A butcher-block table spread with a beef roast, rib steaks, a whole chicken, sausage links, ground beef, and cured ham

Hell’s Kitchen, since 1932

Hell’s Kitchen’s Butcher
Since 1932

We are a midtown butcher specializing in the freshest hand-trimmed cuts of meat available — beef, lamb, pork, veal, poultry, and game, plus our own house-made sausage. Three generations of the Esposito family have kept the counter open on Ninth Avenue for over ninety years.

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What We Carry

Nine Cases, One Counter

Everything is hand-trimmed to order. Tap any case below to see the full list — then call ahead or come in and point.

A large spread of house-made sausage links and coils, including fresh, smoked, and dry-cured varieties

Made In-House Sausage & Specialty Items

Andouille Sausage — Fresh; Smoked

Breakfast Sausage — Sheep Casing and Hog Casing

Bracciole

Bratwurst — Fresh; Cooked

Chicken Sausage — Apple

Chicken Sausage — Broccoli Rabe and Mozzarella

Chicken Sausage — Sun-Dried Tomato and Basil

Chicken Sausage — Sweet; Hot

Chicken Andouille with Cheddar Cheese

Chorizo — Dry; Fresh; Smoked

Caccatorini

Cotechino — Garlic Sausage

Dry Italian Sausage — Sweet; Hot

Fegatelli — Pork Liver and Bay Leaf

Frankfurters / Hot Dogs — Packaged and by the Pound

Italian Sausage — Plain; Sweet with Fennel; Hot

Italian Sausage with Provolone Cheese and Parsley

Italian Sausage with Peppers and Onions

Irish Style Banger

Jamaican Jerk Sausage

Kielbasa — Smoked

Knockwurst — Smoked

Luganeghe — Thin Italian Sausage

Morcela — Blood Pudding Sausage

Olive Oil

Pepperoni Stick

Sausage — Sage

Sausage — Broccoli Rabe & Mozzarella Cheese

Sausage Meat

Sausage — Hot; Sweet; Smoked

Sausage Casings — All Varieties

Sauerkraut

Sopressata — Sweet; Hot

Variety of BBQ Sauces and Italian Sauces

Variety of Italian Breads

Raw beef roast, rib steaks, and garlic cloves on a wooden butcher block

Case 2 Beef

Bottom Round Roast

Brisket — Fresh; Corned

Chuck Steak

Eye Round Roast

Filet Mignon

Flank Steak

Ground Beef — Any Custom Blend

Hanger Steak

Hamburgers and Sliders

London Broil

Porterhouse Steaks — T-Bone

Rib Roast — Standing

Rib Steak

Shell Steak — NY Strip

Short Ribs

Shoulder Steak

Sirloin — Top Boneless

Skirt Steak

Stew

Suet

Tip Steak

Also Available

Feet · Heart · Kidney · Liver · Marrow Bones · Neck Bones · Oxtail · Shins · Tongue (Fresh; Smoked) · Trimmings · Tripe

A raw whole chicken and cut chicken pieces on lettuce leaves atop a wooden butcher block

Case 3 Chicken

Bones — Backs

Breasts — Bone In; Boneless

Capons

Cutlets

Drumsticks

Fowls — Soup and Stewing Chickens

Gizzards

Ground Chicken

Hearts

Legs

Livers

Thighs — Bone In; Boneless

Whole; Oven-stuffer Roasters

Wings

Raw whole game birds, including quail and cornish hen, with arugula leaves on a wooden butcher block

Case 4 Game

Buffalo Burgers

Buffalo Steaks

Cornish Hens — Fresh and Frozen

Duck — Boneless Breast; Whole

Duck Fat

Duck Legs

Geese

Pheasant

Quail — Bone In; Semi-boneless

Rabbits

Squab

Venison

Wild Boar — Boneless Shoulder

Raw lamb chops and cuts with sage leaves on a wooden butcher block

Case 5 Lamb

Chops — Loin; Rib; Shoulder

Crown Roast

Frenched Rack of Lamb

Leg of Lamb

Whole Baby Lambs — 15 lbs. and up

Also Available

Feet · Head · Heart · Kidneys · Liver · Shanks · Strings · Tongue · Tripe · Goat Leg and Shoulder

Raw pork chops with a sprig of rosemary on a wooden butcher block

Case 6 Pork

Baby Back Ribs

Boneless Roast — Loin

Butts — Whole; Boneless; Smoked

Chops — Center Cut; Rib-End; Smoked

Crown Roast

Ground Pork

Ham Hocks — Fresh; Smoked

Ham Shanks — Smoked

Loins — Fresh; Smoked

Picnic Shoulders — Fresh; Smoked

Rib Bellies

Tenderloin

Shanks — Fresh

Spare Ribs — Fresh; Corned

Whole Suckling Pigs — All Sizes

Cured & Smoked

Bacon — Slab; Sliced & Packaged · Canadian Bacon · Ham (Sugar-Cured; Smoked) · Smithfield Country Ham (Whole; Sliced)

