BBQ Restaurants in Knoxville, TN

BBQ in Knoxville at a glance

• BBQ is the 12th largest food category in Knoxville, after bars and pizza.
• Its 2.1% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Knoxville leans toward bbq.
• Of the 30 listed below, 20 are independent and 10 belong to chains; 26 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Knoxville

• Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 7727 Kingston Pike
• Dead End BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3621 Sutherland Ave
• Billie Rae's BBQ & Soul Food
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1920 E Magnolia Ave
• Buddy's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3700 E Magnolia Ave NE
• Calhoun's
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 10020 Kingston Pike
• Sweet P's Barbecue And Downtown Dive
  Restaurant · BBQ · 410 W Jackson Ave
• Sweet P's Uptown Corner
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3029 Tazewell Pike NE
• The Humble Hog
  Restaurant · BBQ · 312 S Gay St
• Buddy's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5806 Kingston Pike
• Buddy's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4500 N Broadway
• Buddy's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4401 Chapman Hwy
• Shagbark Barbecue Company
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7228 Region Ln
• Buddy's Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 404 E Emory Rd
• Buddy's Bar-B-Q West
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 8402 Kingston Pike
• Famous Dave's
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 208 Advantage Pl
• Archer's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6714 Central Avenue Pike
• Full Service Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 10248 Kingston Pike
• Archer's Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · 311 S Weisgarber Rd
• Archer's BBQ Express
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7702 S Northshore Dr
• Archers BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5415 Kingston Pike
• Archers Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4885 N Broadway St
• Friends BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2580 E Magnolia Ave NE
• Fullservice BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 104 Cedar Ln
• Moe's Original Bar B Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4405 Kingston Pike
• Smokin' J's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5200 Rutledge Pike
• Star Vending
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3009 N Central St
• Smokehouse 228 On The Water
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3725 Maryville Pike
• Smash Mouth BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6659 Oak Ridge Hwy
• Sweet P's Barbeque & Soul House
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3725 Maryville Pike
• Qman Chews BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3505 Peachwood Rd

BBQ elsewhere in Tennessee

Among the Tennessee cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Memphis (91), Nashville (84), Chattanooga (39), Clarksville (14), Franklin (13) and Murfreesboro (12).

Run a bbq spot in Knoxville?

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