2025 Best Barbecue Restaurants Inside the Perimeter in Atlanta Area

The Best BBQ Joints in Atlanta ITP

The meaning of the term "barbecue" changes from one part of the country to another. From Texas to Kansas City and across the Southeast, barbecue means well-seasoned meat cooked "low and slow" over wood until it develops a pink "smoke ring." Memphis barbecue is especially known for its rubs. Texas prefers beef for barbecue, and pork is the basis of barbecue in the Southeast. Sauces and sides vary widely, too.

Whatever your pleasure, try one of GAYOT's Best Barbecue Restaurants Atlanta (Inside the Perimeter), presented in alphabetical order.

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Community BBQ
QB
Community BBQ's two classically trained chefs are league leaders in the barbecue genre. See More
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D.B.A. Barbecue
12/20
Lots of local and imported draught brews embellish the barbecue experience at D.B.A. See More
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DAS BBQ
QB
Texas inspires the barbecue offerings and sides at this well-run eatery. See More
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Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
14/20
Although schooled in Texas traditions, the Fox Brothers purvey several genres of barbecue. See More
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Heirloom Market BBQ
QB
Sharing common sensibilities, Korean and Southern barbecue flavors unite at Heirloom Market BBQ. See More
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Pig-n-Chik
QB
Pig-n-Chik offers proper barbecue and is handy to Emory University. See More
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Sweet Auburn Barbecue
13/20
Asian meets its Southern soul and its Mexican soul mate at Sweet Auburn. See More
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