Where to Eat Steak and Seafood Around the World

Simon and Seafort's ★ 4.4

Simon and Seafort's has worked the Cook Inlet view from downtown Anchorage since 1978, doing USDA prime steaks, fresh halibut and weekend brunch service.

SignaturePrime rib, Alaska halibut

Firewood ★ 4.4

Firewood cooks everything over an open flame in a lofty heritage building on Pitt Street, Penang's purest expression of live-fire restaurant dining.

BookA few days ahead

TipAsk for counter seats facing the grill; the smoke, sizzle and plating are half of what you are paying for.

True ★ 4.4

True in Gdańsk sits on Granary Island in the Radisson Hotel, with Michelin recognition for its surf-and-turf cooking. Kitchen leans steak and seafood.

OrderThe aged sirloin with one of the seafood add-ons.

TipThe Motława-side window tables go first; ask at booking. Closed Sunday evenings.

Blacklinen ★ 4.3

Blacklinen dry-ages beef beside a charcoal grill on level nine of The Millen hotel, chef Benny Yeoh's dark-toned grillroom above Penang's seafront.

BookA few days ahead

TipThe set-your-own two-course lunch is a fraction of dinner pricing; ask for a window table over the infinity pool.

Barbacoa Grill ★ 4.2

Barbacoa Grill in southeast Boise serves prime steaks and Pacific seafood beside a pond, with a wine list covering Napa to the Rhone and blown-glass decor.

OrderKumamoto oysters and the Chilean sea bass with a glass from the California wine list

The Galley ★ 4.2

The Galley has kept its portholes and rope nets on Main Street since 1934 as Santa Monica's oldest restaurant and bar, steaks, littlenecks and stiff drinks.

OrderEast Coast littleneck clams, then the filet

TipSit at the South Seas Bar under the year-round fairy lights; the East Coast littleneck clams are the classic starter.

Suite 100 Restaurant Bar and Lounge ★ 4.1

Suite 100 runs a steak-and-seafood room with a deep wine and beer list in South Anchorage on Dimond Boulevard, with pastas and small plates added.

SignatureRibeye, Alaska halibut