The Butcher & Larder is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

1. The Butcher & Larder

1026 N Milwaukee Ave (btwn Noble & Augusta), Chicago, IL
Butcher · Noble Square · 24 tips and reviews

Suzanne K.Suzanne Ko: Highly recommend! Rob and his team are great. He's our favorite butcher!

ChicagoistChicagoist: Here you can find a rotating selection of meaty treats which you can eat at their counter while chatting with the butchers. The menu is unpredictable but expect unique snacks with every visit. Read more.

Liz H.Liz Homsy: Absolutely the best butcher in town!

Chop Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

2. Chop Shop

8.2
2033 W North Ave (at N Damen Ave), Chicago, IL
Butcher · Wicker Park · 60 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: The butcher board may be a starter but really it's the main event. A lovely selection of meat and cheeses that pairs very well with the cocktail menu.

EaterEater: It's a butcher shop. It's a restaurant. It's a bar. It's an event hall. It's all of these things, it's finally open, and it's huge.

Wicker Park Bucktown InsiderWicker Park Bucktown Insider: You can buy bones for your dog from the butcher here.

Cermak Produce is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

3. Cermak Produce

8.5
2750 W North Ave (at Washtenaw), Chicago, IL
Supermarket · Humboldt Park · 24 tips and reviews

Kelly C.Kelly Carlson 😷: Great butcher!!!!!! Love it!

MichaelMichael: Great butcher shop!

Chase W.Chase Wreyford: Butcher is teh awesome.

Edgewater Produce is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

4. Edgewater Produce

7.6
5509 N Clark St (btwn W Catalpa Ave & W Gregory St), Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · Andersonville · 17 tips and reviews

Matthew S.Matthew Smith: Amazing skirt steaks! Get the butcher to clean your steaks (trimming the fat and making them super skinny) and you get a steak that cooks up fast and is still bursting with flavor!

AlexAlex: Guac.

Arek D.Arek Dreyer: Fresh produce, and everyone that works there is friendly.

County Fair Foods is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

5. County Fair Foods

8.2
10800 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · 9 tips and reviews

Pam G.Pam Gwin: This store has the best cuts of meat in the neighborhood. The butchers on staff are great!

Wendy B.Wendy Bradshaw: Best meat, with knowledgeable butchers. The chicken salad is AWESOME

Cate C.Cate C.: Great fresh produce, wish they had more gluten free options but for its size it has some solid options.

Publican Quality Meats is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

6. Publican Quality Meats

9.4
825 W Fulton Market (at N Green St), Chicago, IL
Deli · Fulton Market · 134 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Everything at Paul Kahan's butcher shop is worth trying, from the incredible house-cured meats to the crusty bread.

ChicagoistChicagoist: A stop here must include a sample of the housemade pimento cheese dip or the Butcher's daily cheese plate, offering one selection for $6 or three for $16. Read more.

Mike C.Mike Cygan: Check out the butchers doing work downstairs.

Mariano's Fresh Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

7. Mariano's Fresh Market

8.4
5201 N Sheridan Rd (at W Foster Ave), Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · Edgewater Beach · 28 tips and reviews

Eric B.Eric Blasius: Get a steak from the butcher and they will grill it to your liking while you wait. Can't beat that service!

Sade S.Sade Smith: I love how they have a juice bar and a café at the front of the store. (Do try the super kale On top of that, they have a wide selection of goods and varities. The staff is wonderful as well :D

Zach T.Zach Taylor: Everyone we came into contact with was super polite. The store itself is gorgeous, if a bit oddly laid out. Definitely check out the fresh baked bread.

Peoria Packing Butcher Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

8. Peoria Packing Butcher Shop

8.4
1300 W Lake St (at Elizabeth), Chicago, IL
Butcher · Fulton Market · 24 tips and reviews

Evan W.Evan Wade: No better place to go especially before any holiday. Chicken pinwheels and pork steak prices can't be beat.

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Shoppers come to experience a strong-stomached carnivore’s dream, a massive meat locker where customers do their own hunting and gathering for prices considerably lower than your typical grocery store Read more.

