Barbecue in Clarksville: four smokehouses on Riverside Drive, Wilma Rudolph, Madison Street and Fort Campbell Boulevard, with hours from their own sites.

Last checked 2026-10-18. Refreshed every three months.

Clarksville’s barbecue is spread across four roads: South Riverside Drive near downtown, Wilma Rudolph Boulevard by Interstate 24, Madison Street toward Sango and Fort Campbell Boulevard. Legends Smokehouse & Grill is the local, veteran-owned name; Mission BBQ and Dickey’s are national chains.

How we made this list. We started from the OpenStreetMap records for restaurants inside Clarksville, the same records that feed our local directory, and checked each place against its own website on 2026-10-18. Legends, Mission BBQ and both Dickey’s restaurants were added from their own sites. One barbecue market in the map records has no website and no second official listing we could check, so it is not in the table yet. The list is alphabetical; it is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. If your entry is wrong, write to us.

Name Address Hours as published Phone
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Fort Campbell Boulevard 2805 Fort Campbell Blvd. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily 931-546-8055
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Madison 2345 Madison St. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily 931-368-3030
Legends Smokehouse & Grill 803 S. Riverside Drive 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday 931-919-7095
Mission BBQ 2644 Wilma Rudolph Blvd. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday 931-241-6104

The places

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is the Dallas-born barbecue franchise. Its Clarksville pages say the meats are slow-smoked on-site, Texas style, with Southern sides, and both restaurants offer dine-in, pickup and delivery. The Fort Campbell Boulevard restaurant opened in July 2024 (Fort Campbell Boulevard, Madison Street).

Legends Smokehouse & Grill went from a food trailer to a food truck to its Riverside Drive restaurant, which opened in 2021. The owners describe artisan-smoked barbecue meats, signature sides and desserts from their own recipes, with 15 house barbecue sauces. It is veteran-owned and family-owned, offers dine-in, full-service catering and food truck service, and has a second restaurant on the Fort Campbell post in Kentucky (restaurant site).

Mission BBQ opened its first restaurant on Sept. 11, 2011, and says it was founded to honor soldiers, firefighters, police officers and other first responders. The Wilma Rudolph Boulevard restaurant takes orders online and caters; the chain says it closes on eight major holidays (location page, our story).

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get barbecue in Clarksville?

Legends Smokehouse & Grill is at 803 S. Riverside Drive, Mission BBQ at 2644 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has two restaurants, at 2345 Madison St. and 2805 Fort Campbell Blvd.

Is there a local, veteran-owned barbecue restaurant in Clarksville?

Legends Smokehouse & Grill on South Riverside Drive says it is veteran-owned and family-owned. It started as a food trailer and opened on Riverside Drive in 2021.

Are Clarksville barbecue restaurants open on Sunday?

Yes. Both Dickey’s restaurants list 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, Mission BBQ lists 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, and Legends lists 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Legends is closed Monday.

Which Clarksville barbecue places cater?

Legends Smokehouse & Grill, Mission BBQ and Dickey’s all list catering on their own sites.