Best BBQ Near Montrose: 8 Barbecue Joints Worth Knowing

The best barbecue near Montrose, Houston comes from eight confirmed spots. Two sit inside the core 77006 zip code, two are on the South Shepherd–Upper Kirby corridor at the neighborhood's western edge, and four are within about a 10-minute drive. Our standout is The Pit Room at 1201 Richmond Ave in Montrose, a Michelin Bib Gourmand since the Michelin Guide's first Texas edition in 2024. It opens at 7 a.m. for breakfast tacos and serves barbecue from 11 a.m.

Montrose is better known for ramen, cocktail bars and Thai food than for smoke rings (see our culinary tour of Montrose for the full picture). The barbecue joints in and around this neighborhood earn their place by being genuinely excellent. For this guide, the Montrose area means the core neighborhood (zip 77006, roughly Allen Parkway south to US-59, Bagby west to Shepherd Drive) plus the Upper Kirby corridor on Shepherd and Kirby drives. It works as one dining zone, about 10 minutes end to end by car.

How did we choose these Montrose BBQ joints?

Every pick was checked against its own official website in November 2026, and the hours below are the ones each restaurant posts. We left out the Heights, Spring Branch and Pearland, even though they hold some of Houston's best pits; those belong in other guides. Hours change often, so treat every schedule below as "typically" and check the official site before you go.

Which BBQ spots are inside Montrose (zip 77006)?

Two barbecue restaurants sit inside the core neighborhood: The Pit Room on Richmond Avenue and Brookstreet Bar-B-Que on Missouri Street.

The Pit Room: 1201 Richmond Ave

A Michelin Bib Gourmand that starts with breakfast tacos

The Pit Room in Montrose has been a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick since the guide arrived in Texas in 2024. The beef is USDA Prime and the pork is Berkshire-Duroc, and both come off two custom barrel-style offset smokers built by Allout Fabrication in Stafford, just down US-59. Breakfast tacos run from 7 to 10:30 a.m. (brisket and egg, pulled pork hash, jalapeño cheddar sausage and egg), then the counter switches to barbecue by the pound at 11 a.m.

What to order: Prime brisket by the pound, the in-house jalapeño cheddar sausage, a brisket and egg taco in the morning, and the Texas Red chili as a loaded Frito pie.

Insider tip: When the dining room fills, walk next door to The Patio at 1205 Richmond Ave. It is The Pit Room's own bar and party venue, typically open 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with weekday happy hour from 2 to 7 p.m.

Hours: typically breakfast tacos 7–10:30 a.m. and barbecue 11 a.m.–9 p.m., seven days a week. Check thepitroombbq.com.

Brookstreet Bar-B-Que: 1009 Missouri St

The neighborhood workhorse, hickory-smoked since 1999

Brookstreet Bar-B-Que's Montrose location on Missouri Street is the easygoing, no-line option in the core neighborhood. The brand has smoked over hickory since 1999 and runs two other locations, in Sugar Land and Missouri City. Come here when you want Texas barbecue late into the evening without the sold-out-by-noon problem.

What to order: A two-meat plate with brisket and ribs, jalapeño sausage, and whatever sides look best on the line.

Hours: typically Mon–Thu 10:30 a.m.–9 p.m., Fri–Sat 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun 10:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Check brookstreetbbq.com.

What BBQ is on the Montrose border in Upper Kirby?

Pinkerton's Barbecue and Demeris Bar-B-Q sit just west of Shepherd Drive, the western edge of Montrose proper, in the Upper Kirby corridor. Both are a very short drive from the neighborhood. For more dining in this stretch, see our Upper Kirby restaurant guide.

