Maison Bello has set up shop in Luxembourg at 102 avenue de la Faïencerie in Limpertsberg. But the origins of this top-quality butcher’s shop lie in France--in Lyon, to be precise.
“Maison Bello was created in 2010 in Lyon,” explains Guillaume Delmotte, managing partner of Maison Bello and head of the butchery in Luxembourg. “Initially, we focused mainly on organic meats, but over the years we have refocused on products whose provenance, rearing quality and taste value we are sure of.”
Maison Bello had already left its Lyon birthplace to open a second address in Megève in 2017. “Our desire to grow continued and Luxembourg seemed an obvious choice. We already had customers from Luxembourg in Megève and it was they who convinced us to come here,” explains Delmotte, who has since moved to Limpertsberg with his wife Caroline and their daughter.
Butchers, charcuterie, delicatessen, host table...
In the shop window, you can marvel at the magnificent marbled cuts of beef, incredible veal knuckles and superb guinea fowl whose meat one can guess will never dry out. “We are also renowned for our work on matured meats,” explains Thibault Carles, the head butcher. And indeed, if you take a look in the maturing cellars, there’s no room for doubt. “We have our own herds and carry out our own cross-breeding to ensure we have the best possible meat animals,” explains Delmotte.
You’ll find everything you need for seasonal barbecues, including lamb and mint sausages, homemade merguez and chipo sausages, and pâté en croûte. With the barbecue season underway, there are also ready-made kebabs that we’ll be tempted to try in the near future.
“In Luxembourg, we’re also going to develop the snack offer, because there’s a demand for it in the district,” explains Caroline Cauquy, who works in the butcher’s shop with her husband. “You can also come in for a drink and enjoy a charcuterie board. And in a few weeks’ time, as soon as we have all the permits, we’ll be able to open for meals.”
At the back of the butcher’s shop is a beautiful oval table for eight guests. You can come here to discover the products presented on the counter and enjoy an extraordinary meat experience. “Our business is a passion. We like to share it and explain to our customers the work we do with the breeders,” says Delmotte. “There’s so much to explore. I think we need to reconcile people with meat consumption. Obviously, that means building confidence in the product. Our positioning is that of the flexitarian, eating less meat to eat better. For our part, we work with the utmost respect for the animals and pay extreme attention to every point in the rearing chain,” assures Delmotte. Some restaurants have already realised this and are already working with them.
Because they also want to offer a local service, they have added a delicatessen area. Here you can find ready-made meals in jars, mustard, a selection of wines and champagnes, and more.
“We’re attached to the places where we are. Our vision of the business is also to be a neighbourhood animator. Our butcher’s shop is a place where people meet, talk and get together. That’s also the nobility of our trade, to be a player in the neighbourhood and to share with our customers,” concludes Delmotte.
Maison Bello: 102, avenue de la Faïencerie, Luxembourg (Limpertsberg).
This story was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.
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