The Centurion Awards
2025 Centurion Award winners

Best of Arizona.

5 markets in Arizona are part of the 2025 evaluation, with 25 verified winners published so far. Pick your city to browse winners by category — or nominate a business that belongs on the list.

Historic downtown Flagstaff during the First Friday Art Walk

Best of Flagstaff

Arizona 7 verified winners → Main Street in downtown Mesa

Best of Mesa

Arizona · 38th-largest U.S. city 5 verified winners → The downtown Phoenix skyline lit up at dusk

Best of Phoenix

Arizona · 5th-largest U.S. city 5 verified winners → The Yavapai County Courthouse on Prescott's plaza

Best of Prescott

Arizona 1 verified winner → The Tucson skyline with the Santa Catalina Mountains behind it

Best of Tucson

Arizona · 34th-largest U.S. city 7 verified winners →
About these listings

How Arizona winners are chosen.

Every Arizona market runs against the same published bar: years in operation, a sustained public presence, a real customer track record, positive community sentiment, and recognition in the local community, all evaluated on public data. City by city, category by category, a business either clears the bar for 2025 or nothing is published at all.

Each winner links to a dated award record showing what was verified and when. Selection cannot be bought: there are no sponsored categories or tiers, and no fee can influence an evaluation. Awards are re-evaluated every January, so a 2025 listing reflects current performance. Know a business that belongs on this list? Evaluation is free, and only winners are ever published.

Know a Arizona business that deserves a serious look?

Nominate it for the next evaluation. Free, takes a minute, and nothing is ever published unless it clears the bar.

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