Who has the best outdoor dining in Bay St. Louis? Vote now in our restaurant patio bracket!

Summer is almost here and it’s the perfect time to start enjoying dinner al fresco again.

It’s patio season on the Mississippi Coast, and there are dozens of restaurants in the Gulfport-Biloxi metro with outdoor dining options for guests who want to enjoy brunch, lunch or dinner outside. Many of them have views of the water or downtown areas. Some are cult classics and others are hidden gems.

The Sun Herald is making a city-by-city outdoor dining guide, and you get to pick the top restaurants that make the list.

We’re starting with trendy Bay St. Louis. The city has lots of outdoor dining options available for every meal and is a popular destination for locals and tourists alike, especially New Orleans residents who escape to the Bay on the weekends.

We’ve identified 16 of the top-rated restaurants with patios or outdoor dining in Bay St. Louis. And you will choose the Top 5.

Here’s how it’ll work:

• Voting opens on Monday, May 29.

• Vote for your favorite restaurants often until the poll closes at 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 1.

• The five restaurants with the most votes will be included in Sun Herald’s local outdoor dining guide.

This poll is not scientific, and you can vote as many times as you’d like. The Sun Herald will also publish polls for other Coast cities throughout the month of June, including Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs and the Pascagoula-Gautier-Moss Point metro.

Here are the Top 16 restaurants for Bay St. Louis:

• Beachside at Buoy’s

• Trapani’s Eatery

• Tripletails

• Bodega/Parrot Head Bar & Grill

• 200 North Beach

• The Thorny Oyster

• The Blind Tiger

• Mockingbird Cafe

• The Buttercup on Second Street

• The Sycamore House

• The Ugly Pirate

• Mrs. Mary’s Sno-Balls

• Cuz’s Old Town Oyster Bar & Grill

• Jourdan River Steamer

• Dan B’s
  
  

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