10 american bbq rooms in St. Louis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in St. Louis | American Bbq across every city.
Barbecue in St. Louis is a city of its own dialect, from cracker-thin ribs to brisket smoked over post oak. Pappy's Smokehouse in Midtown smokes Memphis-style ribs over apple and cherry wood and lands on national lists, while Salt + Smoke in the Delmar Loop and Bogart's Smokehouse in Soulard, with its torched apricot-glazed ribs, round out the city's leading pits.
Pappy's Smokehouse ★ 4.6
midtown · 3106 Olive St, St. Louis, MO 63103
Pappy's smokes Memphis-style ribs over apple and cherry wood in Midtown and lands on national BBQ lists. The ribs are the order, and they sell out daily.
Salt + Smoke ★ 4.4
delmar-loop · 6525 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO 63130
Salt + Smoke smokes brisket over post oak for 16 hours in the Delmar Loop and pairs it with a deep bourbon list. The city's leading new-school BBQ name.
Sugarfire Smoke House ★ 4.2
downtown · 605 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101
Sugarfire serves creative, award-winning barbecue across several metro spots, from brisket and burnt ends to daily specials, a casual counter-service chain.
Bogart's Smokehouse ★ 4.3
soulard · 1627 S 9th St, St. Louis, MO 63104
Bogart's smokes its signature apricot-bruleed ribs in historic Soulard, torching the sweet glaze to order, a counter-service BBQ joint that draws long.
Steve's Hot Dogs ★ 4.5
tower-grove-south · 3145 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118
Steve's Hot Dogs on South Grand stays open late on weekends, loading creative toppings onto griddled dogs for the after-show and post-bar crowd.
Gus' Pretzels ★ 4.3
benton-park · 1820 Arsenal St, St. Louis, MO 63118
Open since 1920 near the brewery, Gus' Pretzels hand-twists cheap soft pretzels and salami-stuffed pretzel sticks, a Benton Park snack-counter bargain.
Woofie's Hot Dogs ★ 3.9
overland · 1919 Woodson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63114
A drive-in near the airport, Woofie's has sold cheap Chicago-style hot dogs since the 1970s, billing itself the home of the hotdog with dignity.
Crown Candy Kitchen ★ 4.4
old-north · 1401 St Louis Ave, St. Louis, MO 63106
Open since 1913, Crown Candy is the metro's oldest soda fountain, slinging affordable malts, a towering BLT and chili in an Old North parlour frozen in time.
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard ★ 4.6
st-louis-hills · 6726 Chippewa St, St. Louis, MO 63109
Serving since 1941 on Route 66, Ted Drewes sells cheap, thick frozen-custard concretes, the landmark dessert handed over upside down to prove it.
Steve's Hot Dogs ★ 4.0
tower-grove-south · 3145 S Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63118
Steve's Hot Dogs on South Grand loads creative toppings onto cheap griddled dogs and has been voted the city's best, a budget counter with a cult following.