These are your favorite Greek restaurants in Charlotte. Which one is the best?

We’re looking for the Charlotte area’s best Greek food, and now it’s time to put your nominations to a vote.

First, we asked you to nominate your favorite Greek restaurants with gyros, spanakopita, moussaka and other Greek dishes you can’t resist.

You offered 18 nominees, and next we’ll put them to a vote to see which ones should move forward to the next round.

As with past CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice contests, each restaurant must have a location in the Charlotte area — which includes Lake Norman, Gastonia, Matthews, Mint Hill, Fort Mill and other nearby communities — and have fewer than 20 locations nationwide. (Showmars lovers, we’re so sorry — but that means the Charlotte-based chain has too many restaurants to be eligible. The same goes for Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe.)

How to vote

Support your favorite restaurant by casting a vote, and feel free to refresh this webpage and make another choice or continue voting for the same spot.

Here’s the schedule for this contest:

• The first round will determine the Top 10. It is currently live and will be live until noon Friday, June 12.
• The second round will determine the Top 5. It begins shortly after noon on Friday, June 12 and will be live until noon Monday, June 15.
• The third round will determine the Top 2. It begins shortly after noon Monday, June 15 and will be live until noon Wednesday, June 17.
• The fourth round will determine the winner. It begins shortly after noon Wednesday, June 17 and will be live until noon Friday, June 19.

The full list of Best Greek Food nominees

1. Akropolis Cafe
2. Athena’s Cafe
3. Athenian Grill
4. Big Bite’z Grill
5. The Diamond
6. Greco Fresh Grille
7. The Greek Eats & Sweets
8. The Greek Grill
9. Greystone Pub
10. Hellenic Greek Kitchen
11. Illios Crafted Greek
12. Illios Noche
13. Limani
14. Little Village Grill
15. The Mad Greek
16. Mocco Bistro
17. Nefelie’s
18. Yassou Greek

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Heidi Finley is a writer and editor for CharlotteFive and the Charlotte Observer. Outside of work, you will most likely find her in the suburbs driving kids around, volunteering and indulging in foodie pursuits. Support my work with a digital subscription