City Consensus · Cleveland
BBQ in Cleveland
Community consensus
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Top Tier Editorial has a take on BBQ in Cleveland below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top BBQ in Cleveland
Cleveland's BBQ picks — Cleveland Magazine's 2024 Silver Spoon Awards (Ribs/Barbecue) and Cleveland Scene's 2024 Best Barbecue readers' poll.
- #1
Mabel's BBQ
East 4th
“Cleveland Magazine's 2024 Silver Spoon Gold for Best Ribs/Barbecue — Michael Symon's take on a Cleveland-style BBQ with spicy Bertman mustard slaw.”
- #2
Woodstock BBQ
Lakewood
“Cleveland Scene's 2024 readers' choice Best Barbecue and Cleveland Magazine's 2024 Silver Spoon Bronze — the Lakewood smoke joint that's the unanimous cross-paper pick.”
- #3
Real Smoq'ed BBQ, Inc.
Ohio City
“Cleveland Magazine's 2024 Silver Spoon Silver for Best Ribs/Barbecue — a Lorain Avenue smokehouse known for its soul-food-leaning Q.”
- #4
The Proper Pig Smokehouse - Lakewood, OH
Lakewood
“Cleveland Scene's 2024 readers' Silver for Best Barbecue — slow-smoked Texas-style brisket and ribs that Cleveland Magazine has long featured in its BBQ coverage.”