City Consensus
What Columbia, MO locals agree on · updated 2 months ago
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Editor’s picks
Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Inside Columbia and Columbia Missourian. Updated June 2026.
Como Smoke and Fire · North Columbia
Inside Columbia's 2025 Gold. Family-run Paris Road smokehouse that's become Columbia's consensus BBQ pick.
D. Rowe's Restaurant & Bar · South Columbia
Inside Columbia's 2025 Silver for BBQ. The same south-side kitchen Vox singled out for its black-bean burger.
Big Daddy's BBQ and Soul Food · North Columbia
Inside Columbia's 2025 Bronze. Soul-food-inflected BBQ on the Paris Road corridor.
Bud's Classic BBQ · Downtown
Owner Jason Paetzold's downtown wood-fired Texas BBQ. The Columbia Missourian's spotlight pick for the city's best true Texas-style brisket.
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