12 butchers · 12 towns · updated
We list 12 independent butchers and meat markets across 12 towns in Sussex, Morris, Warren, Hunterdon and Somerset counties. No chains. Each one below is checked against its own website or social pages and its Google Business Profile, with what it makes and, where it says, whose meat it sells.
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Butcher · Sussex, Sussex
A family butcher in the Wantage Plaza on Route 23 since 1960, with beef hand cut in house, ground round made fresh several times a day and a deli that cooks family dinners from scratch.
Made here: Beef hand cut in house; buy any amount, never pre-packaged, Ground round, ground fresh several times a day, Family dinners cooked from scratch: meatloaf, roast beef, chicken francese, marsala and parmesan and more
Butcher · Chester, Morris
An old-fashioned neighborhood butcher on Chester's Main Street, with a 40-foot case of USDA Choice and Prime beef, homemade sausage and Chester's famous hot dogs.
Made here: Homemade sausage, Chester's famous hot dogs, Sirloin hamburgers and more
Butcher · Wharton, Morris
A family butcher on Main Street in Wharton, run by the Peereboom family since 1982, with Certified Angus Beef, store-made sausages, weekly cooked dinners and a full deli.
Made here: Sweet, hot and cheese and parsley sausage; fresh kielbasa, Marinated steaks, pork chops and stuffed pork loin, Stuffed chicken breasts, chicken burgers and sausages and more
Butcher · Blairstown, Warren
A German butcher and deli in Blairstown since 1980, with two smokehouses, house-made wursts and cold cuts, hanging-aged beef cut to order and a room of imported German groceries.
Made here: Wursts and sausages: bratwurst, knackwurst, weisswurst, bauernwurst, kielbasa, Italian and breakfast sausage, hot dogs, Smoked, dried landjäger and solinger, cervelat and other cold cuts from two on-site smokehouses, Leberkäse (veal loaf) baked fresh every morning and more
Butcher · Stewartsville, Warren
A full-service butcher shop and deli on Route 519 in Stewartsville, with Prime grade beef, Pennsylvania pork and poultry, sausages made in house and whole or half animals cut to order.
Made here: Fresh sausages: country style, sweet Italian, kielbasa, bratwurst and more, Custom cuts, roasts and steaks cut in the shop, Holiday roasts: prime rib, beef tenderloin, crown roast of pork, leg of lamb, honey glazed ham and more
Butcher · Washington, Warren
A full-service butcher shop at a family-run USDA meat plant in Washington: fresh-cut meats, house-made sausages and Thanksgiving turkeys, plus custom processing for local farms.
Made here: Hand-made sausages, House-ground burgers, Hand-cut steaks and chops and more
Butcher · Clinton, Hunterdon
A small family butcher in Clinton, run by a butcher with more than 40 years in the trade, cutting USDA Prime beef by hand along with heritage pork, lamb, milk-fed veal and Irish breakfast goods.
Made here: Hand-cut Prime steaks and roasts, cut to your needs
Butcher · Basking Ridge, Somerset
A Basking Ridge butcher counter and prepared-foods shop from a family that has run butcher shops since 1967, with Choice and Prime beef, Bell & Evans chicken and dinners made from family recipes.
Made here: Custom cuts on request, Prepared meals from family recipes, Housemade turkey meatballs, tomato sauce and vodka sauce and more
Butcher · Bernardsville, Somerset
A Bernardsville butcher shop and eatery selling grass-fed, Prime and Wagyu beef, pastured pork and organic poultry, with sausages made in house and smash burgers on house-baked brioche.
Made here: Sausages from scratch: breakfast, sweet and spicy Italian, chicken, lamb merguez, Dry-aged beef and custom cuts, Brioche buns baked in house daily and more
Butcher · Bridgewater, Somerset
A Bridgewater butcher celebrating 62 years, known for hand-selected USDA Prime beef dry aged on the premises and sausages made by hand without fillers.
