Good meat is not found in the weekly offers leaflet.
The grill can be as good as it likes — what matters, you buy beforehand. Here is where we look ourselves.
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What to watch for
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Thickness beats grade
A 3 cm supermarket steak beats a 1.5 cm premium one. Thin meat is done before it has a crust. Ask for the thickness you want — any butcher will cut it.
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Order two days ahead
Chilled shipping takes its time, and the Friday before a public holiday everything is gone everywhere. Order early and keep it cold — vacuum-packed meat keeps for days.
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Calculate first, buy second
Too little is embarrassing, too much is expensive. Our calculator tells you what your headcount actually needs.
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Say what it is for
At the counter, "I am grilling for twelve on Saturday" is worth more than any cut name. A good butcher will think along with you.
Shops in the region
Worth the drive: in the Kraichgau and around Karlsruhe.
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Kraichgau Wagyu
Bad Schönborn
German wagyu, raised in the Kraichgau.
From entrecôte to Bratwurst, plus tasting boxes. Sold through the Hofladen Kästel farm shop at Bruchhöfe 3 — pre-order and collect on a Thursday or Friday.
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Hofladen Kästel
Bad Schönborn
Meat and sausage from their own production.
The farm shop in town — and the pickup point for the Kraichgau wagyu. The shortest trip for good meat you have from here.
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Becker's Hofladen
Karlsruhe
Farm shop with its own butchery.
Farm and farm shop in the Karlsruhe area, own butchery and fresh eggs. For anyone coming from the west.
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Order online, delivered chilled
All of them ship across Germany in a cooled box. For the special things — dry aged, wagyu, picanha — usually the only option in this region.
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Estilo Argentino
Argentine beef, asado cuts and wine.
Based in Cologne. If you want to grill South American — asado, chorizo, the right cuts — this is the obvious address.
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Yourbeef
Grilling meat, dry aged and special cuts.
Built around steaks and American BBQ, shipped chilled. A good start when you need a batch of steaks at a consistent thickness for a party.
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The Meatlovers
Order today, delivered tomorrow.
A curated range at the upper end. The fast delivery is the argument when you are planning late.
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Tellermitte
Meat, fish and seafood in one place.
Based in Hamburg. Beef, lamb, poultry, pork, game and fish. Minimum order €39, overnight shipping.
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Otto Gourmet
The broadest catalogue in the German premium segment.
Based in Heinsberg, in business for over 20 years. Wagyu, Iberico, bison, poultry and game, shipped chilled by express.
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Albers Food
For rare breeds and origins.
Family business for over 60 years. Meat from Australia, the USA, Ireland and Japan. Shipping €9, free above €150.
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Butcher and the Cook
Berlin butcher with an English-language shop.
Ships across Germany from €15, free above €200 via GO! Express. Handy when your guests do not read German.
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Der Schwarzwälder
Premium meat straight from farmer and butcher.
From the Black Forest, a short chain from farm to cut. For anyone who cares more about provenance than range.
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Schwarzwald Wagyu
German wagyu from their own herd.
Own breeding and slaughter, delivery on a date you choose. That date is the point — the meat does not sit in your fridge for three days before the party.
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Know a good shop?
This list keeps growing. For Heidelberg and Mannheim we are still looking for the address we can pass on with a clear conscience. Write to us if you have one — we will go and look.
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