Top 10 BBQ joints in Charlotte
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1City Barbeque
8948 J M Keynes Dr #420, Charlotte, NC 28262
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2Boardwalk Billy's Raw Bar and Ribs
9005 J M Keynes Dr, Charlotte, NC 28262
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3Sweet Lew's BBQ
923 Belmont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
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4Bobbee O's BBQ
9401 Statesville Rd, Charlotte, NC 28269-7600
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5City Barbeque
1514 Galleria Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28270-2517
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6Curry Gate 2
5516 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217
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7Mac's Speed Shop
2511 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
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8McKoy's Smokehouse and Saloon
4630 Old Pineville Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217-1847
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10The Improper Pig
9855 Sandy Rock Pl A, Charlotte, NC 28277
Of the 59 BBQ joints listed in Charlotte, 55 give a phone number and 47 have a website. 5 are branches of national chains — Sonny's BBQ (2), Dickey's Barbecue Pit (1), Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q (1); the remaining 54 are independent. By what they offer: 10 serve ribs, 10 serve brisket, 7 are smokehouses. Most often named on their own websites: offers catering (7), allergen information (3) and dine-in service (3). The longest-running is Sonny's BBQ, in business since 1968. 2 describe themselves as family-owned.
All 49 other BBQ joints in Charlotte
By ZIP code: 28202 (2) · 28203 (2) · 28204 (2) · 28205 (1) · 28206 (1) · 28208 (5) · 28209 (1) · 28211 (4) · 28212 (1) · 28213 (1) · 28214 (1) · 28215 (1) · 28216 (4) · 28217 (4) · 28226 (1) · 28227 (1) · 28262 (4) · 28270 (1) · 28277 (9) · 28278 (2) · no ZIP (1)
ZIP 28202 2
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JJR's BBQ Shack
800 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC 28202
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Queen City Q
225 E 6th St, Charlotte, NC 28202-2537
ZIP 28203 2
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Sauceman's
228 West Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203
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Mac's BBQ
307 Atherton St, Charlotte, NC 28203-5604
ZIP 28204 2
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1900 Mexican Grill & Tequila Bar
1523 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
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Art's Barbecue & Deli
900 E Morehead St # 2811, Charlotte, NC 28204-2811
ZIP 28205 1
ZIP 28206 1
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Noble Smoke
1115 N Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28206
ZIP 28208 5
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Bar-B-Q King
2900 Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28208
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Noble Smoke
2216 Freedom Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208
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Fish Wing
1501 West Blvd Ste G, Charlotte, NC 28208
ZIP 28209 1
ZIP 28211 4
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K&N BBQ, LLC
3500 Latrobe Dr, Charlotte, NC 28211
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Crave Hot Dogs & Bbq
282 S Sharon Amity Rd Ste 335, Charlotte, NC 28211-2801
Family-owned
Allergen information
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The Improper Pig
110 S Sharon Amity Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211
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Treehouse Bourbon & Bbq
4423 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211-3520
ZIP 28212 1
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Parrandas NC
4801 E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28212-5400
ZIP 28213 1
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C'mees Barbecue and soul food
103 Eastway Dr, Charlotte, NC 28213-7101
ZIP 28214 1
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Big Steve BBQ Paint
320 Kingsway Cir, Charlotte, NC 28214
ZIP 28215 1
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Johnny Evan's bbq
5427 N Sharon Amity Rd, Charlotte, NC 28215
ZIP 28216 4
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Bubba's Barbecue
4400 Sunset Rd, Charlotte, NC 28216
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Shane's Rib Shack
9330 Center Lake Dr, Charlotte, NC 28216
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North State BBQ
9330 Center Lake Dr, Charlotte, NC 28216
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Smokehouse Clt
9330 Center Lake Dr Ste 100, Charlotte, NC 28216-0776
ZIP 28217 4
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Bill Spoon's Barbecue
5524 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217
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Big Wally's Barbecue
6047 Tyvola Glen Cir, Charlotte, NC 28217-6436
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Sauceman's
215 Southside Dr, Charlotte, NC 28217
ZIP 28226 1
ZIP 28227 1
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Red Hot & Blue
2530 Sardis Rd N, Charlotte, NC 28227
ZIP 28262 4
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J J Lange's Beatz & Eatz
118 Clark Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262-3302
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Farmer's BBQ
2700 W Mallard Creek Church Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262
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Rollicious Ribs & More, Llc
9211 N Tryon St Ste 9, Charlotte, NC 28262-5451
ZIP 28270 1
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Boardwalk Billy's
1636 Sardis Rd N, Charlotte, NC 28270
ZIP 28277 9
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City Barbeque
11212 Providence Rd W, Charlotte, NC 28277
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Hickory and Heart
10822 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
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The Smoke Pit
8136 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
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Dickey's Barbecue Pit
15201 John J Delaney Dr Ste B, Charlotte, NC 28277
Offers catering · Allergen information
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Carolina Wings & Rib House
14015 Conlan Cir, Charlotte, NC 28277
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Elwoods Barbecue & Burger Bar
16139 Lancaster Hwy, Charlotte, NC 28277
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Smoke Modern Barbeque
7828 Rea Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
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Fox And Hound Smokehouse & Tav
15235 John J Delaney Dr, Charlotte, NC 28277-2835
ZIP 28278 2
No ZIP listed 1
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Boogie's Smoke Shop
Charlotte, NC
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