Also Available

Blood · Brains · Caul Fat · Chitterlings · Ears · Fat Back · Feet · Heads · Hearts · Kidneys · Lard (Fresh; Leaf) · Livers · Melts · Neck Bones (Fresh; Smoked) · Salt Pork · Skins · Snouts · Stomachs · Tails (Fresh; Smoked) · Toes · Tongues · Trimmings (Lean)

A raw whole turkey with fresh parsley on a wooden butcher block

Case 7 Turkey

Breast — Bone In; Boneless

Drumsticks — Fresh; Smoked

Fresh Turkey Necks

Gizzards

Ground Turkey

Necks — Smoked

Smoked Turkeys — Whole

Wings / Whole; Fresh; Smoked

Wings / Baby — Fresh

Whole Turkeys — Fresh and Frozen — All Sizes: Kosher

Raw veal shanks, cutlet, and chops with fresh chives on a wooden butcher block

Case 8 Veal

Breast

Cutlets — Nature / Milkfed

Chops — Nature / Milkfed: Loin

Filet

Shanks — Ossobuco

Also Available

Bones · Brains · Feet · Hearts · Kidneys · Liver · Stew · Sweet Breads (Glands) · Tongues

A deli spread of salami, prosciutto, mortadella, cheese, mozzarella, and bread on a wooden board

Case 9 Cold Cuts & Cheeses

Bologna

Bresaola — Dry Cured Beef

Capicollo

Genoa Salami

Ham — Boiled; Smoked Virginia; Spiced

Jamon Serano — Imported Spanish Prosciutto

Liverwurst

Mortadella

Pancetta

Pastrami

Pepperoni

Prosciutto — Imported Parma; Domestic

Roast Beef

Salami — Cooked; Hard

Sopressata

Taylor Pork Roll

Turkey Breast — Plain; Honey; Smoked; Cracked Pepper; Cajun

Cheeses

American Cheese (White; Yellow) · Cheddar · Mozzarella (Fresh) · Muenster · Parmigiano Reggiano · Pepper Jack · Provolone · Sardo Cheese (Argentina) · Swiss Cheese (Switzerland)

Also Available

Eggs — Extra Large

A crown roast of pork with paper frills, styled and plated with lemon slices

Custom Orders

Cut To Your Specifications

We can prepare almost all our meats and poultry to your specifications.

Please call ahead to place your order for special items, some of which may require an advance order.

Call to Order — 212-279-3298

Delivery

Anywhere in Manhattan

We supply wholesale accounts including restaurants, hotels and corporations, as well as residential customers.

Free delivery is available for any order over $50.00. Esposito Meat Market delivers anywhere in Manhattan.

Please call one day in advance of when you want to receive your delivery.

Schedule Delivery by Phone

Our Story

Three Generations on Ninth Avenue

Vintage photograph of the original Giovanni Esposito Pork Store storefront, with hand-lettered price signs for pigs feet, smoked picnics, and homemade Italian sausage — The original storefront — 500 Ninth Ave.

Sepia photograph of the shop interior in an earlier era, showing an old counter scale, hanging cured sausages, two customers, and three staff behind the counter — Behind the counter, decades ago.

Giovanni Esposito opened a butcher shop in 1932 in Hell’s Kitchen with his three sons: Teddy, Armando, and Anthony. The quality of the meats and their personal service soon became the formula for success, and Esposito Meat Shop developed a reputation as one of the finest butchers in New York City.

After all three sons served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, they continued their father’s tradition of quality products and outstanding customer service. Teddy expanded the offerings to meet the changing needs of their customers, who now came from all over the city to shop at Esposito.

Today, Teddy’s son Robert continues the Esposito tradition, offering a wide range of meats and poultry to both local customers and corporate accounts — carrying on the legacy left to him by his grandfather, uncles, and father.

Robert Esposito smiling behind the counter, knife in hand next to a cut of meat, with hanging sausages and a Boar's Head sign behind him — Robert Esposito, at the counter today.

As Noted On Our Storefront

Recognition Over the Years

The following are claims made on Esposito Meat Market’s own previous website — presented here as their words, not independently verified by us.

“Esposito Meat Market has earned top reviews from Zagat for the past 5 consecutive years.”
“Esposito Meats continue to be featured on America’s most-watched TV shows, like Rachael Ray.”
“Our meats are always used by Martha Stewart’s magazines Everyday Foods and Living.”
“Esposito Meat Market has supplied Food Network for more than 20 years.”

Visit Us

Come In or Call Ahead

The best way to contact us is by phone at 212.279.3298.

We are located on the corner of 38th Street and Ninth Avenue, two blocks from Port Authority Bus Terminal, and seven blocks from Penn Station / LIRR.

Please call us, or come in to the store, where Hector, Robert, and Solomon, along with the rest of our dedicated staff, are waiting to help you.

Address: 500 Ninth Ave. at 38th St.
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-279-3298
Hours: Monday–Saturday
8:00AM–6:30PM

Call 212-279-3298

Hell’s Kitchen’s ButcherSince 1932

Nine Cases, One Counter

Cut To Your Specifications

Anywhere in Manhattan

Three Generations on Ninth Avenue

Recognition Over the Years

Come In or Call Ahead

Hell’s Kitchen’s Butcher
Since 1932