Central Meat Market

Central Meat Market is a family-owned full-line butcher shop that has been cutting meat in Providence for decades. Its butchers cut to order, so there are no prepackaged tray meats, and the shop sells beef, pork, chicken, lamb, sausages and deli cuts. The smokehouse is known for Portuguese specialty sausages and cured, smoked hams, shoulders and bacon.

Customers can buy meat packages, which are cut fresh to order, and wholesale pricing is available to local businesses. Whole, half and quarter local beef can be ordered, and the shop also processes deer and other animals brought in by hunters or farmers. The shop is at 113 Gano Street in Providence, and it is best to call ahead for custom cuts, smoking drop-offs and special orders.