We've written about barbecue on this site before, but it's true that it's less prevalent on this site than other Texas food gems like queso and breakfast tacos. The truth is, NYC can hold its own with a smoker. There's no room for hemming and hawing about how impossible it is to find good brisket outside of Texas (or North Carolina or Alabama or Tennessee) because yes, now it is possible to revel in regional meat delights all over the city. It might hurt to admit, but even the barbecue editor (yes) at Texas Monthly has said that some of New York's barbecue rivals places in Texas. Our ultimate favorites for true Central Texas style barbecue? Hometown and Hill Country for the meat, Mighty Quinn's for the sides. But send us to any of places on our barbecue round up and we'll be in meat bliss.
1. Mighty Quinn's Barbeque
103 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
75 Greenwich Ave, New York, NY 10014
Brookfield Place, 225 Liberty St, New York, NY 10281
899 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11238
2. Blue Smoke
116 E 27th St, New York, NY 10016
255 Vesey St, New York, NY 10282
3. Hill Country Barbecue Market
345 Adams Street (on Willoughby Plaza), Brooklyn, NY 11201
30 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010
Madison Square Garden, Level 6, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001
4. Hometown Bar–B–Que
454 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
5. Pig Beach
480 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
6. Dinosaur Bar–B–Que
604 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
7. Fletcher's Brooklyn Barbecue
433 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
8. Morgan's Barbecue
267 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
9. Delaney Barbecue
359 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
10. Fette Sau
354 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
11. Mable's Smokehouse & Banquet Hall
44 Berry St, Brooklyn, NY 11211