Miami / South Florida, FLBBQ

Smoke & Dough brings a chef's approach to a neighborhood smokehouse, folding Miami and Caribbean flavors into brisket, ribs, and smoked burgers. The Infatuation highlights the restaurant as part of the city's emerging barbecue identity. Order the brisket and ribs to see the kitchen's balance of patient smoking and local seasoning, or take the smoked burger route when you want the same fire in sandwich form.

Drinking Pig grew from a pop-up into a permanent Coconut Grove home while keeping its focus on slow-smoked meat. Local coverage follows the operation's island-spice accents and open-fire sensibility, which give familiar barbecue a South Florida point of view. Start with brisket and ribs, then add whichever smoked side or special is running that day for the clearest picture of how the kitchen works beyond its former pop-up format.

Eater includes Apocalypse in its South Florida barbecue coverage, where brisket and ribs meet South American and Caribbean inflections. The restaurant's current first-party location page confirms its SW 124th Avenue home. Order the brisket and ribs, then look to the day's sides and sauces for the Miami-specific details that distinguish this Kendall smokehouse from a conventional Texas-style menu.

Slab Daddy appears in current Infatuation coverage for both smoked meat and wings, making the Allapattah counter useful for seeing two sides of the pit. The menu centers on smoked meats, while its smoked wings get a Carolina-style sauce that keeps the category connection clear. Order a meat plate first, then add the wings so the smoke, sauce, and crisped edges can be compared in one meal.

Miami New Times recognizes Shiver's as a longstanding South Dade smokehouse built around traditional pit barbecue. The Homestead institution keeps the emphasis on ribs, pulled pork, and the direct flavors of smoke rather than elaborate presentation. Order the ribs and pulled pork together, with classic sides, to understand why the room remains part of local barbecue coverage despite sitting near the southern edge of the metro.