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What Happened to The Butcher Shop After Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10 Boston, Massachusetts

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, The Butcher Shop has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.

What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as permanently closed at 552 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118 as of 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The Butcher Shop appeared in the episode "Key Ingredient," which featured the business's combined butcher counter and restaurant format. The Butcher Shop operated in Boston's South End as a wine bar and full-service butcher shop, selling beef, game, poultry, sausages and hot dogs alongside prepared dishes from its kitchen, and was part of chef Barbara Lynch's restaurant group. A Yelp business listing marked the restaurant closed, updated 2026-08. In a September 2026 check, Google's listing for 552 Tremont Street also marked the business permanently closed; what has since become of the space has not been reported. The restaurant's listed address was 552 Tremont Street in Boston.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10

Episode 7
Air date not confirmed
Title: Key Ingredient · What was featured: combined butcher counter and restaurant on 'Key Ingredient'

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  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-butcher-shop-boston
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Record btiea-0768 · checked by Cal Marchetti.