BBQ Restaurants in San Diego, CA

BBQ in San Diego at a glance

• BBQ is the 21th largest food category in San Diego, after coffee shops and cafes and mexican.
• Its 1.1% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 60 listed below, 40 are independent and 20 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in San Diego

Showing 60 of 85, listings with a website first.

• Calypso Bay Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 500 Sea World Dr.
• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3145 Sports Arena Blvd
• L and L Hawaiian Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4150 Regents Park Row
• Manna BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4428 Convoy St
• Grand Ole BBQ Y Asado
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3302 32nd St
• Truckstop Saloon
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4150 Mission Blvd
• BBQ House Bar & Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5025 Newport Ave
• Del's Hideout
  Restaurant · BBQ · 5351 Adobe Falls Rd
• Abbey's Real Texas BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6904 Miramar Rd #211
• Bowlegged BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4255 Market St
• Bubba's Smokehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 888 Prospect St
• Bubba's Smokehouse BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1051 Garnet Ave
• Bull's Smokin BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1127 W Morena Blvd
• Coaster Saloon
  Restaurant · BBQ · 744 Ventura Pl
• Corbin's Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6548 El Cajon Blvd
• Gen Korean BBQ House
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 10765 Westview Pkwy
• Kansas City Barbeque
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 600 W Harbor Dr
• Kim's Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4227 Market St Ste. 101
• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3410 Palm Ave
• Manna BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 8188 Mira Mesa Blvd
• Manna Heaven BBQ Downtown
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 801 Fifth Ave
• Phil's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · Terminal 2 West, 3225 North Scottsdale Road Gate 45
• Phil's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 100 Park Blvd
• Phil's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 17051 W Bernardo Dr
• Song Hak Korean BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4681 Convoy St
• Wood Ranch
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 7510 Hazard Center Dr
• Nanay's Best BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6755 Mira Mesa Blvd #103
• Gaslamp BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 524 Island Ave
• Louisiana Charlie's San Diego
  Restaurant · BBQ · 859 W Harbor Dr Ste W11
• Bare Bones
  Restaurant · BBQ
• Phil's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 3750 Sports Arena Blvd
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5801 University Ave B-1
• Dickeys Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5500 Campanile Dr #e#115
• Chamorro Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 6628 Mission Gorge Rd
• Flame Broiler
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5618 Mission Center Rd #1003
• Irv's Burgers
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4505 Mission Blvd
• The Deck at Moonshine Flats
  Restaurant · BBQ · 335 6th Ave
• Smokin J's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 8665 Miralani Dr Unit 100
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 5604 Balboa Ave Ste 105-106
• Cali Bbq
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2707 Boston Ave Unit 11
• Papalito
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3017 University Ave
• Smack'n Guamanian Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9506 Miramar Rd
• All Stars Sports Bar & BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 524 Island Ave
• BBQ Boss
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1017 Front St
• BBQ Grill Outlet
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 7550 Miramar Rd #210
• BBQ Republic
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4645 Carmel Mountain Rd
• Brazen BBQ Smokehouse & Bar
  Restaurant · BBQ · 441 Washington St
• Charlie's Sports, Beer & BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 500 Hotel Cir N
• Da Kine's Plate Lunch PL Hawaiian
  Restaurant · BBQ · 2400 Historic Decatur Rd
• Dickeys Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 11835 Carmel Mountain Rd
• Felix's BBQ With Soul
  Restaurant · BBQ · 342 Euclid Ave
• Guest Kabob
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4690 Convoy St Ste 109
• Iron Pig Alehouse
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1520 Garnet Ave
• Jim's Backyard Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · 7629 Flower Meadow Dr
• Jones Brothers BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 888 S Euclid Ave
• L & L Hawaiian Barbecue & Catering Kitchen
  Restaurant · BBQ · 342 Euclid Ave
• L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 4305 Mission Blvd
• Lightnin Jack's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4705 Clairemont Dr
• Mark's Bark BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3641 Madison Ave
• Mike's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3055 Clairemont Dr

BBQ elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Los Angeles (181), San Francisco (41), Sacramento (39), Oakland (30), San Jose (27) and Long Beach (23).

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