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Great Barbecue Where You Least Expect It: 12 Spots to Try in NOLA

by Gwendolyn Knapp
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by Gwendolyn Knapp

New Orleans has some absolutely delicious barbecue restaurants, it's true. But there are also some unexpected spots in town that do variations on slow and low dishes— from pulled pork sandwiches to ribs to whole hog roasts.

Here now, 11 great unexpected spots for a bite of barbecue.

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MoPho

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Every Saturday, chef Michael Gulotta and team fire up the pit in their courtyard and have a Super Swine Saturday with a pig (and chicken) roast. They roast lamb every once in a while too.
514 City Park Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 482-6845
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Salú

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When the weather cools off in the fall, this Magazine Street eatery holds monthly pig roasts with $5 cochon de lait sandwiches. Mark your calendar for days ahead.
3226 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 371-5809
(504) 371-5809
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Primitivo

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This caveman cookery in Central City specializes in meat (and other items) cooked oven an open-hearth. That means exceptional racks of smoked pork spare ribs for the taking.
1800 Ortetha Castle Haley, New Orleans, LA
(504) 881-1775
(504) 881-1775
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Rear Window at Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou

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This awesome new eatery at Arabi bar Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou (from the masterminds behind popular pop-ups Dim Sum & Then Some and Four Calendar Cafe) cooks up specialty meats in a smoker out back including brisket, sausage, chicken and ribs.
6940 Saint Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032
(504) 324-7272
(504) 324-7272
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Boucherie

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Chef Nathaniel Zimet's perfected his smoked ribs during the Que Crawl truck glory days and today you'll find them on the menu at his beloved Cajun restaurant Boucherie on Carrollton. Served St. Louis style with pork sourced from Niman Ranch.
8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 862-5514
(504) 862-5514
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Cochon Butcher

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As if one needed another reason to head to this Warehouse District sandwich mecca, where pork is king— behold, the barbecue pork sandwich.
930 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 588-7675
(504) 588-7675
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The Backyard

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This family-friendly Lakeview eatery specializes in burgers and other things you might cook up in your backyard, including a great pulled pork sandwich.
244 W Harrison Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 309-8767
(504) 309-8767
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Kingfish

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The barbecue pulled pork sandwich runs as a daily lunch special at this French Quarter eatery, but chef Nathan Richard also does a Cajun take on pulled pork nachos (with cracklins, not tortilla chips) at lunch and dinner.
337 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 598-5005
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Toups Meatery

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As a true Cajun boy, chef Isaac Toups has a way with meats. The BBQ Goat here is no exception, served with a citrus slaw and cornbread. People are obsessed with it, and you should be too.
Carrollton, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 252-4999
(504) 252-4999
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Boulevard American Bistro

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Boulevard is the new American concept in the former Houston's space out in Metairie, with pretty enormous portions of food, including a huge slab of ribs served with fries and slaw.
4241 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70006
(504) 889-2301
(504) 889-2301
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Bar Frances

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This new Freret Street wine bar and cafe is actually a great spot to grab a pulled pork sandwich for lunch, served on ciabatta with garlic aoili and pickled carrots with a side salad (though side orders of fries are available, if you must).
4515 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
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St Roch Market

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Charly Pierre of Fritai, the new Haitian eatery inside St. Roch Market, held a pig roast at the market on Memorial Day weekend and has another planned for July 4.
2381 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
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MoPho

514 City Park Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
Every Saturday, chef Michael Gulotta and team fire up the pit in their courtyard and have a Super Swine Saturday with a pig (and chicken) roast. They roast lamb every once in a while too.
514 City Park Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 482-6845
(504) 482-6845
Facebook

Salú

3226 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
When the weather cools off in the fall, this Magazine Street eatery holds monthly pig roasts with $5 cochon de lait sandwiches. Mark your calendar for days ahead.
3226 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 371-5809
(504) 371-5809
Facebook

Primitivo

1800 Ortetha Castle Haley, New Orleans, LA
This caveman cookery in Central City specializes in meat (and other items) cooked oven an open-hearth. That means exceptional racks of smoked pork spare ribs for the taking.
1800 Ortetha Castle Haley, New Orleans, LA
(504) 881-1775
(504) 881-1775
Facebook

Rear Window at Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou

6940 Saint Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032
This awesome new eatery at Arabi bar Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou (from the masterminds behind popular pop-ups Dim Sum & Then Some and Four Calendar Cafe) cooks up specialty meats in a smoker out back including brisket, sausage, chicken and ribs.
6940 Saint Claude Ave, Arabi, LA 70032
(504) 324-7272
(504) 324-7272
Facebook

Boucherie

8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Chef Nathaniel Zimet's perfected his smoked ribs during the Que Crawl truck glory days and today you'll find them on the menu at his beloved Cajun restaurant Boucherie on Carrollton. Served St. Louis style with pork sourced from Niman Ranch.
8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 862-5514
(504) 862-5514
Facebook

Cochon Butcher

930 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
As if one needed another reason to head to this Warehouse District sandwich mecca, where pork is king— behold, the barbecue pork sandwich.
930 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 588-7675
(504) 588-7675
Facebook

The Backyard

244 W Harrison Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124
This family-friendly Lakeview eatery specializes in burgers and other things you might cook up in your backyard, including a great pulled pork sandwich.
244 W Harrison Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 309-8767
(504) 309-8767
Facebook

Kingfish

337 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
The barbecue pulled pork sandwich runs as a daily lunch special at this French Quarter eatery, but chef Nathan Richard also does a Cajun take on pulled pork nachos (with cracklins, not tortilla chips) at lunch and dinner.
337 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 598-5005
(504) 598-5005

Toups Meatery

Carrollton, New Orleans, LA 70119
As a true Cajun boy, chef Isaac Toups has a way with meats. The BBQ Goat here is no exception, served with a citrus slaw and cornbread. People are obsessed with it, and you should be too.
Carrollton, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 252-4999
(504) 252-4999
Facebook

Boulevard American Bistro

4241 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70006
Boulevard is the new American concept in the former Houston's space out in Metairie, with pretty enormous portions of food, including a huge slab of ribs served with fries and slaw.
4241 Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA 70006
(504) 889-2301
(504) 889-2301
Boulevard American Bistro/a>

Bar Frances

4515 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
This new Freret Street wine bar and cafe is actually a great spot to grab a pulled pork sandwich for lunch, served on ciabatta with garlic aoili and pickled carrots with a side salad (though side orders of fries are available, if you must).
4515 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
courtesy of Bar Frances

St Roch Market

2381 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
Charly Pierre of Fritai, the new Haitian eatery inside St. Roch Market, held a pig roast at the market on Memorial Day weekend and has another planned for July 4.
2381 Saint Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
Facebook

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