NEW YORK CITY’S 6 BEST BARBECUE RESTAURANTS
To kick off barbecue week, we thought we’d feature the six spots serving up the city’s best ‘cue. Did a certain Dinosaur wind up on top, or was it a hip Brooklyn joint that is the town’s tastiest? Click through to find out, and stay tuned for more barbecue coverage throughout the week.
No. 6: Blue Smoke
Food: 23
Decor: 19
Service: 21
Cost: $42
Danny Meyer’s “enjoyable” rib joints sling “finger-lickin’”, “four-napkin” BBQ washed down with an “extensive” range of beers and bourbons, all for “down-home” dough; while the “waits can be a pain” and there’s debate about authenticity (“respectful” vs. “commercialized”), the hallmark “hospitality” keeps the mood “effervescent”; P.S. the Murray Hill original is set atop a “smoking” live jazz cellar.
116 E. 27th St.; 212-447-7733
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NYC’s Best BBQ
