BBQ Restaurants in Athens, GA

BBQ in Athens at a glance

• BBQ is the 11th largest food category in Athens, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 2.5% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Athens leans toward bbq.
• Of the 16 listed below, 13 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 15 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Athens

• Dawg Gone Good BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 224 W Hancock Ave
• Tamez Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1660 W Broad St
• The Bar @ Saucehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 820 W Broad St
• The Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 2435 S Milledge Ave
• White Tiger Gourmet
  Restaurant · BBQ · 217 Hiawassee Ave
• Butt Hutt BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 480 Macon Hwy
• Barbeque Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4320 Lexington Rd
• Scott's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4007 Danielsville Rd
• Shane's Rib Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 680 US-29
• Fresh Air Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5170 Atlanta Hwy
• Harry's Pig Shop
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2425 Jefferson Rd
• Logan's Roadhouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3668 Atlanta Hwy
• Sonny's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3755 Atlanta Hwy Athens
• Fresh Air Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1110 Hull Rd
• Damunchiezz FoodTruck
  Restaurant · BBQ · 199 Park Ave
• Lickin' Chicken
  Restaurant · BBQ · 377 Oak St

BBQ elsewhere in Georgia

Among the Georgia cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Atlanta (72), Savannah (31), Columbus (24), Macon (20), Warner Robins (14) and Augusta (9).

Run a bbq spot in Athens?

You share this list with 15 other bbq listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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