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The World’s 100 Best Butchers · 2026

The Best Butchers in South Africa

6 of the 100 butcher shops in The World’s 100 Best Butchers 2026 are in South 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, also in Pretoria, sells boerewors, biltong and droëwors, and its wors comes in many flavours, including cheese, chutney and pizza.

Biltong and wors

Ashburton Butchery in Pietermaritzburg sells meat, biltong, cabanossi and dry wors, and the biltong is made in-house. Blinkwater Butchery in Stoffberg sells biltong, boerewors, droëwors and fresh beef, with chilli bites and other snacks at the counter.

Grocery and cafe

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

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