2023 OMA Tourism Awards 

The votes are in for the Omaha Metropolitan Area (OMA) Tourism Awards, recognizing the best tourism businesses in Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie counties. A record 18,456 votes were cast this year to determine metro area residents’ favorites in the four categories of: Best Hotel, Best Restaurant, Best Attraction, and Best Retail Business. The winners for 2023 are:

BEST ATTRACTION

Douglas County

Winner:

Gene Leahy Mall at The RiverFront

Finalists:
  • Boys Town

  • Gene Leahy Mall at The RiverFront

  • Hot Shops Art Center

  • Junkstock

  • The Durham Museum

Sarpy County

Winner:

Sarpy County Museum

Finalists:
  • Bellevue Berry Farm & Pumpkin Ranch

  • Infinite Loop VR

  • Sarpy County Museum

  • Schramm Park Aquarium

  • Werner Park

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Dreamland Theatre

Finalists:
  • Dreamland Theatre

  • Hitchcock Nature Center

  • Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center

  • Mt. Crescent Ski Area

  • Prairie Crossing Vineyard & Winery


BEST HOTEL

Douglas County

Winner:

Hotel Deco

Finalists:
  • Hilton Omaha

  • Hotel Deco

  • Hotel Indigo

  • Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel

  • Omaha Marriott Regency

Sarpy County

Winner:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Gretna

Finalists:
  • Candlewood Suites Bellevue

  • Courtyard by Marriott Bellevue

  • Fairfield Inn & Suites Papillion

  • Hampton Inn La Vista

  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Gretna

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

Ameristar Casino Hotel

Finalists:
  • Ameristar Casino Hotel

  • BridgePointe Inn & Suites

  • Country Inn & Suites

  • Hampton Inn @ Ameristar

  • Hilton Garden Inn Council Bluffs

  • Microtel Inn & Suites


BEST RESTAURANT

Douglas County

Winner:

Block 16

Finalists:
  • Block 16

  • Dante

  • Monarch Prime

  • Nosh Restaurant & Wine Lounge

  • Upstream Brewing Co.

Sarpy County

Winner:

El Vallarta Mexican Restaurant Gretna

Finalists:
  • Beyond Golf

  • Billy's Gretna Cafe

  • Cafe Diem

  • El Vallarta Mexican Restaurant Gretna

  • Luigi's Italian Restaurant

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

The Back Forty Bar & Grill

Finalists:
  • 712 eat + drink

  • Caddy's Kitchen & Cocktails

  • Garcia's Family Mexican Restaurant

  • Mercy Thai Restaurant

  • The Back Forty Bar & Grill


BEST RETAIL BUSINESS

Douglas County

Winner:

Borsheims

Finalists:
  • beyourself

  • Borsheims

  • Mangelsen's

  • Nouvelle Eve

  • The Next Chapter

Sarpy County

Winner:

The Candle House

Finalists:
  • Kajoma's Boutique

  • Robin's Nest Springfield

  • Shadow Lake Towne Center

  • Storm Front Team Store

  • The Candle House

Pottawattamie County

Winner:

The Occasional Collective

Finalists:
  • The Occasional Collective

  • The Unique Boutique Iowa

  • Sugar Makery Bittersweet Dessert Bar

  • Sherbondy's Garden Center

  • The Olive Branch

SPONSORED BY:

Pottawattamie Tourism


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