Best BBQ, city by city.

Smoke is an ingredient, not a decoration. Harry reads the bark, the smoke ring, and whether the meat rested as long as it smoked. Sauce is a condiment, not a rescue operation — if it arrives pre-drowned, the kitchen already told you what it thinks of the brisket.

Ten-place guides ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick, in 11 cities. No paid placements. No affiliate links.

Best BBQ in New YorkNY

Best BBQ in Los AngelesCA

Best BBQ in ChicagoIL

Best BBQ in San FranciscoCA

Best BBQ in AustinTX

Best BBQ in SeattleWA

Best BBQ in LondonGB

Best BBQ in MelbourneAU

Best BBQ in SydneyAU

Best BBQ in San JoseCA

Best BBQ in PortlandOR

Questions Harry gets about BBQ restaurants

Which cities does Harry rank BBQ restaurants in?: Harry has a full ten-place BBQ guide for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, London, Melbourne, Sydney, San Jose and Portland. Each is ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick.
How does Harry Hungry score BBQ restaurants?: The Harry Score blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a single 0–100 rating. A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.