Savenor's Butcher Shop
Butcher shop · Mid Cambridge ·
Butcher shop stocking choice cuts, artisan cheeses, and unique finds
Butcher shop stocking choice cuts, artisan cheeses, and unique finds
"Supposedly the Rockfellers, the Kennedys, and even Julia Child herself shopped at Savenor’s. While the original Cambridge shop burned down in a 1992 fire, there are still two locations today in Beacon Hill and Union Square. You’ll find almost anything you need here, from dry-aged ribeyes to A5 wagyu and kangaroo loins. While prices can be high, the quality is fantastic, and a large proportion of their meat and seafood is sourced from the New England area. So the next time you make beef bourguignon, make sure you stop by Savenor’s." - joel ang
"After over 30 years in business, this Beacon Hill stalwart—famously known as Julia Child’s go-to butcher in Boston—has closed. The news came after a recent change in ownership when local seafood purveyor Wulf’s Fish acquired the Savenor’s business in May, though Savenor’s second location in Cambridge remains open." - Erika Adams
"Supposedly the Rockfellers, the Kennedys, and even Julia Child herself shopped at Savenor’s. While the original Cambridge shop burned down in a 1992 fire, there are still two locations today in Beacon Hill and Union Square. You’ll find almost anything you need here, from dry-aged ribeyes to A5 wagyu and kangaroo loins. While prices can be high, the quality is fantastic, and a large proportion of their meat and seafood is sourced from the New England area. So the next time you make beef bourguignon, make sure you stop by Savenor’s. We haven’t been here yet, but want you to know this spot exists." - Team Infatuation
"This family-run store has been nurturing Boston food lovers since 1939, with some notable followers including Julia Child, who sourced ingredients here for her PBS show. Though it still preserves part of its identity as a butcher shop that offers premium cuts of beef, lamb, and poultry, its selection of fine foods has expanded to include artisan cheeses, canned goods, and flavored salts. Its original Kirkland Street location reopened in 2005 after having burned to the ground in 1992; it also has a second location in Beacon Hill." - Valerie Li Stack
"An iconic local butcher shop known for its quality meats and an expanded prepared-foods program; it supplies meats to nearby restaurants and venues and employs the PKL chef as general manager, who has focused on boosting the shop’s prepared foods offerings and leveraging butchery and charcuterie skills to create sausages, terrines, and other prepared items." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal