New York City's Essential Barbecue Restaurants
New York City has come a long way from the days when red sauce-slathered grilled baby back ribs were considered barbecue, even moving beyond the phase of pan-regional barbecue restaurants peddling a hodgepodge of styles. Now the city has a number of restaurants drawing inspiration from specific regions " Texas, Kansas City, Carolinas, etc. " as well as establishments that have developed exciting new styles.
Here are NYC's essential barbecue restaurants: These places vary in terms of conceit, decor, and inspiration, but they are all smoking meat with real wood and collectively show just how strong the state of barbecue is in New York right now.
