The Best Butchers in France

Halal butchers

Salaison du Bargy in Annemasse is a halal butcher whose cured meats are made on site without nitrites, and it also sells fresh meat and cheese. Akoudad in Lille, also halal, sells beef, veal, chicken and turkey with merguez and marinated meat. Rahouyi Boucherie Halal in Agen has a meat counter of veal, beef and chicken, a grocery section of spices, semolina and canned goods, and a restaurant next door.

Paris and Les Lilas

Boucherie Halal Paris on Boulevard Saint-Marcel in Paris's 13th arrondissement sells meat, charcuterie and cheese, and staff let customers taste charcuterie before they buy. The shop makes its own pâté en croûte and prepared dishes. Boucherie Halal H2 in Les Lilas, near Paris, has a deli counter with homemade charcuterie, and its butchers advise on cooking.

Beef and kebabs

Chez Castaing in Arcachon sells dry-aged beef, Wagyu, Baltic Black and Simmental cuts from a counter and an online store. Boucherie de la Gare in Les Mureaux sells beef, lamb, veal, merguez and kefta, and its butchers advise on cuts. Le Garçon Boucher in Nice sells marinated kebabs, merguez and Angus beef, and its staff give cutting and cooking advice. Label Vie in Nîmes sells Black Angus beef, merguez sausages and roast chickens.