Website: https://barebonesbutcher.com/
Bare Bones Butcher is a whole-animal butcher shop, grocery, and sandwich bar located in Nashville, Tennessee. Established in 2018, the business describes itself as “Nashville’s one-stop-shop for high-quality meats and eats,” combining a working butcher counter with a curated grocery selection and an in-house kitchen serving sandwiches and prepared foods. The shop specializes in pasture-raised meats sourced from local and regional farmers.
Products
Bare Bones Butcher offers pasture-raised beef, pork, chicken, and lamb. Because it operates as a whole-animal butcher, the shop notes that “the options are nearly endless,” including prime cuts, ground meats, house-made sausages, deli hams, head cheese, and liver mousse. House-made products include sausages, deli meats, bacon, and meatballs, and the shop offers custom meat cuts on request. The website notes that there is no fixed printed meat menu and encourages customers to call the shop to ask about specific items.
Alongside the meat counter, the shop carries a curated grocery selection that includes cheeses, Italian pastas, tinned fish, pickles, and condiments. The grocery items are deliberately limited to products the team would use at home.
Menu
The in-house kitchen runs a sandwich bar with a set of mainstay sandwiches priced at $14 each: The Cheeseburger, Who Dat Po’Boy, Meatball Sub, El Cubano, Pastrami Melt, Hot Ham, and Jonas’s Famous Bologna. Special sandwiches change weekly with varying prices, and the shop directs customers to its Instagram for current specials. Side items include beef fat fried potatoes, braised greens, and beef chili. The kitchen also offers rotating refrigerated dinner options.
About
Bare Bones Butcher is owned and operated by butchers and chefs with experience in restaurant kitchens and behind butcher blocks. The shop’s stated philosophy is to “take our meat seriously and ourselves lightly,” positioning the business as a community gathering space for cooks and food lovers. The team partners with farmers and purveyors who share values around animal welfare, land stewardship, and responsible farming. Whole animals, including cows, pigs, chickens, and lambs, are delivered weekly from open-pasture operations and broken down in-house into chops, steaks, sausage, bacon, deli meats, and stock, so that “nothing goes to waste, and everything has purpose.” The shop embraces supply variability as part of its model, noting that fresher products and closer customer relationships result.
Location & Contact
Bare Bones Butcher is located at 906 51st Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209. The phone number is 615-730-9808. Shop hours are Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 6 PM, with the kitchen open Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 3 PM. The shop is closed on Sundays.
Additional Information
The website includes pages for about, menu, visit, contact, employment, donation requests, and holiday hours. The shop maintains an Instagram account at @barebonesbutcher, where it posts weekly sandwich specials and other updates.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (barebonesbutcher.com).