Some places make you slow down the second you pull in. Not because someone tells you to, but because the setting does the talking. Just outside Huntsville in the community of New Market, New Market Barbecue sits along Mountain Fort Creek, and it feels like the kind of North Alabama stop that has been part of people’s lives for a long time, because it has.
On Unexpected Adventures in North Alabama, I got to talk with Libby Webb, a co owner who, along with her husband, has been keeping this longtime local favorite going for more than 18 years. And the restaurant itself has been here for over 30. That kind of longevity doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when a place stays true to what it is, while still caring enough to keep getting better.
A Story With Roots
Libby shared that they found New Market Barbecue back in March of 2007, when a friend mentioned the original owners were ready to retire. They drove out, took one look, and fell in love with the spot. It wasn’t just the building. It was the whole vibe. A quaint mom and pop barbecue shop in a pretty little town that feels tucked away, even though it’s close to everything…