The Best Butchers in Europe

Sausage and halal counters

Gref-Völsings Rindswurst in Frankfurt serves beef sausage with a roll and mustard at standing tables, Fleischerei Dönninghaus in Bochum sells bratwurst and currywurst, and Thiers Fleisch- u. Wurstwaren in Bochum sells stadium bratwurst at a counter, from sales vans and through Aldi, Rewe and Combi supermarkets. Fleischerei Bäcker in Recklinghausen sells house-made sausages and liverwurst, Fleischerei Ringl in Vienna makes its own sausages and Leberkäse, and Metzgerei Hambel in Wachenheim sells Saumagen. Salaison du Bargy in Annemasse, Akoudad in Lille and Rahouyi Boucherie Halal in Agen are halal butchers, Boucherie Ceylan in Verviers, Belgium, sells merguez sausages and kebabs for barbecues, and Klaus Schulenburg in Hamburg sells horse sausage and smoked meat.

Cafes, pies and catering

Frasers Butchers in Bolton has home-made pork pies, sausage rolls and fresh sandwiches, and Frank Parker Butchers in Nuneaton sells homemade pies, sausages and ready meals. Uptons of Bassett in Southampton has a cafe and bistro serving breakfast, sandwiches and wraps, and Landmetzgerei Dirk Hanten in Erkrath has a lunch counter for rolls, salads and hot meals. Best Butcher Günther und Döhler in Hamburg serves a lunch menu and offers catering, and Fleischerei Bickert in Essen runs a catering service for parties, weddings and company events. Fleischwaren Thönnissen in Erkelenz sells fresh meat, sausage, cold cuts and roulades, with ready-made gyros, soups and potato salad, and 2 Brothers Livadiotis in Neos Marmaras, Halkidiki, is run by two brothers and sells meat from the region.

Beef and cured meats

Carnicería Elias in Coria del Río, outside Seville, sells beef, sausages and house-made burgers, and Carnicería Catalá in Aldaia, near Valencia, sells aged beef and burger packs in store and online. Paco Rosa in Lorquí, Murcia, sells beef, dry-aged cuts and burgers from a counter, Carnicería Arcos Ibéricos in Utrera sells beef, veal and Iberian ham, and The Butcher Guadalmina in San Pedro Alcántara sells cheese, cured meats and wine. Chez Castaing in Arcachon sells dry-aged beef, Wagyu, Baltic Black and Simmental cuts, Le Garçon Boucher in Nice sells marinated kebabs and Angus beef, and Boucherie de la Gare in Les Mureaux sells beef, lamb and veal. Talho Argentino in Estoril sells Argentine beef cuts, criollo sausages and chimichurri, Slagerij La Différence in Weert, Netherlands, sells grass-fed beef from Greenlea, and AJ Green & Sons in Stoke-on-Trent is a farm shop and butcher selling meat, potatoes and eggs from its farm.