Eric, Meghan, and Benny San Pedro
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Palm Beach Meats Earns Bib Gourmand as Michelin Arrives in Palm Beach County
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By Eric Barton | April 21, 2025
When the Michelin Guide made its debut in Palm Beach County, it wasn’t one of the white-tablecloth institutions that caught my attention. Instead, it was the Bib Gourmand that went to a family-run butcher shop.
Palm Beach Meats, founded in 2020 by husband-and-wife duo Eric and Meghan San Pedro, has built a reputation for turning the world’s most luxurious beef—Wagyu—into something that feels almost casual. Inside their unassuming West Palm Beach storefront, diners can pick up a slab of sake-fed Takamori Wagyu or sit down for a sandwich so indulgent it borders on blasphemy.
The Bib Gourmand, which honors “good quality, good value cooking,” puts the San Pedros in rarefied company, though they never set out to chase accolades. They just wanted to share their obsession with Wagyu.
“It’s a huge, huge honor. We never set out to be a Michelin-recognized restaurant, so to receive a Bib Gourmand is honestly surreal. To be acknowledged alongside restaurants we admire so much — it’s mind-blowing,” Meghan San Pedro told me. “We just really loved Wagyu — and were crazy enough to build a business around it. How wild is it that we’re here? What started as a passion project has turned into something bigger than we ever could’ve imagined. And the more people we meet along the way, the better it keeps getting.”
In its review, the Michelin Guide praised their “eclectic, umami-rich offerings,” calling attention to dishes like the Wagyu cheesesteak, loaded with truffle aioli, and the PBM Wagyu Burger, where marbled beef somehow still steals the show from the cheddar and house-made chips. “Palm Beach Meats is a butcher shop that doubles as a restaurant, where nearly every menu item celebrates Wagyu beef in some shape or form.”
The San Pedros’ young son, Benny, is often spotted near the counter, a reminder that this is a family business in the most literal sense. And while their reach is expanding—an Orlando location opened in late 2024—the heart of Palm Beach Meats remains right there, behind the butcher’s case, where craftsmanship and hospitality meet in a perfectly medium-rare burger.
“Our team has always been incredible,” Meghan San Pedro said. “Some of them, like Dan Ramos, have been with us since day one. They’ve helped shape what Palm Beach Meats is and where we are now. We wouldn’t be anywhere without the people who’ve chosen to work with us and support us.”
Eric Barton is editor of The Adventurist and a freelance journalist who splits his time between Asheville and Miami. He’s on a constant hunt for the best pizza, best places to bike, and for his next new favorite destination. Email him here.
