The 10 best steakhouses in Boston

This list covers ten steakhouses inside the City of Boston, from Back Bay and Beacon Hill to Fort Point, Charlestown and Brighton. It is written for anyone booking a client dinner, a birthday or an anniversary, and for visitors who want a steak within a short ride of their hotel.

The picks lean toward restaurants that started in Boston, with one London import and one national chain that occupies a landmark building. Where menus are published, most à la carte steaks run from about $55 to $115, large shared cuts climb past $140, and sides add $10 to $22 each. Lunch, where a steakhouse serves it, is the cheaper way in.

How we chose

The list is alphabetical, not ranked. Each restaurant is inside Boston city limits and was confirmed open in November 2026 through the restaurant’s own website or current reservation page. Selection rested on years in business, coverage in local outlets including Boston magazine, The Boston Globe and Time Out, and named, dated awards. Independent and Boston-founded restaurants were favored over national chains, and no single review site’s star rating decided a place. Boston Chops, long a fixture of lists like this one, closed both locations in January 2026 and is not included.

Hours and prices below come from each business and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.

Abe & Louie’s

Lunch, dinner and a weekend brunch all come out of the same Boylston Street dining room at Abe & Louie’s, a Back Bay steakhouse now owned by Tavistock Restaurant Collection. The restaurant describes the signature steaks as prime-aged Midwestern beef, and Boston magazine’s February 2026 steakhouse guide points to the skillet-blackened steaks, the oysters and a large, crispy hash brown ordered as a side. A second Abe & Louie’s operates in Boca Raton, Florida. Brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and tables for any meal are booked through OpenTable.

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Address: 793 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Why they made the list

• Boston magazine named Abe & Louie’s the Best of Boston steakhouse in 2004, 2005 and 2009.
• The restaurant’s website displays 2025 honors from Wine Spectator and OpenTable.
• The kitchen is open seven days a week, starting before noon every day.

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Bogie’s Place

Eighteen seats, a curtain at the back of the JM Curley bar and a no-cell-phones rule set the terms at Bogie’s Place, according to Boston magazine’s February 2026 steakhouse guide. The room calls itself a speakeasy steakhouse, and the short menu centers on a handful of steaks; the magazine names the filet mignon and a 22-ounce bone-in ribeye. Dinner runs Tuesday through Saturday, with a late-night service on Fridays and Saturdays. Reservations go through the form on the restaurant’s website or by phone at 617-338-5333, and with so few seats a walk-in table is unlikely on a weekend. The entrance is on Temple Place in Downtown Crossing.

Hours: Dinner Tuesday through Saturday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; late night Friday and Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Address: 25 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111

Why they made the list

• Bogie’s Place shares ownership and an entrance with JM Curley, a Downtown Crossing bar and restaurant.
• Boston magazine included the steakhouse in the February 2026 update of the magazine’s steakhouse guide.
• The dining room is small enough that the restaurant also rents the whole space for private events.

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Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse

Steve DiFillippo was 24 when he bought a family restaurant called Davio’s on Newbury Street in 1985, by the company’s account. The Back Bay flagship is now at 75 Arlington Street, and the company lists seven locations, including one on Fan Pier in the Seaport and one at Logan Airport. The menu pairs aged steaks and veal chops with handmade pasta, so a table can split a strip steak and a bowl of pasta. Weekday lunch runs 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drivers get validated parking after 5 p.m. in the attached 10 St. James garage, starting at $7 for up to an hour.

Hours: Lunch Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner Sunday through Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Address: 75 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116

Why they made the list

• Davio’s has been under the same owner since 1985, according to the company’s website.
• Boston magazine’s February 2026 guide describes Davio’s as a Boston-born group more than 40 years old.
• Valet parking on Stuart Street costs $30 and runs Thursday through Saturday after 5 p.m.
• A To Go Shop at 10 St. James Galleria is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Grill 23 & Bar

Grill 23 & Bar has been independent since 1983, the restaurant says, and the dinner-only menu is built around Brandt Beef, a family-owned California ranch that has supplied the kitchen for more than two decades. The current menu lists a 14-ounce prime New York strip at $79, a 100-day aged prime ribeye at $98 and a 45-day dry-aged porterhouse for the table at $147. Sides are separate and run $16 to $22, and the coconut cake with pineapple sherbet is $18. The wine list holds a Wine Spectator Grand Award. Book through OpenTable; the restaurant also has private dining rooms for groups.

