American Way Smokehouse — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
American Way Smokehouse in Independence brings Arizona-rooted Kansas City BBQ with ribs, rich burnt ends, brisket, and a standout chili verde sandwich.
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque in Kansas City has smoked since 1908—a famously gritty, tangy vinegar sauce, enormous beef ribs, and brisket piled on white bread.
Aunt Mildred's #10 Bbq Food Truck — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Aunt Mildred's #10 on Blue Ridge Boulevard in Kansas City smokes brisket, pulled pork, and house sausage behind a sweet, peppery three-generation family sauce.
Barbacoa — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Barbacoa on Troost Avenue in Kansas City is chef Roman Raya's wood-fire Mexican BBQ—brisket tacos, smoked-chicken taquitos, mole, and live-fire carnitas.
Bates City BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Bates City BBQ off I-70 east of Kansas City is a decades-old family-run roadside pit—glazed ribs, a hearty beef sandwich, burnt ends, and homemade sides.
BB's Lawnside BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
BB's Lawnside BBQ in Waldo, Kansas City pairs nightly live blues with Cajun-tinged barbecue—glazed pork ribs, pulled pork, gumbo, and crawfish etouffee.
Big T's BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Big T's BBQ on Blue Parkway in Kansas City has smoked since 1990—a generous, clean-smoked pulled pork sandwich, tender ribs, and fresh daily baked beans.
Blind Box BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Blind Box BBQ near Lee's Summit brings KCBS competition precision to Kansas City—steady-smoke-ring brisket, clean-pulling ribs, and juicy smoked turkey.
Brobeck's BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Brobeck's BBQ in Overland Park brings competition-grade Kansas City smoke—clean-ringed brisket, juicy pulled pork, standout smoked turkey, and jalapeno sausage.
Buck Tui BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Buck Tui BBQ in Overland Park fuses championship Kansas City smoke with Thai cooking—brisket, burnt ends, house-made Thai sausage, and fragrant khao soi.
Burnt End BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Burnt End BBQ in De Soto builds a full Kansas City menu around its namesake—caramelized, sweet-glazed burnt ends, plus brisket, ribs, and cheesy corn.
Char Bar — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Char Bar in Westport, Kansas City is a lively barbecue beer garden—a burnt-end burger, smoked wings, and pulled-pork tacos on a patio built for lingering.
Chef J BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Chef J BBQ in the West Bottoms serves some of Kansas City's best brisket—dark-bark slices, burnt ends, and pork belly, in small batches until they sell out.
County Road Ice House — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
County Road Ice House in Kansas City is a Texas-style icehouse with a KC smoker—long-smoked brisket, juicy smoked turkey, elote, and a big live-music patio.
Danny Edwards' Boulevard BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Danny Edwards' Boulevard BBQ on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City is a lunch-only, third-generation pit—a crusty, smoky chopped-beef sandwich and brisket.
Fiorella's Jack Stack (Freight House) — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Fiorella's Jack Stack at the Freight House in Kansas City serves hickory-smoked crown prime beef ribs, lamb ribs, and famous pit beans in a restored depot.
Gates Bar-B-Q — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Gates Bar-B-Q on Brooklyn Avenue in Kansas City has served since 1946—a sweet, tangy signature sauce, fall-off-the-bone ribs, Yardbird, and the famous greeting.
Gates Bar-B-Q — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Gates Bar-B-Q on Main Street in Midtown Kansas City serves bark-forward short-end ribs, sliced brisket, and the famous sweet-peppery sauce and greeting.
Gates Bar-B-Q — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Gates Bar-B-Q on Cleaver Boulevard in Kansas City serves the famous greeting and sauce—short-end beef ribs, sliced brisket, and burnt ends over dark smoke.
Grinders — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Grinders in the Crossroads, Kansas City mixes award-winning barbecue with pizza and fiery Death Wings—caramelized burnt ends, pulled pork, and brisket.
Harp Barbecue — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Harp Barbecue in Raytown smokes one day a week—Saturday until sold out—drawing hours-long lines for craft brisket, burnt ends, and ribs near Kansas City.
Hawg Jaw Que & Brew — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Hawg Jaw Que & Brew in North Kansas City pairs competition-grade smoke with craft beer—carefully sliced brisket, caramelized burnt ends, and smoked wings.
Hayward's Pit BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Hayward's Pit BBQ in Shawnee near Overland Park has smoked since 1972—an old-school Johnson County pit for generous ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and onion rings.
Jack Stack Barbecue — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Jack Stack Barbecue at the Freight House in Kansas City is the city's upscale BBQ room—pound-plus crown prime beef ribs, lamb ribs, and the best pit beans.
Jack Stack Barbecue — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Jack Stack Barbecue in Martin City, Kansas City is the hickory-fired original—crown prime beef ribs, burnt ends, smoked brisket, and famous pit beans.
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que in Westwood is the metro's gold standard, run from a gas station—the iconic Z-Man sandwich, burnt ends, ribs, and brisket.
