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Dog Friendly Barbecue Restaurants in North Carolina

No need to leave Fido in the hotel room when you want to grab a bite! No matter where you’re headed, we can point you towards great barbecue spots in North Carolina that will welcome Fido to join you at an outdoor table. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly Flat Rock Wood Room

Flat Rock Wood Room

Hendersonville, NC

Flat Rock Wood Room

Flat Rock Wood Room in Hendersonville, NC, serves award-winning North Carolina barbecue, wood-fired pizzas, and a large selection of local beer, ciders, and wine. Dogs are welcome on the covered porch! A member of the staff will be happy to bring your dog a water bowl, too.

Pet Friendly Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Luella’s Bar-B-Que

Luella’s Bar-B-Que is a dog-friendly restaurant in Asheville, NC, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table on the shaded, screened patio. Every order is made from scratch and served with their homemade sauces. Enjoy deviled eggs, Brunswick stew, smoked wings, chopped pork BBQ, ribs, smoked tempeh, BBQ baked potatoes, mac and cheese, and more. Please note that Fido will have to save your seat outside while you go in to order.

McKoy's Smokehouse & Saloon

McKoy's Smokehouse & Saloon

McKoy's Smokehouse & Saloon is a pet-friendly eatery in Charlotte, NC. Fido is welcome at outdoor tables on the covered deck that's heated in cooler months and has misters for warmer weather. Their menu features succulent BBQ, smokehouse wings and plenty of tasty sides.

Jim 'N Nick's BBQ

Jim 'N Nick's BBQ

Jim 'N Nick's BBQ on Gateway Ln NW is dog-friendly. They offer their dog-owning customers six tables outside. Their motto is to avoid any tricks, no freezers, only fresh Southern goodness. On the menu, you'll find ribs, pork, chicken, brisket, and sausage, all smoked over time. One of the classic plate meals at Jim 'N Nick's BBQ is the fried chicken tender plate, served Southern-fried, Buffalo style or Nashville Hot with a choice of honey mustard, Morgan County white sauce, ranch, or BBQ sauce.

Sooey's BBQ & Rib Shack

Sooey's BBQ & Rib Shack

Sooey's BBQ & Rib Shack in Nags Head, NC, is a dog-friendly eatery that welcomes Fido to join you at an outdoor table. The menu features ribs, chicken, pork, sandwiches, and burgers. Dog-friendly covered seating available at first-floor picnic tables, or rooftop picnic tables that overlook sunset over Jockey's Ridge.

Creekside Taphouse

Creekside Taphouse

Dogs are welcome here at one of the largest pet-friendly outdoor seating areas in Asheville, NC. A volleyball court, small playground, and a serene creek complete the ambiance of this neighborhood joint. Creekside Taphouse specializes in burgers, wings and other bar favorites like loaded totchos. They have a full bar with 20 craft beers and ciders on tap with daily specials.

Pigman's Bar-B-Que

Kill Devil Hills, NC

Pigman's Bar-B-Que

Pigman's Bar-B-Que in Kill Devil Hills, NC serves up delicious, traditional barbecue dishes. Fido is welcome to join you at a pet-friendly table inside or on their outdoor patio. Choose from menu options like pork, beef, turkey, ribs, chicken, chicken tenders, hushpuppies, fries, cornbread, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and more. They also serve up a few unusual dishes, like the Tuna-Que - fresh, yellowfin tuna smoked to perfection and flaked with their Grillin' Sauce, with a touch of soy sauce.

Hubba Hubba Smokehouse

Hubba Hubba Smokehouse

Hubba Hubba Smokehouse is a seasonal, dog-friendly restaurant in Flat Rock, NC, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table on a partially covered patio or an umbrella-shaded picnic table. Serving some of the best BBQ in North Carolina, enjoy their pulled pork, brisket, ribs and more. Hours vary seasonally; call ahead or check their website for current schedule. Say hello to the resident chickens who freely roam the property!

Okie Dokies Smokehouse

Okie Dokies Smokehouse

Okie Dokies Smokehouse in Swannanoa, NC, welcomes Fido on their dog-friendly patio with four tables. The menu features classic Southern staples like pulled pork sandwiches, smoked ribs, fried pickles, and jalapeño hushpuppies, along with sides such as baked beans, coleslaw, and mac and cheese.

Pig & Grits

Pig & Grits is a dog-friendly BBQ restaurant in Burnsville, North Carolina. Fido is welcome to join you at a table on the covered patio. Pig & Grits is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All of the meat is smoked in house daily over locally grown hickory.

