Danny Boy, a compact butcher shop, deli, and wine bar on Mariemont’s Murray Avenue, has quietly turned into a go-to for neighbors chasing upgraded sandwich lunches and smartly curated pantry staples. The snug spot mixes counter service, a small dine-in setup, and retail shelves lined with local products.
Owner Daniel Souder, the restaurateur behind Pleasantry and the Iris Read bottle shop, soft-opened Danny Boy in November and set it up as a multi-use neighborhood market, butcher counter, and intimate bar. The rollout and buildout drew early attention from local business media, according to Cincinnati Business Courier.
Chef-driven takes on deli standards
The menu sticks to deli favorites but tightens them up with restaurant-style technique: roast beef paired with house giardiniera, a herb-forward chicken salad on house focaccia, and a polpette sandwich that feels more like a chef’s weekday special than a cafeteria standby. Many of the sandwiches and sides appear on delivery platforms under names like “Chadwick” and “Sponziello,” per DoorDash, giving the comfort food lineup a slightly playful, chef-focused twist.
What reviewers noticed
A recent write-up in Cincinnati Magazine praised the shop’s tidy two-story configuration and highlighted former Pleasantry chef Evan Hartman and pastry chef Kayla Hunley for bringing restaurant polish to deli work. The piece also notes that the ground-floor pantry and deli span roughly 750 square feet inside a two-story, 1,500-square-foot building, and it points to shelves stocked with local products from Urban Stead Cheese, Le Cracker, In the Curious Kitchen, Smoking Goose Meatery, and Great Lakes Potato Chips.
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