Barbecue in United Kingdom
The BBQ Atlas maps 52 barbecue venues across 36 cities in United Kingdom. From Texas, Kansas City, Memphis, Modern and more, it's a snapshot of how United Kingdom cooks over live fire. Browse by city below, or dive straight into the venues.
FeaturedFood TruckFire & Smoke
Hamilton, United Kingdom
Fire & Smoke is a street-food barbecue operation in Hamilton, Scotland, working hardwoods and coal the patient way. Order through the website or catch them on the street. Texas method, Scottish address — that's the whole story.
Beef Smokehouse
Manchester, United Kingdom
Beef Smokehouse does Texas-style barbecue from a spot on Barlow Moor Road. Open Wednesday through Sunday from late afternoon, closed Mondays and Tuesdays. They take walk-ins and sell out early — arrive with that in mind. Middle price band. No reservations, no second chances once the pit empties.
Big Tray BBQ
Salford, United Kingdom
Located in Unit 35 at The Quays in Salford's Media City, Big Tray BBQ operates on a straightforward principle: show up, order at the counter, eat well. No reservations required — walk-ins and groups alike are welcome. The operation sits in the moderate price band and keeps things uncomplicated. What you see is what you get: barbecue done the way they do it, no ceremony attached.
Bodean's BBQ
London, United Kingdom
This is where Bodean's does what it does — barbecue in the Kansas City style, on a London street corner where you wouldn't necessarily expect to find it. The place exists. People go there. That's what matters.
Bodean's BBQ
London, United Kingdom
Bodean's has done Kansas City-style barbecue in London since 2002, when Canadian restaurateur Andre Blais opened the first Soho site after studying the KC pits — often called London's first authentic KC barbecue. This is the Tower Hill branch on Byward Street, in the shadow of the Tower: burnt ends, ribs, low-and-slow. Call or check the site for hours.
Brisket Yard
Leicester, United Kingdom
Brisket Yard trades in the straightforward business of smoking meat properly. Open Wednesday through Friday evenings, it's a place built on method rather than noise — the kind of venue that lets the work speak. Find them on Instagram at @brisketyarduk.
Burnt Smokehouse
Leyton, United Kingdom
A barbecue restaurant operating out of a railway arch on Midland Road, Burnt Smokehouse takes a Texas approach to meat and smoke. No bookings — you arrive, you queue, you eat. The setup is straightforward: show up when they're open, order at the counter, take what they have. They've built a following quietly, which is how these things tend to work. The menu leans Texas-style, and they've made a point of being halal-friendly, which narrows nothing and opens doors. Open Friday through Sunday, closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Phone ahead if you need to know what's left, but the whole operation runs on the assumption that you'll turn up ready to eat what's ready to eat.
Camden BBQ
London, United Kingdom
Camden BBQ brings Memphis-style barbecue to Chalk Farm Road. No fuss, no pretence — just the real thing, cooked the way it should be. Find them on Chalk Farm Road, NW1. They're worth the trip.
Cue Point
London, United Kingdom
Cue Point is a British-Afghan fusion smokehouse and grill in Notting Hill, London, specializing in Texan-style low-and-slow BBQ techniques adapted with Afghan spices and flavors. Halal-certified with no pork, it offers brisket, chicken, burnt ends and other smoked meats alongside sides in a pub garden setting with indoor and extensive outdoor seating. The venue opened its first permanent home in April 2026 as The Garden Bar Grill & Smokehouse by Cue Point.
Ember
Wellingborough, United Kingdom
An award-winning restaurant built around live-fire cooking, Ember operates without the usual barbecue playbook — no smoke ring obsession, no regional dogma, just wood and flame applied to food with intention. OpenTable named it to their UK Top 100 in 2023 and 2025, which is the sort of thing that happens when a kitchen takes heat seriously. Find them online or on Instagram for hours and reservations. Moderate pricing. The rest is between you and the fire.
Embers
Brighton, United Kingdom
Embers is a wood-fired restaurant on Brighton's Meeting House Lane where the sharing plates come off an open flame — no gas, just wood and time — and the menu shifts with what the fire allows. Cocktails alongside. Closed Tuesdays; open from five most evenings, nine at weekends. Book ahead or chance it.
Fowl & Fodder
Bristol, United Kingdom
A standalone operation on Bristol's Victoria Street. The specifics of what happens inside remain to be discovered — visit in person, or ring ahead to find out what you're walking into.
