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Chicago

From Gibsons' power scene to River North's chophouse row.

Chicago steak, big-shouldered: Gibsons' power scene, Bavette's dim glamour, Gene & Georgetti since 1941, and River North's chophouse row from Chicago Cut to Mastro's. Twenty tables where dinner is an occasion.

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Gold Coast

Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse

1028 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611
Lunch & dinner daily

The definitive Chicago power steakhouse, its own certified Angus prime.

Pip’s Tip Lunch and dinner daily in the Gold Coast, which makes it the flexible one. Their own certified Angus prime, and the room is the Chicago power table.

River North

Bavette's Bar & Boeuf

218 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654
Dinner nightly · weekend brunch

A dim, 1920s-styled room, dry-aged cuts and a decadent bone-in filet.

Pip’s Tip Dinner nightly plus weekend brunch. Dim 1920s room, dry-aged cuts, and the bone-in filet is what people order twice.

West Loop

Swift & Sons

1000 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
Dinner nightly

Boka's modern Fulton Market chophouse, prime and dry-aged cuts.

Pip’s Tip Dinner only in the West Loop. Boka's modern chophouse, so it reads newer and sharper than Gibsons if that is the night you want.

Gold Coast

Maple & Ash

8 W Maple St, Chicago, IL 60610
Dinner nightly · weekend brunch

A glitzy live-fire room famous for its cheeky chef's menu and seafood towers.

River North

Chicago Cut Steakhouse

300 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60654
Lunch & dinner daily

Riverfront and dry-aging its own prime beef in-house.

River North

RPM Steak

66 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60654
Dinner nightly

The Melmans' sleek, see-and-be-seen River North steakhouse.

River North

Gene & Georgetti

500 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60654
Lunch & dinner Mon–Sat

Chicago's oldest steakhouse, est. 1941, the Garbage Salad and steaks.

The Loop

Prime & Provisions

222 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60601
Lunch & dinner daily

USDA prime and Creekstone Angus, with complimentary popovers.

River North

Mastro's Steakhouse

520 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654
Dinner nightly

Bone-in ribeyes sizzling on 400-degree plates and warm butter cake.

River North

Steak 48

615 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Dinner nightly

A modern, energetic room with an open kitchen and a raw bar.

River North

Smith & Wollensky

318 N State St, Chicago, IL 60654
Lunch & dinner daily

The riverfront outpost of the NYC classic, dry-aged prime and a big patio.

West Town

Boeufhaus

1012 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Dinner Tue–Sun

An intimate European brasserie and butcher, the dry-aged ribeye for two.

Streeterville

Rosebud Steakhouse

192 E Walton St, Chicago, IL 60611
Dinner nightly

An old-school Mag Mile room, hefty prime cuts and Italian sides.

West Loop

El Che Steakhouse & Bar

845 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Dinner nightly

Argentine-inspired, cooked over a wood-fired open hearth.

Streeterville

The Capital Grille

633 N St. Clair St, Chicago, IL 60611
Lunch & dinner daily

Dry-aged steaks and a deep cellar, done polished in Streeterville.

The Loop

Morton's The Steakhouse

65 E Wacker Pl, Chicago, IL 60601
Dinner nightly

The Chicago-born chophouse, the brand's Loop home.

River North

Chicago Chop House

60 W Ontario St, Chicago, IL 60654
Dinner nightly

A Victorian brownstone hung with old Chicago photos, prime rib and NY strip.

Lakeview

Tango Sur

3763 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Dinner nightly

A cash-friendly BYOB Argentine grill, big parrillada platters.

River North

Kinzie Chophouse

400 N Wells St, Chicago, IL 60654
Lunch & dinner weekdays · dinner weekends

A longtime River North neighborhood chophouse since 1990.

Lakeshore East

Tre Dita

401 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
Dinner nightly

Evan Funke's Tuscan steakhouse in the St. Regis, bistecca alla fiorentina.

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Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse

The definitive Chicago power steakhouse, its own certified Angus prime.

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