Chicago's Asador Bastian Crowned North America's Best Steakhouse in 2024

Where's the beef? A new ranking is glad to show you.

Asador Bastian in Chicago has been crowned the best steakhouse in North America, according to a new list of the 50 best steak restaurants on the continent. The Basque-influenced Asador Bastian opened in 2023 with chef Doug Psaltis at the helm, who had previously led Lettuce Entertain You's wildly successful RPM division of restaurants that included RPM Steak. His new place sources steak from Galicia in Spain and also grills American beef that is bred to mimic Spanish cattle.

At No. 2 in the new ranking is the groundbreaking Korean American spot Cote, which was also just ranked one of the Greatest Restaurants of the 21st Century in our new poll. Coming in at No. 3 is Jeffrey's in Austin, Tex., followed by Daniel Boulud's La Tête d'Or in New York City and celeb chef Tyler's Florence's Miller & Lux in San Francisco to round out out the top five.

In terms of cities that are the continent's premier dining destinations for beef lovers, New York City stands far ahead of its fellow metropolises with 20 restaurants making the top 50. Those include 4 Charles Prime Rib, English import Hawksmoor, the successful reboot of Brooklyn's Gage & Tollner, and Bazaar Meat by José Andrés. The next top city is Chicago with five restaurants, then Los Angeles with four, including the Michelin-starred Gwen at No. 6.

The organization behind these rankings, 101 Best Steak Restaurants, has a global list it releases each year in addition to regional lists-much like World's 50 Best Restaurants and 50 Top Pizza. It was founded in London in 2018 and has 21 anonymous inspectors on five continents who evaluate the steakhouses (sorry, steak restaurants) annually. And the inspectors evaluate dining destinations on a series of nine criteria including quality of meat, selection of cuts, service staff's expertise in beef, wine program, design, and more. The full list below reveals the restaurants this group thinks really has the chops.

The 50 Best Steak Restaurants in North America for 2025

1. Asador Bastian, Chicago
2. Cote, New York City
3. Jeffrey's, Austin, Tex.
4. La Tête d'Or, New York City
5. Miller & Lux, San Francisco
6. Gwen, Los Angeles
7. 4 Charles Prime Rib, New York City
8. Beefbar, New York City
9. Daniel's, Miami
10. Hawksmoor, New York City
11. Elisa, Vancouver, British Columbia
12. Niku Steakhouse, San Francisco
13. Jacobs & Co., Toronto
14. Bavette's Bar & Boeuf, Chicago
15. Txula Steak, New York City
16. Linny's, Toronto
17. Gallaghers, New York City
18. Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, New York City
19. Fat Rabbit, St. Catharines, Ontario
20. Prime + Proper, Detroit
21. Swift & Sons, Chicago
22. Gage & Tollner, New York City
23. Sunny's, Miami
24. American Cut, New York City
25. Peter Luger, New York City
26. The Eight Six, New York City
27. Cut by Wolfgang Puck, Beverly Hills
28. Marcel, Atlanta
29. Keens, New York City
30. Minetta Tavern, New York City
31. Gui Steakhouse, New York City
32. Dirty French, New York City
33. The Greggory, South Barrington, Ill.
34. Delmonicos, New York City
35. Izzy's Steaks & Chops, San Francisco
36. Baltaire, Los Angeles
37. Delmonico by Emeril Lagasse, Las Vegas
38. Sammarco, Toronto
39. Nuri Steakhouse, Dallas
40. Pappas Bros., Houston
41. Klaw, Miami
42. Gibsons Italia, Chicago
43. Al Biernat's, Dallas
44. Wolfgang's, New York City
45. Porter House, New York City
46. Sparks, New York City
47. Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, Chicago
48. Bern's, Tampa, Fla.
49. Bardea Steak, Wilmington, Del.
50. Nick + Stef's, Los Angeles