🔥 Best BBQ in San Antonio
12 bbq spots in San Antonio, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 BBQ Spots
1
2M Smokehouse
Esaul Ramos runs the south side smokehouse that finally got San Antonio onto the Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list, and he did it by refusing to pretend Mexican-Texan BBQ should taste like anything else. ...
97
2
Curry Boys BBQ
Tandoori-rubbed brisket. Tikka masala mac & cheese. Naan sliders. Chai. The Southtown smokehouse that fused Indian spices with Central Texas BBQ technique and earned a Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ nod...
91
3
Reese Bros Barbecue
Craft BBQ with a Mexican-Texan accent — flour tortillas and salsa replace white bread, and the queso fundido sausage is the reason regulars get in line before 11am. Michelin-recognized, four days a we...
91
4
2Bros BBQ Market
The Dady brothers' affordable, no-frills smokehouse in a converted gas station on West Ave — brisket plates, pulled pork sandwiches, mac & cheese, creative daily specials that keep the regulars co...
88
5
Two Bros BBQ Market
Jason Dady's casual BBQ market with an oak-shaded patio and a playground — brisket, pulled pork, mac & cheese, banana pudding, served with the kind of operational arithmetic that puts "Texas ...
88
6
Camp Outpost
A King William warehouse with a custom rotisserie and communal fire pit, running wood-fired chicken, tri-tip, and grilled sausage on camp-style plates. The Airstream bar on the patio anchors daily hap...
86
7
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
The 1989 Leon Springs original Rudy's location — a gas-station-turned-BBQ-operation that spawned a Texas BBQ chain, still operating from the original property with the tagline 'The Worst Bar-B-Q in Te...
83
8
The County Line BBQ
The County Line brings Austin-born Texas barbecue to the North Side on I-10 W — smoked brisket, pork ribs, sausage, and homemade bread on a tree-lined deck that looks out toward the Hill Country. A ch...
80
9
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
The brisket-and-sweet-tea chain that San Antonio grew up eating — Bill Miller has been running its wood-smoke program since 1950 and shows no signs of slowing down across 70-plus metro locations. Orde...
79
10
Smoke Skybar
Rooftop BBQ and skyline bar on E Crockett where brisket and frozen margaritas meet open-air Downtown views. Pull up for game day, linger for late-night dancing — it handles the full arc of a Texas nig...
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All 12 BBQ Spots in San Antonio
Blue Bonnet Palace
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One Pocha
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