City Consensus · Louisville
BBQ in Louisville
Community consensus
The consensus is still forming.
Top Tier Editorial has a take on BBQ in Louisville below. The community ranking opens up once a few locals have weighed in.
Top 4 BBQ Spots in Louisville
The Louisville barbecue picks — cross-referenced from the 2025 Best of Louisville and LEO Weekly's metro BBQ guide.
- #1
Momma's Mustard, Pickles & BBQ - Hurstbourne
Hurstbourne
“Best of Louisville 2025 Barbecue winner — the Kansas-City-style dry-rub smokehouse (with a St. Matthews sibling on Bauer Ave) whose wings and beef ribs also landed it on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”
- #2
Feast BBQ
NuLu
“LEO Weekly's metro BBQ list anchor — the NuLu smokehouse (plus Jeffersontown) readers have repeatedly elevated in LEO's Readers' Choice for its meaty beef ribs and house pickles.”
- #3
Hammerheads
Germantown
“LEO's Germantown entry on the 22-spot BBQ list — a subterranean bar whose Judge's Sampler (quarter chicken, half-slab ribs, pulled pork, brisket, sides) is the house flex.”
- #4
FABD Smokehouse
Clifton
“LEO's metro list staple on Frankfort Avenue — the acronym stands for 'We Rub The Best Butts,' and the Clifton smokehouse leans competition-style on brisket and pork.”