City Consensus · New Orleans
BBQ in New Orleans
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Top 3 BBQ Restaurants in New Orleans
Gambit's 2024 Best of New Orleans readers' poll top three for Best Barbecue, reinforced by Brett Anderson's NOLA.com | Times-Picayune guide.
- #1
Blue Oak BBQ
Mid-City
“Gambit's 2024 Best of New Orleans Best Barbecue Restaurant winner — Brett Anderson also called an earlier Blue Oak incarnation "the best of the species" of bar-meets-barbecue.”
- #2
The Joint
Bywater
“Gambit 2024 runner-up — Brett Anderson calls The Joint "the best all-around barbecue restaurant in New Orleans."”
- #3
Central City BBQ
Central City
“Gambit 2024 runner-up for Best Barbecue Restaurant.”