Pinkerton's Barbecue: 3801 Farnham St

A four-time world champion pitmaster on Farnham Street

Pinkerton's Barbecue's Upper Kirby location is the second home of a Texas Monthly Top 50 operation (on every list since 2017, per the restaurant), and the original Pinkerton's on Airline Drive has been a Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2024. The signature is Copper Creek Prime brisket, smoked overnight over post oak and mesquite. Pitmaster Grant Pinkerton is a four-time barbecue world champion, per the restaurant, including back-to-back Beef World Champion titles at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

What to order: Prime brisket, glazed pork ribs, and the whole hog if you come on a Saturday, the only day Upper Kirby serves it.

Hours: typically Tue–Thu and Sun 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–10 p.m., closed Mondays, until sold out. Check pinkertonsbbq.com.

Demeris Bar-B-Q: 2911 S Shepherd Dr

Hickory smoke on Shepherd since 1964

Demeris Bar-B-Q opened its first restaurant on South Shepherd Drive in 1964, built by Gus Frank Demeris and his siblings, and that original location still serves today. The menu runs wider than most smokehouses: hickory-smoked meats, plates, sandwiches and burgers. The Hoffy Burger stacks Certified Angus beef, cheddar, bacon and an onion ring on sourdough.

What to order: A hickory-smoked ribs plate, or the Hoffy Burger if someone in your group isn't in a brisket mood.

Note: The Shepherd location is catering and delivery only on Sundays. For Sunday barbecue, try the West Loop location at 1702 West Loop N, and check its hours first.

Hours: typically Mon–Sat 11 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Check demeris.com.

What BBQ is a short drive from Montrose (5–10 minutes)?

Four more joints are within about 10 minutes of Montrose by car: Goode Company Barbeque on Kirby, Feges BBQ at Greenway Plaza, Pappas Bar-B-Q on Pierce Street, and Pizzitola's Heritage BBQ on Shepherd.

Goode Company Barbeque: 5109 Kirby Dr

Mesquite smoke on Kirby Drive since 1977

Goode Company Barbeque's original restaurant on Kirby Drive has served mesquite-smoked barbecue since 1977. Jim Goode founded it, and his son Levi Goode carries it on as the second-generation "smokologist." Every barbecue dinner plate comes with jalapeño cheese bread and two sides, and Thursday through Sunday the Kirby location runs rotating weekend features.

What to order: Czech sausage, mesquite-smoked brisket, a loaf of jalapeño cheese bread, and a slice of Brazos Bottom pecan pie, a recipe the family says was first perfected by their grandmother.

Hours: typically Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–8:30 p.m., Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Check goodecompanybarbeque.com.

Feges BBQ: 3 Greenway Plaza (weekday lunch only)

Serious sides, Monday through Friday

Feges BBQ's Greenway Plaza counter, inside the HUB at 3 Greenway Plaza, is the fast-casual way to eat Feges barbecue without driving to the full-service restaurant on Long Point Road in Spring Branch. The draw here is brisket plus sides that taste like a chef made them: hog fat cornbread, spiced cracklin, pozole verde, pimento mac and cheese, sweet and spicy Brussels sprouts, and elote corn salad. Pork ribs are a Spring Branch item, so order brisket here.

What to order: A brisket plate, the loaded BBQ baked potato, hog fat cornbread, and banana pudding.

Important: Weekday lunch only, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed all weekend.

Hours: typically Mon–Fri 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Check fegesbbq.com.

Pappas Bar-B-Q: 1217 Pierce St (Downtown, at the Midtown line)

The only barbecue drive-thru breakfast in this guide

The Pierce Street Pappas Bar-B-Q sits on the downtown edge, a short hop from Midtown. Its quiet trick is the drive-thru, which opens at 6 a.m. on weekdays and serves breakfast until 10 a.m., then closes for an hour before lunch. For more barbecue nearby, see our Midtown BBQ guide and the wider Midtown Houston restaurant guide.

What to order: A mixed platter (brisket, sausage, ribs), baby back ribs, pecan pie.

Hours: typically dining room Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–9 p.m. and Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–10 p.m.; drive-thru breakfast Mon–Fri 6–10 a.m. Check pappasbbq.com.

