牛肉屋
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Meanings
1
beef butcher; beef dealer
A shop or dealer specializing in beef, as opposed to a general butcher. The term is straightforward but not as common as 肉屋.
A new beef butcher opened in front of the station.
2
beef-hotpot restaurant
A restaurant specializing in 牛鍋 (beef hotpot). This usage is historical and now rare; modern equivalents are すき焼き屋 or 牛鍋店.
See also: 牛鍋屋
In the Meiji period, eating beef hotpot at a beef-hotpot restaurant was popular.