"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com – brought to you by Hornitos, OR-G, Party Armor, Red Stag, Absolut, Fireball and Malibu – 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, bar reviews 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, 2012. 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.

The readers of OnMilwaukee.com chose the Village Pub the best bar in Milwaukee's northern suburbs ... and we agree.

In the rapidly growing entertainment area at the intersection of Oakland and Kensington in Shorewood, the Village Pub, 4488 N. Oakland Ave., is a mainstay. It outlasted the old Shorewood Inn, which became The Brit Inn and is now Three Lions.

But it's more than just a survivor – it's a magnet, drawing an eclectic crowd. At Christmastime and around Thanksgiving, it's full of local college kids coming home. Packers games bring a different crowd. And there's an after-work crowd, especially in the summer when tables are set up on the sidewalk.

OnMilwaukee.com editors' pick: Village Pub

Runners-up:
2. Three Lions Pub
3. Thief Wine Bar
4. Milwaukee Ale House (Grafton)
5. The Silver Spring House
6. Libby Montana
7. Harry's
8. Highland House
9. Silver Creek Brewing Co.
10. Oakcrest Tavern
11. Taylor & Dunn's Public House
12. Speak Easy Nightclub
13. Brew City Grill & Brew House
14. COA
15. NSB Bar & Grill