Our story
A family butchery since 1979.
Three generations on Zakynthos, still cutting by hand, still choosing every product on the shelf ourselves.
A taste of Zakynthos
Built around the counter, never around the trend.
Piperis began in 1979 with one butcher, one counter and a simple rule: only sell what you'd serve at your own table. Nearly five decades later, that rule still decides what goes on our shelves — from the cuts we age ourselves to the small-producer olive oil we keep next to the till.
Today the second and third generations of the family run two shops on the island — a full supermarket in Ampelokipoi and a boutique butchery and delicatessen in Sarakinado.
Timeline
From one counter to two homes.
- 1979
The first counter
Piperis opens as a single butcher's shop on Zakynthos, built on knife skill, daily deliveries and a small, loyal neighbourhood.
- 1990s
A delicatessen joins the counter
We expand into cured meats, cheeses and pantry staples, sourcing from small Greek producers we still work with today.
- 2010s
Second generation, second shop
The Ampelokipoi store opens as a full supermarket built around the butchery counter — the same craft, a wider basket.
- Today
Boutique butchery in Sarakinado
Our Sarakinado shop becomes a focused boutique butchery and deli with gluten-free shelves and a carefully chosen freezer.