"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, rapid 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, 2010. 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.

Even people who love Milwaukee generally concede that the city has one major flaw:

Beautiful weather is far too scarce.

Summer here is as good as anywhere in the world. Fall is lovely. Even winter -- at least after a fresh snowfall -- has a certain charm. But, the truly "nice" days and evenings seem fleeting -- which is why we maximize them as much as possible.

The concept of outdoor dining and drinking has taken off in the past decade or so, with Milwaukeeans clamoring to savor warm afternoons and evenings at establishments with waterfront locations or carefully appointed patios.

Recently, the race for Best Patio has yielded a different winner every year, but this year's winner, South Side hidden gem Barnacle Bud's, was the first to secure the title for the second year in a row.

Tucked away off the beaten path, this the no frills, workingman's waterfront patio can feel like a genuine escape from hectic city life, all without having to give up on beautiful views of the water and skyline.

When winter gives us the cold shoulder, warm yourself by thinking of sultry evenings at these spots.

OnMilwaukee.com editors' choice: Barnacle Bud's

Runners up:
2. Milwaukee Ale House
3. Harp
4. Trocadero
5. Rock Bottom Brewery
6. Hotel Metro
7. Paddy's Pub
8. Roots
9. Cafe Hollander
10. Rip Tide
11. Bootleggers
12. Branded
13. The Yard at The Iron Horse Hotel
14. La Perla
15. Palomino
16. Von Trier
17. Nomad World Pub
18. Tonic Tavern
19. Twisted Fork
20. Juniper 61