The Best BBQ Smokehouses in Australia

Melbourne and Victoria

The Bearded Pig is an American-style smokehouse in an industrial street in Melbourne, serving smoked meats from a food truck and a shed. Meatworks Co in South Melbourne sits in an industrial warehouse-style room, with brisket and ribs as its main meats. Fancy Hank's Barbecue, Q Barbeque in Mulgrave and Third Wave, which has several Melbourne branches, all serve American-style smoked meats on platters. Red Gum BBQ in Red Hill keeps its smokers in the dining area of a large shed, and Armstrong Barbecue near Geelong smokes its Texas-style meats in smokers that sit out back.

Queensland

Bluebird Kitchen and Smokehouse in Warwick smokes its brisket, burnt ends and sausage over ironbark. Barbecue Mafia in Brisbane orders at a counter and rotates its sausage weekly. Smokey Moo, also in Brisbane, serves pastrami and beef cheeks on share platters, with indoor and outdoor seating. Big Roddy's Rippin' Rib Shack sits on Fish Lane in South Brisbane and serves ribs off the bone. Brisket's, at Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast, is a Texan and Southern style counter that serves meat in baskets, boxes and burgers.

Adelaide and Sydney

Low & Slow American BBQ is a Port Adelaide smokehouse with indoor and outdoor seating and a bourbon-led drinks list. Its Feed Me platter lets diners sample five meats and four sides. Smokey Mary BBQ in Narraweena on Sydney's Northern Beaches is a Texas-style restaurant and takeaway with a courtyard. It smokes its brisket, pulled pork and short ribs in its own smoker.