Nashville, Tennessee
Music City runs on smoked meat. From East Nashville's craft pits to the honky-tonk strip joints — this is the BBQ capital of the Mid-South.
The Best Pits
The definitive Nashville BBQ experience. Whole-hog pit master Pat Martin runs the best smoked meat in Tennessee. Dozen locations, zero shortcuts.
Find on Google Maps →Memphis-style dry rub ribs done right in Nashville. Carey Bringle's Gulch joint draws lines every weekend. Get the spare ribs.
Find on Google Maps →The East Nashville crowd's go-to. Creative sides, stiff drinks, and brisket worth crossing the Cumberland for. Unpretentious and excellent.
Find on Google Maps →East Nashville's newest craft pit. Texas-style brisket meets Tennessee tradition. The beef ribs are a once-a-week special — get there early.
Find on Google Maps →Know Your Meat
Nashville Hot Chicken isn't BBQ — but no guide to Nashville's meat scene is complete without it. Prince's Hot Chicken invented the style. Bolton's keeps the legacy. Hattie B's brought it to the masses.
Find Hot Chicken →Where to Eat
The craft BBQ epicenter. Edley's, DeSano, and a dozen rising pits populate this creative neighborhood.
Peg Leg Porker anchors Nashville's trendiest dining district. High-end pits alongside craft cocktails.
Martin's flagship and several honky-tonk-adjacent smoke houses for late-night post-Broadway eats.
Nashville's most underrated BBQ corridor. International smoke houses and old-school Tennessee pits side by side.