In Los Angeles I would add Bel Air Meats and Huntington, also at the Farmer's Market.

Not that Harvey Guss isn't a regular butcher. He is primarily a wholesaler to restaurants but will accept personal orders with 24H notice. Limited time frame for pickup ever day. Best quality conventional meat, though, in Los Angeles.

We also buy meat from various farmers in the farmer's markets.

Philadelphia:
Reading Terminal Market

why do people always forget philadelphia...?

In Chicago, I would add Gepperth's Market at 1964 N. Halsted Chicago, Il.

I like Paulina's, although it gets so crazy in there on the weekends! You have to know exactly what you want, because it's too crowded to really shop.

Another Chicago market:

GEPPERTH'S MARKET
1964 N. Halsted Chicago, Il.
(773)549-3883
Fax (773)549-3897

On the border of North Oakland and Berkeley, Ver Bruges, at the corner of College and Alcatraz. Fantastic products, great prices and very knowledgable and friendly service.

Anyone know about butchers in Nashville? My searching thus far has come to nought.

Don't forget Los Paisanos & Staubitz in Cobble Hill. We're lucky enough to have 2 within a couple of blocks of each other.

Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, I should have specified.

Yay, Drewes Brothers! They were my first neighborhood butchers. Now that I'm in LA, it's Huntington Meats in the Farmers Market.

Anyone know of a good butcher in Atlanta?

Art - great minds think alike...and at exactly the same moment!

In Chicago: Holzkopf's, on Broadway, just south of Granville. Used to be Bornhofen's. Mark (new owner) is really friendly.

JJ&F Market in Palo Alto, CA. My dad is the owner and butcher and still breaks down all of our beef himself.

On Long Island, I'd recommend Forest Pork Store:

http://longislandfoodie.com/2008/06/17/forest-pork-store/

We just moved away from a FABULOUS butch - VGs on Oak Lawn in Dallas.

Are there any in San Jose????? I miss my butcher!!!!!!

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how about butchers in portland, or?

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I'm in Atlanta too. We haven't found a butcher.

I second the question of butchers in Nashville. Any ideas?

cassiopia-

check out the Chop meat counter at City Market (735 NW 21st Ave). It used to be the old Viande Meats outpost-- but it sounds like they'll be opening a new location where the Laurelhurst Market (3155 E Burnside) used to be come spring, so keep your eye out for that if you're on the eastside.

And Baltimore?

I go to Jeffrey's Meat Market at Essex Market in NYC. The quality is great, the people there are so friendly and Jeffrey gave me great advice on how to cook roast pork for the first time. Love LOVE this place.

In Cambridge/Somerville/Boston it is a crime against humanity not to have mentioned Savenor's! ( http://www.savenorsmarket.com/ ) The location in Cambridge was Julia Child's butcher and they are every bit as wonderful today. They are helpful, never make me feel like an idiot when I have silly questions. And they have everything from wild boar saussage to very reasonably priced beef and chicken to Kobe Beef steaks and pretty much any other crazy thing you can imagine. Tubs of rendered duck fat? sure. Foie Gras? Yeppers. And they have a wonderful fresh sea food selection. Oh, and beautiful, very reasonably priced produce and some really great cheese. I <3 savenor's something fierce.

thanks arttarte!

San Diego:

Iowa Meat Farm

http://iowameatfarms.com/

any good butchers in the san jose/santa clara area?

I'm glad someone mentioned Savenor's! I live close by, and their shop is great for last-minute meals.