One of the most popular butchers in Chicago has given its website a facelift to make online ordering for curbside pick easier. Paulina make custom blends for sausages, and also offers produce and other ingredients to complement the beef, chicken, or pork purchased.

In Dunning, Joseph Finest Meats has take next day phone orders. This neighborhood staple sells USDA Prime steaks, a variety of encased meats, and more.

This tiny butcher shop sticks out near Halsted and Armitage in Lincoln Park. Find sausages, dry-aged USDA Prime steaks, and more. They’re on Mercato for pickup and delivery. The shop is also open with customers in line socially distancing along Halsted.

Normally a bustling music venue and bar, meats are now more a focus at this multi-faceted business. Find a solid selection of sausage, poultry, and even a dry-aged steak or two. For those looking for fresh chicken wings, this place is great — if you find them before they sell out. They also deliver via Caviar.

The meat industry is mostly dominated by white men, but Purely Meat Co. is an exception. Run by the wife-and-husband team of Maribel Moreno and Joseph Musillami, this West Humboldt Park meat supplier has been supplying meats for Gibsons, One Off Hospitality, and Tanta for years. They have now permanently pivoted to also selling meats to the general public. They have a variety of steaks, burgers, and family packs for order online. They are also working with Casa Humilde beer, so customers can pick up a beer and meat pack from District Brew Yards in West Town.

Rob Levitt moved to Publican Quality Meats after founding his own butcher shop, Butcher & Larder. Levitt’s philosophy is to source meats from local farms which respect the environment. These farms, he says, produce higher quality meats which also satisfy better: Customers don’t have to eat as much to stay full. Leavitt. PQM has opened a virtual butcher shop. They’ve also expanded to the North Side where customers can order via Tock and pick up at the Big Star across the street from Wrigley Field. In the West Loop, they’re offering curbside pickup and delivery.

As the West Loop has gentrified, few see any traces of the area’s history as a meatpacking district. Peoria Packing may be the last vestige of that legacy, as customers venture inside and could grab and pick out the cuts they want. Come early, because even before the pandemic there were lines out the door waiting to get inside.

El Che Steakhouse & Bar isn’t changing its name again. Chef and owner John Manion has opened a meat shop inside his restaurant, and intends to build out a display case. Manion wants to give customers access to meats only available at restaurants. That includes the massive Maximo, a three-bone beef short rib that he served at the Time Out Market. They’re hoping to be open again the first week of June.

This wholesaler has made its meats available to the public and sells Allen Brothers meats. They’re doing pickup and delivery where customers can also order produce. They are also arranging for different pickup locations across the city.

For nearly 70 years, Henry Kaminski has been providing pork, chicken, and beef for Bridgeport. The wholesaler also sells to the public.

A victim of West Loop gentrification, Columbus Meats has long relocated to provide affordable cuts of meat. Find brisket, hard to find cuts, and more.