Eating BBQ in Myrtle Beach at local smokehouses and restaurants is a must, especially if you want to taste this delicious regional cuisine at its finest. Some pitmasters haven’t changed the way they barbecue since opening day and other talented chefs at BBQ restaurants in Myrtle Beach are putting new twists on classics daily. Try a juicy, mouthwatering pork sandwich with Lowcountry sides, dive into ribs that fall off the bone, or go for something new, like a Belgian waffle topped with pork and slaw.
Unlike Kansas City where sweet sauces define the barbecue, and Texas’ predominantly beef barbecue, South Carolina is known for whole hog BBQ served with a punchy, craveable vinegar-based sauce. The region’s pitmasters are piling plates with slow-cooked chopped, pulled, and sliced pork, which are the most common types of BBQ you can get in Myrtle Beach. Because there aren’t too many BBQ food trucks in Myrtle Beach, local restaurants are your best bet to try barbecue here.
While Myrtle Beach restaurants are known to serve spectacular seafood, you’d be missing out if you didn’t seek out the best barbecue Myrtle Beach has to offer. Thankfully, you won’t have to try hard to find smoked ribs sprinkled with a sweet, spicy dry rub or pork doused in a tangy mop sauce because the mom-and-pop BBQ joints and eateries are located all around the hotels on the Boardwalk, up to the resorts in North Myrtle Beach and beyond.
We gathered this list of the best BBQ restaurants in Myrtle Beach to get your taste-testing tour started: