Brian Nagele
When it’s time to celebrate an anniversary, special birthday, retirement, or other milestones, a steakhouse is often the restaurant of choice. The best steakhouses in the U.S. offer not just succulent steaks, but also decadent side dishes and plenty of ambiances.
The steakhouses on this list range from classic American institutions to trendy Argentinian steakhouses.
Whether you want to revel in your carnivorous fantasy or like to keep your vegetarian or seafood options open, these steakhouses offer something for everyone.
Some of the restaurants listed here do request guests to abide by a dress code. Reservations are recommended for all of the steakhouses mentioned on this list.
Read on to learn more about the diverse array of restaurants considered the best steakhouses in the U.S. From Boston to Los Angeles, Portland, Atlanta, and Minneapolis, incredible steak restaurants delight diners across the country.
Bern’s Steak House
1208 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: 813-251-2421
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Treat yourself the next time you’re in Tampa with a visit to Bern’s Steak House.
This classic steakhouse features everything you expect on its menu. The appetizer menu includes traditional favorites like escargot and tartare, and an extensive caviar list is also available.
Choose between premium cuts of steak and add customized extras like roasted marrow bone or flavorful sauces.
Every aspect of this meal is special, including a famous dessert menu and one of the largest wine collections found anywhere in the world.
Bern’s Steak House adheres to a business casual to semi-formal dress code in its lush, velvety dining room, so choose this place for a special evening out.
Knife
5300 E Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206
Phone: 214-443-9339
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Fans of celebrity chef John Tesar are lining up for one of the most anticipated Dallas restaurants, Knife.
This contemporary American steakhouse takes advantage of its location, working with Texas growers to source delicious, fresh ingredients. Beef served in Knife comes from two local ranchers.
Knife delivers more than steaks, with tantalizing menu items like pork belly, beef cheek burgers, and even a five-variety bacon tasting.
Reservations are recommended at any of the three Knife locations, including Knife Plano and Knife Burger, both in Plano, TX.
Guard and Grace
1801 California St, Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-293-8500
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Next, we travel to the Rocky Mountains for a truly enormous steakhouse.
This Denver restaurant prides itself on its sprawling footprint and flashy interior. Guard and Grace lean heavily on wood-fired entrees which adds to the ambiance inside.
A second, even larger location opened in Houston, TX in 2019.
Guard and Grace’s menu is almost as large as its restaurants. Steaks range from four to 22 ounces of perfectly-aged meat, with various seafood entrees, charcuterie boards with artisanal meats and cheeses, and even vegetarian options offering something for everyone.
Try the signature steak sampler, with a flight of three, four-ounce steaks.
This menu item provides a unique chance to compare and contrast grass-fed, Wagyu, and grass-fed filet mignon.
Barclay Prime
237 S 18th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-732-7560
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If you’re looking for something more low-key, Barclay Prime in Philadelphia, PA delivers a comfy atmosphere paired with luxurious entrees that have a sense of humor.
This is the first establishment on this list featuring tater tots! Another head-turning menu item is the Barclay Prime Cheesesteak.
This menu item features wagyu ribeye steak, truffled cheese whiz, and foie gras on a bun served with a half bottle of champagne.
The dining room defines chic comfort, with marble surfaces combined with cozy, upholstered banquettes.
Barclay Prime describes their interior as a “European library.” Come as you are and dig into luxurious meals at Philly’s exciting Barclay Prime steakhouse.
St. Elmo Steak House
127 S Illinois St, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Phone: 317-635-0636
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St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis, IN offers a classic American steakhouse experience, still in the same location since 1902.
This legendary restaurant claims titles like Forbes’ 10 Great Classic Restaurants Well Worth Visiting and is called “An American Classic” by the prestigious James Beard Foundation.
This enormous Midwestern steakhouse offers the largest portions yet, with a 38-ounce prime rib and 28-ounce porterhouse on the menu.
Don’t miss their “world-famous” shrimp cocktail or any of their signature cocktails, like the Elmo Cola.
While this restaurant boasts history and international acclaim, there is no dress code. The website explicitly welcomes those in jeans, shorts, or tennis shoes.
Urban Farmer
525 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-222-5700
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We continue crisscrossing the United States with our next restaurant: Urban Farmer in Portland, OR.
Portland holds a well-documented reputation for hipsters and eco-conscious living.
This restaurant blends all of those hallmarks of the city with a heavily agricultural influence to this contemporary steakhouse.
In addition to locally grown, eco-friendly ingredients, Urban Farmer’s interior communicates its point of view.
