From backroad smokehouses to no-frills counters, these North Carolina BBQ joints are local favorites tourists rarely hear ...

AYDEN, N.C. (WNCT) — It’s time for the final stop in our month-long search for Eastern North Carolina’s Favorite Barbeque! This place might be the holy grail of barbeque spots. There’s a town in Pitt ...

Let News & Observer food writer Drew Jackson be your definitive source for all things North Carolina barbecue as the state embraces the country’s red hot barbecue obsession and a new generation of ...

Southern Living ranks six NC barbecue joints among South’s top 50 spots in 2025. Skylight Inn in Ayden and Lexington Barbecue lead with traditional whole hog prep. Sam Jones BBQ and Prime BBQ blend ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If the South is known for anything, it’s definitely barbecue — and a new ranking is spotlighting North Carolina’s very best.

Eight North Carolina barbecue joints are included in the newest ranking of the best barbecue in the South by Southern Living, including two in the Triangle. Southern Living’s barbecue editor Robert ...