Alex Farms Hickory Smoked Chicken Salad & BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Alex Farms in Olive Branch pairs hickory-smoked brisket, ribs, and pulled pork with a cult chicken salad, drawing DeSoto County crowds to Hacks Cross.
Arnold's BBQ & Grill-Memphis TN, Memphis, TN
Arnold's BBQ & Grill in downtown Memphis serves dry rib ends, loaded BBQ fries, and weekend country breakfast down the Edge District's hidden Floyd Alley.
Arnolds Bar-B-Que, Memphis, TN
Arnolds Bar-B-Que on East Shelby Drive in Memphis is the family flagship for dry-rub ribs, rib tips, chopped pork, and the loaded BBQ fries that built the name.
Bain Barbecue & Bakery, Memphis, Tennessee
Bain Barbecue & Bakery in Memphis brings Central Texas Wagyu brisket, house sausage, and kolaches to Cooper-Young, a rare offset outlier in a dry-rub city.
BallHoggerz BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
BallHoggerz BBQ in Memphis brings competition-caliber ribs, smoked wings, and pulled pork to a tiny Orange Mound storefront run by a decorated pitmaster.
The Bar-B-Q Shop, Memphis, Tennessee
The Bar-B-Q Shop in Midtown Memphis serves the city's best BBQ spaghetti, dry-rub ribs, and pulled pork, home of the region's iconic Dancing Pigs sauce.
Big Bill's Bar-Be-Que, Memphis, Tennessee
Big Bill's Bar-Be-Que in East Memphis serves hearty smoked pork, dry-rub ribs, and wings on Kirby with unusually long hours, plus a Whitehaven sibling location.
Blues City Cafe, Memphis, Tennessee
Blues City Cafe on Beale Street in Memphis serves wet ribs, Delta tamales, and pulled pork with live blues until 3am, a ribs-and-music landmark since 1991.
Bryant's Bar-B-Q & Breakfast, Memphis, Tennessee
Bryant's Bar-B-Q & Breakfast in Memphis pairs hickory-smoked pit pork and ribs with the homemade biscuits and gravy that have made it famous since 1968.
Captain John's Bar-B-Que, Memphis, Tennessee
Captain John's Bar-B-Que in Collierville has hot-pit smoked pulled pork, ribs, and BBQ bologna since 1981, one of the suburb's oldest barbecue addresses.
Central BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Central BBQ in Midtown Memphis is the 2002 flagship for dry-or-wet ribs, a best-in-city pulled pork sandwich, and the cult-following loaded BBQ nachos.
Central BBQ, Memphis, TN
Central BBQ downtown on Butler Avenue in Memphis serves dry-or-wet ribs, award-winning pork nachos, and smoked turkey near the ballpark and the river.
Central BBQ, Memphis, TN
Central BBQ on Summer Avenue in Memphis plates dry-or-wet ribs, award-winning pork nachos, and smoked turkey, the brand's consistency on a busy corridor.
Central BBQ, Memphis, TN
Central BBQ on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis plates dry-or-wet ribs, award-winning pulled pork nachos, and smoked turkey, the city's consistency leader.
Collierville Commissary, Memphis, Tennessee
Collierville Commissary serves the brand's wet-or-dry Memphis ribs, pulled pork, and smoked sausage with a drive-thru on Houston Levee in east Shelby County.
Corky's Memphis, Memphis, TN
Corky's in Cordova, Memphis serves hickory-smoked dry and wet ribs, BBQ bologna, and pulled pork on Germantown Parkway, the suburban home of a rib legend.
Corky's Ribs & BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Corky's Ribs & BBQ on Poplar Avenue in Memphis is the famed mail-order landmark for sweet-sauced wet ribs, dry-rub racks, BBQ nachos, and pulled pork.
Cozy Corner, Memphis, Tennessee
Cozy Corner in North Memphis smokes its one-of-a-kind BBQ Cornish hen, plus BBQ bologna and wet ribs, a soulful North Parkway legend running since 1977.
Elwood's Shack, Memphis, Tennessee
Elwood's Shack in Binghampton, Memphis blends Cajun and Memphis smoke, plating standout smoked chicken, brisket, boudin, and BBQ tacos on a dog-friendly patio.
Fat Larry's, Memphis, Tennessee
Fat Larry's near Cordova, Memphis serves stacked chopped pork, smoky rib tips, and smoked sausage at everyday prices, the east side's weekly barbecue habit.
Germantown Commissary, Memphis, Tennessee
Germantown Commissary serves slow-smoked dry-or-wet ribs, pulled pork, and standout smoked turkey inside a restored 1900s general store in suburban Memphis.
Hog Wild-Real Memphis Barbeque, Memphis, TN
Hog Wild in Memphis smokes pork low and slow over hickory on Tully Street, serving dry-rub ribs, chopped pork, and BBQ nachos from a catering-driven pit.
Interstate Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
Interstate Bar-B-Q in South Memphis is Jim Neely's since-1978 pit for benchmark wet ribs, pulled pork, and the Memphis BBQ spaghetti it helped define.
Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
Jim 'N Nick's in Cordova, Memphis serves scratch-cooked pulled pork, baby back ribs, brisket, and cult cheese biscuits, a full-service Southern smokehouse.
