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These Are Cincinnati's Best Bars, According to CityBeat Readers

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Every year, CityBeat publishes the Best Of Cincinnati®, wherein readers and staffers alike decide which bars are the booziest, which people are the coolest and which shops are your best bet for dropping a pretty penny. There are plenty of places to booze it up throughout the Queen City and our readers have some opinions on which are the best. Here are the winners for Best Bar in both Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, as selected by CityBeat readers. See full Best Of Cincinnati® results at citybeat.com/best-of.

Editor's Note: No. 9 for Best Overall Bar/Club has closed since this list was first published and has been removed.
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No. 1 Best Overall Bar/Club: Good Judy’s 4169 Hamilton Ave., Northside
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No. 1 Best Overall Bar/Club: Good Judy’s

4169 Hamilton Ave., Northside
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No. 2 Best Overall Bar/Club: Northside Yacht Club 4231 Spring Grove Ave., Northside
Photo: Catie Viox

No. 2 Best Overall Bar/Club: Northside Yacht Club

4231 Spring Grove Ave., Northside
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No. 3 Best Overall Bar/Club: The Belle and the Bear 8512 Market Place Lane, Montgomery
Photo: facebook.com/thebellethebear

No. 3 Best Overall Bar/Club: The Belle and the Bear

8512 Market Place Lane, Montgomery
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No. 4 Best Overall Bar/Club: Arnold’s Bar and Grill 210 E. Eighth St., Downtown
Photo: facebook.com/arnoldsbar

No. 4 Best Overall Bar/Club: Arnold’s Bar and Grill

210 E. Eighth St., Downtown
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No. 5 Best Overall Bar/Club: Queen City Radio 1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine
Photo: Patty Salas

No. 5 Best Overall Bar/Club: Queen City Radio

1230 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine
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No. 6 Best Overall Bar/Club: Longfellow 1233 Clay St., Over-the-Rhine
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 6 Best Overall Bar/Club: Longfellow

1233 Clay St., Over-the-Rhine
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No. 7 Best Overall Bar/Club: Hoppin’ Vines 8150 Montgomery Road, Kenwood
Photo: facebook.com/hoppinvines

No. 7 Best Overall Bar/Club: Hoppin’ Vines

8150 Montgomery Road, Kenwood
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No. 8 Best Overall Bar/Club: MOTR Pub 1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine
Photo: facebook.com/MOTRPub

No. 8 Best Overall Bar/Club: MOTR Pub

1345 Main St., Over-the-Rhine
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No. 10 Best Overall Bar/Club: Sundry and Vice 18 W. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine
Photo: facebook.com/sundryandvice

No. 10 Best Overall Bar/Club: Sundry and Vice

18 W. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine
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No. 1 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Southgate House Revival 111 E. Sixth St., Newport
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No. 1 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Southgate House Revival

111 E. Sixth St., Newport
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No. 2 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Crazy Fox Saloon 901 Washington Ave., Newport
Photo: facebook.com/The-Crazy-Fox-Saloon

No. 2 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Crazy Fox Saloon

901 Washington Ave., Newport
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No. 3 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar 629 Main St., Covington
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 3 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar

629 Main St., Covington
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No. 4 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Jerry’s Jug House 414 E. Seventh St., Newport
Photo: Hailey Bollinger

No. 4 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Jerry’s Jug House

414 E. Seventh St., Newport
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No. 5 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Gypsy's 641 Main St., Covington
Photo: GypsysCovington/Gypsys

No. 5 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Gypsy's

641 Main St., Covington
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No. 6 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Wiseguy Lounge 603 Main St., Covington
Photo: Danielle Schuster

No. 6 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Wiseguy Lounge

603 Main St., Covington
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No. 7 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Bobby Mackey’s 44 Licking Pike, Wilder
Photo: Facebook.com/BobbyMackeyFB

No. 7 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: Bobby Mackey’s

44 Licking Pike, Wilder
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No. 8 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: JerZees Pub & Grub 708 Monmouth St., Newport
Photo: Facebook/Jerzees.Newport

No. 8 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: JerZees Pub & Grub

708 Monmouth St., Newport
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No. 9 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: The Hannaford 619 Madison Ave., Covington
Photo: facebook.com/TheHannaford

No. 9 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: The Hannaford

619 Madison Ave., Covington
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No. 10 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: The B-List 343 Division St., Bellevue
Photo: facebook.com/TheBListBvue

No. 10 Best Northern Kentucky Bar/Club: The B-List

343 Division St., Bellevue
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