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BBQ Joints in Wilmington, NC

16 BBQ joints in and around Wilmington, North Carolina.

Wilmington has about 125,284 residents, which works out to 13 BBQ joints per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.

Top 10 BBQ joints in Wilmington

Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.

  1. 1MeMa's Chick'n' and Ribs

    8232 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411

    Ribs

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  2. 2Moe's Original BBQ

    5818 Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403

    Ribs

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  3. 3Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q

    3705 Patriot Way, Wilmington, NC 28412

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    BBQ chicken

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  1. 4Crave Hot Dogs and Barbecue

    1407 Barclay Pointe Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28412

    Family-owned

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    BrisketPulled porkBBQ chickenBBQ sandwiches

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  2. 5Rude Bwoys Jerk Grill Food Truck

    7219 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411-9448

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  3. 6Heritage BBQ

    5120 College Rd Suite 104, Wilmington, NC 28412

    BrisketRibsPulled pork

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  4. 7Mission BBQ

    351 College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403

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  5. 8Carolina BBQ

    1602 S College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403

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  6. 9City Tavern

    890 Town Center Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405

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  7. 10Dickey's Barbecue Pit

    5120 College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412

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16BBQ joints
13per 100,000 residents
15with a phone
12with a website

Of the 16 BBQ joints listed in Wilmington, 15 give a phone number and 12 have a website. 2 are branches of national chains — Dickey's Barbecue Pit (1), Mission BBQ (1); the remaining 14 are independent. By what they offer: 3 serve ribs, 3 serve BBQ chicken, 2 serve pulled pork. The nearest bigger selection is Charlotte with 59.

Wilmington 16 BBQ joints

All 6 other BBQ joints in Wilmington

Same order: the most complete listings first.

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

    7300 Market St, Wilmington, NC 28411

    BBQ chicken

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  2. Sloppy Poppy’s

    4540 Fountain Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403

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  3. Jackson's Big Oak Barbecue

    920 S Kerr Ave, Wilmington, NC 28403

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  4. Bone & Bean BBQ

    3530 Carolina Beach Rd, Wilmington, NC 28412

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  5. Primal BBQ

    1988 Eastwood Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403

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  6. Keels's Smokehouse

    518 Baytree Rd, Wilmington, NC 28409-5750

    Smokehouse

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