Best BBQ in Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg, Texas — updated August 22, 2026
Where Fredericksburg's barbecue actually holds up, ranked by ratings and how many people have weighed in, from a highly rated Tex-Mex pit on US-290 to the Main Street veterans.
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Barbecue in Fredericksburg splits between the Main Street storefronts that catch the wine-tour traffic and the pits out on the highways, where you drive past the tasting rooms to get there. The highway places currently hold the better ratings. Below, the town's barbecue sorted by score and by how many reviews stand behind it, because a 4.5 from more than a thousand people means something different than a 4.5 from a few dozen.
1. Leroy's Tex Mex Bbq
The highest-rated barbecue in town, and not on a small sample: 4.8 across 700 reviews, which is about as settled as a rating gets in a town this size. The premise is in the name, Tex-Mex and barbecue on the same plate, and it sits out on US-290 at 8381, well east of the Main Street crowds. That means a short drive from downtown lodging and, usually, somewhere to park. Worth calling ahead or arriving early if you have a group, since highway barbecue places tend to sell out of the popular cuts rather than restock.
2. Eaker Barbecue
A 4.6 average from 493 reviews puts Eaker just behind Leroy's on score and gives it enough volume to be credible rather than promising. It is at 607 W Main St, on the western stretch of Main where the shopping thins out, so it is walkable from the west end of downtown. Reviews at this level in Texas barbecue usually reflect the meat rather than the room. Check hours before you go: barbecue operations in the Hill Country commonly run limited days and close when the pit runs dry.
3. Backwoods BBQ
The most thoroughly tested barbecue in Fredericksburg. Backwoods holds a 4.5 across more than 1,200 reviews, which is a proven number, not a hopeful one. It sits at 320 FM 2093, off the main tourist grid, which is part of why it reads as a place locals use. A rating that holds steady over that many visits suggests consistency across busy weekends, the thing most barbecue joints struggle with. Bring cash-flexible expectations on timing and go before the standard lunch rush if you want the full range of cuts.
4. Junebug's BBQ
Same 4.5 average as Backwoods but from only 64 reviews, so treat it as promising rather than established. The location is the argument for stopping in: 205 E Austin St, one block off Main, which makes it an easy detour if you are already walking the downtown blocks. Small review counts move fast in either direction, so the score you see today may not be the score in a year. Go if you want to form your own opinion on a newer name rather than defaulting to the town's known quantities.
5. David's Old Fashioned Pit Barbeque
A middling 3.9 from 403 reviews, which is enough volume to call the rating settled rather than a fluke. That puts David's below the leaders, and the guide is not going to pretend otherwise. What it has is position, 809 W Main St, right on the strip and near Eaker, so it is a practical fallback on a day when the higher-rated pits have already sold out or closed. Old-fashioned pit barbecue is the stated premise, and the reviews cluster around ordinary rather than bad.
6. Mac's BBQ & Catering- Fredericksburg
The lowest-rated entry here, 3.7 from 746 reviews, and with that many people weighing in the number is not going to move much. It earns a place on the list on location and reach: 204 E Main St puts it in the middle of the downtown walking route, and the operation also does catering, which is a different job than serving a Saturday lunch line. If you are downtown with a group and unwilling to drive, it is the convenient option. If you came to Fredericksburg specifically for barbecue, start at the top of this list instead.