Like most "Best of..." lists here at home and on St. Maarten/Martin, it's done by "popular vote". The advertisers contact the businesses and tell them they have an opportunity to advertise in the Best of Magazine and the businesses ask patrons to vote for them. It's a great advertising piece and sometimes a good source of information for first time visitors, but as a long time visitor, I would not believe that any of the places were actually "Best" (since that's subjective at best). Otherwise, why would Dominoes be voted Best Pizza??!!