Winner: Bosco’s Squared

How’s this for a trade: Six parking spaces for the best outdoor dining area in Memphis? Not bad at all, says Bosco’s president, Jeremy Feinstone.

When a deck was added to Bosco’s four years ago, it was constructed of a Brazilian hardwood known for its density (the wood doesn’t float) and long outdoor life.

“At least it doesn’t absorb too much beer,” he jokes. Which, given Bosco’s hand-crafted beers, could have been a real issue.

2120 Madison, 432-2222. Open 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Sunday; 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Finalists: Spindini, Bahama Breeze