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Southern Living Top 50 BBQ Joints 2025 is Out!

By Robert F. Moss

Posted September 18, 2025

09-18 2025

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The 2025 edition of my Top 50 BBQ Joints in the South list for Southern Living just posted. Quite a lot of change up in the list this time around, including lots of new faces, the departure of some old favorites, and a new restaurant landing in the #1 slot! Check it out.

About the Author

Robert F. Moss

Robert F. Moss is the Contributing Barbecue Editor for Southern Living magazine and the author of six books on food, drink, and travel, including The Lost Southern Chefs, Barbecue: The History of an American Institution, Southern Spirits: 400 Years of Drinking in the American South, and Barbecue Lovers: The Carolinas. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.