Vancouver, BC, Canada
Located on the once bustling Hastings Street corridor, Save on Meats has welcomed the residents of downtown Vancouver since 1957. Starting as a full service butcher shop, owner Al Des Laurier later added a lunch counter, home to the legendary cheese burger, and a grocery store converting a butcher s
hop into a community hub. After a short closure in 2010 with Al’s retirement, the updated east side icon reopened to again serve the community with entrepreneur Mark Brand, who shared Al’s community v
Listen to the audio guide for Save on Meats blue plaque Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off