These Restaurants Serve The Best Charcuterie Boards In The US
A great charcuterie board can tell you what you need to know about a restaurant before the main course even arrives.
Across the country, a handful of restaurants have built devoted followings around their boards. They either focus on old-world curing techniques or highlight regional specialties or rare ingredients hard to find elsewhere. These are 10 restaurants that stand out for serving some of the most talked-about charcuterie boards in America.
Gwen, Los Angeles, California
Part butcher shop and part restaurant, Gwen is commended for taking charcuterie seriously. The restaurant’s house-cured meats often include specialties such as fiocco cured with rosewater and pink peppercorns, duck speck, and spicy spreadable ‘nduja. Everything arrives with house-made bread.
Lardon, Chicago, Illinois
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Lardon puts its curing program on display. Guests can actually see meats hanging in the restaurant’s dedicated curing room. The boards feature in-house creations like black pepper lonza, truffled lardo, and Calabrian chile-spiked salami. The restaurant’s Bib Gourmand recognition only adds to its reputation among charcuterie fans.
Cochon Butcher, New Orleans, Louisiana
Cochon Butcher has cultivated its persona around a nose-to-tail approach to meat. House-cured options include duck pastrami, mortadella, coppa, and pork rillette, alongside house-made pickles, jams, and mustards. It’s distinctly New Orleans while still honoring traditional charcuterie methods.
Salumeria Rosi, New York City, New York
Italian cured meats are front and center at Salumeria Rosi. Diners can mix and match selections like bresaola, soppressata, and mortadella with pistachios alongside cheeses such as taleggio and smoked scamorza. If you add marinated mushrooms or mixed olives, the board can easily become a full meal.
The Salty Pig, Boston, Massachusetts
The Salty Pig keeps things flexible with its build-your-own format. House-made meats share space with carefully selected cheeses from North America and Europe. Extras like pepper jelly, smoked shallot marmalade, and Marcona almonds help each board feel customized.
Chi Spacca, Los Angeles, California
Since opening in 2013, Chi Spacca has become one of Los Angeles’ standout destinations for cured meats. Its Affettati Misti platter combines selections like speck, capocollo, pork pâté, trotter, and ‘nduja. The restaurant’s commitment to dry-curing helped it attract the attention of both food critics and loyal diners.
Olympia Provisions Southeast, Portland, Oregon
Olympia Provisions approaches charcuterie through several regional lenses. Guests can choose among French, Spanish, Italian, ham-focused, or chef-selected boards. Each option highlights different cured meats and accompaniments while showcasing the restaurant’s dedication to traditional production methods.
Krasi, Boston, Massachusetts
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Greek-inspired charcuterie isn’t easy to find in the United States, which is why Krasi is very unique. Their menu items include wild boar noumboulo cured with red wine and coriander, loukaniko with orange zest and cognac, and oregano-infused beef brizola. It’s all paired with regional cheeses, olive tapenade, and bread.
Morcilla, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The menu at Morcilla is built around Spanish flavors. Its charcuterie plate gathers jamón Serrano, coppa Serrano, salchichón, chorizo, and other cured specialties onto a single plate. The restaurant has maintained strong buzz since opening in 2015, thanks in large part to its carefully crafted meat program.
Barcelona Wine Bar, Multiple Locations
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Chain restaurants rarely make lists like this, but Barcelona Wine Bar continues to get recognition for its Spanish-style boards. Guests can build their own combinations featuring jamón Serrano, duck prosciutto, chorizo picante, manchego, and other imported favorites. The Aperativo Board adds tapas-style snacks to the mix, so it’s a popular choice for groups sharing food alongside wine.