Best of Boston

Best Butcher

1998 Best Butcher

John Dewar & Co.

Newton Centre
Cognoscenti (including top chefs) admit that it's impossible to buy better meat anywhere in the city. Great cuts, fair prices (for the extraordinary quality you [...] read more»
1997 Best Butcher

John Dewar and Company

Newton Centre
Recommended by Julia Child and practically every other chef in Boston, this is the place to purchase the tastiest tenderloin, the juiciest goose, and the [...] read more»
1995 Best Butcher

New England Meat Market

Cambridge
Although this 76-year-old market's specialty is lamb, its poultry and cuts of beef, pork, and veal are also top-notch. A third of the business is [...] read more»
1992 Best Butcher

Sulmona Meat Market

Boston
For veal, lamb, and especially pork, this is the source. And don't miss the pancetta. read more»
1984 Best Butcher

Sulmona Meat Market

Boston
Where's the beef? Here, along with wonderful veal, pork, and rabbit. read more»
1982 Best Butcher

John Dewar

Newton
Four years old, and becoming a legend. read more»
1981 Best Butcher, Celebrity

Jack Savenor

Cambridge
Julia Child shops at Savenor's Supermarket; so does much of the Harvard administration. Not a place to save money, however. read more»
1979 Best Butcher

Fred Donovan and John Dewar

The John Dewar & Company operation has been in business only since October, but already its commercial clients include Front Street, the Hermitage, and Jason's. [...] read more»