BBQ Restaurants in Minneapolis, MN

BBQ in Minneapolis at a glance

• BBQ is the 19th largest food category in Minneapolis, after coffee shops and cafes and bars.
• Its 1.2% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 27 listed below, 24 are independent and 3 belong to chains; 26 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Minneapolis

• Beast Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 825 E Hennepin Ave
• Old Southern BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4501 France Ave S
• Smoke in the Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3733 Chicago Ave
• Ted Cook's 19th Hole BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2814 E 38th St
• The Fabled Rooster
  Restaurant · BBQ · 520 N 4th St
• Famous Dave's BBQ and Blues Club
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3001 Hennepin Ave
• Market Bar-b-que Restaurant And Food Trucks
  Restaurant · BBQ · 220 Lowry Ave NE
• Animales Barbeque Co.
  Restaurant · BBQ · 241 Fremont Ave N
• Eat Street Social
  Restaurant · BBQ · 18 W 26th St
• StormKing Brewpub and Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 618 N 5th St
• Scott Ja-Mama's
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3 W Diamond Lake Rd
• Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 800 W Lake St
• Minnesota Barbecue Company
  Restaurant · BBQ · 816 NE Lowry Ave
• 612 Cafe
  Restaurant · BBQ · 311 E Lake St
• Baldy's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1501 University Ave SE
• Brickhouse BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4330 Lyndale Ave N
• Famous Dave's
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4264 Upton Ave S
• HWY 10 BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3020 University Ave SE
• Q-Fanatic
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6009 Nicollet Ave
• Sandcastle
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4955 Nokomis Ave
• Smoke in the Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · 500 E Lake St
• Soul To Soul Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Midtown Global Market, 920 East Lake St Ste 118
• Boomin Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 236 Coulee Rd
• Black Cat Natural Foods
  Restaurant · BBQ
• Erik The Red
  Restaurant · BBQ · 601 Chicago Ave
• StormKing Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 16 1/2 West 26th Street
• Mr. Bbq Express
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1600 W Broadway Ave

BBQ elsewhere in Minnesota

Among the Minnesota cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in St. Paul (19) and Rochester (10).

Run a bbq spot in Minneapolis?

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