Garden and Gun magazine can be a treasure trove of Southern foodways, drinking, and all-around Southern culture, though of the decidedly “not on the skids” type. The most recent issue featured a roundup of 21 spots to indulge in a BBQ sandwich. I wouldn’t call this the definitive guide to BBQ sandwiches by any means, but the fact that they included Payne’s in Memphis (pictured above) instantly established the credibility of this list in my mind, as I have never had a finer sandwich in my life than the one at Payne’s. Here in Atlanta, there’s no arguing with the selection of newcomer Heirloom Market, who is shaking things up with a bit of a Korean twist to traditional Southern BBQ.
So, in order to help everyone navigate the world of great BBQ sandwiches (just in time for any Fourth of July roadtrips), we put together this handy Google map of the spots featured in the article. Happy eating!
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Featuring:
Twelve Bones Smokehouse
5 Riverside Drive
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 253-4499
12bones.com
Alamo BBQ
2202 Jefferson Avenue
Richmond, VA 23223-7220
(804) 592-3138
alamobbqva.com
Bear’s Restaurant
128 West 21st Avenue
Covington, LA 70433-3150
(985) 892-2373
Bunn’s Barbecue
127 North King Street
Windsor, NC 27983-6864
(252) 794-2274
Bunyan’s Bar-B-Que
901 West College Street
Florence, AL 35630-5317
(256) 766-3522
Craig Bros Cafe
15 W Walnut
De Valls Bluff, AR 72041
(870) 998-2616
Heirloom Market BBQ
2243 Akers Mill Road Southeast
Atlanta, GA 30339-2604
(770) 612-2502
heirloommarketbbq.com
Hickory Pig Barbecue and Catering
3605 Thompson Bridge Road
Gainesville, GA 30506
(770) 503-5235
hickorypig.com
Jackie Hite’s, 467 W Church St
Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006
Meshack Barbecue
240 East Avenue B
Garland, TX 75040-7274
(214) 227-4748
Mustang Creek Bar-B-Que
37320 US Highway 59
Louise, TX 77455
(979) 648-2600
Old Hickory Pit Bar-B-Q
338 Washington Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301-5450
(270) 926-9000
Papa Kayjoe’s Bar-B-Que
119 West Ward Street
Centerville, TN 37033-1631
(931) 729-2131
Payne’s Bar-B-Que
1762 Lamar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38114-1737
(901) 272-1523
Petty’s Carry Out
103 Highway 12 W
Starkville, MS 39759-3761
(662) 324-2363
Porky’s Bayside
1400 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 289-2065
porkysbaysidebbq.com
Railhead Smokehouse
2900 Montgomery Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 738-9808
railheadonline.com
Bridges Barbecue Lodge
2000 E Dixion Blvd
Shelby, NC 28150
(704) 482-8567
bridgesbbq.com
Ridgewood Barbecue
900 Elizabethton Highway
Bluff City, TN 37618-4304
(423) 538-7543
Southern Soul Barbeque
2020 Demere Road
St. Simons, GA 31522
(912) 638-7685
southernsoulbbq.com
Wilber’s Barbecue
4172 Us Highway 70
Goldsboro, NC 27534-9242
(919) 778-5218
wilbersbarbecue.com