Clyde Cooper's Barbeque
Best Barbecue in Raleigh · NC
Eastern North Carolina 'cue since 1938
Clyde Cooper's has served Eastern North Carolina barbecue in downtown Raleigh since 1938 — chopped, vinegar-and-pepper-dressed whole-hog pork with Brunswick stew, hush puppies, and banana pudding on the side. It's one of the oldest continuously operating barbecue joints in the state capital.
A downtown institution that carried its recipes and regulars through a move to a new address, Clyde Cooper's remains the standard-bearer for the plainspoken, no-sauce-needed Eastern style.
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2025 Centurion Award
Best Barbecue in Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation View the 2025 award →Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.
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