These 6 on the map
The 6 steakhouses on this page, pinned where they actually are. Tap a marker to see which one it is — all 20 are on the map in the Whosly app.
Chicago steakhouses
The old chophouses are in River North and on Rush Street. The newer rooms cook over fire, Basque and Argentine style.
6 of the 20
Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse
Gold Coaststeakhouse$$$$The 1989 Rush Street original of the Gibsons group, whose beef runs through its own certified program; prime steaks, stiff martinis and a towering macadamia turtle pie.
Gene & Georgetti
River Northsteakhouse$$$$Chicago's oldest steakhouse (1941), in a wood-frame house beside the Brown Line tracks: Tuscan-leaning chophouse cooking and career waiters. Order the garbage salad or shrimp de Jonghe with the steak. Valet is cash only.
Asador Bastian
River NorthBasque steakhouse$$$$Doug Psaltis's Basque asador in a River North townhouse, grilling aged Galician beef over fire; ranked North America's best steakhouse for 2025. The ground-floor Bar Room opens daily at 4 with the full menu.
Swift & Sons
Fulton Marketsteakhouse$$$$Boka's grand Fulton Market chophouse with chef Chris Pandel: prime and dry-aged steaks, beef Wellington and a dessert trolley. Weekday happy hour runs 4:30 to 6, and Tuesday to Saturday a tableside cart builds Old Fashioneds.
El Che Steakhouse & Bar
West LoopArgentine steakhouse$$$John Manion's live-fire Argentine steakhouse in the West Loop: asado cuts off the grill, coal-roasted oysters, empanadas. Order the bone marrow, then tip a pour of mezcal or whiskey down the empty bone.
Tango Sur
LakeviewArgentine steakhouse$$The Di Sapio family's BYOB Argentine grill on Southport: skirt steak with chimichurri or the mixed grill for two. Bring a bottle of Malbec. Sundays bring asado at lunch.
The other 14
The 20 are spread across 9 neighborhoods. River North (8), West Loop (3), Fulton Market (2) and Gold Coast (2) have the most; Lakeshore East, Lakeview, Lincoln Square, Loop and Ukrainian Village have one each.
+14 more in the app
A Gold Coast open-fire room, a Victorian brownstone full of old Chicago photos, a Tuscan steakhouse in the St. Regis, a 12-seat Korean beef omakase, and more.
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All 20, on your own map
This page is 6 of them. The Chicago Steakhouse pack in Whosly has all 20 — add it and every one drops onto your map, ready to save, rate and turn into a plan your friends RSVP to from a text, no app needed to answer. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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