The Ranking — Best Steakhouses in Chicago
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Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
Brendan Sodikoff's dim, Parisian-bistro steakhouse in River North is the hardest table in town, the 40-day dry-aged ribeye and roasted bone marrow the orders, around $95. Best for a date or a buzzy night; book well ahead, it stays packed.
Chicago Cut Steakhouse
The River North riverfront standard dry-ages in-house and carves tableside, backed by an 1,800-label cellar, around $110. Best for a business dinner with a view of the Chicago River and a serious bottle.
Boeufhaus
The Ukrainian Village sleeper is a tiny French-German room serving house dry-aged beef and a 28-day ribeye at around $70. Best value steak in the city by some distance; book early, it seats barely forty.
Maple & Ash
The Gold Coast scene steakhouse runs loud and gold-lit, the wood-fired seafood tower and the chef's-choice tasting the draw, around $120. Best for a celebration with a crowd; skip it for a quiet conversation.
Swift & Sons
Boka Group's grand Fulton Market room does classic cuts and a strong raw bar with polished service, around $100. Best for an anniversary or a client dinner that needs to feel like an occasion.
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
The Chicago institution since 1989 serves its own Gibsons-grade beef and the W.R. Chicago cut with old-school tuxedoed service, around $95. Best for the traditional Chicago steak ritual.
RPM Steak
Lettuce Entertain You's sleek River North room pairs a wagyu flight with chilled seafood and a see-and-be-seen crowd, around $110. Best for a stylish night out downtown.
Asador Bastian
The Basque wood-fire room in River North grills a txuleta aged-beef chop over coals, Etxebarri in spirit, around $95. Best for someone who wants fire and smoke over a classic American chophouse.
Benny's Chop House
The quieter River North option does prime steaks and a proper martini without the scene, around $95. Best for a calmer steak dinner when Bavette's and Maple & Ash are too loud.
Mastro's Steakhouse
The polished River North outpost leans on butter-poached cuts and a towering seafood tower, around $120. Best for a special occasion if you want reliability over local character.
Gene & Georgetti
Chicago's oldest steakhouse, open since 1941, serves the bone-in sirloin and the famous garbage salad, around $80. Best for old-school character and a sense of the city's history.
Tavern on Rush
The Gold Coast patio institution is summer-in-Chicago on a plate, prime cuts and people-watching on Rush Street, around $90. Best for a warm-weather dinner outdoors, not for a quiet winter night.
Smith & Wollensky
The riverfront branch of the New York name does classic prime and a long bourbon list in a big, dependable room, around $100. Best for a reliable client dinner on the river.
The Capital Grille
The Loop's polished standard dry-ages on premises and keeps a deep wine list, around $90. Best for a dependable business lunch or dinner downtown when you want no surprises.