Our celebration of the East End’s best meats continues with a rundown of Dan’s Best of the Best Butchers in the Hamptons and North Fork. Whether it’s beef, pork, chicken or something more exotic, the 2016 winners in the Butcher category have what you need. Trust our readers and try their favorites, as elected in last year’s contest.

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What are we missing? Is there something new or ignored? Make your voice heard! Nominations are now open for our 2017 Dan’s Best of the Best contest. Support your favorites and give them your vote at DansBotB.com, where you’ll also find more best of the best businesses, foods, wines and personalities in Hamptons and North Fork!

SOUTH FORK

Platinum
Citarella (all locations)
East Hampton, Bridgehampton, Southampton
631-726-3636, citarella.com

Gold
Justin’s Chop Shop
214 Mill Road, Westhampton Beach
631-288-5532, justinschopshop.com

Silver
Village Prime Meat Shoppe
495 Montauk Highway, East Quogue
631-653-8071, sonnysprimemeats.com

Bronze
Peconic Prime Meats
235 North Sea Road, Southampton
631-488-4697, Facebook

NORTH FORK

Platinum
Wayside Market
55575 Route 25, Southold
631-765-3575, meatmarketsouthold.com

Gold
My Butcher Meat Shop Wading River
6278 Route 25A, Wading River
631-929-1000, mybutcherwadingriver.com