A new counter on Tecumseh Rd East, built the old-fashioned way.

Levantine's Meat Market just opened, but the idea behind it isn't new: cut everything in-house, mark it honestly, and treat every order like it's for our own table.

Why We Opened

Windsor-Essex deserved a butcher counter built around its own kitchens.

We opened Levantine's Meat Market to bring Windsor, LaSalle, Tecumseh and Essex County a butcher counter that understands both the classic cuts a local kitchen expects and the specific cuts a Levantine kitchen depends on — halal-friendly poultry and lamb, hand-shaped kafta, and the spice blends that finish a meal properly.

Everything on our case is broken down in-house rather than bought pre-cut and boxed. That's a slower way to run a counter, but it's the only way we're interested in running one.

Levantine's Meat Market storefront on Tecumseh Rd East

Our ram's-head mark, above the Tecumseh Rd storefront

A Rule, Not a Slogan

If it's not good enough for our own table, it doesn't go on the case.

It's the standard every butcher here is trained to, and the one we're building our name on from day one — no shortcuts just because we're new.

How We Got Here

A new shop, built before we ever opened the doors.

The Lease

We sign on a storefront of our own on Tecumseh Rd East — the first counter to carry the Levantine's name and the ram's-head mark.

The Build-Out

Weeks of building the display case, setting up the prep kitchen, and lining up halal-friendly sourcing relationships with Essex County farms before a single customer walks in.

Opening Day

Levantine's Meat Market opens its doors this year, with the case stocked in beef, lamb, goat, chicken, and our own house-made spice blends.

Today

Still finding our rhythm and meeting new regulars every week — but the standard behind the case was never going to be new.

What We Stand On

Three things we're not willing to compromise on.

Cut In-House, Every Time

Every animal is broken down on-site by a butcher who can tell you where it came from. No pre-cut boxes arriving labelled "fresh."

Nothing Hidden

Halal-friendly cuts are marked clearly, sourcing is never a mystery, and if you ask where something came from, you get a farm name — not a shrug.

Built for Windsor-Essex

We're brand new to Tecumseh Rd East, so we're earning every regular one order at a time — same as any shop that's worth sticking with.