Steakhouse
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4 steakhouse places in St. Louis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in St. Louis | Steakhouse across every city.

The St. Louis steakhouse is a clubby, special-occasion institution, concentrated in Clayton and the western suburbs. Wright's Tavern plates dry-aged beef in a handsome Wydown room, while 801 Chophouse serves Prime beef and Wagyu with a Wine Spectator-awarded list, and The Tenderloin Room inside the historic Chase Park Plaza still carves the pepperloin for generations of locals.

Wright's Tavern ★ 4.3

$$$$Steakhouse

Zoe Robinson's Clayton steakhouse plates dry-aged beef and polished seasonal cooking in a handsome Wydown room. The western-suburb special-occasion table.

TipReserve on Resy and ask which steak the kitchen is proudest of that week. The bar pours a serious martini.

Annie Gunn's ★ 4.4

$$$$Steakhouse

Chef Lou Rook's Chesterfield mainstay works as both a serious steakhouse and a market-driven kitchen, with a Wine Spectator award-winning cellar for years.

TipIt is a drive west of the city but worth it for the wine; reserve a window table. The attached Smokehouse Market sells the meats.

801 Chophouse ★ 4.2

$$$$Steakhouse

801 Chophouse plates USDA Prime beef, Wagyu and jet-fresh seafood in a clubby Clayton room with a Wine Spectator-awarded list. The expense-account steakhouse.

TipReserve through OpenTable; the bone-in cuts and the seafood tower are the splurges. Jacket-optional but the room is dressy.

The Tenderloin Room ★ 4.1

$$$$Steakhouse

A clubby steakhouse inside the historic Chase Park Plaza, The Tenderloin Room has plated the pepperloin and tableside Caesar for generations of St. Louisans.

TipDress up; this is a special-occasion room. The pepperloin is the signature, finished tableside.

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