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Aside from the typical southern cuisine, the South is known for its varied and distinct regional styles of barbecue, from smoked morsels in Texas and dry-rubbed ribs in Memphis to vinegar-based sauces in the Carolinas. Southern Living searched around the South to find the 50 best BBQ joints around, and several in South Carolina managed to find a spot on the list.
These eight South Carolina barbecue joints are among the best in the South:
- No. 1: Scott's Bar-B-Que (Hemingway)
- No. 10: Lewis Barbecue (Charleston)
- No. 19: Palmira BBQ (Charleston)
- No. 22: McCabe's Bar-B-Q (Manning)
- No. 25: Rodney Scott's Whole Hog Barbecue (Charleston)
- No. 38: Home Team BBQ (Charleston)
- No. 44: Big T Bar-B-Q (Gadsden)
- No. 49: Swig & Swine (Charleston)
According to Southern Living, all eight restaurants serve up some of the best barbecue around, and in a state known for some pretty great barbecue, that's saying something. Scott's Bar-B-Que in Hemingway snagged the No. 1 spot overall on the list, which states "there's simply no barbecue bite the can compare to Scott's Pee Dee-style whole hog."
These are the South's Top 10 barbecue restaurants:
- Scott's Bar-B-Que (Hemingway, South Carolina)
- Snow's BBQ (Lexington, Texas)
- Louie Mueller Barbecue (Taylor, Texas)
- Skylight Inn (Ayden, North Carolina)
- Goldee's Bar-B-Q (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Franklin Barbecue (Austin, Texas)
- Archibald's Bar-B-Q (Northport, Alabama)
- Lexington Barbecue (Lexington, North Carolina)
- Fresh Air Barbecue (Jackson, Georgia)
- Lewis Barbecue (Charleston, South Carolina)
Check out Southern Living to see its full list of the 50 best barbecue joints in the South.