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Houston

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Top Chef Houston had an entire episode paying homage to our city’s brisket.

The 17 Best Barbecue Joints in Houston, According to Local Pitmasters

San Antonio

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Of all the things that put San Antonio on the map—the Alamo, the River Walk, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure—barbecue has never really risen to the top of the culinary bucket list like the city’s beloved Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants.

The 15 Best Barbecue Joints in San Antonio, According to Local Pitmasters

Dallas

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Few topics—besides religion, politics, football, and Tex-Mex—have the ability to bring people together for several choruses of “Kum Ba Yah.”

The 25 Best Barbecue Joints in Dallas, According to Local Pitmasters

Nation

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Kwame Onwuachi remembers striding down the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, where the sharp scent of suya caught him by the nostrils.

Why Nigerian Suya Is the Grandfather of American Barbecue

Charleston

Barbecue is its own religion in the South, a region where smokestacks and rib joints sing their sauce-laden siren songs from the mountains to the coast and every pocket in between.

These Pitmaster-Approved BBQ Joints in the Carolinas Are Worth the Road Trip 

Denver

Denver’s no Kansas City, but it sure does foster some lean, mean, barbecuing machines.

The 11 Best BBQ Joints in Denver, According to a Local Expert 

Nashville

When it comes to barbecue, Nashville isn’t Memphis, and that’s okay.

The 16 Best BBQ Joints in Nashville, According to Local Experts

Chicago

In the pantheon of iconic barbecue regions (ya know, the kinds of places that take their barbecue so seriously that people will fight you with a cleaver over something as trivial as sauce), Chicago doesn’t typically take top billing.

The 18 Best Barbecue Joints in Chicago, According to Top Pitmasters

Miami

When Buffalo Bills wide receiver and budding barbecue mogul Isaiah McKenzie was a kid growing up in Miami, barbecue didn’t mean much more than a catchy jingle for a chain restaurant.

The 8 Best Barbecue Joints in South Florida, According to Top Pitmasters

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The 17 Best Barbecue Joints in Houston, According to Local Pitmasters

Bottled beer, beef brisket, and (vegan) burnt ends.

The 15 Best Barbecue Joints in San Antonio, According to Local Pitmasters

Meet the ambitious, meat-savvy pioneers putting Alamo City on the low-and-slow map.

The 25 Best Barbecue Joints in Dallas, According to Local Pitmasters

Wagyu beef brisket is just the beginning.

Why Nigerian Suya Is the Grandfather of American Barbecue

You’ll be making Chef Kwame Onwuachi’s spicy grilled dish all summer long.

These Pitmaster-Approved BBQ Joints in the Carolinas Are Worth the Road Trip

Everything but the squeal.

The 11 Best BBQ Joints in Denver, According to a Local Expert

From Memphis dry ribs to tangy Carolina vinegar, these are your best bets for BBQ in Denver.

The 16 Best BBQ Joints in Nashville, According to Local Experts

From Memphis dry ribs to tangy Carolina vinegar, these are your best bets for BBQ in Nashville.

The 18 Best Barbecue Joints in Chicago, According to Top Pitmasters

From Texas-style brisket at Smoque to old-school rib tips at Chicago instituion Honey 1 BBQ, these are your must-hit spots for Chicago smoked meats.

The 8 Best Barbecue Joints in South Florida, According to Top Pitmasters

Meet the ambitious smoked meat pioneers finally giving Miami its low-and-slow due.

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Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q Expands to a Second Location

Featuring double the seating.

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