The Best Barbecue in St. Louis
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The best barbecue in St. Louis, according to the experts: AAA, Eater, and St. Louis Magazine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Pappy's Smokehouse comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Saint Louis.
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Rank 1. Pappy's Smokehouse
Barbecue
Pappy's is a midtown barbecue spot built around pork ribs, dry-rubbed, smoked low and slow over fruitwood, and finished with just a whisper of glaze, no sauce pooling anywhere near them. The classic sides, baked beans, fried corn, applesauce, hold their own beside all that smoke. Lines form early and move steadily, which tells you something about how St. Louis feels about this place.
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
- Eater Eater: The 38 Best Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Louis Magazine St. Louis Magazine: Best restaurants in St. Louis
- AAA Approved
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri
- St. Louis Magazine Best restaurants in St. Louis
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Rank 2. The Fattened Caf
Filipino Barbecue
The Fattened Caf is a casual counter-order spot that happens to be St. Louis's only Filipino barbecue joint, which means a pitmaster and a Filipina chef got married and the rest of us got smoked chicken rubbed with burnt coconut. The pork steak, a local obsession, comes marinated in Filipino spices over java rice. Grab a rattan couch up front and share the room with strangers, or bring a crew to the big tables in back.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants in St. Louis