City Consensus · Asheville
BBQ in Asheville
Community consensus
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on BBQ in Asheville below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 3 BBQ in Asheville
The Asheville BBQ picks — cross-referenced from Our State Magazine's North Carolina dining features on both 12 Bones and Luella's.
- #1
12 Bones Smokehouse
River Arts District
“Our State 2024 profile — Angela and Bryan King's rule-breaking smokehouse, famous for blueberry-chipotle baby back ribs that drew Barack Obama twice. On Food Network's Top 10 Spots for BBQ in America.”
- #2
Luella’s Bar-B-Que
North Asheville
“Our State's 'Bending Barbecue Tradition' profile of owner Jeff Miller — a Carolina-sauce house with Nana's-inflected vinegar dressings and the broadest pulled-chicken/turkey/tempeh spread in town.”
- #3
Moe's Original BBQ
Biltmore Village
“The local top-three rounding pick in AVLtoday's barbecue bracket alongside 12 Bones and Luella's — Alabama-style smoke and Southern sides in Biltmore Village.”