July 28, 2023 – On July 28, 2023, North Shore Magazine announced its “Best of the North Shore” (BONS) winners.  BONS is a competition for the best ice cream, burger, boutique, salon, hotel, jewelry shop, beach, park, museum, and much more.  This year, the competition had more votes cast than ever before—over 158,000! BONS is split across six categories—DINE, DRINK, RENEW, PLAY, SHOP, and LIVE—and each category has several subcategories to choose from.

Congratulations to all BONS winners, but especially the three North Andover based businesses that were bestowed with the honor!:

1. Best Butcher Shop – Readers’ Choice: Butcher Boy
2. Best Kids’ Program, Arts/Theatre – Readers’ Choice: A Broadway Kids Company
3. Best Waxing – Editors’ Choice: The Wax Room