Diners are seated in large, spacious booths bordered with towering plant life. Many of the elements chosen within the dining room evoke modern spins on plaid, quilts, and corn stalks.
Urban Farmer also has friendly and welcoming locations offering simple, sophisticated steakhouse dining in Denver, Cleveland, and Philadelphia.
Graziano’s
177 SW 7th St, Miami, FL 33130
Phone: 305-860-1426
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Graziano’s provides the first Argentine steakhouse on this list, with this Miami restaurant.
Argentinian steakhouses involve both different cuts of meat and different cooking methods. This results in a flavorful experience you cannot get anywhere but one of these thrilling steakhouses.
Graziano’s offers several locations throughout Florida, including a pizza restaurant.
Expect nearly everything to be grilled, or from the “parrilla”, at Graziano’s. From the grilled lemons on the salad to the grilled butternut squash soup, this flavor stretches far beyond its steak menu.
All beef at Graziano’s is sourced from a family farm in Argentina. This meat achieves high standards for hormone-free, antibiotic-free, grass-fed beef.
B&B Butchers & Restaurant
1814 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 713-862-1814
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B&B Butchers & Restaurant offers two homey locations, in Houston and Fort Worth, TX.
The menus are available at this steakhouse span breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Entrees hold creative names, like CarpetBagger oysters and Gorilla Bread.
But B&B Butchers and Restaurant is an upscale steakhouse. Several different filet preparations and ribeye cuts provide delicious beef options, with an array of other entrees also available.
This restaurant honors its location with meals like chicken and waffles, chilaquiles, and locally-sourced pork chops.
Unlike other restaurants on this list, B&B also features a traditional butcher shop. Expect a high level of customer service and specialized products like dry-aged USDA Prime beef and Japanese Wagyu.
CUT Beverly Hills
9500 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone: 310-276-8500
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Internationally-famous chef Wolfgang Puck helms this contemporary steakhouse, located in one of the most upscale neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
In 2019 CUT Beverly Hills received one Michelin star, which is one of the most prestigious awards available in the culinary world.
CUT Beverly Hills features top-of-the-line steak cuts, as well as other high-end varieties of meats and fish.
Bluefin tuna, keluga caviar, and Maine lobster join tomahawk steaks and Wagyu beef on this thrilling menu.
This restaurant may serve as a bucket list item for many of us. The prices at CUT Beverly Hills rank the highest of any restaurant on this list so far.
RingSide Steakhouse
2165 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97210
Phone: 503-223-1513
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RingSide Steakhouse marks the second Portland, OR restaurant on this list.
This steakhouse provides a very different ambiance than Urban Farmer. RingSide delivers a traditional experience from this landmark restaurant, in operation since 1944. The same family operates RingSide Steakhouse to this day.
The bounty of the Pacific Northwest joins legendary steaks on the RingSide menu.
USDA Choice, Prime, and Prime Dry-Aged steaks join local lamb, pork, seafood, and chicken selections on this extensive list.
More than 900 wine varieties are also available to complement your delicious meal.
Don’t miss the appetizer menu, featuring onion rings once called “the finest” onion rings in America, from iconic restaurant critic James Beard.
Bateau
1040 E Union St, Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-900-8699
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Named after the French word for “boat”, the Seattle-area steakhouse Bateau specialized in meats that are not only high quality but also ethically sourced.
Bateau selects the animals in its herd, which eventually make it on the menu. This restaurant works with an innovative ranch to raise the animals with care in a grass-fed environment.
Bateau describes its menu as classic steakhouse dishes, done correctly from the time the ingredient is grown to when it hits the table.
Chef Taylor Thornhill directs this restaurant, incorporating his passion for foraged foods and fermented ingredients.
Jeff Ruby’s Precinct
311 Delta Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226
Phone: 513-321-5454
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This 1981 steakhouse started the chain of Jeff Ruby’s restaurants located throughout Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
At this restaurant, food and customer service rank with equal importance. There is even a name for it: The Jeff Ruby Experience.
Jeff Ruby’s Precinct offers upscale steaks and seafood in Cincinnati, OH. Jeff Ruby’s is the longest-running white-tablecloth restaurant in this city.
It is not uncommon to see politicians and celebrities dining on steakhouse classics like Oysters Rockefeller and New York Strip.
This restaurant delivers several variations on surf and turf, combining the two ingredients Jeff Ruby is well-known for.
Kevin Rathbun Steak
154 Krog St NE STE 200, Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404-524-5600
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Atlanta’s first steakhouse on this list arrives with Kevin Rathbun Steak.
