Thoughts of Barnacle Bud's patio will keep you warm all winter.

Milwaukee's best patio, 2011: Barnacle Bud's

Published Feb. 15, 2011 at 4:40 p.m.

"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com is back for another round! The whole month of February, we're serving up intoxicatingly fun articles on bars and clubs -- including guides, the latest trends, bartender profiles and more. Grab a designated driver and dive in!

The votes are in and the winners have been selected for OnMilwaukee's Best: Bars & Clubs, 2011. Find readers' results in 50 categories, including an editors' pick, in this series of articles that run daily in the Bars and Clubs section of OnMilwaukee.com.

Hidden away on one of the nation's most industrialized rivers sits a gem of a bar that has for years given Milwaukeeans a little taste of the Florida Keys.

Most of Milwaukee's bar attention goes toward the popular Downtown and North Avenue entertainment districts but Barnacle Bud's is something special.

It's patio is the perfect venue for an evening of drinks on a warm summer night. With live music, an oyster bar and a killer Bloody Mary, it's no wonder why Barnacle Bud's was your choice for Milwaukee's best patio -- narrowly beating out another solid choice, the Horny Hideaway.

OnMilwaukee.com editors' pick: The Harp

Runners-up:

2. Horny Hideaway
3. Rock Bottom Brewery
4. The Harp
5. Milwaukee Ale House
6. Paddy's Pub
7. Trocadero
8. Leff's Lucky Town
9. Cafe Hollander
10. Roots
11. The Yard
12. Riptide
13. Stubby's Pub & Grub
14. Tonic Tavern
15. Palomino
16. Von Trier
17. La Perla
18. Nomad World Pub
19. Wicked Hop
20. Silver Creek Brewing Company
21. Port of Call

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jjn742 | Feb. 16, 2011 at 9:19 a.m. (report)

That's a fair point, but I'm more confused how a place that's closed - Riptide - can receive votes... Shouldn't a poll for 2011 be limited to bars that are actually open?

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milwaukeeviper | Feb. 16, 2011 at 8:51 a.m. (report)

Really onmilwaukee readers? Barnacle Bud's? The food is terrible, and the view of the dirty & smelly Milwaukee River in an Industrial area with abandoned buildings is even worse!

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