May 27, 2025 - Food and Drink

Houston represents on Texas Monthly's Top 50 BBQ list

Greater Houston is home to some of the state's best barbecue joints, according to Texas Monthly's new Top 50 BBQ rankings.

Why it matters: A spot on the coveted list brings home bragging rights and a shot at more customers for Texas' pitmasters.

Driving the news: Truth BBQ took the No. 9 spot amid a growing field of over 300 contenders.

Houston's Brisket & Rice and Pinkerton's Barbecue, Spring's Corkscrew BBQ and Rosemeyer Bar-B-Q, and Montgomery's Bar-A-BBQ and Jennings & Co. BBQ also made the top 50 under the "Best of the Rest" category.

How it works: Since 1996, Texas Monthly has deployed tasters across the Lone Star State to curate each iteration of its Top 50 BBQ spots.

The rankings have been updated several times over the years. The last time the list was updated was in 2021.
More than two dozen tasters visited 319 barbecue restaurants across the state in late 2024 to compile their latest ranking.

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