Finger-lickin' good barbecue can be had all over NYC, with differing levels of authenticity. Check out all our recommendations here.
Queens outpost of the original Gowanus Canal venue. Wide open outdoor space, a bar serving up refreshing cocktails and craft beer, and a huge open kitchen churning out meats cooked in live wood fire and smokers. The team behind the venture is well pedigreed in the NYC foodie sce...
35 - 37 36th Street (Gowanus Canal)One of the top rated and most popular barbecue joints in Manhattan, barbecue is a way of life at this Midtown location. Their dedication to offering "real barbecue" led the proprietors to search the South for the secrets of the trade, sampling wide swathes of the best o...
152 West 44th Street (bet. B'way & 6th Ave.)With a real wood pit and relatively authentic BBQ (by NYC standards), Bone Lick Park has both a nice dining room and outdoor seating (although you might go deaf from all the ambulances arriving at St. Vincent's hospital across the street). All the usual suspects are featured, fro...
75 Greenwich Avenue (Seventh Avenue)We were thrilled when Dinosaur first opened, expecting everyone from Syracuse to ride down on their Harley-Davidsons. The restaurant imported some local flavor from Upstate, and the result has been a remakable success in west Harlem. With juicy ribs, terrific sandwiches, great si...
700 W 125th StReal southern-style cooking by Stephen Tanner and Sarah Buck. We haven't experienced this much ambiance since eatin' BBQ in rural Oklahoma off I-10. In particular, the black-eyed peas are great, the fried chicken superb, the pulled pork delicious, and the pork hash even more deli...
166 S 4th Street (Driggs Ave.)How apropos that a barbecue joint built across the street by the owners of Spuyten Duyvil should be called "Fat Pig" in German, for of all the new BBQ joints in New York City, this one strikes us as the most authentic. What exactly constitutes authentic? The right mix o...
354 Metropolitan Ave. (Havemeyer St.)Nashville style fried chicken from Southern food impresarios Craig Samuel and Ben Grossman.
87 S Elliot PlaceNow with added seating in a cafeteria-style dining room adjacent to the restaurant, Daisy May's is additionally open seven days a week with extended hours. This is a great thing, because when you get that sudden summer hankering for BBQ, just bring your own beer, order a bunch of...
623 11th Ave. (West 46th Street)Yet more Texas influence in the Flatiron district, where you can expect southern comfort in this large space that capitalizes on both the supersize and barbecue trends so popular at present. While Hill Country offers two levels of seating for more than 250, every diner is directe...
30 West 26th Street (Fifth and Sixth Avenues)