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The 10 best steakhouses in Houston

Ten steakhouses, from dry-aged prime temples to a log-cabin game lodge and a Texas history museum you can eat in.

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5 of the 10

  1. Pappas Bros. Steakhouse

    GalleriaPrime steakhouse$$$$

    A dark, white-tablecloth steak temple on Westheimer: USDA prime butchered and dry-aged in house, sommeliers working the room, and booths that never left the 1980s.

  2. Killen's Steakhouse

    PearlandDry-aged steakhouse$$$$

    A Pearland steakhouse built for big nights: dry-aged steaks, classic shareable sides like charred broccolini, and a staff that keeps the whole meal moving.

  3. Taste of Texas

    MemorialTexas steakhouse$$$

    A Katy Freeway steakhouse that doubles as a Texas history museum, hung with antique guns, saddles and memorabilia. Steaks come from the butcher case; get the bacon-wrapped quail.

  4. Brenner's on the Bayou

    MemorialClassic steakhouse$$$$

    A steakhouse terraced down a bayou slope, all hand-carved wood inside, with decks over the water for cool nights. Shrimp cocktail, crab cakes and steaks from local ranches.

  5. Rainbow Lodge

    The HeightsWild game & steaks$$$$

    Built around a century-old log cabin, with game heads on the walls and game on the menu: elk, bison, venison and fried quail that eats like the best chicken-fried steak.

The other 5

The 10 are spread across 8 neighborhoods. Memorial (2) and the Heights (2) have the most; Downtown, Galleria, Montrose, Pearland, River Oaks and The Woodlands have one each.

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A glam River Oaks room with a lounge singer and tableside beef Wellington, a steakhouse hidden behind a wine fridge, a Woodlands steakhouse that raises its own herd, porterhouses by Buffalo Bayou Park, and more.

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Common questions

What is the best steakhouse in Houston?
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse on Westheimer, a dark, white-tablecloth temple that butchers and dry-ages USDA prime in house, with sommeliers working the room, and Killen's Steakhouse in Pearland, built for big nights: dry-aged steaks, shareable sides like charred broccolini and a staff that keeps the meal moving.
Which Houston steakhouses feel the most Texan?
Taste of Texas on the Katy Freeway, hung with antique guns, saddles and memorabilia like a Texas history museum (steaks come from the butcher case; get the bacon-wrapped quail), and Rainbow Lodge, built around a century-old log cabin, for elk, bison, venison and fried quail.
Is there a steakhouse on the bayou in Houston?
Brenner's on the Bayou, terraced down a bayou slope, all hand-carved wood inside, with decks over the water for cool nights and steaks from local ranches.
Which Houston neighborhood is best for steakhouses?
On our list, Memorial and the Heights tie for the most, with 2 of the 10 each. The rest are spread across 6 other neighborhoods, so there is a good one in most parts of the city.
Where can I see all 10?
Whosly's Houston Steakhouse pack has all 10, mapped, with our notes. Add it in the app and every one lands on your own map, ready to save, rate and plan around. The pack is included with Planner Pro.
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All 10, on your own map

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