O'Maddy's Tops Best Spot to Celebrate the Green

is a two-time Patch winner.

The ever-popular oceanfront bar wins this week's Readers' Choice Award for best place to enjoy St. Patrick's Day, which is Saturday. O'Maddy's also took the weekly award for best outdoor lunch spot!

Gulfport has no shortage of places to celebrate all things Irish. O'Maddy's won with 60 percent of the vote. But it was followed by the , in second place, another waterfront restaurant-bar; and of South Pasadena, in third.

True lovers of the shamrock may want to make the rounds Saturday and visit all three places, but please drive responsibly or choose a designated driver.

Friends of O'Maddy's are invited to give the welcoming indoor-outdoor bar a virtual hug and shoutout for being such a mainstay in Gulfport. Better yet, head over to O'Maddy's for an early pint.