The Best BBQ Smokehouses in the United Kingdom

London

Four London smokehouses appear on the list. Texas Joe's Slow Smoked Meats serves brisket, beef short rib, pork ribs and pork shoulder with pickled slaw. Hon's BBQ in Hackney Wick is a Texan-style smokehouse with Chinese flavours, including Sichuan-spiced short rib and pork belly glazed with peach tea. Burnt Smokehouse serves brisket, short ribs and bavette on shared platters, and Smokestak in Shoreditch smokes its brisket, pastrami and ox cheek over oak.

Birmingham and the Midlands

Joey's Smokehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham, serves smoked meats on shared platters, and its brisket is the main dish. Holy Smokes BBQ on Ladypool Road in Birmingham offers brisket, ribs, burgers and steaks, along with Texan lamb chops and a coffee barbecue sauce. The Smoking Bull in Nuneaton is a smokehouse and grill with beef ribs and burnt ends. The Smoke Pit in Northampton hangs art and graffiti in its dining room and serves large sharing platters.

Counter service and takeaway

Several of these places sell food to take away or order at a counter. Just Meat Smoke and BBQ in Waltham Cross is a halal smokehouse that sells mostly for takeaway, with brisket, short rib and sharing platters. Holy Smokes BBQ in Grays occupies a unit on an industrial estate and serves brisket loaded fries and smash burgers at the counter. Inkie's Smokehouse sits in woodland beside Golitha Falls near Liskeard, with outdoor seating and a counter order system. Smoke BBQ in Belfast packs takeaway boxes for leftovers.