BBQ Restaurants in Louisville, KY

BBQ in Louisville at a glance

• BBQ is the 13th largest food category in Louisville, after mexican and pizza.
• Its 2.0% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Louisville leans toward bbq.
• Of the 20 listed below, 16 are independent and 4 belong to chains; 18 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Louisville

• Mark's Feed Store
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 6501 Bardstown Rd
• Momma's Mustard, Pickles & BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 119 S Hurstbourne Pkwy
• Bootleg Bar-b-q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9704 Old Bardstown Rd
• River Road BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3017 River Rd
• Shack in the Back BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 10706 W Manslick Rd
• Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3408 Indian Lake Dr
• Mark's Feed Store
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 10316 Dixie Hwy
• Jucy's Smokehouse Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7626 W Ky-146
• Babie Bac'z Good Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8533 Terry Rd
• Fire Fresh BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8610 Dixie Hwy
• Fun Food Kitchen & Deli
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4106 Murphy Ln
• Logan's Roadhouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5229 Dixie Hwy
• Slab Daddy's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7403 Fegenbush Ln
• Smokehouse BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5414 Bardstown Rd
• Bootleg Bar-B-Q & Catering Co
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9704 Bardstown Rd
• Bootleg Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7508 Preston Hwy
• Shack In The Back
  Restaurant · BBQ
• Mr & Mrs. B's Bbq & Wingz
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5733 Preston Hwy
• South End Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8610 Dixie Hwy
• Ole Hickory Pit Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6106 Shepherdsville Rd

BBQ elsewhere in Kentucky

Among the Kentucky cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Lexington (25) and Bowling Green (10).

Run a bbq spot in Louisville?

You share this list with 19 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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