From The Ashes BBQ @ The Five Points Brewing Company
London, United Kingdom
The taproom and courtyard of The Five Points Brewing Company, an East London brewery operating in Hackney since 2013. Features brewery-fresh beers alongside a residency from London smokehouse From The Ashes, serving inventive, sustainable barbecue focused on British-reared meats with techniques including smoking and asado-style cooking. Open Thursday to Sunday with indoor and covered outdoor seating.
Goldies London
London, United Kingdom
Goldies London is a live-fire restaurant in Kingly Court, Soho, specializing in wood-fired grills and famous frites. The menu centers on a custom Ox grill with sharing platters of aged beef rump, pork chop, lamb merguez, and marinated chicken, served with corn, peppers, pickles, and house sauces alongside natural wines. It offers casual, energetic dining with outdoor seating in a peach-toned space just off Carnaby Street.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Southport, United Kingdom
The menu runs Texas-style: smoked brisket, ribs and pulled pork in a full dining room rather than a shack — tables, a bar, and hours that stretch past dark most nights. Southport's branch sits on Folkestone Road in Kew, part of the smokehouse chain that keeps the same kitchen across every site. Open noon daily (ten at weekends), through to ten most nights and eleven on Fridays and Saturdays.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Widnes, United Kingdom
This outpost sits on the edge of Widnes, serving the brisket, ribs and pulled meats the brand built its name on. The kitchen runs Texas method; the menu doesn't stray. Open noon to eleven most days, ten on weekends. A straightforward stop if you're passing through Bold Heath and want barbecue without ceremony.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Cambridge, United Kingdom
This Cambridge outpost opened in July 2026, one of several locations across the UK serving the same Texas approach to smoke and meat. The kitchen runs Texas-style barbecue — no regional hedging, no fusion — in a chain format that's kept its focus since 2010. Open daily from noon, eleven on Saturdays and Sundays. The address is 205 Milton Road, and the postcode is CB4 1XG if you need it.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Northampton, United Kingdom
This branch sits at The Lakes in Northampton, serving brisket, ribs and the rest of the Texas canon seven days a week. The kitchen opens at eleven most days, ten at weekends, and stays lit until eleven at night — long enough for lunch, dinner, or the stretch between. Texas barbecue by way of Northamptonshire, in a dining room that spares you the queue in the rain.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Rhos-on-Sea, United Kingdom
The Rhos-on-Sea site on Llandudno Road is where Hickory's Smokehouse began, in 2010 — the original room that set the template for the American Deep South barbecue the group now runs across England and Wales. Brisket, ribs, pulled pork and smoked wings come off the kitchen alongside burgers and the usual smokehouse sides, with a bar, live sport, and a welcome that extends to children and dogs alike. Open from noon most days and ten at weekends, through to eleven at night on Fridays and Saturdays. A few steps back from the seafront, it's built for a long lunch as readily as a late dinner.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Derby, United Kingdom
The Derby outpost of a Texas-style smokehouse group that's been trading since 2010. The kitchen runs brisket, ribs and pulled pork over the long hours, with weekend service from ten and summer-holiday hours stretching later midweek. Dogs are welcome outside and in the bar. When you want barbecue in Derby, this is the address.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Coventry, United Kingdom
The brand started in 2010; this outpost serves the usual lineup—smoked meats done in the Texas manner—in a spot that opens at noon most days and stays open until late. Fridays and Saturdays run to eleven; weekends start at ten. Summer hours stretch a bit longer midweek, and the outside seating takes dogs. It's part of a small chain—other locations are listed on the website—but the food and the smoke are the same wherever the sign goes up.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Peterborough, United Kingdom
The menu runs Texas: brisket, ribs, pulled pork — the cuts that take smoke and time to get right. You'll find it on Kempley Close in Hampton, open noon to eleven most days and from ten at the weekend. Walk in, order, eat: Texas-style barbecue in Peterborough, with outdoor tables open to dogs.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Crewe, United Kingdom
This outpost of the Hickory's chain — founded in 2010 — runs Texas barbecue from a Cheshire roadside. The kitchen opens at noon most days, stretching to 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, with weekend service starting at 10:00. Summer hours shift earlier; bank holidays follow the weekend pattern. Dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating. The rest is straightforward: smoke, meat, and a dining room that doesn't pretend to be anything else.
Hickory's Smokehouse
Telford, United Kingdom
Hickory's Smokehouse brings Texas barbecue to Telford — brisket, ribs, and the rest of the canon, done in the style of a brand that's been at it since 2010. This outpost sits on Priorslee Avenue, open daily from noon (10:00 weekends), serving until late. Summer holidays and bank holidays shift the hours slightly — check ahead if you're planning around a long weekend. Otherwise it's straightforward: walk in, order, eat.