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BBQ Joints in Kinston, NC

6 BBQ joints in and around Kinston, North Carolina.

Kinston has about 19,519 residents, which works out to 31 BBQ joints per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.

BBQ Joints in Kinston

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  1. Kings Restaurant

    405 E New Bern Rd, Kinston, NC 28504

    Since 1936

    Dine-in service

    Ribs

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  2. Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

    4483 US-70, Kinston, NC 28504

    Allergen information

    BBQ chicken

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  3. King's Restaurant

    910 W Vernon Ave, Kinston, NC 28501

    Since 1936

    Dine-in service

    Ribs

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  1. East coast smoke house

    968 Old Mission Ln, Kinston, NC 28504-9410

    Smokehouse

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  2. Beary Smokey Smokehouse

    222 N Herritage St, Kinston, NC 28501-4822

    Smokehouse

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  3. Outside The Wire Barbecue

    213 S Queen St, Kinston, NC 28501

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6BBQ joints
31per 100,000 residents
5with a phone
3with a website

Of the 6 BBQ joints listed in Kinston, 5 give a phone number and 3 have a website. No national chains here — every BBQ joint on this page is independent. By what they offer: 2 serve ribs, 2 are smokehouses, 1 serves BBQ chicken. The longest-running is King's Restaurant, in business since 1936. The nearest bigger selection is Goldsboro with 9.

Kinston 6 BBQ joints

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