Chicago, IL
Best Steakhouse in Chicago.
Harry's top 10 steakhouse spots in Chicago score 81–87 on the Harry Score. 3 carry critic or guide backing. Prices run $$ to $$$$.
Chicago's steakhouse strip is River North, where Gibsons, RPM Steak, and Smith & Wollensky sit blocks apart, built to catch conventioneers checking into the hotels around them on someone else's card. That density breeds a specific trap: dining rooms that nail the marble and miss the meat. A few streets over, Gene & Georgetti has been doing it plainer since 1941, no valet theater, just a crust the newer money is still chasing. Harry scores the char, not the chandelier.
Ranked by Harry Score. The Harry Score is a weighted blend of Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions. No paid placements. No affiliate links.
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Penumbra
steak-house · seafood
3309 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago
4.8 across 593 Google reviews; romantic, Latin-inspired steakhouse & wine bar, also offering seafood dishes,….
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
$$
Harry
87
Worth It
79
RPM Steak
steak-house · seafood
66 W Kinzie St, Chicago
4.7 across 5.6k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; listed in the Michelin Guide.
Caveat: You're getting an experience. Whether you needed it is up to you.
$$$$
Harry
86
Worth It
74
Bavette's Bar & Boeuf
steak-house
218 W Kinzie St, Chicago
4.7 across 4.2k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; listed in the Michelin Guide.
Caveat: You're getting an experience. Whether you needed it is up to you.
$$$$
Harry
86
Worth It
74
Ocean Prime
steakhouse · seafood
87 E Wacker Dr, Chicago
4.7 across 1.5k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #214 of 10,143 locally on Tripadvisor.
Caveat: You're getting an experience. Whether you needed it is up to you.
$$$$
Harry
84
Worth It
73
Sophia Steak Chicago
steak-house
748 N State St, Chicago
4.8 across 673 Google reviews; priced about right for what you get.
$$
Harry
84
Worth It
77
Dēliz Italian Steakhouse
italian · brunch
1840 W North Ave, Chicago
4.7 across 292 Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
Caveat: Only Google has weighed in so far — a single source, so read the score as provisional.
$$
Harry
84
Worth It
77
Trino Steakhouse
steak-house · latin-american
738 W Randolph St, Chicago
4.6 across 175 Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; ranked #878 of 10,141 locally on Tripadvisor.
$$
Harry
83
Worth It
77
Shinhwa Korean Steakhouse
korean
2407 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago
4.7 across 1.7k Google reviews; fairly priced for what it is.
$$
Harry
83
Worth It
77
Maple & Ash
steak-house · brunch
8 W Maple St, Chicago
4.5 across 4.3k Google reviews, and Yelp lands in the same place; listed in the Michelin Guide.
Caveat: You're getting an experience. Whether you needed it is up to you.
$$$$
Harry
82
Worth It
72
The Franklin Room
steak-house · seafood
675 N Franklin St, Chicago
4.6 across 1.1k Google reviews; creative, wide-ranging American menu & brown booze, sake & tons of beers in a….
Caveat: Google is the only voice on this one yet; treat the number as an early read.
$$
Harry
81
Worth It
76
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Questions Harry gets about steakhouse in Chicago
- What is the best steakhouse restaurant in Chicago?
- Penumbra tops Harry's steakhouse list for Chicago right now, with a Harry Score of 87/100.
- How does Harry Hungry score steakhouse restaurants in Chicago?
- Harry Hungry blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a weighted Harry Score (0–100). A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.
- Are there tourist-trap steakhouse restaurants in Chicago to avoid?
- Harry Hungry flags restaurants where Tripadvisor ratings diverge significantly from local reviews — a common tourist-trap signal. See the tourist trap index for Chicago on Harry Hungry for a full breakdown.