Leon P.Leon Peoples: Good value on meat! The only thing is parking is very limited. And don't come at the beginning of the month line is out the door.

Farmer's Pride Produce is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

9. Farmer's Pride Produce

7.5
756 N Western Ave (at Chicago Ave), Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · West Town · 12 tips and reviews

Jane W.Jane W.: Bang got your buck! Inexpensive produce and great butcher meat.

T S.T Shade: Boar's Head at the deli and more flavors of Chobani yogurt than you can shake a stick at.

Aaron T.Aaron Thomas: Good sandwiches at the deli

Holzkopf's Meat Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

10. Holzkopf's Meat Market

6155 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL
Butcher · Edgewater · 2 tips and reviews

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: From what Holzkopf has seen, "people want to see where their meat comes from.” He makes sure customers can see him cutting their meat, and lets them know the meatloaf and pork chops are made in-house. Read more.

Jenny P.Jenny Pfafflin: Great people behind the counter and the only place around here that has Sprecher Ginger Ale!

Gene’s Sausage Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

11. Gene’s Sausage Shop

9.3
4750 N Lincoln Ave (btwn Lawrence Ave & Leland Ave), Chicago, IL
Butcher · Ravenswood · 70 tips and reviews

Chris S.Chris Steele: Find the most obscure bottle of eastern European amaro you can find in the liquor section upstairs, then pair it with whatever suits your fancy from the butcher.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The corned beef sandwich is the total package: fantastic corned beef and fresh rye bread generously flecked with caraway seeds, tangy pickles, a stone-ground mustard, and horseradish cheddar cheese.

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: In summer, pick enjoy brats from “Gene's Bier Garden” on the third-floor roof, where long picnic tables and four taps add to the German beer-garden setting. http://tmout.us/maA24 Read more.

Devon Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

12. Devon Market

8.2
1440 W Devon Ave (btwn Greenview & Newgard Ave), Chicago, IL
Grocery Store · Rogers Park · 21 tips and reviews

Michael N.Michael Nejedly: Favorite grocery store. Nice produce, large selection of cheap wine, and they have a butcher too!!

Joe N.Joe Noel: This is a great place for super fresh fruits and veggies. And a great butcher at this location too

Scott J.Scott Johnston: Suprisingly good microbrew selection.

Romanian Kosher Sausage Co. is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

13. Romanian Kosher Sausage Co.

7.4
7200 N Clark St (at W Touhy Ave), Chicago, IL
Deli · Rogers Park · 17 tips and reviews

Fran D.Fran Diamond: Great sausages, corn beef and hot dogs. Also full-service kosher butcher on site.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: This is one of the best and most beloved butcher shops in Chicago.

Jordan D.Jordan D: Garlic hot dogs on onion rolls. Oh and the chopped beef liver. Amazing.

Butcher & The Burger is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

14. Butcher & The Burger

8.8
1021 W Armitage Ave (at Kenmore Ave.), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · North Side · 108 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: As seen on Travel Channel’s Food Paradise: Manliest Restaurants 2, order the House Prime Blend which is 100% USDA Prime beef. It's the signature and bestselling burger at Butcher & The Burger.

EaterEater: Butcher & the Burger has a fully operational butcher shop on premise and is all about customization: choose your meat blend, choose your seasonings, choose your bun, choose your toppings.

TV Food MapsTV Food Maps: Check out Butcher and The Burger as seen on Food Paradise Read more.

Two is one of The 15 Best Places for Butcher Shops in Chicago.

15. Two

1132 W Grand Ave (May), Chicago, IL
New American Restaurant · West Town · 45 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: The Midwestern menu features a good amount of meat -- especially since the restaurant butchers its own meat, makes its own sausage and smokes its own bacon. Read more.

Christina S.Christina Seiwert: Get the homemade donut for dessert! Amazing!!! Great date spot in a cool hood.

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: The duck confit pasta at Two is one of the 100 best things we ate this year. http://tmout.us/rLOtk Read more.