Top 50 Southern BBQ Spots

Southern Living names South Carolina BBQ joint the best in the South. I list them for reference, in case I’m ever in one of these places. The top fifty:

50. Rendezvous in Memphis

49. 2Fifty Texas BBQ in Riverdale Maryland

48. Fox Brothers in Atlanta

47. Smitty’s Market in Lockhart TX

46. Hurtado Barbeque in Arlington TX

45. Redemption BBQ in Henrico VA

44. King BBQ in Charleston

43. Cattleack Barbeque in Dallas TX

42. Blood Brothers BBQ in Bellaire TX

41. Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ in Charleston

40. Dayne’s Craft Barbeque in Aledo TX

39. Melvin’s BBQ in Mt Pleasant SC

38. Micklethwait Barbeque in Austin

37. Goldee’s in Ft Worth

36. Elliott’s in Florence SC

35. Allman’s BBQ in Fredericksburg VA

34. Home Team BBQ in Charleston

33. McCabe’s in Manning SC (buffet)

32. Peg Leg Porker in Nashville  

31. Burnt Bean in Sequin TX

30. Prime Barbeque in Knightdale NC

29. Sam Jones BBQ in Raleigh

28. Barbs BQ in Lockhart TX

27. Truth barbeque in Houston TX

26. Cozy Corner BBQ in Memphis

25. Old Hickory in Owensboro KY

24. Stamey’s in Greensboro NC

23. Southern Soul on St Simons Island

22. Hite’s Bar-B-Que in West Columbia SC

21. Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur AL

20. Franklin in Austin TX

19. Tejas Chocolate + Barbeque in Tomball TX

18. Archibald’s BBQ in Northport AL

17. A&R Bar-B-Que in Memphis

16. Palmira in Charleston

15. Panther City BBQ in Ft Worth

14. Grady’s Bar-B-Que in Dudley NC

13. Kreuz Market in Lockhart TX

12. Scott’s Bar-B-Que in Hemingway SC

11. Dreamland in Tuscaloosa

10. Lexington Barbeque in Lexington NC

9. Mama Jean’s in Roanoke

8. B E Scott’s BBQ in Lexington Tenn

7. Lewis Barbeque in Charleston

6. Skylight Inn BBQ in Ayden NC

5. LeRoy and Lewis in Austin TX

4. Louie Mueller in Taylor TX

3. Fresh Air Bar-B-Que in Jackson GA

2. Snow’s BBQ in Lexington TX

1. City Limits Barbeque in West Columbia SC

Another article about Hole-In-The-Wall BBQ Restaurants. Only one repeater: Skylight Inn BBQ.

Amazin Blaze Bar-B-Que, Hardin KY

Bar-A-BBQ, Montgomery TX

B’s BBQ, Greenville NC

Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que, Kansas City KS

The Joint, New Orleans

Oklahoma Smoke BBQ, Oklahoma City

The Original Ridgewood Barbeque, Bluff City near Memphis

Roper’s Ribs, St Louis

The Shed Barbeque & blues Joint, Ocean Springs Mississippi

Shuford’s Smokehouse, Chattanooga

Smokin' Mike’s Meats, Gainesville GA

Wild Waylon's BBQ, Fredericksburg VA