Mac's Speed Shop Fayetteville

Fayetteville, NC

Mac's Speed Shop Fayetteville

Mac's Speed Shop is a pet-friendly restaurant located in Fayetteville, NC. Your pooch is welcome to tag along at an outdoor table on their covered patio. Their menu features BBQ, burgers, wings, beer and more.

Mission BBQ

Fayetteville, NC

Dogs are allowed at Mission BBQ on Skibo Rd. Outside, you and Fido will discover six pet-friendly tables to peruse. The patriotic founders of Mission BBQ strive to remind everyone what makes America great, the homegrown heroes. They believe that BBQ is the most American thing going and they serve their authentic meats in honor of those Americans who serve the country. You can take a look at the meat market menu that includes brisket, pulled pork, turkey, pulled chicken, and sausage. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside when you go in to order.

Cashiers Farmers Market

Cashiers Farmers Market

Dogs are welcome at five outdoor tables outside of the Cashiers Farmers Market. The market sells freshly prepared salsas, chicken salad, pies, cookies, and there is a BBQ restaurant called On The Side Barbecue, too. On The Side Barbecue serves bbq pulled pork, smoked brisket, turkey, ribs, ham and cheese sandwiches, egg salad, and chicken. Cashiers Farmers Market is open seasonally Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 4pm.

Haywood Smokehouse

Haywood Smokehouse

All natural meats slow smoked with native hickory ensures that Haywood's BBQ is chock-full of Southern flavor. Choose from sliced brisket, chopped pork and chicken, and St. Louis style jumbo ribs, plus traditional sides liek collard greens, mac and cheese, baked beans, and cornbread. Outdoor seating is dog friendly.

Moe's Original BBQ

Hendersonville, NC

Moe's Original BBQ

Moe's Original BBQ is a dog-friendly restaurant in Hendersonville, NC, where Fido can join you at an outdoor table. The menu features BBQ sandwiches and platters with meats like their award-winning Bama-style pulled pork, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood. They also serve traditional Southern sides and desserts like collard greens, cornbread, and banana pudding.

Little Richard's Bar-B-Que

Little Richard's Bar-B-Que

Dogs are allowed at Little Richard's Bar-B-Que on Stadium Drive, where they provide six pet-friendly tables outside. Their authentic Lexington-style recipes have been handed down for generations and stick to the roots of the BBQ food of North Carolina. Their chefs pull the meat off the shoulders in large, smoked chunks, rip it up, and serve it on a plate, tray, or sandwich bun. For something a little different, you may want to try LRB's specialty salad, a variety of greens, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, shredded carrots, and shredded cheese topped with smoked chicken, marinated chicken, buffalo chicken, chopped BBQ smothered in their tutti frutti.

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit

Black Mountain, NC

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit

Phil's Bar-B-Que Pit is a dog-friendly eatery in Black Mountain, NC, where Fido is welcome to join you at an outdoor table on the covered porch. They use only the choicest cuts of meat rubbed with a special blend of seasoning that is then smoked slowly with hickory. Their BBQ is served with your choice of five homemade sauces.

Mission BBQ

Jacksonville, NC

Succulent BBQ and a dog-friendly patio. Water bowls will be provided.

Green River BBQ

Green River BBQ

Fido is welcome at an outdoor table in the dog-friendly "barking" lot patio area of Green River BBQ in historic Saluda, NC. They smoke their own pork, brisket, chicken, turkey, trout and baby back ribs. Try their famous sausage dip, street tacos, sandwiches and BBQ plates with fresh sides like slaw, collard greens, tomato pie and hushpuppies.

Picnic

Picnic, located in Durham, NC, is a casual barbecue joint that serves up a variety of delicious, protein-laden fare. Fido is welcome to join you at one of their pet-friendly outdoor tables while you enjoy your meal. Start off with an order of the Chopped Brisket Cheese Fries topped with brisket, beer cheese, and scallions. Next, chow down on the Fried Chicken Sandwich with a boneless chicken thigh, Old Bay aioli, and pickled onions on a buttered bun. Or go for the Whole Hog Pulled Pork Plate with six ounces of barbecue, slaw, hush puppies, and two sides of your choice. Picnic is open Sunday through Monday from 11am to 9pm, Wednesday through Thursday from 11am to 9pm, and Friday through Saturday from 11am to 10pm.

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