Where to Buy the Best Ribs in Melbourne
01. The Meat Inn Place
02. Meatmaiden
03. Señor BBQ
04. The Plough
05. Ribs and Burgers
06. Third Wave Cafe
Third Wave Cafe began as a stylish inner Melbourne café. It is now one of Melbourne’s favorite American BBQ restaurants, with a focus on slow-smoked meats and burgers. They provide some of Melbourne’s most inventive brunch dishes and some of the greatest ribs in town by smoking them in a custom-built smoker called Brutus, ideally paired with some of their in-house BBQ sauces.
07. Fancy Hanks
The best barbeque in Melbourne. For up to 22 hours, they grilled it in their two-tonne custom-built smoker. Their award-winning chefs create house-made sauces and sides. A carefully chosen selection of local wines, spirits, and beers. There’s lots of space, light, and atmosphere. All right in the center of Bourke St. The meals are accompanied with a carefully picked variety of local wines, spirits, and beers. There is lots of space, light, and positive energy.
08. Big Boy BBQ
Big Boy BBQ was the first of American-style BBQ in Melbourne that started in 2011. Many consider Big Boy BBQ to be the restaurant that originated the smoked barbecue style and so established a passion around grilled meat. Unlike many other rib joints, their ribs are smoked over Hickory wood rather than boiled.
09. Le Bon Ton
Their mouthwatering slow-cooked crispy smoked lamb ribs Their trained chefs carefully create these using only the best grade lamb laced with a distinctive, smokey coffee rub combined together with a sweet and sour barbecue sauce.
10. Steak Ministry Bar & Grill
Steak Ministry is the final solution to Glen Waverley’s long-unanswered need for a steak specialist. They are devoted to providing a steak experience unlike any other, specializing in premium cuts of meat and utilizing only the best ways to prepare and serve them. Whether you want a delicate sirloin, a seared T-bone with a pink center, or the marbled flavor of a ribeye or Scotch fillet, they are confident that they can serve it to your table prepared to your specifications.
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11. Smokin' Barry's Slow Cook BBQ
This mobile diner has been garnering admirers all over the city with its winning recipe of offering smokey and delectable ribs from a state-of-the-art food truck. Smokin’ Barry’s Slow Cook BBQ meat does not dry up and remains luscious due to the use of a slow, lower temperature smoking process. They may be hired for a variety of events, so why not get some ribs into you for your next big party?
12. B'Churrasco
With a real feast cooked over an open fire, freshly grilled sword-length skewers are cut directly onto your dish. With a kitchen manned by Brazilian-trained cooks, you know you’re getting the real deal. The meat (as well as the pineapple) is grilled on long metal skewers and then cut directly onto your dish. As a result, there is a theatrical element to this dining experience. Customers may select from lamb, hog, chicken, and beef, which are all meticulously carved and served with a variety of seasonal side dishes.
13. Bluebonnet BBQ
Bluebonnet Barbecue has evolved from a pop-up to a food truck to a permanent location since its debut in 2013. Bluebonnet has maintained loyal to its beginnings, offering real Texas barbecue to the people of Melbourne, from its initial location in Collingwood to its current location in Brunswick East. The Bluebonnet BBQ promises to deliver some of Melbourne’s best slow-cooked smoked Texas-style barbecue. The menu is brimming with selections that would make any meat lover salivate. Look no further than their selection of sides and cold drinks to complement your meal.
14. San Antone
With smoked meats, delectable sides, and distinctive drinks, San Antone by Bludso’s BBQ is famed for its authentic smokehouse flavors, but they also boast a cocktail menu that rivals Texas in size. There is also the most extensive selection of boutique beers, including notable American imports such as Blue Moon, Budweiser, Miller, and Brooklyn Lager. Check out the extensive wine, rye and whiskey, bourbon, moonshine, and tequila offerings.
15. Red Gum BBQ
Red Gum BBQ not only serves pig ribs, but also beef brisket, smoked chicken, and all the fixings, such as mac & cheese, coleslaw, corn bread, and dill pickles. Carolina (similar to Fountain Steak Sauce) and Alabama white sauce are two sauces to try (which is like a souped-up version of mayo.)
If ribs aren’t your thing, try the house-made beef and cheese sausage with a hot jalapeño bite, or the free-range pig shoulder, which is also a fan pleaser.
The most popular type of pork rib, Baby Backs are the leanest and tenderest. These ribs are found towards the top of the rib bone, where it connects to the spine (backbone), slightly below the loin muscle.
Spare ribs have more flesh between the bones and less meat on top than baby backs, and the meat has greater marbling (and more flavor).
Choose ribs with nice fat marbling but not too much fat. Avoid slabs with “shiners,” which occur when the meat cutter cuts too near to the bone, allowing the bone to show through the flesh.
