Barbecue in Atlanta
Atlanta has 4 barbecue spots mapped on The BBQ Atlas, spanning Texas and Carolina. You'll find Lewis Barbecue, Misfitsss and Odoms & Sons BBQ here, among others. We don't rank them — explore each below and decide where you're eating in Atlanta, United States.
Lewis Barbecue
Atlanta, United States
Lewis Barbecue is what happens when a pitmaster decides Texas-style smoke belongs beyond Texas and opens the doors to prove it. John Lewis started the business in 2016, and the Atlanta location carries the same approach — brisket, ribs, and the rest done in the Central Texas tradition. Open daily from eleven, later on Fridays and Saturdays. The address is 1544 Piedmont Avenue NE. There are other locations in Charleston and Greenville; this is the Atlanta one.
Misfitsss
Atlanta, United States
Misfitsss is Bryan Hull and Tyler Heath's Texas-style craft barbecue operation, running as a pop-up at Round Trip Brewing on Atlanta's Seaboard Industrial Boulevard. They cook low and slow, serve until sold out, and take some preorders. Saturday and Sunday afternoons — that's when you'll find them. Arrive early, or call ahead if you're planning to order.
Odoms & Sons BBQ
Atlanta, United States
Odoms & Sons BBQ opens Saturday and Sunday at one o'clock and runs until the smoke clears or the meat's gone — whichever comes first. Quay Odoms smokes brisket, beef ribs, and oxtails over real wood with no gas assist, the way it's meant to be done. No online ordering. No pre-orders. Cashless only. The rest of the week is catering. Show up on the weekend with a card and a willingness to arrive early — this isn't the kind of place that holds product back for latecomers.
Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ
Atlanta, United States
This is the Atlanta outpost of Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ — the James Beard-winning pitmaster's operation, in a converted auto shop on Metropolitan Parkway since 2021. Whole hog cooked the old Carolina way, the full animal over coals. Open daily, 11 to 9. Call ahead.