St. Louis/ Food & Drinks
Published on November 11, 2019
St. Louis' top 5 smokehouses to visit nowPappy's Smokehouse. | Photo: Christian K./Yelp

Looking to try the top smokehouses around?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top smokehouses in St. Louis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when cravings strike.

Fall is the top season of the year for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the St. Louis area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of reputation management and business health for small businesses. Estimated daily customers at St. Louis-area food and beverage shops grew to 31 per business in the fall of last year, 5% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. Pappy's Smokehouse

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First on the list is Pappy's Smokehouse, located at 3106 Olive St. in Midtown. The smokehouse, which offers barbecue and more, is the most popular smokehouse in St. Louis, boasting 4.5 stars out of 3,704 reviews on Yelp.

2. The Shaved Duck

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Next up is Tower Grove East's The Shaved Duck, situated at 2900 Virginia Ave. With 4.5 stars out of 1,639 reviews on Yelp, the smokehouse, which offers soul food, barbecue and more, has proven to be a local favorite.

3. Bogart's Smokehouse

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Soulard's Bogart's Smokehouse, located at 1627 S. Ninth St., is another top choice. Yelpers give the smokehouse, which offers barbecue, sandwiches and more, 4.5 stars out of 1,344 reviews.

4. Adam's Smokehouse

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Adam's Smokehouse, a smokehouse that offers barbecue and sandwiches in Clifton Heights, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 313 Yelp reviews. Head over to 2819 Watson Road to see for yourself.

5. The Wood Shack Soulard

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Over in Soulard, check out The Wood Shack Soulard, which has earned 4.5 stars out of 157 reviews on Yelp. You can find the smokehouse, which offers sandwiches and more, at 1862 S. 10th St.


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