Central Texas brisket, weekend-only smokehouses worth the drive, and the joints crowned by Texas Monthly’s once-every-four-years list. The best barbecue in the barbecue capital of America.
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Central Texas brisket, weekend-only smokehouses worth the drive, and the joints crowned by Texas Monthly’s once-every-four-years list. The best barbecue in the barbecue capital of America.
Goldee's Barbecue (Fort Worth)
The Fort Worth phenomenon, Texas Monthly's number three, run by a young crew who apprenticed at the best joints in the state and built a weekend-only destination worth the line.
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue (Austin)
Texas Monthly's number two and the Infatuation's number one statewide, Austin's new-school standard-bearer whose beef cheeks and charcuterie set the bar for modern Texas barbecue.
Burnt Bean Co. (Seguin)
Texas Monthly's number one BBQ joint in Texas for 2025, a Seguin smokehouse whose brisket, barbacoa, and smoked sides earned the state's top honor.
Barbs B Q (Lockhart)
A Lockhart trailer from one of Texas barbecue's most acclaimed pitmasters, drawing statewide attention for its brisket and elote in the heart of BBQ country.
Redbird BBQ (Port Neches)
Texas Monthly's number four, a Southeast Texas surprise in Port Neches turning out exceptional brisket on a Thursday-to-Saturday schedule far from the usual barbecue belt.
Dayne's Craft Barbecue (Aledo)
A Fort Worth-area pit that climbed Texas Monthly's Top 50, prized for richly smoked brisket and creative weekend specials. One of the state's brightest newer joints.
Franklin Barbecue (Austin)
Aaron Franklin's national icon, the four-hour-line brisket that launched a barbecue movement and remains a fixture on every statewide and national ranking.
Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q (Spring)
A Houston-area food truck the Infatuation rates among Texas's best, turning out exceptional brisket and sausage to some of the highest ratings in the state.
Snow's BBQ (Lexington)
The legendary Saturday-only joint in Lexington, made famous by Texas Monthly and pitmaster Tootsie Tomanetz, a Southern Living number-two pick that sells out by mid-morning.
Hutchins BBQ (McKinney)
A massive McKinney barbecue hall north of Dallas, beloved for all-you-can-eat ribs and brisket and some of the highest review counts of any BBQ joint in Texas.
Ranked across 5 sources: Texas Monthly · Top 50 BBQ in Texas 2025 (Top 10, ranked); The Infatuation · 21 Best BBQ in Texas (ranked); Southern Living · The South's Best Barbecue 2025 (Texas joints, ranked); Yelp · Ranked by Rating (June 2026); Google Reviews · Ranked by Rating (June 2026). Full scoring is on the Methodology tab above.
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