Danish Bacon Shop

Before we get started the Danish Bacon Shop sells more than just Danish bacon. Though it does like to wallow in porky goodness it does everything you’d expect a local butcher shop to offer.
Plonked down on the increasingly rough looking Clifton Street, despite the council’s «best» efforts with its new crazy yellow brick road paving scheme, the Danish Bacon Shop is a beacon of friendliness. The guy behind the counter is more than happy to chat away and offer tips and I’ve seen him pop a bike that’s someone has left outside his shop inside, in case some rapscallion pinches it.
The Danish Bacon Shop opens later than the other butcher on Clifton Street, so wins points for convenience and is a simple, clean and well run neighbourhood butchers. They vacuum packs of smoked back bacon for £1.99 are very tasty and good value for money and worth a visit in themselves.

The Danish Bacon Shop is one of two quality butchers on Clifton Street. I use both of them depending on what I need, but the funny thing about them is that they both specialise in pork… which makes them a bit like buses doesn’t it?! The Danish Bacon Shop also stays open later than J W Todd and Son Butchers, so inevitably I use it when the competition is closed as well. The Danish Bacon Shop is probably the more modern of the two; it was established in 1968, whereas J W Todd was first founded in the late 1800’s, although tjis has very little to do with the present day approach to retailing meat, particularly in the case of the Danish Bacon Shop. It’s true that J W Todd have maintained a ‘family butchers’ feel to their shop, but the Danish Bacon Shop looks and feels a bit more like a deli in some respects. Nevertheless it sells all of the traditional cuts of meat as well as selling condiments and associated products.
As with all of the businesses on Clifton Street, they have seen a dramatic decrease in revenue since the new one way system was implemented about a year ago. It’s estimated that the cut equates to a 30% reduction in income, which is a significant blow to a small business.
John Evans, who owns the building that houses the Danish Bacon Shop, is extremely active in opposing the new road system, but some consider any efforts channelled in this direction to be a lost cause. Some business owners seem to think that the council will capitulate, and return the two way traffic system in time, whilst others seem sure that they will do no such thing. It’s a wonder where everyone is getting their information from, as there seems to be no consistency in opinion!