Do you have a favorite Ashburn restaurant? Or a local hair stylist you think is the best? Or maybe a doctor, dentist, teacher, or even real estate agent that you think rocks?
Then it’s time to speak up — because voting has begun in Ashburn Magazine’s seventh annual Best of Ashburn survey.
The Best of Ashburn gives you the opportunity to support and recognize your favorite Ashburn businesses, organizations, people and places in over 110 categories.
Click here to nominate and vote for your favorites. New categories this year include Best Orthopedic Practice, Best Kids Entertainment Provider and Best BBQ.
To qualify, a business must be located in Ashburn, unless it is a home services provider (such as an HVAC company, plumber, painter, etc), in which case it must provide services within the Ashburn community. The ballot has been populated with some of our readers’ favorites from prior years, but don’t hesitate to submit new nominations.
You can vote once per category per day — so as they say in Chicago, vote early and vote often. Voting ends Saturday, Feb. 28, at 11:59 p.m.
Winners will be announced in the May/June issue of Ashburn Magazine. After voting, be sure to share your vote with your friends and neighbors and encourage them to support their favorite local businesses.

In case you missed them last year, here are the Best of Ashburn 2025 winners. The magazine received over 70,000 total votes from over 11,000 voters last year — numbers that continue to grow.
Once again, you can vote in the 2026 contest here: va.secondstreetapp.com/Best-of-Ashburn-2026/