Best Barbecue in Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK
Leo's Bar-B-Q has smoked ribs and served its famous strawberry-banana cake in Oklahoma City since 1974, a northeast-side institution where founder Leo Smith built a following on hickory-smoked ribs, bologna and hot links. Every meal still ends with a free slice of that towering cake.
A cornerstone of OKC barbecue for 50 years, Leo's is the 2026 Centurion Award winner.
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Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Leo's Bar-B-Q cleared every one.
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Family-run OKC barbecue landmark since 1974, famous for smoked ribs, bologna, and its signature strawberry-banana cake.
Yes — Leo's Bar-B-Q is the 2026 Centurion Award winner for Best Barbecue in Oklahoma City, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best barbecue in Oklahoma City for 2026 for five decades of smoked ribs and the free strawberry-banana cake that ends every meal.
Leo's Bar-B-Q is in Oklahoma City, OK.
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