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Smoked Turkey for Thanksgiving in Tennessee
Where to order smoked turkey, brisket and sides for Thanksgiving 2026, with prices, order deadlines and pickup dates from each spot.
Guides · Tennessee
Read up before you eat
City guides and style explainers built from press, oral histories and pitmasters’ own words. No made-up scores.
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Photo: Daderot, CC0 1.0Holiday guide · Tennessee
Thanksgiving Barbecue Catering in Tennessee
Holiday spreads, trays and sides from 14 Tennessee barbecue spots for Thanksgiving 2026, with how many each feeds, starting prices and order deadlines.
Photo: Chun Yip So, CC BY 2.0Style guide · West Tennessee
West Tennessee Whole Hog Barbecue, Explained
History, how it's cooked, the pitmasters who kept it alive, and how it compares to Memphis, Texas and Carolina.
Photo: Kaldari, Public domainStart here · City guide
Nashville Barbecue, Explained
Where critics and locals agree, by style and neighborhood, plus a one-day route, food trucks and sell-out tips.
8 spots · a one-day route · food trucks
Road trip · Nashville to Memphis
The Tennessee BBQ Trail
Nashville to Memphis in two days: whole hog in Lexington, dry ribs and barbecue spaghetti in Memphis. Free printable map.
City guide · Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis BBQ
Rendezvous ribs, barbecue spaghetti, Cozy Corner's Cornish hen and Payne's chopped pork, with prices from each spot's own menu.
City guide · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Where to Eat Barbecue in Chattanooga
Killer potatoes, scrap plates and old gas-station smokehouses, from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Photo: Southern Foodways Alliance, CC BY 2.0Style guide · Tennessee
Memphis vs. Nashville BBQ
Dry rub vs. sauce, ribs vs. whole hog, and where to taste each, all sourced.
Road trip · Tennessee
Tennessee BBQ Road Trip Planner, by Region
West Tennessee ribs and whole hog, Middle Tennessee around Nashville, and Knoxville spots in the east, with trails, hours and drive times.
Road trip · Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville in a Weekend
Two days, four spots in route order: the Gulch and Germantown, then Madison and 12 South.
Road trip · Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis in a Day
Breakfast at Tops, lunch at Cozy Corner, barbecue spaghetti on Madison and Rendezvous ribs downtown. Tuesday to Saturday.
Photo: Johnsparks75, CC BY-SA 4.0City guide · Nashville, Tennessee
Brisket in Nashville: where to find it
Where to find brisket in Nashville, with sell-out notes and what to order.
Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0Area guide · Williamson County, Tennessee
BBQ in Franklin and Williamson County
Whole hog, Nashville hot, Memphis ribs and Texas brisket, from the Sizzle Awards and Visit Franklin.
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