Made here: USDA Prime beef dry aged on the premises, Hand-made sausages with no fillers or preservatives (Italian sweet and hot, British bangers and more), Homemade soups and pierogies and more
Butcher · Far Hills, Somerset
A Far Hills butcher and prepared-foods shop from the Perrotti butcher family of Cranford, with Prime beef, Bell & Evans chicken, sausages and burgers made in house and dinners from family recipes.
Made here: Sausages: sweet and hot Italian, breakfast, broccoli rabe and asiago, cheese and parsley, buffalo chicken, pesto chicken, lamb chorizo, Burgers: beef, turkey, chicken, salmon, lamb and golden beet, Prepared meals: baked ziti, lasagna, chicken marsala and parmigiana, braised short ribs, beef braciole, stuffed cabbage, chicken pot pie and more
Butcher · Skillman, Somerset
A Route 206 butcher shop selling 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef and pasture-raised chicken and turkey from local farms, cut to order, plus whole and half beef by hanging weight.
Made here: Custom cuts to order from the butcher counter, Whole and half beef cut to your cut sheet
Alpine Meats and Deli (Blairstown), Butcher & Farmer (Bernardsville), Chester Meat Market (Chester), Hind & Fore (Bridgewater), Perrotti's Far Hills (Far Hills), Rath's Butcher & Delicatessen (Stewartsville), SMP Sussex Market (Wharton) and The Meat Shoppe at Arctic Foods (Washington).
Somerset 5, Warren 3, Morris 2, Hunterdon 1, Sussex 1.
| Butcher | Town | Known for | Visiting | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Meats and Deli | Blairstown, Warren | Wursts and sausages: bratwurst, knackwurst, weisswurst, bauernwurst, kielbasa, Italian and breakfast sausage, hot dogs; Smoked, dried landjäger and solinger, cervelat and other cold cuts from two on-site smokehouses | Walk in | |
| Butcher & Farmer | Bernardsville, Somerset | Sausages from scratch: breakfast, sweet and spicy Italian, chicken, lamb merguez; Dry-aged beef and custom cuts | Walk in | |
| Chester Meat Market | Chester, Morris | Homemade sausage; Chester's famous hot dogs | Walk in | |
| Elite Meat | Clinton, Hunterdon | Hand-cut Prime steaks and roasts, cut to your needs | Walk in | |
| Hind & Fore | Bridgewater, Somerset | USDA Prime beef dry aged on the premises; Hand-made sausages with no fillers or preservatives (Italian sweet and hot, British bangers and more) | Walk in | |
| M&M Perrotti's Butcher Shop & Prepared Foods | Basking Ridge, Somerset | Custom cuts on request; Prepared meals from family recipes | Walk in | |
| Perrotti's Far Hills | Far Hills, Somerset | Sausages: sweet and hot Italian, breakfast, broccoli rabe and asiago, cheese and parsley, buffalo chicken, pesto chicken, lamb chorizo; Burgers: beef, turkey, chicken, salmon, lamb and golden beet | Walk in | |
| Rath's Butcher & Delicatessen | Stewartsville, Warren | Fresh sausages: country style, sweet Italian, kielbasa, bratwurst and more; Custom cuts, roasts and steaks cut in the shop | Walk in | |
| Skillman Farm Market and Butcher Shop | Skillman, Somerset | Custom cuts to order from the butcher counter; Whole and half beef cut to your cut sheet | Walk in | |
| SMP Sussex Market | Wharton, Morris | Sweet, hot and cheese and parsley sausage; fresh kielbasa; Marinated steaks, pork chops and stuffed pork loin | Walk in | |
| Sussex Meat Packing | Sussex, Sussex | Beef hand cut in house; buy any amount, never pre-packaged; Ground round, ground fresh several times a day | Walk in | |
| The Meat Shoppe at Arctic Foods | Washington, Warren | Hand-made sausages; House-ground burgers | Walk in | confirmed |
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