No8 Lowe Street Butchery is a butcher at 8 Lowe Street in Gisborne Central, holding a 4.8 rating on Google and running its own website.
The trade rewards asking questions. A good butcher cuts to order, so if you want a thinner steak, a rolled shoulder or a roast trimmed for the oven, it costs nothing to ask. Butchers know which cut suits which cooking: a quick sear needs one thing, a long slow braise another, and the less fashionable cuts they steer you towards often cost less and eat better. Regulars tend to ask what came in fresh that morning, and judge a shop by its sausages, which take real skill to get right.
For cooks in Gisborne, having a proper butcher on Lowe Street, right in the centre of town, is worth building a habit around.