A record 18,456 votes were cast by the public in this year’s Omaha Metropolitan Area (OMA) Tourism Awards. This is the seventh year for the awards that recognize the best tourism businesses in Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie counties. Did your favorites win? 

Best Attraction: 

Winner: Gene Leahy Mall at The Riverfront

Runners-up: Junkstock and The Durham Museum

Best Hotel: 

Winner: Hotel Deco

Runners-up: Omaha Marriott Regency and Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel

Best Restaurant: 

Winner: Block 16

Runners-up: Monarch Prime and Upstream Brewing Company

Best Retail Business: 

Winner: Borsheims

Runners-up: Nouvelle Eve and Mangelsen’s

Pottawattamie County

Best Attraction: 

Winner: Dreamland Theatre

Runners-up: Prairie Crossing Vineyard & Winery and Hitchcock Nature Center

Best Hotel: 

Winner: Ameristar Casino Hotel

Runners-up: Hilton Garden Inn Council Bluffs and Country Inn & Suites

Best Restaurant: 

Winner: The Back Forty Bar & Grill

Runners-up: Garcia’s Family Mexican Restaurant and 712 eat + drink

Best Retail Business: 

Winner: The Occasional Collective

Runners-up: The Unique Boutique Iowa and Sugar Makery BitterSweet Dessert Bar

Sarpy County

Best Attraction: 

Winner: Sarpy County Museum

Runners-up: Werner Park and Bellevue Berry Farm & Pumpkin Ranch

Best Hotel: 

Winner: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Gretna

Runners-up: Fairfield Inn & Suites Papillion and Courtyard by Marriott Bellevue at Beardmore Event Center

Best Restaurant: 

Winner: El Vallarta Mexican Restaurant Gretna

Runners-up: Cafe Diem and Billy’s Gretna Cafe

Best Retail Business: 

Winner: The Candle House

Runners-up: Robin’s Nest Springfield and Shadow Lake Towne Center

The OMA Tourism Awards are presented in partnership with the Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sarpy County Tourism, and Visit Omaha. 

For more information, go to OMATourismAwards.com.