9 american bbq rooms in Louisville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Louisville | American Bbq across every city.
Louisville barbecue borrows from across the Ohio River and the wider South, with smoked pork, brisket and ribs the local standards. Doc Crow's Southern Smokehouse on West Main Street works the downtown Whiskey Row corridor, while Feast BBQ on East Market keeps a counter in NuLu. Mark's Feed Store on Shelbyville Road carries the longer-running suburban tradition out in Saint Matthews, and Hammerheads turns out heavier smoked plates over on Swan Street.
Doc Crow's Southern Smokehouse and Raw Bar ★ 4.5
downtown · 127 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
Doc Crow's on West Main in Louisville smokes brisket and shucks oysters on Whiskey Row, pairing both with a bourbon library of more than 2,700 expressions.
Feast BBQ ★ 4.5
nulu · 909 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206
Feast BBQ on East Market in Louisville runs a counter-service NuLu pit, slicing brisket and pulled pork until the smoker runs out for the day.
Mark's Feed Store Bar-B-Q ★ 4.0
saint-matthews · 11422 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40243
Mark's Feed Store on Shelbyville Road in Louisville has hickory-smoked Kentucky BBQ since 1988, the Saint Matthews counter for pulled pork, brisket.
Feast BBQ ★ 4.5
nulu · 909 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206
Feast BBQ on East Market in Louisville runs a counter-service NuLu pit, slicing brisket and pulled pork until the smoker runs dry for the day.
Mark's Feed Store Bar-B-Q ★ 4.0
saint-matthews · 11422 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40243
Mark's Feed Store on Shelbyville Road in Louisville has hickory-smoked Kentucky BBQ since 1988, the Saint Matthews counter for pulled pork, ribs and a hearty.
Hammerheads ★ 4.8
921 Swan Street, Louisville, KY 40204
Hammerheads in Germantown Louisville smokes lamb ribs and BBQ sliders until 22:00 from a Swan Street basement, the after-dinner room locals book for a second.
Hammerheads ★ 4.5
921 Swan Street, Louisville, KY 40204
Hammerheads is forty seats in a germantown basement on swan street: locals book it for smoked lamb ribs, tourists never find it through the unmarked door.
Feast BBQ ★ 4.5
909 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206
Feast BBQ in NuLu Louisville smokes pulled pork and brisket sandwiches with sides for under $16, the counter-service pit on East Market that keeps lunch.
Mark's Feed Store Bar-B-Q ★ 4.0
11422 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, KY 40243
Mark's Feed Store on Shelbyville Road has hickory-smoked Kentucky BBQ since 1988, the Saint Matthews counter where pulled pork plate with sides comes.