Southern Living’s ranking of 22 best new BBQ spots includes these 5 Texas restaurants – MASHAHER

If you’re looking for the best BBQ in the country, you don’t have to go very far.

Whatever kind of smoked meats you need, Texas has it. Southern Living ranked the 22 best BBQ joints of 2024, and Texas does not miss the list.

Their list ranks some of the best new BBQ restaurants to try in Texas and throughout the South.

22 of the best BBQ in the South

1. Huli Sue’s: Asheville, North Carolina

2. Lechón Latin BBQ & Bar: Raleigh, North Carolina

3. Slow Fire BBQ: Savannah, Georgia

4. La Veridica BBQ: Hialeah, Florida

5. Owens & Hull: Smyrna, Georgia

6. Reese Bros Barbecue: San Antonio, Texas

7. Smoking Butt Heads BBQ: Spartanburg, South Carolina

8. Tropical Smokehouse: West Palm Beach, Florida

9. Rancho Lewis: Charleston, South Carolina

10. LeRoy & Lewis Barbecue: Austin, Texas

11. Longleaf Swine: Raleigh, North Carolina

12. Bringle’s Smoking Oasis: Nashville, Tennessee

13. Redemption BBQ: Henrico, Virginia

14. Brisket and Rice: Houston, Texas

15. Jacks Creek BBQ: Jacks Creek, Tennessee

16. Blake’s at Southern Milling: Martin, Tennessee

17. Dayne’s Craft Barbecue: Aledo, Texas

18. King’s BBQ: Charleston, South Carolina

19. City Limits Barbeque: Columbia, South Carolina

20. Mama Jean’s Barbecue: Roanoke, Virginia

21. Barbs-B-Q: Lockhart, Texas

22. Palmira Barbecue: Charleston, South Carolina

Review: LeRoy and Lewis is Austin’s most original barbecue restaurant and one of its best

How did Southern Living come up with the ranking?

According to the publication, the rankings are determined by Robert Moss, Southern Living’s contributing barbecue editor. The rankings are based on his travels throughout the South, where he has dined at every restaurant on the list multiple times.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: 5 Texas restaurants land on Southern Living’s 22 best BBQ spots