American-style low-and-slow barbecue is a niche but growing part of the Aarhus eating-out scene, leaning on Danish pork and beef rather than imported brisket culture. The clearest expression sits just outside the city on the Mols coast, where Mols Smokehouse at Egens Havhuse near Ebeltoft runs a proper smoker programme. It is a destination cook rather than a city-centre fixture, which is typical of how the format has landed in this part of Jutland.
American Bbq restaurants in Aarhus
2 american bbq places in Aarhus we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Aarhus · American Bbq across every city.
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Mols Smokehouse
- ★ 4.3
- American BBQ
- $$$$
- Risskov
Order Freshly smoked herring with rye bread and pickled cucumber; the eel when in season from August to October.
Mols Smokehouse at Egens Havhuse near Ebeltoft smokes fresh fish on-site with views of Kalø Castle Ruin, serving smoked herring, eel and salmon with rye.
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Mols Smokehouse
- ★ 4.4
- American BBQ
- $$
A traditional wood-smoking operation on the Djursland coast making cold-smoked eel, hot-smoked trout and pickled herring from local catch.
More places to eat in Aarhus
Not on this list, but among the highest we score in this city. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Frederikshøj New Nordic, French, our score 4.9
- Substans New Nordic, our score 4.8
- Domestic New Nordic, our score 4.7
- Gastromé New Nordic, our score 4.7
- La Cabra (pastry counter) Cafe, our score 4.7
- Gastrome Tasting menu, our score 4.6