The Top 10 South Carolina BBQ Joints

From the mountains to the beaches, here's the best barbecue the Palmetto State has to offer.

Posted November 10, 2016

11-10 2016

South Carolina has one of the oldest barbecue traditions in the United States, and it is home to two distinctive barbecue styles and several other sub-variations.

In the Midlands you'll find the unique bright yellow mustard-based barbecue sauce along with the classic side dish hash-and-rice. The Pee Dee region in the northeastern part of the state is known for cooking whole hogs on open pits and dressing the finished pork with a fiery pepper and vinegar sauce.

I grew up in the Palmetto State and have been eating its barbecue almost all of my life, and over the course of many years have sampled the best offering of pitmasters from the mountains of Oconee County to the beaches down near Beaufort. Here are my picks for the Top 10 barbecue spots in South Carolina today.

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About the Author

Robert F. Moss

Robert F. Moss is the Contributing Barbecue Editor for Southern Living magazine, Restaurant Critic for the Post & Courier, and the author of numerous books on Southern food and drink, including The Lost Southern Chefs, Barbecue: The History of an American Institution, Southern Spirits: 400 Years of Drinking in the American South, and Barbecue Lovers: The Carolinas. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.