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Monday 10:30am - 6:30pm Tuesday 10:30am - 6:30pm Wednesday 10:30am - 6:30pm Thursday 10:30am - 6:30pm Friday 10:30am - 6:30pm Saturday 10:30am - 6:30pm Sunday 10:30am - 6pm

Hudson & Charles: Local. Sustainable. Grass-fed Meats

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Hudson & Charles: Local. Sustainable. Grass-fed Meats

Hudson & Charles is a 100% grass finished whole animal butcher shop located in NYC's West Village. Our animals are locally raised on family owned farms.

Hudson & Charles is a sustainable whole animal butcher shop located in the West Village. All of our beef is 100% grass-fed and our pig and lamb are pasture raised. Our animals are never treated with antibiotics or hormones. We believe in supporting sustainable agricultural practices and local businesses. We will offer prepared foods, custom cutting, house made pates and terrines, sausages, sandwiches, craft beers and ciders. We are committed to being 100% transparent, honest and providing the community with the highest quality products.

04/08/2026

Happy Birthday UWS shop! We cannot believe that we opened 555 Amsterdam Ave 9 years ago today! How the time has passed. We are forever grateful of how the UWS community has embraced us and our mission of supporting regenerative sustainable farmers. The success of running this business has been because of this support and the hard work of our staff, past and present. We are also thrilled to announce that you are all stuck with us for at least another 11 years as we just renewed our lease for 10 more years! Kevin and I are excited for what the future has to bring the shops in the next decade, besides more grey hairs.

03/02/2026

Beef test post incoming! slaughtered their beef practical exam! At 3 hours and 52 minutes, Rith now holds the title of second fastest beef exam a H&C! Perfect test, no notes! The passing of the beef test is 💯 percent the individuals success. The bragging rights is all Rith’s. But the rest of us at the shops are always over the moon when an apprentice makes the leap to butcher! It is the culmination of hours and days and months upon months and years of hard work. We call Rith ‘The Rithonator’ at the shop. In his words ‘I can do anything’ is his response when you say ‘Hey Rith can you…?’ Rith was scheduled to trail at the West Village shop, but he showed to the UWS location. We remember thinking, ‘Oh, this is a bad sign he didn’t remember which shop to go to’. And here we are, writing this post about Rith, one of our best! The person who really can do anything.

10/15/2025

‘Welcome in’. ‘Thank you my friend’. ‘How can I help you my friend’. These are some of the iconic old school NYC food service phrases brought to Hudson & Charles when he started doing counter service. It may seem like a small contribution to the culture at H&C but it transformed our level of customer service for the better. When the door opens and the bell rings we all now lead with these phrases and we have him to thank for that. has also transformed. Billy, like other apprentices before him, came to learn the craft of whole animal butchery; not an easy goal to attain. But this week Billy, in just a little over 4.5 hours and with no notes, became the second fastest person to complete his beef test at H&C. Our requirements for our beef test are 1. You have an 8 hour shift to complete the test 2. Don’t cut yourself. 3. We expect perfect case ready subprimals. Billy outpaced dozens of those before him not because it was required, but because he pushed himself. We are all so proud of you Billy. You are such a pleasure to work with on the block. You make the shop a better place. We are excited to see your continued growth. Welcome in my friend.

01/29/2025

Our first practical exam of 2025 was successfully completed by ! Rith who traded in his chef whites from a 4 ⭐️ French seafood restaurant in midtown for his butcher blacks with us, expertly broke down a whole pastured side of pork into retail cuts in under one hour. No band saw allowed per usual. For us as a whole animal butcher shop we prioritize breaking down carcasses into retail cuts. So for Rith’s exam it meant they were tested on skinning and cleaning muscles, tying roasts, and boning out sub primals. For our customers it means the meat case will be stocked with pork sirloin roasts and steaks, pork cutlets, pork stir fry and top cap, pork belly, chops, shoulder roasts and pork coppa (aka pork neck). For , who btw has been to both Antarctica AND the Artic (where he told us he saw 🐧 and 🐻‍❄️) it means they move through the apprentice program to cut beef! Rith’s resume stated that they have a ‘ welcoming and kind demeanor’ and tbh we couldn’t agree more. Rith you are such a pleasure to work beside and your hard work is paying off. Looking forward to seeing your growth with beef butchery.

