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Posted Dec 05, 2022
We've scoured the city to bring to you the best butcher shops in Toronto. When getting your daily quota of leafy greens starts to feel a tad too monastic, you need roast chicken, barbecued steak, braised ribs and more to sate the primal need for meat. And what better place to stock up on everything you need for ambitious cooking projects than one of Toronto’s best butcher shops. Whether you want to tango with a tomahawk steak as big as your thigh or channel your inner nonna with a slow-cooked Bolognese, these shops have every type of sausage, roast, chop and loin imaginable to satisfy your every craving. Here is our list of Toronto's best butcher shops.
Danforth Village
207 Danforth Ave
The Meat Department
This butcher shop serves both the east and west ends of the city with two locations. Check them out in Roncesvalles and on the Danforth.
The Meat Department
Danforth Village
207 Danforth Ave
This butcher shop serves both the east and west ends of the city with two locations. Check them out in Roncesvalles and on the Danforth.
Roncesvalles
401 Roncesvalles Ave
Russell's Butcher & Deli
Butcher & Deli
Russell's Butcher & Deli serves up simple, local meats and unique pantry staples in Roncesvalles Village.
Russell's Butcher & Deli
Roncesvalles
401 Roncesvalles Ave
Russell's Butcher & Deli serves up simple, local meats and unique pantry staples in Roncesvalles Village.
Butcher & Deli
North York
46 Milford Ave
Speducci Mercatto
Italian
Speducci's award-winning brand of Paganelli cured meats is the result of years of dedication and experimentation by Chef Paganelli. He is renowned for his salumi – naturally cured meats like prosciutto, pancetta and salami made in the Italian tradition.
Speducci Mercatto
North York
46 Milford Ave
Speducci's award-winning brand of Paganelli cured meats is the result of years of dedication and experimentation by Chef Paganelli. He is renowned for his salumi – naturally cured meats like prosciutto, pancetta and salami made in the Italian tradition.
Italian
Leslieville
1378 Queen St E
Bespoke Butchers - Queen East
Butcher
Bespoke has three central locations offering ethically-raised, pastured meat sourced from local farms. As whole-animal butchers, Bespoke can customize cuts to customer's needs.
Bespoke Butchers - Queen East
Leslieville
1378 Queen St E
Bespoke has three central locations offering ethically-raised, pastured meat sourced from local farms. As whole-animal butchers, Bespoke can customize cuts to customer's needs.
Butcher
Riverside
738 Queen St E
Butchers of Distinction
Butcher
Since 2013, this Riverside shop has provided customers with hormone-, antibiotic-, and pesticide-free, locally-raised meats and products sourced exclusively from Ontario.
Butchers of Distinction
Riverside
738 Queen St E
Since 2013, this Riverside shop has provided customers with hormone-, antibiotic-, and pesticide-free, locally-raised meats and products sourced exclusively from Ontario.
Butcher
Queen Street West
714 Queen St W
Cumbrae's - Queen
Butcher
Whether you're up against the clock and need dinner ASAP or want to stock up before a major cook-out, Cumbrae's three locations have high-end prepared dishes, heritage meat, house-made sausages, dry-aged steaks and everything else you'd expect of a nose-to-tail butcher.
Cumbrae's - Queen
Queen Street West
714 Queen St W
Whether you're up against the clock and need dinner ASAP or want to stock up before a major cook-out, Cumbrae's three locations have high-end prepared dishes, heritage meat, house-made sausages, dry-aged steaks and everything else you'd expect of a nose-to-tail butcher.
Butcher
Yonge and Lawrence
3269 Yonge St
The Friendly Butcher
Butcher
In business since 1996, the Friendly Butcher has two locations serving up sustainable and locally-sourced meat and groceries as well as meal solutions made in-house.
The Friendly Butcher
Yonge and Lawrence
3269 Yonge St
In business since 1996, the Friendly Butcher has two locations serving up sustainable and locally-sourced meat and groceries as well as meal solutions made in-house.
Butcher
Bloorcourt Village
1042 Bloor St W
Nosso Talho - Bloor
Butcher
Offering customers quality meats, seafood, imported goods and more it's no surprise that Nosso Talho, or "Our Butcher Shop" in Portuguese, has been in business in Toronto for more than 45 years.
Nosso Talho - Bloor
Bloorcourt Village
1042 Bloor St W
Offering customers quality meats, seafood, imported goods and more it's no surprise that Nosso Talho, or "Our Butcher Shop" in Portuguese, has been in business in Toronto for more than 45 years.
Butcher
Kensington Market
176 Baldwin St
Sanagan's Meat Locker
Butcher
Born of founder Peter Sanagan's desire to express his "love of the farmland in the city," Sanagan's Meat Locker is brimming with food sourced from small Ontario farms, artisanal charcuterie products and seriously delicious sandwiches.
Sanagan's Meat Locker
Kensington Market
176 Baldwin St
Born of founder Peter Sanagan's desire to express his "love of the farmland in the city," Sanagan's Meat Locker is brimming with food sourced from small Ontario farms, artisanal charcuterie products and seriously delicious sandwiches.
Butcher
St Lawrence
93 Front St. East (Front & Jarvis)
Whitehouse Meats - St. Lawrence Market
Butcher
Family owned and operated, Whitehouse Meats has more on offer than humble chicken breast. It's Toronto's go-to for a huge selection of specialty birds and game.
Whitehouse Meats - St. Lawrence Market
St Lawrence
93 Front St. East (Front & Jarvis)
Family owned and operated, Whitehouse Meats has more on offer than humble chicken breast. It's Toronto's go-to for a huge selection of specialty birds and game.
Butcher
Leslieville
893 Queen St E
Rowe Farms - Leslieville
Butcher
A Toronto institution, Rowe Farms was a farm dedicated to raising hormone- and antibiotic-free, grass-fed beef before the family expanded the business for retail. Today, there are five locations offering local, often organic meat, fish, eggs, deli and more.
Rowe Farms - Leslieville
Leslieville
893 Queen St E
A Toronto institution, Rowe Farms was a farm dedicated to raising hormone- and antibiotic-free, grass-fed beef before the family expanded the business for retail. Today, there are five locations offering local, often organic meat, fish, eggs, deli and more.
Butcher
Trinity Bellwoods
130 Ossington Ave
Cote De Boeuf
Steakhouse
This quaint shop brings Paris to the Ossington strip with locally-sourced beef and pork, house-made terrines and French cheeses and charcuterie. The in-house bistro is also the perfect spot to sample French classics and wines by the glass.
Cote De Boeuf
Trinity Bellwoods
130 Ossington Ave
This quaint shop brings Paris to the Ossington strip with locally-sourced beef and pork, house-made terrines and French cheeses and charcuterie. The in-house bistro is also the perfect spot to sample French classics and wines by the glass.
Steakhouse
