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The Outsider at the Kimpton Journeyman

Last year, Blu at The Pfister ousted County Clare for the first time in years in this category in the OnMilwaukee Best of Bars readers' poll. But this year, there's a new view at the top.

The first year it was open, the stunning patio at The Outsider – atop the Kimpton Journeyman Hotel in the Third Ward – leaped into the second position in this category and this year it ran away with the title, garnering 20 percent of the vote.

While The Outsider has a nice interior bar, let's face it, even the name suggests you want to be out on the year-round patio, with its warming flames and hot view of the city skyline.

Perennial top finishers Blu and County Clare finished nearly neck and neck this year, separated by a difference of a mere five votes.

The top five was rounded out by The Iron Horse's popular Branded – which also boasts a great outdoor experience at The Yard – and Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites in the booming former Pabst Brewery neighborhood.

OnMilwaukee editors' choice: The Pfister Lobby Lounge

Runners-up:

2. Blu at The Pfister
3. County Clare
4. Branded at The Iron Horse Hotel
5. Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub at Brewhouse Inn & Suites