This winding, 80-mile route just east of San Antonio will take you on a pilgrimage from Gonzales to Lockhart, to some of the most mouthwatering barbecue joints in Texas. Kick off your tour in Gonzales—site of the Texas Revolution’s first battle as well as the Gonzales Food Market, a great place to fill up on brisket, sausage, and ribs. Optional: Ride west to the green city of Seguin for more ’Q (and be sure to stop to admire the world’s largest pecan) before winding north toward Kingsbury, where you can check out vintage aircraft and vehicles (including motorcycles) at the Pioneer Flight Museum. In Luling, people love their watermelon and their barbecue. You’ll have to come back in June for the annual Luling Watermelon Thump festival, but you can consume the savory meats of Luling City Market any day. Finish off your ride in Lockhart, which isn’t called “the BBQ Capital of Texas” for nothing. Save this route, because you’ll need more than one trip here to experience all the barbecue that Lockhart has to offer.
ALONG THE WAY
DALE (NORTH OF McMAHAN)
R&G BAR-B-QUE
6329 FM 713
512-398-7276
GONZALES
GONZALES FOOD MARKET
311 St. Lawrence St.
830-672-3156
gonzalesfoodmarket.net
LOCKHART
BLACK’S BARBECUE
215 N. Main St.
512-398-2712
blacksbbq.com
CHISHOLM TRAIL
BAR-B-QUE
1323 S. Colorado St.
512-398-6027
GASLIGHT BAKER THEATRE
216 S. Main St.
512-376-5653
gaslightbakertheatre.org
KREUZ MARKET
619 N. Colorado St.
512-398-2361
kreuzmarket.com
LOCKHART STATE PARK
2012 State Park Rd.
512-398-3479
tpwd.texas.gov/
state-parks/lockhart
SMITTY’S MARKET
208 S. Commerce St.
512-398-9344
smittysmarket.com
LULING
LULING BAR-B-QUE
709 E. Davis St.
830-875-3848
lulingbar-b-q.com
LULING CITY MARKET
633 E. Davis St.
830-875-9019
lulingcitymarket.com
SEGUIN
DAVILA’S BBQ
418 W. Kingsbury St.
830-379-5566
davilasbbq.com
DIRTY’S BAR & Q
100 Elm Grove Rd.
830-379-8883
dirtysbbq.com
ON THE ROAD
Pit Stops
1. BUC-EE’S
10070 I-10 W., Luling
979-238-6390
2. EXXON
502 E. Court St., Seguin
830-303-4343
Grab a Bite
1. BLAKE’S CAFÉ
621 E. Davis St., Luling
830-875-6086
blakesluling.com
2. DIXIE GRILLE RESTAURANT & BAR
1575 I-10 W., Seguin
830-379-6325
dixiegrille.com
Stay the Night
1. AINSWORTH HOUSE INN
214 S. Pecan Ave., Luling
830-875-3435
ainsworthhouseinn.com
2. LOCKHART INN
1207 S. Colorado St., Lockhart
512-398-5201
lockhartinntexas.com
Diversions
1. COME AND TAKE IT CELEBRATION,
October 2–4
2122 N. St. Joseph St., Gonzales
888-672-1095
gonzalestexas.com/come-and-take-it
2. PIONEER FLIGHT MUSEUM
190 Pershing Ln., Kingsbury
830-639-4644
pioneerflightmuseum.org
3. ZEDLER MILL
1170 S. Laurel Ave., Luling
830-875-2481
zedlermill.com
Only in Texas
1. WORLD’S LARGEST PECAN
390 Cordova Rd., Seguin
830-379-0933
