Bar Bouche

Wibautstraat 107H, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Bar Bouche is a Bordeaux butcher shop that takes meat way more seriously than your average spot. They call themselves "bouchers affineurs," which basically means they dry-age their own meat, and they work directly with farmers instead of going through a bunch of middlemen. It's the kind of place where the people behind the counter actually know exactly where everything came from. They're not just selling raw cuts either. Both locations serve plats du jour, a full entrée + main + dessert deal made with their own products, plus sandwiches with house-made seasonings and proper baker's bread. Available Tuesday through Saturday, and you can even get them on Deliveroo if you can't be bothered to leave the house. They also published a cookbook with Marabout, 288 pages of recipes from their shops and their own home cooking. Pulled pork, osso buco, terrines, even a Thai-style pork laap. If you've ever wanted to cook like a butcher who actually knows what they're doing, that's probably your best…