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12 bbq spots in San Antonio, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 BBQ Spots

1
2M Smokehouse
Texas BBQ · Southside · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ
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
Indian-Texas BBQ · Southtown · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ, San Antonio Current Best 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
Texas BBQ · Southtown · Michelin Guide
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
Texas BBQ · North San Antonio
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
BBQ · North San Antonio · Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ
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
American · King William
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
BBQ / Texas · North San Antonio · The Worst Bar-B-Q in Texas (branded) — Leon Springs original
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
BBQ · North San Antonio · Austin-born Texas BBQ chain — SA North location
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
BBQ / Texas · North San Antonio · Established 1950 — iconic San Antonio Texas BBQ family chain
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 Bar / BBQ · Downtown
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...
77

All 12 BBQ Spots in San Antonio

Blue Bonnet Palace
Country Dance Hall · Selma
73
One Pocha
Karaoke · Northeast SA
70
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