McKinnon's Meat Market

When brothers George and William McKinnon went their separate ways in the early 60's, George McKinnon opened McKinnon's Meat Market in Somerville's Davis Square with his friend and protege, Jimmy Kontos. A few years later, in 1965, Kontos purchased the Davis Square landmark from McKinnon, and ran Somerville's hometown favorite butcher shoppe for the next 50 years! In November, 2016, Charlie...

A deli counter and a small produce section round out the offerings.

This old-fashioned butcher shop shoehorned into the middle of Davis Square looks like it's straight out of the 1970s, with moderate prices to match; house-marinated steak tips and handmade sausage are among the popular staples, but you can also find less ordinary meats like rabbit and goat as well as cold cuts and cheeses, fresh produce, prepared foods, breads and seafood.

Davis Square butcher is a product of a bygone era, when people could special order particular cuts of meat.

When brothers George and William McKinnon went their separate ways in the early 60's, George McKinnon opened McKinnon's Meat Market in Somerville's Davis Square with his friend and protege, Jimmy Kontos. A few years later, in 1965, Kontos purchased the Davis Square landmark from McKinnon, and ran Somerville's hometown favorite butcher shoppe for the next 50 years! In November, 2016, Charlie...

Meat, poultry, fish, deli products, and fine specialty imported goods