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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Advocate, NOLA.com, and NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Updated August 2026.
Cochon Butcher · Warehouse District
Donald Link's beloved Warehouse District butcher and sandwich shop, with house charcuterie, boudin, and the famed muffaletta.
Chris Specialty Foods · Metairie
A Cajun-style specialty meat market for stuffed chickens, boudin, marinated cuts, and house sausage.
Terranova's Meats · Mid-City
A century-old family Italian grocery and butcher counter, a Mid-City standby for house sausage and custom cuts.
McCord Butchery · Metairie
A European-style shop from chef Sam McCord, a veteran of two-star Michelin kitchens in Paris and New York, offering custom cuts, seafood, wine, and prepared foods from a Metairie storefront on Veterans Memorial Boulevard. nola.com covered the opening, and Gambit readers voted it among the area's butchers in 2025.