The Best Steakhouses in Houston

Even as Houston’s dining scene continues to grow and diversify, the city remains one of the country’s greatest steak destinations. Here, restaurants serve up a combination of classic and rare slabs of beef seared to perfection in cast-iron pans or live-fires. But they don’t just stick to great meat — some go above and beyond with live-fire shows, expertly made martinis and cocktails, grilled seafood, and fanciful desserts.

A simple search for Houston’s best steaks will deliver almost too many results to parse: Space City is a steak town. To help, Eater Houston highlights some of the best restaurants serving tender filet mignon, massive porterhouses, tomahawks, and everything in between. 

This list has been updated to remove Karne, Andiron, Turner’s Cut, Toca Madera and has added Guard and Grace and Rainbow Lodge.