This industrial-chic space overlooks the Atlanta BeltLine, with a cozy four-season outdoor patio. Cigar aficionados will love this steakhouse, which offers a patio space reserved for cigar lovers.
Fresh seafood, premium steaks, and luxurious side orders define the experience at Kevin Rathbun Steak.
Lobster fritters, dry-aged steak for two, and even a decadent seafood tower make a memorable menu. Enjoy seasonal signature cocktails or browse the extensive wine list.
Kevin Rathbun Steak does not have a dress code, and all are welcome in this enormous, sprawling steakhouse.
BOA Steakhouse
9200 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: 310-278-2050
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BOA Steakhouse effortlessly combines style and substance in its two Southern California steakhouses.
This chain also expanded to the trendiest new high-end destination of Abu Dhabi. The interiors of the BOA Steakhouse are mesmerizing, with botanical columns stretching to high ceilings.
Huge, half-moon upholstered seating provides a cozy ambiance for a special night out.
California restaurants are known for their innovative and inclusive fare. Vegetarians will feel welcome at this steakhouse, with cauliflower steaks and Impossible burgers on the menu.
Kosher steaks are also available alongside the 40-day-aged New York Strip.
Spend some time reading about the signature cocktails at BOA Steakhouse. These special drinks are crafted by in-house mixologists.
Bazaar Meat
2535 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: 702-761-7610
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Bazaar Meat features the skill, imagination, and heart of celebrity chef and world-renowned philanthropist Chef Jose Andres.
More than a restaurant, this steakhouse delivers a feast for all of your senses. Bazaar Meat is located within the Sahara hotel and casino on the Vegas Strip.
This steakhouse celebrates everything about meat and carnivores. The interiors display vintage-looking murals of hunters stalking big game and wild zebra-striped carpets.
A native of Spain, Andres’ menu features unique cuts and varieties of meat, aged and cooked “Jose’s Way.” Save room for dessert as the dessert graffiti tableside presentation delivers sweetness and spectacle.
Mooo…
15 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-670-2515
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This Boston restaurant with a sense of humor, Mooo…. provides a relaxed, sophisticated dining experience.
This steakhouse is open seven days a week, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Entrees like a 24-ounce porterhouse steak or 12-ounce Wagyu sirloin provide the bulk of this classic steakhouse menu, joining upscale seafood options and classics like Beef Wellington.
Mooo…. offers The Wine Cellar, an exclusive dining space within the steakhouse.
Intimate private dining venues are difficult to find in the city, especially with double-vaulted ceilings and attentive service.
Murray’s
26 South 6th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612-339-0909
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This post-World War II, the family-owned steakhouse is a Minneapolis, MN institution.
The atmosphere of this restaurant is old-school, meat and potatoes dining. Each slab of meat ordered comes with a generous portion of various side dishes, like au gratin potatoes and French onion soup.
The Silver Butter Knife Steak is a 28-ounce, hand-cut sirloin steak and has stayed the highlight of Murray’s menu.
This dish gets its name from its special broiling process that produces a tender steak that doesn’t need a steak knife to eat.
What happened to Peter Lugers in
New York ?
B&B Butchers in Houston is overpriced and steaks are not as good as other high end restaurants, Steak 48, Papa Brothers, Vic and Anthony’s.
And. Gene and Georgettis in Chicago?
Or Gibson’s in Chicago
Ruth Chris, Smith &Wollensky
The Pine Club in Dayton Ohio..
The Pine Club in Dayton Ohio
A follow up to my post. Manny’s not Murray’s. Beauvettes in Chicago. The Ruth Chris in Knoxville is amazing. Of course Peter Luger”s(Brooklyn not Long Island). Iavonne’s in Tampa is just as good as Bern’s.
Gibbons in chicago
Okeechobee Steak House. West Palm Beach, Florida
The Cincinnati pick is overrated. I have not had a good meal there and I have been to most of your list. Not only below average food, below average service, but a management team that did not follow through. Cincinnati is amazing but the Precinct has not met my expectations. Better options in DC, Charleston, and NYC to be sure…
I concur with Berns. While you can find equivalent steaks at neighboring steakhouses the nostalgia and experience is second to none. Quality control is managed from source to the table like no other. The wait staff is put through a series of lower level jobs before an opportunity exists to wait their first table. As I’ve heard some even have to work one of the farms for a period of time. The wine selection is the largest in the US and quite the display. At last, the desert room is a experience onto itself.
Ruth Cris is part of the Darden group out of Orlando , they own a ton of different places . Longhorn Olive Garden Bahama Breeze Chedders scratch kitchen and sold Red Lobster years ago.