hill Real Estate (Red Oak Realty)
Oct 13 This Saturday, I'm inviting you to join me @downhomemusic for a 🙈 "DJ set" 🙈 consisting of 90 minutes of…
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Aug 12 
Rachel Melby, Little Hill Real Estate (Red Oak Realty)
Oct 11 Double-feature fun for Rachel^2 today in Richmond 👉 amazingly creative and well-curated members event at @eamesinstitute ft our fav neighborhood…
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Jul 4 Join us at Noon to see who are The Best of El Cerrito! Get a free raffle ticket to win…
Rachel Melby, Little Hill Real Estate (Red Oak Realty)
Oct 10 Our little team just closed a very special deal. And yes, we’re taking a moment to cerebrate and share! These…
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@elcerrito_chamber
Jul 3 🎉 The results are in! 🎉 Join us as we celebrate Our Community's Favorites at the Best of El Cerrito…
Rachel Melby, Little Hill Real Estate (Red Oak Realty)
Oct 8 Open album, scroll fast, select the first 20 that make you say YES! Two week photo dump
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