Top 100 BBQ Joints
Featured in Virginia Living July/August 2020.
Welcome to our list of the best ’cue, smoked in the state that started it all. Our editors selected barbecue joints from all over Virginia well-known for their accomplishments in the pit. We consulted a combination of online reviews, award rankings, and in-house research to create a resource for readers all year long. Now, dig in y’all.
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The Apple House
The Bone
The Bonefire Smokehouse &
The Fishin’ Pig
The Flyin’ Pig
The Galax Smokehouse
The Pig Shop BBQ
The Pitts
The Salty Pig Smokehouse Co.
Three Lil’ Pigs Barbeque
Triple Crown BBQ
Twisted Pig Ale and Smokehouse
Two Drummers Smokehouse
Virginia Barbeque
West Salem BBQ
Whitner’s Barbecue
Wolfe’s BBQ Restaurant and Catering
YummyPig BBQ
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