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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Best of Louisville (Louisville Magazine) and LEO Weekly. Updated August 2026.
Momma's Mustard, Pickles & BBQ - 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.
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.
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.
FABD Smokehouse · Clifton
On Frankfort Avenue. Competition-style brisket and pork. The acronym is a nod to its pork shoulder