$$$$SteakhouseHyde ParkTampa
Bern's Steak House in Tampa's Hyde Park has dry-aged beef in house since 1956 and pours from the largest restaurant wine cellar in the world.
OrderDry-aged Delmonico medium rare with French onion soup and a tour of the kitchen and wine cellar after dinner.
TipEvery table gets a kitchen tour and an upstairs dessert-room cubby; book the dessert room as a separate reservation if Bern's is full.
$$$$SteakhouseTampa
Bern's Steak House in Hyde Park is the 1956 dry-aged steakhouse running the largest restaurant wine cellar in the world: 500,000 bottles, 6,500 labels.
$$$$SteakhouseDowntownCleveland
Marble Room on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland sits inside a restored 19th-century National City Bank, the city's most-photographed downtown steakhouse since 2017.
OrderA bone-in ribeye plus a half plateau from the raw bar to start.
TipReserve on OpenTable two weeks ahead; the cathedral-vault tables turn slower than the lounge.
$$$$SteakhouseCleveland
Marble Room on Euclid Avenue in a restored 19th-century National City Bank vault since 2017, anchors downtown Cleveland's prime steakhouse tier with USDA.
$$$$SteakhouseDowntownIndianapolis
St. Elmo Steak House on South Illinois Street has anchored Indianapolis steakhouse dining since 1902. The eye-watering shrimp cocktail is the city's icon.
OrderFive jumbo shrimp around the eye-watering horseradish cocktail sauce, then the filet mignon.
TipReserve well in advance for race week or convention nights. Coat-and-tie not required but the room rewards it.
$$$$SteakhouseDowntownIndianapolis
St. Elmo Steak House on South Illinois in Indianapolis since 1902. The canonical Hoosier steakhouse with the eye-watering horseradish shrimp cocktail.
$$$$SteakhouseMiami
Cote Miami in Miami's Design District is Simon Kim's Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse on NE 2nd Avenue, the smoke-and-fire Butcher's Feast room since 2021.
OrderThe Butcher's Feast tasting; four cuts of USDA Prime and American Wagyu with banchan and stews.
TipBook the steak omakase counter for fish and dry-aged service before the table grills come out.
$$$$SteakhouseIcon ParkOrlando
Christner's Prime Steak and Lobster on Lee Road is the family-run independent steakhouse with USDA Prime cuts and a Wine Spectator award wine list.
OrderDry-aged ribeye, Maine lobster tail
$$$$SteakhouseLittle ItalySan Diego
Born and Raised in San Diego is Consortium Holdings' Art Deco steakhouse on India Street in Little Italy, with tableside Caesars, a martini cart.
OrderThe 35-day dry-aged ribeye for two, plus the tableside Caesar built at the table.
TipBook the rooftop for Pacific sunsets; the martini cart only runs the main dining room downstairs.
$$$$SteakhouseNorth ValleyAlbuquerque
Vernon's Hidden Valley on Fourth Street NW in Los Ranchos is the speakeasy steakhouse hidden behind an unmarked door, with USDA Prime cuts and a cocktail.
$$$$SteakhouseBuckheadAtlanta
Bones steakhouse in Buckhead, Atlanta opened 1979 and remains the city's classic white-tablecloth chophouse, with dry-aged steaks and Wine Spectator Grand.
OrderThe dry-aged bone-in ribeye, with the Lobster Savannah as the seafood add.
TipDress code: jackets preferred. Mondays through Saturdays; closed Sundays. Reservations a week ahead on OpenTable.
$$$$SteakhouseRiver NorthChicago
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf in Chicago is the dimly-lit River North steakhouse on Kinzie, French bistro paintings overhead, with a bone-in ribeye that anchors.
OrderThe bone-in ribeye with hash browns; the lobster gnocchi for non-beef eaters.
TipBook at 21:00 on a weeknight if you want the back booths. The earlier seating is mostly business dinners.
$$$$SteakhouseColumbia TusculumCincinnati
Jeff Ruby's Precinct on Delta Avenue in Columbia Tusculum is the steakhouse flagship inside a 1901 Cincinnati police station, Ruby's first restaurant.
OrderPrime ribeye, Tableside Caesar
$$$$SteakhouseCincinnati
Jeff Ruby's Precinct on Delta Avenue in Cincinnati's Columbia Tusculum is the steakhouse flagship inside a 1901 police station, Ruby's first restaurant.
$$$$SteakhouseCleveland
Fahrenheit at 55 Public Square downtown is Rocco Whalen's two-story wood-fired room since the 2023 move from Tremont, with seasonal pastas and grilled mains.
$$$$SteakhouseEastern MarketDetroit
Marrow in the Market on Riopelle Street is the Eastern Market butcher-and-brasserie concept from Ping Ho's Marrow Hospitality Group. Priced at $$$$.
