Best New York 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 New York.

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Chelsea
Flatiron District
Gramercy Park
Harlem
Midtown West
Upper East Side
Upper West Side
West Village
Brooklyn
Hudson Valley

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CHELSEA

R.U.B. (Righteous Urban Barbeque)

Barbecue

13/20

208 W. 23rd St.
New York, NY 10011
212-524-4300

Kansas City barbecue maven Paul Kirk shows you how it's done. More...

FLATIRON DISTRICT

Hill Country

Barbecue

13/20

30 W. 26th St.
New York, NY 10010
212-255-4544

RESERVE NOW!

Barbecue modeled from the Lone Star state that’s authentic enough for a longhorn. More...

GRAMERCY PARK

Blue Smoke

Barbecue

13/20

116 E. 27th St.
New York, NY 10016
212-447-7733

RESERVE NOW!

The Big Apple's only barbecue pit with jazzy tunes. More...

Duke's

Barbecue

Quick Bite

99 E. 19th St.
New York, NY 10003
212-260-2922

RESERVE NOW!

A honky-tonk in the heart of Manhattan. More...

HARLEM

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Barbecue

12/20

646 W. 131st St.
New York, NY 10027
212-694-1777

RESERVE NOW!

Syracuse-based barbecue can compete with Harlem's best. More...

MoBay

Caribbean

13/20

17 W. 125th St.
New York, NY 10027
212-876-9300

Some say this Caribbean-infused soul food by way of St. Louis in Harlem is addictive. See for yourself. More...

MIDTOWN WEST

Daisy May's BBQ USA

Barbecue

Quick Bite

623 Eleventh Ave.
New York, NY 10036
212-977-1500

The West Side's best (and only) take-away barbecue stand. More...

UPPER EAST SIDE

Brother Jimmy's

Barbecue

Quick Bite

1485 Second Ave.
New York, NY 10021
212-288-0999

The Upper East Side branch of this successful (and rowdy) barbecue chain. More...

UPPER WEST SIDE

Rack & Soul

Barbecue

12/20

258 W. 109th St.
New York, NY 10025
212-222-4800

Uptown barbecue brings some South to your mouth. More...

WEST VILLAGE

Bone Lick Park

Barbecue

13/20

75 Greenwich Ave.
New York, NY 10014
212-647-9600

West Village joint 'cues up the neighborhood. More...

BROOKLYN

Char No. 4

American

13/20

196 Smith St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-643-2106

Pork paradise and scads of scotch in Brooklyn. More...

HUDSON VALLEY

Max's Memphis Barbecue

Barbecue

Quick Bite

136 S. Broadway
Red Hook, NY 12571
914-758-6297

Pulled pork, garlic-mashed potatoes and friendly service are the draws at this upstate New York 'cue spot. More...

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