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Bobby Q’s
428 E Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
Bobby Q’s is a barbecue restaurant in historic downtown Cookeville. Its site lists lunch and dinner and identifies the restaurant as a local barbecue spot serving smoked meats.
Best BBQ in Cookeville
Updated October 2026 · 6 places · Cookeville
Quick answer
Our top picks are Bobby Q’s, The Blue Pig and Hardwoods Smokehouse.
Our picks for barbecue spots in Cookeville, each checked against a current source. We re-check this guide every few weeks.
The list
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The Blue Pig
35 West Broad Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
The Blue Pig is a counter-service barbecue restaurant with a bar and patio. It describes its barbecue as wood-smoked and slow-cooked.
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Hardwoods Smokehouse
851 South Willow Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501
Hardwoods Smokehouse is a barbecue smokehouse and mobile food-truck operation. Its site lists ribs, brisket, pulled pork, chicken and sausage among its smoked meats.
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Moogie’s BBQ
79 E Spring Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
Moogie’s is listed as a barbecue restaurant in Cookeville. A current local restaurant listing gives its address and identifies its cuisine as barbecue.
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Rib City
1431 Interstate Drive, Cookeville, TN 38501
Rib City is a barbecue restaurant serving smoked meats. Its Cookeville menu lists baby back ribs, beef brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey and barbecue chicken.
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Stroud’s Barbeque
1201 E Spring Street, Cookeville, TN 38501
Stroud’s Barbeque is a barbecue restaurant with dine-in, carryout and drive-through service. It is family-owned and has offered barbecue in Cookeville since 1995.