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The World’s 100 Best BBQ Smokehouses Outside the US · 2026

The Best BBQ Smokehouses in Latin America

1 of the 100 smokehouses in The World’s 100 Best BBQ Smokehouses Outside the US 2026 is in Latin America. The highest placed is Cochon Grill in Medellín, at number 29 in the world.

Cochon Grill
N° 29 · Cochon Grill, Medellín

Medellín

Cochon Grill is a barbecue restaurant in El Poblado, Medellín. It has a small dining room and a street-side patio. The pork ribs fall off the bone, and the house sauce is sweet and tangy.

  1. Cochon Grill N° 29 Cochon Grill Medellín, Colombia BBQ joint

Best by region

  1. The NordicsHoly Smoke BBQNyhamnsläge, SwedenN° 12
  2. EuropeBeef SmokehouseManchester, United KingdomN° 2
  3. AsiaT's Texas BBQTomisato, JapanN° 17
  4. The Middle EastBig T BBQ KitchenDubai, United Arab EmiratesN° 7
  5. North AmericaLattuca BarbecueMontreal, CanadaN° 1
  6. Latin AmericaCochon GrillMedellín, ColombiaN° 29
  7. AfricaRibs’on BBQCasablanca, MoroccoN° 47
  8. OceaniaThe Bearded PigMelbourne, AustraliaN° 5

Best by country

  1. CanadaLattuca BarbecueMontrealN° 1
  2. United KingdomBeef SmokehouseManchesterN° 2
  3. AustraliaThe Bearded PigMelbourneN° 5