The Best BBQ Smokehouses in North America

Quebec

Edward Smoked Meat in Boucherville serves sandwiches, poutine and brisket at a counter with bar seating. Smoke Meat Pete in L'Île-Perrot serves smoked meat sandwiches, poutine and ribs in a rustic smokehouse where live blues plays in the dining room. Lattuca Barbecue in Montreal's Old Port and Chez Biceps BBQ in Quebec City serve American-style barbecue, with Lattuca's brisket as the centrepiece and Chez Biceps offering a tasting menu alongside à la carte ordering.

Toronto

Toronto has four smokehouses on the list. Golden Horseshoe Barbecue sells Texas-style smoked meats by the pound, with counter service and a dining room, and its brisket, pork belly burnt ends and cornbread anchor the menu. Northern Smokes is a halal Southern-style barbecue restaurant open since 2019 and listed in the Michelin Guide, with brisket and Dino ribs as its signature dishes. Chainsmoker Urban Halal BBQ in Scarborough serves HMA-certified halal brisket, beef ribs and jerk chicken, and Benny's Barbecue serves brisket, ribs and pulled pork.

Other cities

Smokehouse 93 in Invermere, Station BBQ Smokehouse in Vernon and Maplewood Smokehouse in Chilliwack are all in British Columbia, while Cookshack BBQ in Nisku, Alberta, and Jane Bond BBQ in Calgary serve smoked meats, with Cookshack selling by the tray and Jane Bond pouring its sauces from self-serve taps. BBQ Bandits in Hamilton, OMGosh BBQ and Smoke 'N' Barrel in Kingston, Memphis Fire Barbeque Company and Uncle Sam's BBQ Smoke House in Stoney Creek, and Stack BBQ Smokehouse in Oakville all serve smoked brisket and ribs. Smoke and Bones BBQ in North Vancouver is run by a founder with years of competition barbecue behind him, Jones Bar B Que in Victoria smokes its meats in a large smoker behind the building, Holy Smoke Central Texas Barbecue in Vaughan sells by the plate, sandwich or pound, and Brisket Daddy BBQ in Manilla has large smokers out front. The Lancaster Smokehouse in Kitchener, Fatboys Southern Smokehouse in Ottawa and Memphis Blues in Edmonton all serve platters, and Memphis Blues builds its platters for groups.