Photo: Kaldari, Public domainNashville Barbecue, Explained
Where critics and locals agree, by style and neighborhood, plus a one-day route, food trucks and sell-out tips.

St. Louis ribs at Edley's. Photo: Edley's Bar-B-Que
Barbecue · Berry Farms
Edley's white oak smoked barbecue at Berry Farms in Franklin, open daily.
Edley's smokes its meats low and slow daily with white oak.2 The Berry Farms spot is open every day, with later hours Friday and Saturday.1
Photo: Edley's Bar-B-Que
Photo: Edley's Bar-B-QueSliced brisket, an over-easy egg, red and white barbecue sauce, pickles and spicy pimento cheese.
Source: Edley's Bar-B-Que2We only publish what we can source. Here’s what’s missing.
Franklin · Murfreesboro Rd · about 2 mi
1203 Murfreesboro Rd
Franklin · Southwinds Drive · about 2 mi
386 Southwinds Drive
Cool Springs · Mallory Ln · about 4 mi
3068 Mallory Ln
Distances are straight-line miles from Edley's Berry Farms, not driving distance.
Nearest trail: Franklin and Williamson County Trail, about 3.9 miles away.
Photo: Kaldari, Public domainWhere critics and locals agree, by style and neighborhood, plus a one-day route, food trucks and sell-out tips.
Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0Whole hog, Nashville hot, Memphis ribs and Texas brisket, from the Sizzle Awards and Visit Franklin.
Killer potatoes, scrap plates and old gas-station smokehouses, from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Researched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.
We don’t publish our own scores. Partner listings are always labeled and never change what we recommend. Hours change, so check before you drive.