The Hampstead Butcher and Providore

If you're used to casually throwing packs of shrink-wrapped beef, pork and poultry into your trolley at supermarkets without paying much attention, this superb butcher will change your mind about the look and taste of meat. The beef is actually red and juicy, and there is plenty of it to choose from, and the sausages actually taste like freshly-made and satisfying food. The range of deli items and wine is also excellent, and you'll find a branch of the butcher's on West End Lane in West Hampstead too. The butchers are friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The only problem is that once you buy real food here, you won't be tossing supermarket meat into your trolley again. But life is short, so eat well and fresh with food from this shop.

Excellent butcher. I'm in a routine of buying a whole chicken every Sunday for a roast at the moment, and the chickens here are so much more delicious than from the supermarket. The other meat is also very good and the staff are very helpful. There is a fabulous cheese and wine section out the back as well.