Best Barbecue
HARTFORD, CT

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.


Black-eyed Sally's BBQ & Blues Southern
14/20
350 Asylum St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-278-7427
Sally's is like a transplanted Louisiana roadhouse, full of good music, good people and good food. More...

Cookhouse Café Barbecue
13/20
221 Governor St.
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-289-0053
Authentic barbecue prepared with care and served in huge portions in a laid-back setting in East Hartford. More...

Rajun Cajun Cajun
13/20
2790 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06120
860-241-9288
Louisiana-raised chef Thomas Armstrong makes a mean jambalaya, a noteworthy blackened catfish and sides that are nearly meals in themselves. More...

Uncle Willie's BBQ Southern
11/20
558 Chase Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06704
203-596-7677
Uncle Willie's brings a little heat to cold New England with some good old Southern pit barbecue. More...

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