According to Chef’s Pencil’s analysis, New Orleans is the best city for barbecue. In fact, all but one of the city’s barbecue restaurants received a Tripadvisor rating of 4 or higher.

Oklahoma City took second place, while Wichita, Kansas; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Charlotte, North Carolina tied for third. 

The rest of the top 10 cities included Columbus, Ohio in sixth place, Seattle in seventh, St. Louis in eighth and both Newark, New Jersey and Miami tied for ninth.

Meanwhile, the cities with the highest number of top-rated barbecue restaurants were, in order: Chicago; Los Angeles; Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; and Houston -- with Nashville and Houston tied for fourth. 

Following those cities were Dallas, St. Louis and New York City, all tied for sixth, while Las Vegas and Memphis, Tennessee, rounded out the top 10 in ninth and tenth places, respectively.