The 100 Best BBQ Smokehouses in the US · 2026

The Best Smokehouses in the United States

100 of the 100 smokehouses in The 100 Best BBQ Smokehouses in the US 2026 are in the United States. The highest placed is Wardlaw's Lucky Eye Q in LaFayette, at number 1 in the world. Mad Jack's Mountaintop Barbecue in Cloudcroft (number 2) and Goldee's Barbecue in Fort Worth (number 3) follow.

Texas and Oklahoma

Franklin Barbecue in Austin cuts meat to order and sells it by the pound. Goldee's Barbecue in Fort Worth serves brisket, beef ribs, lamb ribs and Lao sausage. Linke's BBQ in downtown Wylie also takes catering orders. The Butcher BBQ Stand in Wellston, Oklahoma, smokes brisket, ribs and burnt ends from a short menu.

Carolinas, Georgia and Florida

Lewis Barbecue in Charleston, South Carolina, is a Texas-style barbecue restaurant that sells brisket and beef ribs by the pound. Blue Hound Barbecue in Dillard, Georgia, serves beef cheeks, brisket and smoked turkey with a sauce bar. Haywood Smokehouse operates in an old house in Waynesville, North Carolina, with a second location in Dillsboro. The Brisket Shoppe in West Tampa, Florida, smokes Akaushi wagyu brisket in-house.

Plains and mountain towns

Old 76 Smokehouse in Branson West, Missouri, has a small indoor dining room and a patio. Station 8 BBQ in Wichita, Kansas, is housed in a former fire station. Mad Jack's Mountaintop Barbecue in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, sits at about 8,600 feet and serves cafeteria style. Parks Place Smokehouse in Rexburg, Idaho, sits in a food truck pod with covered outdoor seating.