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The World’s 100 Best Butchers · 2026

The Best Butchers in Africa

6 of the 100 butcher shops in The World’s 100 Best Butchers 2026 are in Africa. The highest placed is Maders Slaghuis in Pretoria, at number 8 in the world. Ashburton Butchery in Pietermaritzburg (number 41) and Blinkwater Butchery in Stoffberg (number 42) follow.

Maders Slaghuis
N° 8 · Maders Slaghuis, Pretoria

Pretoria

Maders Slaghuis in Pretoria is a butcher and bakery with a shop full of vintage cars, antiques and Africana. Its bakery counter sells sausage rolls and pies. Toit's Slaghuis in Pretoria sells boerewors, biltong and droëwors. The wors comes in many flavours, including cheese, chutney and pizza.

Biltong and boerewors

Ashburton Butchery in Pietermaritzburg sells meat, biltong, cabanossi and dry wors. The biltong is made in-house, and the butchers advise on cuts. Blinkwater Butchery in Stoffberg sells biltong, boerewors, droëwors and fresh beef. The shop also sells chilli bites and other snacks, and the staff help customers at the counter.

George and Vanderbijlpark

Van Rensburgs Foods in George is a butcher and grocery that sells braai packs, cured meats and ready-made foods. Spices, breads and confectionery sit on the shelves. Butcher Boys in Vanderbijlpark sells fresh meat, with a cafe serving steak, toasties and coffee. Meals can be eaten on the stoep outside.

  1. Maders Slaghuis N° 8 Maders Slaghuis Pretoria, South Africa Butcher shop
  2. Ashburton Butchery N° 41 Ashburton Butchery Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Butcher shop
  3. Blinkwater Butchery N° 42 Blinkwater Butchery Stoffberg, South Africa Butcher shop
  4. Toit's Slaghuis N° 46 Toit's Slaghuis Pretoria, South Africa Butcher shop
  5. Van Rensburgs Foods N° 86 Van Rensburgs Foods George, South Africa Butcher shop
  6. Butcher Boys N° 90 Butcher Boys Vanderbijlpark, South Africa Butcher shop

Best by region

  1. EuropeFrasers ButchersBolton, United KingdomN° 1
  2. AsiaBaggie's Butcher & DeliSingapore, SingaporeN° 25
  3. The Middle EastKatzbiyat David Hachi TovHolon, IsraelN° 4
  4. North AmericaThielen Meats of PierzPierz, United StatesN° 5
  5. Latin AmericaJoel CarnesSumaré, BrazilN° 51
  6. AfricaMaders SlaghuisPretoria, South AfricaN° 8
  7. OceaniaWestmere ButcheryAuckland, New ZealandN° 18

Best by country

  1. United StatesThielen Meats of PierzPierzN° 5
  2. GermanyGref-Völsings RindswurstFrankfurtN° 3
  3. FranceSalaison du BargyAnnemasseN° 11
  4. SpainCarnicería EliasCoria del RíoN° 2
  5. United KingdomFrasers ButchersBoltonN° 1
  6. South AfricaMaders SlaghuisPretoriaN° 8