The Centurion AwardsVerified Local Awards
Best of your town. Earned, not bought.
The Centurion Awards recognize local businesses that clear the bar. No popularity contests. No sponsored placements. No tiers.
Criteria, published in plain language
Read what we look for: years in operation, sustained online presence, established customer track record, liked by customers and the community, recognition in the local community. The exact data points stay internal so the bar can't be gamed.
Application processing fee, published
$99 per year. Covers production of your winner page, asset kit, and verification report PDF.
The Process
How a Centurion Award is awarded
Automated evaluation
We evaluate every business in scope against our published criteria: years in operation, sustained online presence, established customer track record, liked by customers and the community, recognition in the local community. We use public data the operator already has online. You do not need to apply to be evaluated, and we keep the exact data points internal so the bar can't be gamed.
Notification
If the score clears the bar, we email the operator directly with the verification report attached.
Application
The business completes a short, 100% digital application. Application processing fee $99 per year covers production of the winner page, the asset kit, and the verification report PDF. From application to live winner page is typically one business day.
Winner page goes live
The criteria grant the award. The application publishes the winner page.
For Business Owners
What a winner page does for your business
If your business clears the bar, the published $99 application fee publishes everything below — typically within one business day.
A dated winner page and backlink
A public award page on this domain naming your business best of your town in your category, with a do-follow link to your website and the traffic that comes with the title.
Proof you can hang and post
A framed plaque on request, a digital badge and asset kit for your site and socials, and the verification report PDF behind the award.
A signal that isn't for sale
Published criteria, a published fee, no tiers, no sponsored placements. The criteria grant the award; the fee covers production.
2026 Winners
This year's winners
Verified best of their town, in their category, for the year. The 2026 program is live in Flagstaff, Arizona and Tucson, Arizona — more cities roll out across 2026 and 2027.
Drinking Horn Meadery
2026 Winner
Freaky Foot Tours
2026 WinnerDragoon Brewing Company
2026 WinnerClub Congress
2026 WinnerBobo's Restaurant
2026 WinnerEl Charro Café
2026 WinnerZemam's
2026 WinnerEl Güero Canelo
2026 WinnerFreaky Foot Tours
2026 WinnerBest of Flagstaff
View the marketBest of Tucson
View the marketMore cities coming
Categories
Categories we award
Local-business categories. We add categories as we launch them in each city.
Breweries & Meaderies
LiveTours
LiveBreweries
LiveMusic Venues
LiveRestaurants
LiveTours
LiveLodging
Outfitters
Local Retail
Cafes & Coffee
Think your business clears the bar?
Read the methodology. Nominate a business that clears the bar.