11/28/2024

We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. We so are thankful for you, our loyal supporters and our ever hard working butchers, apprentices and porters. And we are grateful and thankful of our continued relationship with our partner farm, . They make what we do look easy by providing those gorgeous pasture raised turkeys to us that will be the centerpieces of so many gatherings today. Now on to our families tradition, now in its 17th year,

10/02/2024

Now tell us doesn’t look managerial in this ‘not staged at all’ ‘candid’ ‘action’ shot. Please join us in congratulating Ben on his promotion to General Manager at our shop! We couldn’t be more proud and excited that has stepped into his new position with his knives hitting the butcher block ready to go. Ben brings a work ethic that is unmatched, a passion for the craft of whole animal butchering and a dedication to teaching the next generation of butchers. Ben also brings 10 years of butchery experience to H&C and is committed to our mission of transparency, honesty and service. A forever Swifty, cheeseburger aficionado and Coulotte steak lover, we are thrilled to have at the helm. Congrats Ben for n a position well earned. The reward for good work is…. More work. 😜 PS thanks for not tracing the steak paper.

08/10/2024

As I write this post is flying back from Paris, for the Olympics ! How friggin awesome ! I’m not jealous, you’re jealous. But before Billy left for his trip, he earned the gold at H&C with his perfect pig test ! In just over 51 minutes he was the of pig breakdown. also holds the record of most B. L. T.’s consumed for lunch, 8 consecutively!!! His silver lunch medal is the Philly Cheesesteaks and his bronze for, a turkey sandwich on a bagel. We are so excited for Billy’s return to the shop Saturday. We are looking forward to his stories about watching table tennis, sitting through track and field and what he obsessively ate in the city of lights. WELCOME BACK WILLIAM!! We missed you. Now on to beef Breakdown LET’S GOOOOOOO!!!!!

05/22/2024

This month has been the month of practical exams at the shops! We love moving the apprentices forward in their education journey. passed his pig test last week with no notes! Charlie broke one side of pig into retail cuts in under an hour last week. The pig exam tested Charlie’s proficiency in breaking, skinning, boning, cleaning and tying. Sometime you get an apprentice that picks up this craft so reality and Chuck is definitely a natural at this. He’s solidly a BOH dude with great FOH service. He’s also quick witted and low key hilarious. He’s a hard worker, loves his him some overtime shifts and even picks up cooking dinner service shifts at a famous downtown French brassiere on his days off from the shop 🥖 👨🏼‍🍳. Congrats on this milestone with us Chuck.! Looking forward to seeing you succeed with beef. 🥩

05/14/2024

May 8, 2024. The day 2 apprentices decided to take their long awaited beef tests! crush his test the way he crushes his beers, fast ! Not only is he the fastest beer drinker at the UWS shop, he now is officially the fastest beef breaker too ! In just under 5 hours he bench broke a whole beef into retail ready cuts, (also only hand saw allowed). The Hudson & Charles beef test is the culmination of a year (ish) of a structured whole animal education program. To get to this point takes perseverance and self discipline. And didn’t just persevere, he excelled. Just like in any other trade there are milestones that one must pass and excel through to get to the Beef Test, and unfortunately not all apprentices make it through the program. Some getting to this point is a BIG DEAL around here ! mastered chicken, pork breakdown, curing meats, sausage making, added value product cooking and is unflappable on the counter. Sam has also commuted here from New Jersey for every shift and has an impeccable on time record! One thing we need you to know about Sam is that he is literally the nicest person we know. Everyone is always excited when he’s on their scheduled shifts because he’s that great to work with! We are so proud of your accomplishments here at H&C Sam. Kevin and I are looking forward to your continued learning with us and I’m looking forward to our next shift together. Thanks for being you.

05/14/2024

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524 Hudson Street
New York, NY
10014

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Friday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday	10:30am - 6:30pm
Sunday	10:30am - 6pm

Telephone

+12126757075

Website

http://www.hudsonandcharles.com/, https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-butcher-shop-2023/hudson-charles-new-yo

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