Jimbo's Brickhouse Bar-Be-Que, Memphis, Tennessee
Jimbo's Brickhouse Bar-Be-Que in Byhalia serves tender full-rack ribs, smoked chicken, and pulled pork with live-music weekends, south of Collierville.
Leonard's Pit Barbecue, Memphis, Tennessee
Leonard's Pit Barbecue in Memphis, the city's first BBQ restaurant since 1922, serves the pulled pork sandwich it is credited with inventing, plus ribs.
Leonard's BBQ, Memphis, TN
Leonard's BBQ in Memphis carries the city's oldest barbecue lineage from 1922, serving pit-cooked pork shoulder and the original chopped pork sandwich.
Marlowe's Ribs & Restaurant, Memphis, Tennessee
Marlowe's Ribs in Whitehaven, Memphis serves melt-tender wet ribs in its bottled sweet-tangy sauce, plus BBQ shrimp, a Graceland-area landmark since 1976.
Memphis BBQ Co., Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis BBQ Co. in Horn Lake, run by world champion Melissa Cookston, serves championship ribs, pulled pork, and smoked wings over the Tennessee line.
Neely's Interstate BBQ, Memphis, TN
Neely's Interstate BBQ on Winchester in southeast Memphis, run by Jim Neely's son, serves chopped pork, dry-rub ribs, and the family's barbecue spaghetti.
Old Style Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
Old Style Bar-B-Q in Olive Branch has served hickory-smoked pork and ribs since 1976, a nearly 50-year-old pit repeatedly voted DeSoto County's best restaurant.
One & Only BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
One & Only BBQ on Kirby Parkway in East Memphis serves competition-quality dry-rub ribs, pulled pork, and smoked wings from a team with Memphis in May roots.
One & Only BBQ, Memphis, TN
One & Only BBQ on Perkins Extended in East Memphis serves dry-rub ribs, wet ribs, pulled pork, and hickory-smoked wings, the brand's neighborhood rib house.
One & Only BBQ, Memphis, TN
One & Only BBQ on Timber Creek in Cordova serves dry-rub ribs, hickory-smoked wings, and pulled pork, the local brand's counter-serve neighborhood pit.
Pappy's BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Pappy's BBQ in Collierville has served hickory-smoked dry-rub ribs and hand-pulled pork since 1995, a family-run suburban pit built on old-fashioned technique.
Payne's Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
Payne's Bar-B-Q in Memphis has served its definitive chopped pork sandwich, hand-chopped shoulder under yellow slaw, since 1972, a cash-only Lamar legend.
Pollard's Bar-B-Que, Memphis, Tennessee
Pollard's Bar-B-Que in Whitehaven, Memphis serves hickory-smoked pulled pork, ribs, and Southern plates near Graceland, a Restaurant Impossible TV alum.
Ray's World Famous BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Ray's World Famous BBQ in West Memphis serves huge, meaty whole-slab ribs and the Super World Famous pork sandwich, an Arkansas-side detour just off I-40.
Reese's Bar-B-Q, Memphis, TN
Reese's Bar-B-Q in southeast Memphis smokes chopped pork, dry-rub ribs, and hot links on Winchester Road from nine in the morning through dinner, no pretense.
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous, Memphis, Tennessee
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous in downtown Memphis has charcoal-grilled dry-rub ribs and Greek-spiced sausage in its alley basement since 1948, a rib benchmark.
Smokin' Hot BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Smokin' Hot BBQ in Bartlett, Memphis grew from a food truck to a drive-thru, serving well-smoked brisket, ribs, and sausage in generous, quick-service plates.
Smoky City BBQ, Memphis, TN
Smoky City BBQ in Memphis keeps its Jackson Avenue pit lit until 2am, smoking dry-rub ribs, pulled pork, and wings for a rare late-night barbecue crowd.
Stumpy's Backyard BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Stumpy's Backyard BBQ in Marion, near West Memphis, smokes tender ribs, pulled pork, and weekend specials at a tiny pit with a genuine backyard-cookout feel.
Three Little Pigs Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
Three Little Pigs Bar-B-Q in East Memphis has served its mustard-slaw chopped pork sandwich and dry-rub ribs since 1968, one of the last Loeb's-lineage pits.
Tom's BBQ, Memphis, Tennessee
Tom's BBQ in Memphis serves standout smoky rib tips, chopped pork sandwiches, and BBQ bologna at low prices, the city's working-class barbecue counter.
Tops Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
Tops Bar-B-Q on Union Avenue in Memphis serves affordable green-hickory chopped pork and rib sandwiches since 1952, the city's everyday drive-thru 'cue.
Tops Bar-B-Q, Memphis, TN
Tops Bar-B-Q on Jackson Avenue in Memphis has smoked pork over green hickory since 1952, serving chopped pork, ribs, and pork shoulder by the pound to go.
Whole Hog Cafe, Memphis, Tennessee
Whole Hog Cafe in East Memphis brings Little Rock whole-hog cooking and a seven-sauce bar to Wheelis Drive, with pulled pork, smoked chicken, and turkey.
William's Bar-B-Q, Memphis, Tennessee
William's Bar-B-Q in West Memphis is an under-the-radar Delta pit whose old-school ribs, rib tips, and hot links draw quiet raves from local food writers.