BBQ Restaurants in Durham, NC

BBQ in Durham at a glance

• BBQ is the 21th largest food category in Durham, after coffee shops and cafes and bars.
• Its 1.4% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 19 listed below, 16 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 18 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Durham

• Maverick's Smokehouse & Taproom
  Restaurant · BBQ · 900 W Main St
• Backyard BBQ Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5122 NC Highway 55
• Bullock's Bar-B-Cue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3330 Quebec Dr
• Hog Heaven Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2419 Guess Rd
• KoKyu
  Restaurant · BBQ · 245 E, NC-54 Ste 105
• Picnic
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 1647 Cole Mill Rd
• The Original Q Shack
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2510 University Dr
• The Blue Note Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 709 Washington St
• Moe's Original BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2014 Hillsborough Rd
• City Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · 208 W N Carolina # 54
• Bluestone Grille
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3800 Hillsborough Rd
• Dickeys Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5318 New Hope Commons Blvd Ext
• ITAEWON GRILL
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2608 Erwin Rd Ste 132
• Danny's Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2945 S Miami Blvd
• Mike D's BBQ Smokehouse & Retail
  Restaurant · BBQ · 455 S Driver St
• Dillard's Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3921 Fayetteville St
• Ole NC Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4201 N Roxboro St
• The Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · 321 W Geer St
• TGI Fridays
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 2608 Erwin Rd Ste 104

BBQ elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Charlotte (52), Raleigh (33), Asheville (24), Fayetteville (17), Greensboro (14) and Winston-Salem (14).

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