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Best Boston 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 Boston.

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Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q

Barbecue

12/20

908 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02474
781-648-7427 |

Good old-fashioned Carolina-style ’cue in Arlington. More...

Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q

Barbecue

12/20

1375 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02465
617-332-2583 |

Good old-fashioned Carolina-style ’cue in West Newton. More...

East Coast Grill

Seafood

14/20

1271 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-491-6568 |

After many years, Chris Schlesinger's no-holds-barred joint offers up the spiciest seafood in Boston and beyond. More...

M&M Ribs

Barbecue

Quick Bite

200 Geneva Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
617-306-0788

This stick-to-your-ribs Southern barbecue comes to you by way of a tricked-out truck parked roadside in Dorchester. More...

Redbones

Barbecue

12/20

55 Chester St.
Somerville, MA 02144
617-628-2200 |

Serving legendary barbecue and rare ales, Redbones also offers up a slice of the blue-collar Somerville of old. More...

Soul Fire

Barbecue

Quick Bite

182 Harvard Ave.
Allston, MA 02134
617-787-3003 |

At this Allston joint, the dry-rubbed 'cue is plentiful and cheap, and the soul tunes are so old-school they're new again. More...

Sweet Cheeks

Barbecue

13/20

1381 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02215
617-266-1300

Tiffani Faison brings pulled pork, brisket and ribs to Boston's Fenway neighborhood. More...

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