Best BBQ in Savannah
Savannah, Georgia — updated August 24, 2026
Smokehouses from Sandfly to Garden City, ranked by how settled their ratings are, with hours, closures and what the menus actually list.
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Savannah's barbecue is spread out: the strongest smokehouses sit on US-80 heading toward Tybee, in the Sandfly neighborhood south of town, and on Montgomery Street, while the downtown squares hold only a couple of options. Several of these kitchens close by early evening or skip Sunday entirely, so hours matter more here than at most restaurant categories. The list below is ordered by how well each place answers the question, with the number of reviews behind each rating stated plainly.
1. Munchie's BBQ & Soul food
The highest rating on this list that has a large enough sample to trust: 4.6 across 800 reviews, at 2110 Montgomery St A. Barbecue arrives alongside a soul food menu, with the kitchen's Facebook page listing ribs, chicken, pot roast, smothered pork chops and smothered pig feet on a given day. Hours are worth checking before a drive over: the restaurant's own site lists noon to 6 p.m. seven days, while Yelp shows an 11:30 a.m. opening on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Either way, service ends at 6 p.m., so this is a lunch and early-dinner stop rather than a late one.
2. Sandfly Barbeque
A 4.5 from 997 reviews makes this one of the most thoroughly tested barbecue ratings in the area, and it has held up. The address is 8413 Ferguson Ave, out in Sandfly rather than downtown, which means a drive from the historic district. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closed Sunday, though the restaurant has posted shortened openings on occasion, so a look at their page before heading out is sensible. The long lunch-through-dinner window makes it one of the easier places on this list to time.
3. Wiley's Championship BBQ
The largest body of evidence for a dedicated smokehouse here: 4.4 from more than 1,400 reviews, at 4700 US-80 on the way to Wilmington Island. The menu lists BBQ platters with a choice of two sides, including quarter chicken at $14.95, pulled pork at $16.95 and beef brisket at $21.95, plus St. Louis cut ribs by the bone count or half slab. They also run daily lunch specials, with pot roast, mashed potatoes, butter beans and a biscuit posted at $12.95. Open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., which makes it the most reliable Sunday option among the smokehouses.
4. Babe's Smokehouse
Rated 4.5 across 753 reviews, in Garden City at 701 US-80. The plate menu is straightforward: chicken, pork and rib plates each listed at $16.95, a half chicken at $18.95, plus a sausage sampler and wings. The catch is the schedule. Yelp lists Monday through Friday only, closed Saturday and Sunday, and reviewers there report the kitchen winding down closer to 1:30 p.m. than the posted afternoon close. Treat it as a weekday lunch run and go early rather than late.
5. Savannah Smokehouse BBQ & Brew
The downtown option, at 16 W State St, and the one with the most reviews of any place here: 4.3 from more than 1,600. The lower rating across that many visits suggests a busy tourist-district kitchen that is consistent rather than exceptional. Yelp's most-mentioned dishes are the brisket sandwich, beef brisket, smoked honey wings and egg rolls, and TripAdvisor reviewers point to the pulled pork and brisket meals served with cornbread and four sides, plus the pecan pie. Hours run 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday.
6. SlowFireBBQ
The highest rating in the city at 4.9, but from only 47 reviews, so call it promising rather than proven. The operation runs partly as a pop-up with a published schedule, and the listed address is 1902 Waters Ave. Their posts have advertised brisket, dino beef ribs, smoked oxtails and brisket cheesesteaks as specials, sometimes from a different service location. Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., closed Sunday through Wednesday. Check the pop-up schedule before going, since where they are set up can change week to week.
7. Shu Hot Pot & Korean BBQ KTV
A different kind of barbecue entirely, and included because it is the strongest in town at what it does: 4.8 from 637 reviews at 20 E Derenne Ave. This is all-you-can-eat Chinese hot pot and Korean tabletop BBQ, with karaoke rooms attached, rather than smoked Southern barbecue. Reservations are accepted, and the kitchen keeps later hours than any smokehouse on this list, with weekend service running toward midnight. Worth knowing about if the group wants to cook at the table rather than order a plate.