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BBQ in Houston
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Top 5 BBQ Joints in Houston
The Greater Houston names on Texas Monthly's 2025 Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas — the state's barbecue gold standard.
- #1
Truth BBQ
The Heights
“Texas Monthly 2025 Top 10 — the only Houston-area joint in the state's top 10, widely cited as Houston's brisket benchmark.”
- #2
Pinkerton's Barbecue
The Heights
“Texas Monthly 2025 Top 50 — Grant Pinkerton's craft-barbecue vision, brisket-first with made-from-scratch sides.”
- #3
CorkScrew BBQ
Spring
“Texas Monthly 2025 Top 50 — the Buchanan family's long-running Old Town Spring joint.”
- #4
Brisket & Rice
West Houston
“Texas Monthly 2025 Top 50 — a Viet-Tex fusion pitmaster pairing brisket with jasmine rice and Vietnamese condiments.”
- #5
Bar-A-BBQ
Montgomery
“Texas Monthly 2025 Top 50 — Montgomery County destination joint north of Houston.”