Best Barbecue in New York
Finger-lickin' good barbecue can be had all over NYC, with differing levels of authenticity. Check out all our recommendations here.
Blue Smoke(212) 447-7733
116 E 27th St,
New York, NY, 10016
Danny Meyer's Blue Smoke serves mouthwatering authentic pit barbecue using prime meats, fowl and fish, accompanied by farm-fresh seasonal vegetable side dishes and soulful home-style akes and pies. The restaurant offers a sele
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Bone Lick Park(212) 647-9600
75 Greenwich Avenue,
New York, NY, 10014
With a real wood pit and relatively authentic BBQ (by NYC standards), Bone Lick Park has both a nice dining room and outdoor seating (although you might go deaf from all the ambulances arriving at St. Vincent's hospital ac
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Daisy May's BBQ USA(212) 977-1500
623 11th Ave.,
New York, NY, 10036
Now with added seating in a cafeteria-style dining room adjacent to the restaurant, Daisy May's is additionally open seven days a week with extended hours. This is a great thing, because when you get that sudden summer
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Dallas BBQ - Chelsea(212) 462-0001
261 8th Ave,
New York, NY, 10011
One of Chelsea's last-remaining affordable restaurants, you'll find a wonderful cross-section of New Yorkers here enjoying the heaping plates of barbecue. Portions are truly enormous, the side dishes are plentiful, a
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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que BBQ(212) 694-1777
700 W 125th St,
New York, NY, 10027
We were thrilled when Dinosaur first opened, expecting everyone from Syracuse to ride down on their Harley-Davidsons. The restaurant imported some local flavor from Upstate, and the result has been a remakable succes
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Fatty 'Cue(718) 599-3090
91 South 6th Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Zac Pelaccio brings his fatty restaurant concept to the 'Burg, but with a twist: Southeast Asian flavors meet marinated meat. Long-delayed and long-awaited, the restaurant has already earned a star from Sam Sifton at the
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Fette Sau(718) 963-3404
354 Metropolitan Ave.,
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
How apropos that a barbecue joint built across the street by the owners of
Spuyten Duyvil should be called "Fat Pig" in German, for of all the new BBQ joints
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Hill Country212-255-4544
30 West 26th Street,
New York, NY, 10010
Yet more Texas influence in the Flatiron district, where you can expect southern comfort in this large space that capitalizes on both the supersize and barbecue trends so popular at present.
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Pies 'n' Thighs347-282-6005
166 S 4th Street,
Brooklyn, NY, 11211
Real southern-style cooking by Stephen Tanner and Sarah Buck. We haven't experienced this much ambiance since eatin' BBQ in rural Oklahoma off I-10. In particular, the black-eyed peas are great, the fried chicken superb, th
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Rack & Soul(212) 222-4800
258 W 109th St,
New York, NY, 10025
What sweet, sweet Providence sent us an earthly emissary of heavenly Southern cooking in Charles Gabriel, we may never know in this world.
Rub BBQ Righteous Urban Barbecue(212) 524-4300
208 W 23rd St,
New York, NY, 10011
What seemed to be a promising opening from the Kansas City Baron of Barbeque, Paul Kirk, instead emerged as a ho-hum yet busy joint. New York has seen a profusion of new BBQ places, and by throwing his ha
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Bill's Bar & Burger(212) 604-0092
22 9th Ave,
New York, NY, 10014
Bill's has quickly become a place of much contention in the burgeoning New York burger scene, pitting factions against each other who either want to dethrone or crown them forever. The jury is still out, but in the meantime, they definitely serve burgers.
The Smoke Joint(718) 797-1011
87 S Elliot Place,
Brooklyn, NY, 11217
Tucked away in the boundary-shifting Fort Greene, you might have to take a little walk from BAM to stumble on the Smoke Joint, but it's worth the stumble. The offerings are all equally sinful and delicious: the barbecue
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Virgil's Barbecue(212) 921-9494
152 W 44th St,
New York, NY, 10036
One of the top rated and most popular barbecue joints in Manhattan, barbecue is a way of life at this Midtown location. Their dedication to offering "real barbecue" led the proprietors to search the South for the secrets
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