Jones Bar-B-Q — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Jones Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, KS is the James Beard-honored pit run by the Jones sisters—deeply smoky ribs, pulled pork, brisket, and sausage until sold out.
Jousting Pigs BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Jousting Pigs BBQ in North Kansas City serves crisp, sweet pork belly burnt ends, sliced brisket, ribs, and rotating weekly specials from two pitmasters.
J's BBQ Olathe — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
J's BBQ in Olathe revives legendary Johnny's in its old space—double-smoked burnt ends chopped to order, plus brisket, ribs, and pulled pork near Kansas City.
LC's Bar-B-Q — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
LC's Bar-B-Q on Blue Parkway in Kansas City is a cash-only East Side legend—deeply caramelized, intensely smoky burnt ends, plus ribs and brisket, until gone.
Meat Mitch Barbecue — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Meat Mitch Barbecue in Leawood serves Mitch Benjamin's championship recipes near Kansas City—contest-grade brisket, burnt ends, and WHOMP!-sauced ribs.
Off The Hook BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Off The Hook BBQ in Gladstone is Wardell Hooks Jr.'s Northland pit near Kansas City—pulled pork and pulled chicken sandwiches, ribs, and from-scratch biscuits.
Pigwich — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Pigwich in the River Market, Kansas City is the Local Pig butcher's smoke counter—house-cured, house-smoked sandwiches, the namesake Pigwich, and burnt ends.
Plowboys BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Plowboys BBQ in Blue Springs turns KCBS championship precision into daily Kansas City barbecue—glazed burnt ends, ribs, sliced brisket, and pulled pork.
Q39 — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Q39 in Midtown Kansas City is chef Rob Magee's craft BBQ—arguably the city's most precise brisket, plus smoked wings and burnt-end tacos in a polished room.
RJ's Bob-Be-Que — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
RJ's Bob-Be-Que in Mission, KS has smoked since 1998 near Kansas City—clean hickory pulled pork, sweet KC-style ribs, sausage, and onion rings at fair prices.
Rosedale BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Rosedale BBQ in Kansas City, KS has smoked since 1934—one of the oldest family pits, with a decades-unchanged pork sandwich, ribs, and fries at low prices.
Scott's Kitchen & Catering — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Scott's Kitchen & Catering in Kansas City blends barbecue and soul food—smoky rib tips, pulled pork, scratch-made greens, and homemade sweet potato pie.
Sierra BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Sierra BBQ in Lenexa is the Sierra Grill spinoff near Kansas City—a polished kitchen turning out baby back ribs, burnt ends, pulled pork, and cheesy corn.
Slap's BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Slap's BBQ in Kansas City, KS applies Central Texas technique to the KC canon—some of the city's most consistent burnt ends, brisket, and jalapeno sausage.
Smoke Brewing Company — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Smoke Brewing Company in Lee's Summit pairs house-brewed beer with all-day Kansas City smoke—long-smoked burnt ends, brisket, wings, and a craft beer flight.
Smokebox BBQ Cafe — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Smokebox BBQ Cafe on North Ambassador in Kansas City is a Northland lunch counter—ribs, brisket, and pulled pork, plus homemade tenderloins and Italian steak.
Smokehouse Barbecue — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Smokehouse Barbecue in Gladstone is the Northland chain's full-service anchor near Kansas City—hickory-smoked beef, ribs, burnt ends, and cheesy corn bake.
Smokestack BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Smokestack BBQ in Martin City, Kansas City has smoked since 1957—a consistent old-school pit for hickory-fired pork ribs, burnt ends, and sliced brisket.
Snead's Bar-B-Q — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Snead's Bar-B-Q in Belton has smoked over a hand-built brick pit since 1956 near Kansas City—famous 'brownies,' burnt ends, sliced brisket, and beef sandwiches.
Taste of Kansas City BBQ and Grill — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Taste of Kansas City BBQ and Grill on Prospect Avenue serves generous comfort plates—a two-meat combo, smoked sausage on a bun, and a pork grilled cheese.
The Rub Bar-B-Que — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
The Rub Bar-B-Que in Olathe is a family smokehouse with a scratch kitchen near Kansas City—burnt ends, pork ribs, brisket, pulled pork, and cheesy corn.
Wabash BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Wabash BBQ in Excelsior Springs smokes in a restored rail depot with a Blues Garden near Kansas City—hickory ribs, burnt ends, pulled pork, and smoked turkey.
Winslow's BBQ — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri
Winslow's BBQ in Brookside, Kansas City is the walkable neighborhood pit—juicy pulled pork, glazed ribs, brisket, burnt ends, and scratch mac and cheese.
Wolfepack Bbq — BBQ Restaurant in Kansas City, MO
Wolfepack Bbq in Columbus Park, Kansas City is a new-wave live-fire smokehouse—oak-and-hickory sliced brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey, and pork ribs.