Curbed: The Best Butcher Shops in New York

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The squeak of the screen door of Staubitz Market has been heard on Court Street since 1917, when John Staubitz first opened the shop. Not much has changed — though John McFadden, who had been working the counter since 1967, died last year. Vintage light fixtures hang from the ceiling. Large photographs on the wall show butchers smiling from the 1920s to the 1980s. An old cashier’s booth still occupies the back corner.

Today, McFadden’s son, John Jr., lobs friendly banter over the counter as he expertly carves a tenderloin or debones a shank. Customers come in for Staubitz’s rotisserie chickens and Frank’s (gluten-free) chicken meatballs as well as the rosy cuts of meat, including Newport steaks for three. The staff also still picks up the landline.

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I love that they answer the phone...It makes me feel like I’m living in a tiny little village.

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“I love that they answer the phone,”says Top Chef judge Gail Simmons, who buys everything from first-cut briskets to bags of chicken bones and schmaltz. “It makes me feel like I’m living in a tiny little village.”