Best of Boston

2021 Best CSA

Walden Local

There’s a lot of talk about eating less meat right now, but the reality is that committed carnivores aren’t going anywhere — well, except to this boutique street-corner butcher in the South End, which also offers monthly meat shares delivered on dry ice for sizzling at home. Not only are you getting valedictorian-grade grass-fed beef and pasture-raised pork, chicken, and lamb (plus pescatarian-pleasing wild-caught fish), but it’s all raised by small Northeast farms, supporting the region’s agriculture industry and giving us more richly flavorful, special-treat-level meat.

316 A Shawmut Ave., South End, 857-277-0773, waldenlocalmeat.com