Travel The South's Best The South's Best Barbecue Joints 2017 By Hannah Hayes Hannah Hayes Hannah Hayes is an Editor for Wildsam. Previously, she was the Travel + Culture Editor at Southern Living. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on March 20, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Courtesy of Franklin Barbecue Barbecue: one word can split the South apart or bring it together. Internally we may squabble over the inherent righteousness of our preferred style, whether it be the mustard-based sauce of the Carolinas or Alabama's anomalous white sauce. But if an attack comes from the outside, perhaps a Northerner skeptical of the lines for Aaron Franklin's brisket in Austin or the crowds in the basement of Memphis' Rendezvous waiting for those legendary dry-rubbed ribs, we join arms in defense as Barbecue nation. Southern Soul Barbecue 01 of 10 1. Southern Soul Barbeque Wynn Myers St. Simons Island, Georgia 02 of 10 2. Dreamland Tuscaloosa, Alabama 03 of 10 3. Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q Hector Manuel Sanchez Atlanta, Georgia 04 of 10 4. Lexington Barbecue Lexington, North Carolina 05 of 10 5. Charlie Vergos Rendezvous Memphis, Tennessee 06 of 10 6. The Salt Lick BBQ Driftwood, Texas 07 of 10 7. Central BBQ Nancy Nolan Memphis, Tennessee 08 of 10 8. Franklin Barbecue Courtesy of Franklin Barbecue Austin, Texas 09 of 10 9. Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q Rush Jagoe Decatur, Alabama 10 of 10 10. 4 Rivers Smokehouse Courtesy of 4 Rivers Smokehouse Winter Park, Florida Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit