Where to get barbecue in Orlando: SoDo, Mills 50 and Semoran

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Orlando’s barbecue sits in three places: SoDo, where 4 Rivers and Cecil’s are a few blocks apart on South Orange Avenue; South Semoran Boulevard near the airport, with three restaurants; and Mills 50 on North Mills Avenue. Bubbalou’s is on the west side, off Conroy Road.

How we made this list. We started with OpenStreetMap records inside Orlando’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, and added 4 Rivers Smokehouse from its own locations page, checking its address against the city boundary. We checked every place against its own website on Oct. 10, 2026. Smokey Bones on East Colonial Drive is left out: its location page is gone and the state has no recent inspection there. Korean barbecue is on our sushi and Asian list. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to add or correct your entry.

The list

The places

4 Rivers Smokehouse in SoDo is the barbecue chain’s restaurant on South Orange Avenue. Its menu lists smoked meats with dishes such as a burnt ends melt and a Six Shooter of baked cheese grits topped with pulled pork, and it takes online and catering orders.

Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ on Conroy Road describes pit-style barbecue smoked over hardwood, for dine-in or takeout, with catering and party packs on its site.

Cecil’s Texas Style BBQ on South Orange Avenue in SoDo serves Texas-style barbecue, with catering and online ordering through its site.

Matt’s Latin BBQ on South Semoran Boulevard, near the airport, serves Latin barbecue and Puerto Rican food made fresh daily, its site says: grilled meats, mofongo, pollo guisado, empanadas, combo plates and family meals, for pickup, delivery or catering.

Mission BBQ on South Semoran Boulevard is the chain’s Lee Vista restaurant. It closes on eight major holidays, its page says, and takes catering and online orders.

Pig Floyd’s & Pigzza on North Mills Avenue in Mills 50 is a new pairing of two Orlando kitchens: Pig Floyd’s moved its smokers and oak-wood barbecue menu into Pigzza’s place, so smoked ribs and brisket share the menu with sourdough pizza, its site says. It lists a weekday happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m.

Sonny’s BBQ on South Semoran Boulevard is the chain’s Lee Vista restaurant. Its page says it slow-smokes its barbecue and offers takeout, delivery, curbside pickup and catering, with a kids’ menu.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get barbecue in Orlando?

Seven barbecue restaurants are inside the city limits: 4 Rivers Smokehouse and Cecil’s Texas Style BBQ in SoDo, Matt’s Latin BBQ, Mission BBQ and Sonny’s BBQ on South Semoran Boulevard, Pig Floyd’s & Pigzza in Mills 50 and Bubbalou’s Bodacious BBQ on Conroy Road.

Which Orlando barbecue restaurants are open late?

Pig Floyd’s & Pigzza on North Mills Avenue lists 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Most of the others close at 9 p.m.

Where can I get Puerto Rican barbecue in Orlando?

Matt’s Latin BBQ at 6607 S. Semoran Blvd. serves Puerto Rican barbecue, mofongo and empanadas, its site says. It is open until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Which barbecue places in Orlando open on Sunday?

All seven list Sunday hours. 4 Rivers closes at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Cecil’s opens at noon, and Mission BBQ opens at 11:30 a.m.