Who has the best outdoor dining in Gulfport? Vote for the Top 5 in our restaurant patio bracket!

Editor’s note: Because of a technical issue, the Sun Herald had to restart the poll for Round 2 at 4:30 p.m. on June 9. We’ve also extended the poll until Thursday, June 15.

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 started with Bay St. Louis, and now we’re looking at Gulfport. The largest city on the Coast has lots of outdoor dining options available for every meal and is a popular destination for locals, business people and tourists alike.

We identified 25 of the top-rated restaurants with patios or outdoor dining in Gulfport. And you helped us choose the Top 10. Now, it’s time to narrow that list to five.

Here’s how it’ll work:

• Voting opens on Friday, June 9.

• Vote for your favorite restaurants often until the poll closes at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13.

• 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 and for as many businesses as you’d like by refreshing the page. The Sun Herald will also publish polls for other Coast cities throughout the month of June, including Pass Christian, Long Beach, Biloxi, Ocean Springs and the Pascagoula-Gautier-Moss Point metro.

Here are the Top 25 restaurants for Gulfport. The top 10 are in bold:

• Patio 44

• Felix’s

• Shaggy’s

• The Almanett Bistro

• Chimneys

• Tony’s Pizzeria

• Downtown Bistro

• Salute

• Tamale Shak

• Flamingo Landing

• Blue Dog Bistro

• Big Daddy’s Soul Food

• Sarducci’s Pizza

• Cadillac Cuisine & Spirits

• Coast Roast

• Captain Al’s

• Blow Fly Bar & Grill

• Dockside Deli, Island View Casino

• Orchid Indian Cuisine

• Murky Waters, Gulfport

• White Cap

• Taco Sombrero

• Sully’s

• Beach Boulevard Steamer

• Rebel Dip