The Texas barbecue trail
21 stops · 7 legs · 5 with pages
Seven driving legs run out of Austin, from a ten-minute walk in Lockhart to 335 miles of west Texas.
These are the Texas pits Jeff has starred, sorted by the drive rather than by the town. Seven legs run out of Austin, from four Lockhart rooms you can walk between in ten minutes to a pit past Lubbock that nobody does in a day.
Five of these rooms publish a trading day or a set of hours on their own site. For the rest I have a name, a town and an address, so call before you drive.
The near ring6
Lockhart, Wimberley and Taylor all sit inside thirty straight-line miles of downtown Austin. Four of the Lockhart rooms are a ten-minute walk apart.
Barbs B QBib?
Destination · BBQ · Lockhart · $$
walk-in
Pork ribs glazed with serrano simple syrup, and they grate lime zest over them at the counter as they build your tray.
Black's Barbecue Lockhart?
Solid · BBQ · Lockhart · $$
walk-in
The family cooks the 1932 rub here on the brick pit Edgar Black Jr built, thirty miles before a van takes it up to the Austin counter.
Kreuz Market?
Solid · BBQ · Lockhart · $$
walk-in
When the business moved half a mile up the road in 1999, Roy Perez and the Schmidts shovelled the burning coals out of the old pits into a steel wash tub and dragged it up the street to light the new ones.
Smitty's Market?
Listed · BBQ · Lockhart · $$
walk-in
The queue runs down a hallway with the pit fires a few feet from your ankles, and at the end of it you buy meat by weight.
Kelly’s Hill Country BBQ
WimberleyHill Country~50 min southwest of Austin
14306 Ranch Rd 12, Wimberley, TX 78676
Pin on Google MapsLouie Mueller Barbecue
TaylorThe barbecue corridor~50 min northeast of Austin
206 W 2nd St, Taylor, TX 76574
The doors opened in 1949 and the room has stayed in the family. It closes Monday and Tuesday, so a Monday run out of Austin goes to Lockhart instead. louiemuellerbarbecue.com · read 2026-08-15
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US-290 east to Lexington1
Snow's in Lexington is the only pit on this leg, so check the days it trades before you commit the drive.
Snow's BBQ
LexingtonThe barbecue corridor~80 min east of Austin
516 Main St, Lexington, TX 78947
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I-35 north6
The leg runs through Harker Heights, Belton and Temple, and Woodway sits furthest out. Three of the Belton pits stand on four blocks of East Central Avenue.
Rossler's Blue Cord Barbecue
Harker Heights~100 min north of Austin
300 Morgan St, Harker Heights, TX 76548
Pin on Google MapsL & R Meat Market & Sausage shop
Belton~100 min north of Austin
601 E Central Ave Ste B, Belton, TX 76513
Pin on Google MapsSchoepf's Bbq
Belton~100 min north of Austin
702 E Central Ave, Belton, TX 76513
Pin on Google MapsMiller's Smokehouse
Belton~100 min north of Austin
300 E Central Ave, Belton, TX 76513
Pin on Google MapsBest Quality Meat & BBQ
Temple~110 min north of Austin
2410 Wilson Pl, Temple, TX 76504
Pin on Google MapsHelberg Barbecue
Woodway94 miles north of Austin, straight line
7809 Hwy 6, Woodway, TX 76712
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I-35 south2
Burnt Bean Company holds the square in Seguin, and 2M Smokehouse sits further down in San Antonio.
Burnt Bean CompanyBib?
Destination · BBQ · Seguin · $$
walk-in
The weekend beef ribs are what to time the drive around: a short rib carrying close to two pounds of crusted meat, and a pile of Korean beef back ribs beside it.
2M Smokehouse
San Antonio73 miles southwest of Austin, straight line
2731 S WW White Rd, San Antonio, TX 78222
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US-290 east to Houston4
Four pits sit around Houston, far enough out that this leg is an overnight rather than a day.
CorkScrew BBQ
Spring139 miles east of Austin, straight line
26608 Keith St, Spring, TX 77373
It shut from 2 to 11 August 2026 for a family holiday and reopened on the 12th. corkscrewbbq.com · read 2026-08-15 · changes weekly
Pin on Google MapsBlood Bros. BBQ
Bellaire141 miles east of Austin, straight line
5425 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire, TX 77401
Pin on Google MapsGatlin's BBQ
Houston142 miles east of Austin, straight line
3510 Ella Blvd Bldg C Ste A, Houston, TX 77018
The room closes on Sunday. gatlinsbbq.com · read 2026-08-15
Pin on Google MapsKillen's Barbecue
Pearland155 miles east of Austin, straight line
3613 E Broadway St, Pearland, TX 77581
A fried ribeye with cream gravy runs on Tuesdays and a second special runs on Fridays, both while supplies last. killensbarbecue.com · read 2026-08-15
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I-35 north to Fort Worth1
One pit at the far end, with the Belton cluster sitting at the halfway mark.
Goldee's Barbecue
Fort Worth165 miles north of Austin, straight line
4645 Dick Price Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76140
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US-84 west1
Wolfforth is out past Lubbock, and it is the one leg here that nobody drives in a day.
Evie Mae's BBQ
Wolfforth335 miles northwest of Austin, straight line
217 US-62, Wolfforth, TX 79382
It trades Tuesday through Sunday from late morning until it sells out. eviemaesbbq.com · read 2026-08-15
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Where this came from
Drawn from Jeff's saved places, checked August 2026.