Where is the best restaurant or bar patio in the Charlotte area? Tell us your favorite.

Charlotte, we’re outside: It’s patio season here in the Carolinas, and we’re all about outdoor eating, drinking and schmoozing.

Luckily, our local restaurants and bars are ready for this, offering patio dining, waterfront dining and more. Some patios are surrounded by gardens and tree canopy. Others are in urban settings with street views, people watching. We’ve got shaded patios and Vitamin D friendly patios.

And, we’ve got a no gatekeeping policy over here. We want to know your favorite restaurant and bar patios in Charlotte and the surrounding areas for our next CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice poll. Fill out our poll below or email us at charlottefive@charlottefive.com with your answer!

We’ll compile your recommendations for our Readers’ Choice: Best Patios poll and then put them all to a vote. Check out our past polls below:

Best of Charlotte: Coffee Shop | Chicken Wings | Doughnuts | Burgers | Ice Cream | Brewery | Pizza | Sushi | Tacos | Food truck | Bar | Ramen | Brunch

Note: We don’t include chains that have more than 100 locations worldwide.