Hickory's Smokehouse — Northampton

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.