The Best Barbecue in San Francisco
What is the best barbecue in San Francisco?
By consensus across 2 independent sources, 4505 Burgers & BBQ, Fikscue, Smokin' D's BBQ lead the barbecue ranking in San Francisco.
How the consensus ranking works →The ranking
4505 Burgers & BBQⓘWhere it’s ranked
7x7 #5 · Infatuation
Ryan Farr's Texas brisket and pulled pork pull long weekend lines to a shipping-container patio, where the self-titled 'Best Damn Cheeseburger' lives up to the boast.
FikscueⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation
Texas-style brisket by the pound meets Indonesian cooking — order it alongside soto padang and nasi goreng at this Mission Bay smokehouse.
Smokin' D's BBQⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation
Peppery Texas brisket that tastes like it spent a presidential term in the smoker, tucked into pillowy milk-bread bao at a Sunset takeout window.
The RampⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation
Weekend-afternoon barbecue with live music and dancing on a waterfront Dogpatch deck looking out over the bay.
Baby Blues BBQⓘWhere it’s ranked
7x7 #1
A regional-hits menu runs Carolina pulled pork to Memphis ribs to Texas brisket, and the smoke follows you home — you'll wake up wondering why your hair smells like woodsmoke.
Memphis Minnie's Bar-B-QueⓘWhere it’s ranked
7x7 #4
Oak-smoked pork and St. Louis ribs plus fried cheese-grits sticks from the city's longest-running pit, named for founder Robert Kantor's pork-loving Memphis mother, Minnie.
Let's Eat BBQ & MoreⓘWhere it’s ranked
7x7 #9
Brisket, pork ribs, and housemade beef links slow-smoked over almond wood in a brick pit, from a Bayview shop born as a school-fundraising crew.