Area Attractions - 2024's Best BBQ Cities in America

 

Which U.S. cities should be at the top of your BBQ bucket list? To separate the top sirloins from the chuck roasts of barbecue scenes, LawnStarter ranked 2024’s Best BBQ Cities in America. We cooked up a bigger ranking this year, expanding to the 500 biggest U.S. cities based on 5 categories. We looked at access to barbecue vendors and smokehouses, consumer ratings, competition awards, and the number of barbecue festivals, among 20 total metrics. See the 10 best (and 10 worst) cities for BBQ lovers below, followed by key takeaways. (Don’t see your city below? Check out the full ranking.)

Best BBQ Cities Rank City 1 Kansas City, MO 2 Memphis, TN 3 Houston, TX 4 Kansas City, KS 5 Los Angeles, CA 6 7 8 9 10 St. Louis, MO Austin, TX San Antonio, TX Chicago, IL New York, NY Worst BBQ Cities Rank City 1 Auburn, WA (TIE) 1 Sandy, UT (TIE) 1 Cranson, RI (TIE) 1 Pawtucket, RI (TIE) 1 Scranton, PA (TIE) 1 1 1 1 1 Yonkers, NY (TIE) Rio Rancho, NM (TIE) Bloomington, MN (TIE) Brooklyn Park, MN (TIE) Quincy, MA (TIE)

Key Insights: Kansas City, Missouri — the self-proclaimed BBQ Capital of the World — takes first place, dominating the barbecue competition scene.  San Antonio (No. 8), Los Angeles (No. 5), and Houston (No. 3) feast with the best Access to BBQ vendors and high Consumer Satisfaction.  21 cities — such as Yonkers, New York, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, and South Fulton, Georgia — tie for last place with few or 0 BBQ establishments or smokehouses, no barbecue festivals, and no prize-winning cooking teams.   Read the full story here: https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/best-bbq-cities/  Other helpful links: Methodology Hire a local LawnStarter crew to get your lawn and landscape ready for entertaining while you perfect your meat smoking techniques ahead of July 4th.  More from LawnStarter:  Cities With the Biggest and Smallest Yards Best Cities for Cornhole Lovers Pickleball and 15 Other Fun Yard Games for Kids Most Relaxed Cities Most Sustainable Cities Best Cities for Dog Lovers