🔥 Best BBQ in Chicago
18 bbq spots in Chicago, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 BBQ Spots
1
Bub City
BBQ meets honky-tonk on Clark Street in River North. Bub City is a Lettuce Entertain You spot built around live country music, a sprawling bar, and a comfort food menu that runs smoked meats and class...
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2
Smoque BBQ
The best BBQ in Chicago proper -- slow-smoked brisket with a proper Texas-style bark, pulled pork that shreds at a touch, and ribs that fall off the bone. No frills, counter service, and a line that p...
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3
Sanders BBQ Supply Co.
BBQ spot in Beverly that Resy named one of the 10 that defined Chicago dining in 2025. James Sanders and pitmaster Nick Kleutsch serve smoked meats to adoring fans. Counter-order, no reservations. A p...
88
4
Sun Wah BBQ
Edgewater Hong Kong BBQ where the whole Beijing duck arrives in three acts: skin on the table, meat with pancakes, soup from the bones. The hanging window of roast meats out front isn't decoration — o...
88
5
Gyumon Japanese BBQ
A Japanese barbecue restaurant in Oak Park where diners grill cuts of meat tableside in the yakiniku tradition. The format centers on shared, cook-your-own dishes over open flame, a hands-on style of ...
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6
Green Street Smoked Meats
Central Texas-style BBQ down a brick-paved Fulton Market alley. Brisket, pulled pork, and ribs in a warehouse setting with craft cocktails. The late-night hours make it a post-bar favorite. One of the...
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7
Lem's Bar-B-Q
South Side BBQ institution since 1954 famous for rib tips and hot links smoked in an aquarium smoker — a uniquely Chicago BBQ tradition. No-frills takeout spot where the smoke flavor and the hot sauce...
87
8
San Soo Gab San
24-hour Korean BBQ institution in Lincoln Square where the banchan spreads are serious — 25+ side dishes hit the table before the meat. The all-you-can-eat option is one of the best values in Chicago....
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9
Cho Sun Ok
Authentic Korean BBQ in Lincoln Square for over 30 years. The tabletop grills, banchan spreads, and kimchi jjigae are as traditional as it gets in Chicago. The ox bone soup (seolleongtang) is a winter...
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10
Lillie's Q
Two-time barbecue world champion serving multiple regional Southern BBQ styles — Carolina pulled pork, Memphis ribs, and Texas brisket — all under one roof. Now at District Brew Yards in West Town wit...
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All 18 BBQ Spots in Chicago
Honey 1 BBQ
86
Daebak Korean BBQ
85
Smoke Daddy
84
Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern
84
Lexington Betty Smokehouse
84
Bundoo Khan
83
Uncle John's BBQ
83
Old Crow Smokehouse
81
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