Best Barbecue Restaurants in Houston, TX

Burns Bar BQ

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Local Specialty
• Average Main Course Price: $9
• Neighborhood: North Houston

based on 1 TripAdvisor Traveler Review

Reputedly serving some of Houston's best barbecue, Burns is a longstanding tradition in these parts. The...  Read more »

Pappas Bar-B-Q

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Regional
• Average Main Course Price: $10
• Neighborhood: Downtown

based on 2 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

Pappas Bar-B-Q, one of the only barbecue dives downtown, is a popular lunchtime destination with everybody...  Read more »

Swinging Door

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Local Specialty
• Average Main Course Price: $16
• Neighborhood: Richmond

based on 26 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

Don't give a second thought to embarking on the longish drive to suburban Richmond — Swinging Door...  Read more »

Goode Co. Texas Bar-B-Q

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Regional
• Average Main Course Price: $9
• Neighborhood: West University

based on 148 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

Eat inside or outside at this rustic BBQ shack, where brisket sandwiches, smoked duck and smoked chicken...  Read more »

Pizzitola's Bar-B-Que

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue
• Average Main Course Price: $14
• Neighborhood: The Heights

based on 6 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

There's no doubt that Pizzitola's, in operation since 1935, knows how to make some darned good barbecue....  Read more »

Luling City Market

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Local Specialty
• Average Main Course Price: $10
• Neighborhood: Galleria

based on 12 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

Designed to look like a building in a 19th-century Western town, Luling City Market cultivates an air of...  Read more »

Baker's Ribs

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Local Specialty
• Average Main Course Price: $9
• Neighborhood: West Houston

based on 1 TripAdvisor Traveler Review

Marked on the outside by a big pink pig head, Baker's has a reputation as a comfortable, downhome...  Read more »

Barbecue Inn

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Local Specialty
• Average Main Course Price: $10
• Neighborhood: The Heights

based on 6 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

For terrific Texas barbecue, savvy locals recommend this '50-style diner, where leather chairs and tile...  Read more »

Hickory Hollow

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue, Local Specialty
• Average Main Course Price: $10
• Neighborhood: The Heights

based on 22 TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

Eminently casual — courtesy of simple furnishings, classic western tunes, and ranching and...  Read more »

Otto's

• Cuisine: American, Barbecue
• Average Main Course Price: $10
• Neighborhood: River Oaks

Since 1951, this local treasure has been catering to Houston appetites with what may just be "Texas's best...  Read more »