List of Top Butcher Shops in Regina by Category and Neighbourhood

Regina is a city where you can still buy meat from a family that runs its own abattoir, pick up kangaroo or wild boar from a Cathedral area butcher, and get your sausages from a neighbourhood grocery whose butcher counter has been running since the 1960s.

The butcher shops in Regina are few in number but strong in character, and they are now joined by a growing number of halal butchers and African markets serving the city's newcomer communities.

This guide profiles 13 of the best butcher shops and meat markets in Regina, grouped by specialty, and closes with a buyer's guide built for Regina shoppers.

How we chose

Every shop here is an independent Regina butcher or meat market with a fresh meat counter or in house production and a clear specialty. No shop paid to be included. Histories link to their sources. Hours change, so call ahead.

The 13 best butcher shops in Regina at a glance

Regina's Traditional Butchers

1. Cathedral Butcher Boy Meats (Cathedral, 2136 Robinson St)

Best for: premium beef, exotic meats and house made sausages.

Serving the Cathedral neighbourhood from Robinson Street since 1990, Butcher Boy was voted Regina's number one butcher shop six years in a row by Prairie Dog's Best in Food poll.

It specializes in AAA Black Angus, Canada Prime and all natural beef, alongside locally raised pork, lamb, chicken, bison and elk, plus wild boar, duck breasts, veal, venison, kangaroo and ostrich.

Its sausages and hand made burgers are made in house Butcher Boy Meats. The family owned shop also packs freezer orders portioned to your household. It keeps limited hours, generally Wednesday to Sunday, so check before you go.

What to buy: a Canada Prime steak, house sausages (the cabbage roll sausage has a following), stuffed chicken breasts, and a freezer pack.

2. Big Bob's Meats (Highway 6, just north of Regina)

Best for: a true butcher and abattoir for custom orders and wild game.

In the same family for two generations and serving Regina since 1987, Big Bob's is both a butcher shop and an abattoir, with more than 30 years of experience in cutting and wrapping, sausage making, smoking and curing, catering and wild game processing Big Bob's Meats.

It is the place to go when you want to buy a side of beef or a whole hog processed from start to finish, or need your deer or moose cut and wrapped.

What to buy: a quarter or half beef, house smoked sausages, and game processing in hunting season.

3. Butcher Boy Meats (Park Street, 1849 Park St)

Best for: an old fashioned butcher on the east side.

Describing itself as just an old fashioned butcher shop, this Park Street butcher has offered fresh, affordable meats for more than 30 years, with decades of experience in meat cutting, wild game processing and sausage making Butcher Boy Meats, Park Street. Confirm current hours before visiting.

4. Lakeview Fine Foods (Lakeview, 3404 Hill Ave)

Best for: a neighbourhood grocer with a real butcher counter.

Lakeview Fine Foods has had a full service butcher shop since the 1960s, focusing on high quality proteins, many of them local, and making fresh sausages from Saskatchewan pork Lakeview Fine Foods. The in house butcher also makes cold cuts and take away meals, and the store has a strong focus on Saskatchewan products. Closed Sundays.

What to buy: fresh sausages, house cold cuts and a ready meal.

5. Italian Star Deli (near downtown, 1631 Victoria Ave)

Best for: Italian deli meats and sandwiches.

A family run deli near downtown known for its specialty take out sandwiches, plus imported specialties, deli meats, cheeses and pasta at affordable prices Tourism Saskatchewan. Take out and catering only.

What to buy: sliced cured meats and cheese for an antipasto platter, and a sandwich for lunch.

Buying Saskatchewan Meat Direct

Regina is surrounded by cattle, hog and bison country, which makes buying close to the farm easier here than in most Canadian cities. If you’re travelling north, see our guide to the best butcher shops in Saskatoon, from cold smoked steaks on Broadway to Mennonite farmer sausage in nearby Warman.

Sides of beef and whole hogs

If you have freezer space, buying a quarter, half or whole beef, or a side of pork, is one of the best ways to get local meat at a lower cost per pound. A butcher with its own abattoir, such as Big Bob's, can handle everything from slaughter to cutting, wrapping, curing and smoking. Before you order, read our wholesale butcher shops guide to understand hanging weight pricing and how to fill out a cut sheet.

Wild game processing

Saskatchewan has a strong hunting tradition, and several Regina butchers process deer, elk and moose. Book processing early in the season, ask whether the shop can make sausage, jerky or pepperoni from your game, and confirm how meat is labelled and kept separate so you get your own animal back.

Regina farmers' markets

Regina's farmers' markets bring local producers into the city, and many sell beef, pork, lamb, bison and poultry by the cut or by the box. It is the easiest way to meet a farmer and ask how the animals were raised.