OrderDry-aged steak from the in-house butcher counter and a glass from the deep cellar.
TipIncludes a butcher bar, City View Lounge and Capital Dining Room. Book through Tock for the dining room.
$$$$SteakhouseDetroit
Marrow in the Market on Riopelle Street in Eastern Market is a butcher-shop and brasserie concept from Ping Ho's Marrow Hospitality Group in Detroit.
OrderDry-aged steak from the in-house butcher counter and a glass from the deep cellar.
TipButcher Bar, City View Lounge and Capital Dining Room across one floor. Book through Tock.
$$$$SteakhouseThe StripLas Vegas
Bavette's Steakhouse at Park MGM is Brendan Sodikoff's Chicago import since 2017, a dim red-leather room with French flair and timeless steakhouse cuts.
OrderThe bone-in ribeye with bordelaise and a side of duck-fat potatoes.
TipThe bar serves the full menu and walk-ins are accepted; come early for a counter seat.
$$$$SteakhouseThe StripLas Vegas
SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas is Alfred Portale's Strip steakhouse overlooking the Lake of Dreams, a Forbes Five-Star room with prime cuts and the nightly.
OrderThe dry-aged tomahawk for two; pre-order at booking to time it with the 21:30 Lake of Dreams.
TipPatio tables face the Lake of Dreams; the show runs every half hour from dusk until 23:30.
$$$$SteakhouseLas Vegas
SW Steakhouse at Wynn Las Vegas in Nevada is Alfred Portale's Forbes Five-Star steakhouse overlooking the Lake of Dreams, dry-aged prime cuts and patio.
TipPatio tables face the Lake of Dreams; the show runs every half hour from dusk until 23:30.
$$$$SteakhouseLas Vegas
Bavette's Steakhouse at Park MGM in Las Vegas is Brendan Sodikoff's Chicago import since 2017, a dim red-leather steakhouse with French flair.
TipThe bar serves the full menu and accepts walk-ins; come at 17:00 opening for a counter seat.
$$$$SteakhouseCapitol SquareMadison
Tornado Steak House on South Hamilton, a block off Capitol Square, runs Madison's traditional supper club tier with steaks and the weekly Friday fish fry.
OrderA bone-in ribeye and a brandy Old Fashioned at the bar before sitting.
TipReserve on OpenTable a week ahead for Friday fish fry; the bar pours faster than the dining room turns.
$$$$SteakhouseMilwaukee
Mr. B's, the Bartolotta Group steakhouse on West Capitol Drive in Brookfield, runs USDA Prime cuts over hardwood and a long Burgundy list since 1993.
$$$$SteakhouseDisney SpringsOrlando
Capa at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando is a seventeenth-floor Spanish steakhouse with charcoal-grilled cuts, paella and rooftop fireworks views.
$$$$SteakhouseDowntownTucson
Charro Steak Del Rey on East Broadway in Tucson is the El Charro family's mesquite-grilled steakhouse, with carne asada and a Sonoran wine list.
$$$$SteakhouseNorth ValleyAlbuquerque
Vernon's Hidden Valley on Fourth Street NW is the speakeasy steakhouse hidden behind an unmarked door, with USDA Prime cuts and a cocktail driven bar room.
OrderDry aged ribeye, Speakeasy cocktails
$$$$SteakhouseWest MidtownAtlanta
Ford Fry's West Midtown steakhouse in Atlanta opened 2017 and is a Michelin Bib Gourmand pick. Order the the dry-aged ribeye, pommes anna and a martini.
OrderThe dry-aged ribeye, pommes Anna and a Martini.
TipThe lounge takes walk-ins with the full menu. Reservations on Resy; weekend bookings fill ten days out.
$$$$SteakhouseClarksvilleAustin
Jeffrey's in Austin is McGuire Moorman's heritage steakhouse on West Lynn since 1975, a Clarksville room with tableside Caesar and oak-grilled steaks.
OrderThe dry-aged ribeye on the bone, with the tableside Caesar to start.
TipJosephine House next door, by the same operators, is the no-booking sibling for a more casual lunch.
$$$$SteakhouseAustin
Jeffrey's in Austin is McGuire Moorman's heritage Clarksville steakhouse since 1975, a West Lynn dining room with tableside Caesar, oak-grilled steaks.
OrderThe dry-aged ribeye on the bone with the tableside Caesar.
TipJosephine House next door is the sibling lunch room with the same kitchen and no booking required.
$$$$SteakhouseBeacon HillBoston
Jamie Mammano's modern steakhouse inside the XV Beacon Hotel has anchored Beacon Hill in Boston since 2007. Priced at $$$$. At 15 Beacon St.
OrderThe 28-day dry-aged ribeye, medium rare, with bone marrow.
TipLunch is the under-the-radar seat. Pre-theatre menu at 17:30 prices the steak below the dinner card.