Bars & Pubs in Baileys Harbor

9 places, each with a quick take from us — kept current as hours and seasons change.

• 45th Parallel Door County

  The 45th parallel really does run through Baileys Harbor, and this tasting room takes its name from the line. It is the Door County outpost of New Richmond's grain-to-glass 45th Parallel Distillery, pouring craft cocktails and spirit tastings on a dog-friendly patio, with bottles to buy on the way out.

• AC Tap

  The kitchen runs until 2 a.m. every day, which in a county where most kitchens close early makes it one of the rare places to eat after midnight. Order the garlic parmesan wings: former Packers running back AJ Dillon has been ordering them here for years.

• Blue Ox Bar

  $$ · A seasonal operation; hours shift through the year — call ahead in shoulder season.

  A roadhouse bar in an 1887 building that's been slinging burgers, homemade chili, and Wednesday BBQ ribs since 1975. Inside there's eclectic vintage decor and a rotating local beer list, plus Joe's HarBar for summer drinks on the porch.

• Coyote Roadhouse

  $$

  Order the onion rings: a heaping loaf of thin, delicately fried strands. This pub and grill sits on the north end of Kangaroo Lake with an everybody-knows-your-name feel, a lake-view deck, and a Friday fish fry.

• Door County Brewing Co. & Music Hall

  $$

  The best room in the county for live music, and the Polka King Porter holds its own anywhere.

• Gatsby's Grille

  $$

  A relaxed grille on the Maxwelton Braes golf course grounds, best known locally for its Friday fish fry, spinach artichoke dip, and a patio that looks out over the fairways.

• The Baileys Harbor Cornerstone Pub

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  A pub in an 1886 former hardware store overlooking the Baileys Harbor marina, built around one of the county's longest-running Friday fish fry traditions: perch, walleye, and whitefish alongside nightly specials like Saturday prime rib.

• The Thirsty Cow Taphouse

  $$ · Hours shift by season — check their Facebook page or call ahead before you go.

  Door County's only self-pour taphouse: 25 rotating Wisconsin taps you pour yourself, paired with The Boss Bovine burger and Cowabunga Curds in a dog-friendly space with live music and trivia nights.

• Top Deck Restaurant & Bar at Gordon Lodge

  $$$ · Seasonal — closed in winter, typically reopening in May. Confirm current hours before a shoulder-season trip.

  A restored boathouse on North Bay at Gordon Lodge, with steak bites, crab cakes, and Door County cherry salads on the deck as the sun goes down over the water. One of the better sunset dinner settings on this side of the peninsula.