What to ask a local producer

1. Where and how was it raised? Pasture, feedlot, grass or grain finished?

2. Where was it processed? Look for a licensed and inspected facility.

3. Is the price on hanging weight or take home weight?

4. How is it packaged? Vacuum sealed packs keep best in the freezer.

Halal, African and Community Meat Shops

Regina's South Asian, Middle Eastern, Persian and African communities have grown quickly, and so have their food stores. Halal butchers cluster in North Central and around Dewdney Avenue, while African markets are spread along Victoria Avenue, Dewdney and Park Street.

Halal butchers

1. Regina Halal Market (1474 11th Ave).

A clean, spacious halal market with a meat counter that will do custom cuts on the spot, a bakery producing traditional Persian barbari bread and pastries daily, and Persian and Indian groceries. Free parking at the back. Open seven days.

2. AAA Halal Meat and Grocery (2633 Dewdney Ave).

A go to for fresh goat, lamb, veal and beef, including tender young goat and whole goats on request, with everyday groceries, dairy and produce. Open seven days.

3. Najaf Foods Halal Meat and Grocery (1665 Angus St).

A family run shop with halal meat, chicken, beef and fish, Pakistani spices and South Asian groceries, plus fresh samosas, chaat and sweets.

4. Al Habiib Halal Meat (1701 Park St).

An east side halal butcher known for fresh meat and fair prices. Note shorter Friday hours.

Before you buy at any halal shop: ask who certifies the meat and whether chicken is hand or machine slaughtered. Canadian law requires every halal claim to name its certifier. See our guide to halal vs non halal.

African and Caribbean markets

1. Heritage African Market (4318 Dewdney Ave).

A well stocked store with Nigerian groceries, snacks and fresh bread. Check shelf prices against your receipt.

2. Rosemond African Foods and Market (215E Victoria Ave).

An African and Caribbean store with a wide range of Nigerian foods and popular ready to eat jollof rice. Check expiry dates and ask how frozen meat is stored before you buy.

3. Kuza Marketplace (708 Victoria Ave).

An African grocery with a strong online store and fast home delivery, handy for frozen turkey wings and staples.

4. Bethel African Market (908 Park St).

A wholesale and retail African food store in the industrial district with roomy aisles, ample parking and bulk pricing.

Finding goat meat in Regina

AAA Halal Meat and Regina Halal Market are the best bets for fresh goat and lamb; African markets generally carry frozen goat and assorted meat. When buying mutton, ask whether it is sheep or goat. Our guide to the difference between lamb and sheep explains why, and our Jamaican goat curry recipe shows what to cook with it.

A Buyer's Guide for Regina Shoppers

Labels worth knowing

Shop smarter in Regina

• Check unusual hours. Some of Regina's best butchers open only part of the week, and several close Sundays or Mondays.

• Buy freezer packs. Shops such as Cathedral Butcher Boy and Big Bob's offer freezer packs and portioned orders, ideal for Prairie winters. Measure your freezer first (about 1 cubic foot per 30 to 35 lb of packaged meat).

• Book game processing early. Hunting season fills butcher schedules fast.

• Ask for custom cuts. Small independent butchers and halal shops will cut, grind or portion to order at no extra charge.

• Plan around Friday prayers. Some halal shops keep shorter hours on Fridays.

Regina's busiest weeks, when to order.

Butcher Shops Regina FAQs

What is the best butcher shop in Regina?

For premium and exotic meats, Cathedral Butcher Boy Meats on Robinson Street, voted Regina's top butcher six years running in Prairie Dog's Best in Food poll. For custom processing, smoking and wild game, Big Bob's Meats just north of the city. For a neighbourhood counter with local sausages, Lakeview Fine Foods. For halal lamb and goat, Regina Halal Market or AAA Halal Meat.

Is there an abattoir near Regina?

Yes. Big Bob's Meats, just north of Regina on Highway 6, operates as both a butcher shop and abattoir and has served the area since 1987.

Where can I get wild game processed in Regina?

Big Bob's Meats and Butcher Boy Meats on Park Street both have experience in wild game processing. Book early in hunting season.

Where can I buy exotic meats in Regina?

Cathedral Butcher Boy Meats carries bison, elk, wild boar, duck, venison, kangaroo and ostrich.

Where can I buy halal meat in Regina?

Options include Regina Halal Market on 11th Avenue, AAA Halal Meat and Grocery on Dewdney Avenue, Najaf Foods on Angus Street and Al Habiib Halal Meat on Park Street. Always ask who certifies the meat.

Where can I buy goat meat in Regina?

AAA Halal Meat and Regina Halal Market are the most reliable sources of fresh goat; African markets carry frozen goat.