National Atlas
Find the smoke.
Plan the crawl.
A directory of 6726+ BBQ joints across 26 American traditions. Drop pins, build a route, share it with your crew. Hit the road.
The six traditions
Pick a tradition.
Lockhart
Central Texas
Brisket · Post oak
Ayden
Carolinas
Whole hog · Hickory & oak coals
Kansas City
Kansas City
Burnt ends · Hickory & a little sweet wood
Memphis
Memphis
Dry-rub ribs · Hickory, low and slow
Decatur
Alabama
Chicken in white sauce · Hickory
St. Louis
St. Louis
Pork steak & snoots · Hickory + apple
Owensboro
Owensboro
Mutton · Hickory, low and slow
Santa Maria
Santa Maria
Tri-tip · Coast live red oak (no smoke)
Miami
South Florida
Lechón asado / mojo pork · Charcoal & pimento wood
Tyler
East Texas
Chopped beef & pork ribs · Hickory
Dallas
Dallas–Fort Worth
Brisket & an eclectic spread · Post oak & pecan
Houston
Houston & the Gulf Coast
Brisket, barbacoa & Gulf influence · Post oak; some mesquite
Lubbock
West Texas (Cowboy)
Direct-heat cowboy beef · Mesquite, direct heat
San Antonio
South Texas
Barbacoa & Tex-Mex BBQ · Mesquite
Atlanta
Georgia
Pulled pork & Brunswick stew · Oak & hickory
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Smoked bologna, ribs & hot links · Hickory & pecan
Richmond
Virginia & the Mid-Atlantic
Pulled pork & new-school brisket · Hickory & oak
Nashville
Tennessee
Pork shoulder & ribs · Hickory
Louisville
Kentucky
Pork & mutton crossover · Hickory
Los Angeles
California
Craft brisket & tri-tip · Red oak & almond wood
Tampa
Florida
Smoked pork & Gulf-Caribbean crossovers · Oak & citrus wood
Chicago
Chicago
Rib tips & hot links · Charcoal in aquarium smokers
Little Rock
Arkansas
Chopped pork & spare ribs · Hickory
Lafayette
Louisiana
Boudin, cracklins & smoked pork · Pecan & oak
Baltimore
Maryland Pit Beef
Pit beef · Charcoal, hot and fast
New York City
American Craft
Craft brisket & borrowed technique · Whatever burns clean — oak, hickory, fruitwood
6726
Joints
296
Cities
26
Traditions
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