Best Atlanta Barbecue Restaurants


From smokehouse to hoghouse and roadhouse, we've rounded up the best in barbecue. Sure, preferences abound when it comes to matters of the grill. So maybe it's a pulled pork sandwich on squishy white bread you crave or Texas brisket with a side of coleslaw and sweet tea. One day you might like your ribs slathered and glazed in tomato sauce; the next day rubbed with special spices; and the next marinated and drenched in tangy vinegar. Whatever your pleasure, try these smokin' spots for the best barbecue around in Atlanta.

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Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q Barbecue
14/20
Dining Room at Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Atlanta, GA 1238 DeKalb Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-577-4030
Come for topnotch barbecue and side dishes that are made from scratch from fresh ingredients. More...

Hickory Wind BBQ Barbecue
11/20
Vineyards at Braselton
6072 Hwy. 53
Braselton, GA 30517
706-654-9453
A sibling-team and their offspring produce first-rate barbecue within a short jaunt from I-85. More...

Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q Barbecue
11/20
4574 S. Cobb Dr. SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
678-556-0011
Jim 'N Nick's does a good job of representing Southern food. More...

KC Pit BBQ Barbecue
12/20
MarshallÂ’s Plaza
6317 Roswell Rd. NE
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
404-459-6497
Kansas City-style barbecue is the draw at this family-owned emporium. More...

One Star Ranch Barbecue
12/20
25 Irby Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-233-7644
Taste a tad of Texas at this down-home, pull-up-a-chair kind of barbecue joint specializing in beef ribs. More...

Pig-n-Chik Barbecue
12/20
Peachtree DeKalb Plaza
5071 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Chamblee, GA 30341
770-451-1112
Pig-n-Chik offers its lovely sweet meat to the east side of town. More...

PR's BBQ Barbecue
Quick Bite
302 Tri-County Plz.
Cumming, GA 30040
770-886-5122
Formerly Pappy Red's, PR's still exhibits the airplane on the roof and broccoli casserole remains a signature side dish. More...

Rib Ranch Barbecue
11/20
2063 Canton Hwy.
Marietta, GA 30066
770-422-5755
If Texas defines your taste in barbecue, you'll like these meaty beef ribs. More...

Rolling Bones Barbecue
Quick Bite
Dining Room at Rolling Bones, Atlanta, GA 377 Edgewood Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-222-2324
Meaty pork ribs, mesquite-grilled chicken, smoked brisket and excellent slaw are the draws for dine-in, drive-thru to-go, and catering. More...

Smokejack Barbecue
13/20
Dining Room at Smokejack, Alpharetta, GA 29 S. Main St.
Alpharetta, GA 30004
770-410-7611
Smokejack proves that barbecue in all its glorious forms, from Kansas City- to Memphis- to Carolina-style, can be fine dining. More...

Smokey Bones Barbecue & Grill Barbecue
12/20
2475 George Busbee Pkwy. NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144
678-290-7771
For a chain 'cue joint, this one beats all others in flavor and atmosphere. Not the best 'cue we've ever had, but way shy of the worst by a long shot. More...

Spiced Right Smokehouse Barbecue Barbecue
11/20
5364 Lawrenceville Hwy.
Lilburn, GA 30047
770-564-0355
Lilburn icon Spiced Right offers tasty and well seasoned 'cue. More...

Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q Barbecue
12/20
Dining Room at Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q, Marietta, GA 1425 Roswell Rd.
Marietta, GA 30062
770-971-3201
Rustic Williamson Bros. takes the art of the barbecue very seriously. More...

Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q Barbecue
12/20
9436 Hwy. 5
Douglasville, GA 30135
770-949-5058
Danny and Larry Williamson, originally from Talladega, Alabama, learned barbecue from their father, Jack. More...



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