

Here's how to stay up-to-date with your local dining scene: follow our food & dining writer, Liz Balmaseda on Twitter Instagram at or sign up for our free weekly foodie newsletter, At the Table. The butcher counter, which sells everything from classic “Sunday gravy” meats to prime steaks, offers regular specials and packages for holidays.ĭoris Italian Market: In North Palm Beach at 11239 US Hwy 1, in Boca Raton at 9101 Lakeridge Blvd. With locations in North Palm Beach and Boca Raton, this is one of the county’s go-to markets for Italian goods, from imported pastas to freshly baked bread loaves. Steaks on display in Doris Italian Market's butcher case. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, 56, open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m.

Japanese Wagyu cuts range in price from $130 to $150 a pound. At Palm Beach Meats, Australian Wagyu cuts sell for anywhere from $40 a pound to about $90 a pound, depending on the cut and grade. Wagyu is pricy, be it from Japan or Australia. “It’s the most tender part of the sirloin, tender and boldly flavored,” San Pedro says.Īlso popular in barbecue-ready meats is the Australian Wagyu brisket that comes from pedigreed, or “full-blood,” cattle, he says. Increasingly popular at the market is the Australian Wagyu picanha, a classic Brazilian cut that’s picked up mainstream appeal in this country. “Ninety percent of what we sell is Wagyu,” says co-owner Eric San Pedro, who opened the shop in June 2021. High-grade Wagyu beef from Japan and Australia is the focus at this West Palm Beach meat market and pop-up venue. Smoky eats: Best barbecue restaurants right now in Palm Beach Countyīirria buzz: Best Mexican restaurants for decadent tacos in Palm Beach County Okeechobee Prime Meat MarketĪn Australian wagyu Denver steak (at left) and a Japanese A5 wagyu offered at Palm Beach Meats, a premium meat and gourmet market and pop-up space in West Palm Beach. Ocean Ave., Unit 101, Boynton Beach, 56, butcher counter open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. Open in Boynton Beach since August 2020, The Butcher and the Bar offers indoor and outdoor seating and serves brunch, lunch and dinner. “We even make our own hot sauces and pickles.” “We have literally anything you need for an outdoor barbecue,” says butcher Logan Gates. There’s house-made mortadella, scrapple and kielbasa as well as local eggs from Holman’s Harvest Farm in Loxahatchee Groves. Charcuterie meats are cured in-house and the bacon and ham are smoked onsite. The pork and beef sausages are made in-house as are the various types of pickles (jalapeños, green tomatoes, classic dill). Other appetizers that sounded appealing include Wagyu dumplings, roasted escargot, prime roasted bone marrow, and wood grilled artichoke.At the butcher counter, you’ll find grass-fed beef and pork, steak cuts that include rib-eye, New York strip, tri-tip, ribs, tenderloin. Meat Market also offers a decadent white truffle “American style Kobe” tartare crab and lobster cake and roasted truffle Rockefeller oysters.

Jumbo (and we do mean enormous) shrimp cocktail arrived with a side of fresh horseradish and tangy cocktail sauce. The chef’s ever-changing selection of oysters featured sweet, deep cup oysters from Blackberry, Virginia the evening we visited. When it comes to starters, a choice from their raw bar selection is a must. We got started with their signature Mai Tai and a perfectly shaken gin martini complemented with freshly stuffed blue cheese olives. Our friendly server greeted us with a sampling of addicting Peruvian fried corn (we hadn’t had them before, but trust us, you’ll love them). Instead of a clubby atmosphere that you might find at a traditional stuffy steakhouse, the luxe Meat Market offers a relaxed vibe with bartenders mixing up creative cocktails and an impeccable wait staff serving expertly prepared steaks.
