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LOS ANGELES – Yelp has just released its latest rankings for the best barbecue spots of 2026<\/a> \u2013 and California is home to 14 restaurants<\/a> on the list!\u00a0<\/p>\n While traditional American pitmasters made the list, the local rankings are heavily dominated by premium, interactive Japanese and Korean barbecue spots.<\/p>\n Did your favorite restaurant make the list?\u00a0<\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n The top honor for a California <\/a>restaurant went to Mazra in San Bruno. Ranking third overall, the spot was recognized for its “Vibrant Mediterranean flavors where family recipes and wood-fired meats come together.” Some of the standout menu items include their rotisserie chicken, wraps, and fresh seasonal mezzas.\u00a0<\/p>\n For Southern California, Yakiya in Hacienda Heights<\/a> took home the 11th spot. The restaurant offers an immersive, chef-curated tasting menu featuring premium Japanese and U.S. beef. Highlights include a premium rotation of highly marbled A5 Kagoshima Wagyu and Snake River Farms (SRF) American Wagyu.<\/p>\n Trailing close behind is Mo Ran Gak Restaurant in Garden Grove <\/a>at No. 12. The beloved Orange County <\/a>staple is known for serving up generous portions of top quality Korean BBQ along with their famous mul naengmyeon\u2014a refreshing cold noodle dish with North Korean roots.<\/p>\n Here’s the full list of California restaurants that made the list:<\/p>\n Mazra, San Bruno (#1)San Ho Won, San Francisco (#5)Yakiya, Hacienda Heights (#11)Mo Ran Gak Restaurant, Garden Grove (#12)Sofra Grill, South San Francisco (#13)Pigya, Los Angeles (#23)Kingyubu, Los Angeles (#26)iWagyu, City of Industry (#31)Butchers Korean BBQ, Sunnyvale (#33)Bowlegged BBQ, San Diego (#35)Mr. BBQ, Fullerton (#37)Wagyu Butcher, Torrance (#39)Quack House, San Francisco (#42)Tsuruhashi, Fountain Valley (#46) <\/p>\n Big picture view:<\/p>\n Nationwide, the No. 1 spot went to Little Miss BBQ-University in Phoenix.\u00a0<\/p>\n To see the full list, tap or click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Dig deeper:<\/p>\n The new release marks a return to form for regional barbecue recognition. In 2024, Yelp\u2019s Top 100 list featured a similar landscape that included six Southern California restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE: These are California’s top BBQ spots, according to Yelp<\/a><\/p>\n However, in 2025, Yelp paused its traditional Top 100 format to rank the top 10 barbecue cities in the United States instead\u2014a list from which no California restaurants made the cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Source: This report is based on information from Yelp.<\/p>\n Food and Drink<\/a>Restaurants<\/a>Los Angeles<\/a>Business<\/a>Instastories<\/a>California<\/a>Hacienda Heights<\/a>Garden Grove<\/a>Industry<\/a>Torrance<\/a>Fountain Valley<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES – Yelp has just released its latest rankings for the best barbecue spots of 2026 \u2013…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328183,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[387,1184,7,9,8,1339,6735,11078,94876,21403,2444,971,47,137,100,611,412,425,1270,1181],"class_list":["post-328182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-food-drink","tag-fountain-valley","tag-garden-grove","tag-hacienda-heights","tag-industry","tag-instastories","tag-lifestyle","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-news","tag-orange-county","tag-restaurants","tag-series","tag-torrance","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}