Here you´ll find some of the best barbecue anywhere. Franklin in Austin is simply the best barbecue restaurant I have ever eaten at. Yep, it´s that good.
Plan to wait in line for quite a while and don´t leave Austin without trying their barbecue.
I want to also mention El Naranjo, run by my friends Iliana de la Vega and her husband Ernesto Torrealba. Originally from Oaxaca in Mexico, they serve true Oaxacan food. This is not your “Give me some nachos and a Bud” restaurant. The food here will open a new world of Mexican food for you: 85 Rainey Street
elnaranjo-restaurant.com
Austin
- Franklin Barbecue
- La Barbecue
- Lockhart
- Kreutz Market
- Black´s
- Smitty´s
- Taylor
- Louie Mueller
- Lexington
- Snow´s (only open on Saturday mornings – until the bbq runs out, usually before lunchtime)
Houston (from BBQ Smarts)