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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