Pizzitola's Heritage BBQ: 1703 Shepherd Dr

Brick pits with roots going back to 1935

Pizzitola's Heritage BBQ traces its history to 1935, when John and Leila Davis founded Shepherd Drive Barbecue and hand-built the brick pits the restaurant still cooks on. Jerry Pizzitola carried it on from 1983, and the pits still turn out St. Louis-style pork spareribs smoked over Texas post oak. It sits north of Washington Avenue, just over a mile from Montrose's northwest corner and outside the neighborhood, but it sits on Shepherd Drive and makes a natural add-on to any Montrose barbecue run.

What to order: Pork spareribs, brisket, and a link of sausage.

Hours: typically 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; the site doesn't list closed days, so call before a Sunday visit. Check pizzitolasbbq.com.

Save this: the Montrose BBQ route

Never drive between stops after drinking; use rideshare for any route that includes The Patio.

The Montrose core loop

1. Start at The Pit Room on Richmond Ave for brisket after 11 a.m. (or a 7 a.m. breakfast taco if you're an early riser).
2. Head to Brookstreet on Missouri St for a second plate; it stays open until at least 8 p.m. every day.
3. Hop over to Pinkerton's on Farnham for Copper Creek brisket (whole hog on Saturdays), or north on Shepherd to Pizzitola's for brick-pit spareribs.

The weekday drive

1. Breakfast from the Pappas drive-thru on Pierce Street before 10 a.m.
2. Lunch at Feges BBQ at Greenway Plaza before the 2 p.m. close.
3. Finish at Demeris on South Shepherd before 8:30 p.m. for hickory-smoked ribs.

Before you go

• Pinkerton's sells out; arrive early on weekends for the best cut selection.
• Pinkerton's Upper Kirby is closed Mondays.
• Feges Greenway is weekday lunch only and closed all weekend.
• Demeris on Shepherd is catering and delivery only on Sundays.
• Every hour above is "typically," so check the official site the day you go.
• Montrose street parking is tight; give yourself extra time at lunch.

More to explore: the Montrose area guide, the complete best BBQ in Houston list, and the best restaurants in Montrose for everything else on the menu.

Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best BBQ restaurant in Montrose, Houston?

The Pit Room at 1201 Richmond Ave in Montrose is our top pick and has been a Michelin Bib Gourmand since the Michelin Guide’s first Texas edition in 2024. It typically serves breakfast tacos from 7 to 10:30 a.m. and barbecue from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.

Is Pinkerton's Barbecue in Montrose?

Pinkerton's Barbecue at 3801 Farnham St is just west of Montrose in Upper Kirby, a very short drive from the neighborhood. It is typically closed Mondays and serves whole hog on Saturdays only.

Which Montrose BBQ spots are open on Sunday?

The Pit Room, Brookstreet Bar-B-Que, Pinkerton's Upper Kirby, Goode Company Barbeque on Kirby and Pappas Bar-B-Q on Pierce Street are typically open on Sundays. Feges Greenway is closed weekends, and Demeris on South Shepherd is catering and delivery only on Sundays; check each official site before you go.

Where can I get barbecue for breakfast near Montrose?

The Pit Room at 1201 Richmond Ave typically serves breakfast tacos from 7 to 10:30 a.m. every day. The Pappas Bar-B-Q drive-thru at 1217 Pierce St typically serves breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. on weekdays.

What is the oldest BBQ restaurant near Montrose?

Pizzitola's Heritage BBQ at 1703 Shepherd Dr traces its history to 1935, when Shepherd Drive Barbecue opened with brick pits still in use. Demeris Bar-B-Q has served on South Shepherd since 1964, and Goode Company Barbeque on Kirby Drive since 1977.

Does Feges BBQ have a location near Montrose?

Feges BBQ runs a counter inside the HUB at 3 Greenway Plaza, a short drive from Montrose. It is typically open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and closed all weekend; the full-service restaurant is on Long Point Road in Spring Branch.