4 american bbq rooms in Charleston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Charleston | American Bbq across every city.
Charleston barbecue runs along two lines: the local whole-hog and Carolina tradition, and the central-Texas brisket style that newer pitmasters brought to town. The Upper Peninsula has become the center of that Texas wave, where Lewis Barbecue fires brisket and hot-guts sausage on Nassau Street. Home Team BBQ keeps a Williman Street smokehouse going in Upper King, and Palmira Barbecue layers Puerto Rican accents onto Texas-Carolina wood smoke out in West Ashley.
Home Team BBQ ★ 4.3
upper-king · 126 Williman St, Charleston, SC 29403
Home Team BBQ in Charleston runs pulled pork, wings and brisket from a Williman Street smokehouse since 2006. Located in Upper King. Priced at $$.
Lewis Barbecue ★ 4.8
upper-peninsula · 464 N Nassau St, Charleston, SC 29403
John Lewis's Lewis Barbecue in Charleston runs central-Texas-style brisket and hot-guts sausage from a Nassau Street smokehouse since 2016. Priced at $$.
Palmira Barbecue ★ 4.6
west-ashley · 2366 Ashley River Rd, Building 1, Charleston, SC 29414
Palmira Barbecue in Charleston runs wood-fired Texas-Carolina barbecue with Puerto Rican accents from a West Ashley strip-mall counter since 2023.
Lewis Barbecue (lunch plate) ★ 4.7
upper-peninsula · 464 N Nassau St, Charleston, SC 29403
John Lewis's central-Texas pit fires brisket and sausage every morning at the Nassau Street counter. Located in Upper Peninsula. At 464 N Nassau St.