Luling City Market

This is small-town barbecue the way it ought to be: served up in a no-frills smoky meat market, with ambience replaced by plenty of local atmosphere.

The Luling City Market has been in business longer than anyone can remember, turning out smoked brisket, sausage, ribs, and mutton.

If you've ventured down to Houston, you'll know the big city sports its own version of the Luling City Market, even using the same recipes as this small-town joint. But for the real thing you have to come to the source, where smoke-tinted walls and no-nonsense barbecue brings in both the oil field workers and the oil field owners.

Location: 633 Davis St., Luling

Tel. (830) 875-9019

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