Top Southern Small Towns, Cities, Barbecue
Joints, Hotels and More Revealed
NBC TODAY's Hoda Kotb Appears as First-Ever
Celebrity on South's Best Issue to Share Her Love of New Orleans
NEW
YORK and BIRMINGHAM,
Ala., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotdash
Meredith's Southern Living announces the winners of its seventh
annual South's Best Awards, recognizing readers' favorite Southern
destinations and experiences. In-depth coverage of the winners
appears in the April issue of Southern Living, on sale March 17 and on SouthernLiving.com here.
This year's South's Best Awards survey results reveal the Top 50
Southern Small Towns, plus the best Cities, Hotels, State Parks,
and BBQ Joints. The special double issue features Southern Living's
first-ever celebrity cover for the South's Best issue with NBC
TODAY co-anchor Hoda Kotb sharing
her love for the city of New
Orleans. Featured on the flip cover is St. Augustine, Florida, which was ranked the
number one Small Town in the South.
"In a year when more people than ever are traveling and moving
to the South, we wanted to put a spotlight on small towns in this
year's South's Best Awards," said Sid
Evans, Editor in Chief of Southern Living. "These are the
hidden gems our readers picked for their character, charm, and
unmistakable Southernness. We're also thrilled to have Hoda Kotb sharing her longtime connection to
New Orleans as a cover story. This
whole issue is about the places we love, and in Hoda's case, the
city clearly loves her back."
Highlights of Southern Living's 2023 South's Best Awards
survey results are as follows:
South's Best Small Towns – Top 10 of 50
1.
St. Augustine, FL
2. Beaufort, SC
3. Gatlinburg, TN
4. Dahlonega, GA
5. Blowing Rock, NC
6. Fairhope, AL
7. Tybee Island, GA
8. Sanibel, FL
9. Folly Beach, SC
10. Fredericksburg, TX
South's Best Cities – Top 10 of 20
1. Charleston, SC
2. Savannah, GA
3. Asheville, NC
4. Atlanta, GA
5. Nashville, TN
6. New Orleans, LA
7. Greenville, SC
8. Chattanooga, TN
9. Alpharetta, GA
10. Austin, TX
TOP BBQ by State
Alabama - SAW's BBQ, Birmingham
Arkansas - Wright's Barbecue, Fayetteville
Florida - Tropical Smokehouse,
West Palm Beach
Georgia - Fox Brother's Bar-B-Que,
Atlanta
Kentucky - Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn,
Owensboro
Louisiana - The Joint,
New Orleans
Mississippi - The Shed Barbeque
& Blues Joint, Ocean
Springs
North Carolina - Lexington
Barbecue, Lexington
Oklahoma - Leo's BBQ, Oklahoma City
South Carolina - Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ, Charleston
Tennessee - Peg Leg Porker,
Nashville
Texas - Franklin Barbecue,
Austin
Virginia - Pierce's Pitt
Bar-B-Que, Williamsburg
West Virginia - Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill - Charleston
For more results from Southern Living South's Best 2023 survey,
including the full lists in every category, visit
SouthernLiving.com. For the complete survey methodology, click
here.
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