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Address: 161 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

Why they made the list

• Boston magazine’s February 2026 guide says Grill 23 was the first Boston restaurant to receive a Wine Spectator Grand Award.
• The menu has a wagyu section that includes Grade A5 striploin from Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, at $60 for two ounces.
• Steaks from the same supplier are sold to cook at home through the Grill 23 butcher shop.

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Hawksmoor

London steakhouse group Hawksmoor opened a Boston restaurant on September 8, 2026, at 15 Necco Street in Fort Point, with a terrace on the Fort Point Channel, Time Out Boston reported. Steaks are cooked over oak charcoal and come from small family farms, among them Châtel Farms in Georgia. The Boston Globe put steak prices at $55 to $115 in a September 16, 2026, article, with a 34-ounce dry-aged rib chop for sharing at $238. The Sunday roast, served from 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., cost $48 a person in the same report. Lunch is served Tuesday through Friday, and Monday is dinner only.

Hours: Monday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, noon to 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday, noon to 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 11:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Address: 15 Necco Street, Boston, MA 02210

Why they made the list

• Hawksmoor is the newest restaurant here and drew opening coverage from The Boston Globe, Boston.com and Time Out Boston in August and September 2026.
• The restaurant has room for around 200 guests plus two private dining rooms, according to the company.
• Sharing cuts on the opening menu included porterhouse, a long-bone rib chop and chateaubriand.

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Mooo….

Chef Jamie Mammano started Mooo…. in 2007 inside the XV Beacon hotel on Beacon Hill, according to the restaurant, and the name now covers three locations, two of them in Boston. The Beacon Hill dining room serves breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, and a second Boston location at 49 Melcher Street in Fort Point, opened in 2022, serves dinner only. Boston magazine’s February 2026 guide mentions the grass-fed sirloin and Japanese wagyu. Both rooms take reservations through OpenTable. For Thanksgiving on November 26, 2026, the Beacon Hill restaurant posted breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and dinner from noon to 6 p.m., with no takeout that day.

Hours: Check current hours before you go.

Address: 15 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

Why they made the list

• Boston magazine named Mooo…. the Best of Boston steakhouse in 2011.
• Private events at the Beacon Hill location can be held in a wine cellar, a parlor suite or on a rooftop deck.
• The Beacon Hill dining room is the one restaurant on this list that serves breakfast every day.

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Prima

Charlestown’s Prima is an Italian steakhouse on City Square, close to TD Garden, where prime steaks share the menu with house-made pasta, fresh mozzarella and brick-oven pizza. Boston magazine’s February 2026 guide notes that the kitchen butchers beef on site and names the tomahawk and Florentine cuts as the ones to split. The schedule is longer than most steakhouses keep: a late-night menu runs from 10 p.m. to midnight daily, brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Friday adds lunch from noon. On Mondays the restaurant runs a gluten-free menu from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Friday, noon to 1 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Dinner is served until 10 p.m.

Address: 10 City Square, Boston, MA 02129

Why they made the list

• Boston magazine named Prima the Best of Boston neighborhood restaurant for Charlestown in 2024.
• Prima is the sibling of Capri, an Italian steakhouse in the South End, according to Boston magazine.
• The bar stays open until 1 a.m. every night of the week.

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Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Old City Hall at 45 School Street houses the Boston branch of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, the one national chain on this list. The bar is called Curley’s, after the late Boston mayor James Michael Curley, according to the Downtown Boston Alliance. The restaurant’s reservation listing says the kitchen broils USDA Prime beef at 1,800 degrees and sends steaks out on 500-degree plates, alongside New Orleans-inspired appetizers. The same listing notes that nearby garages discount parking after 5 p.m. Published hours differ between sources, including whether lunch is served every weekday, so confirm by phone at 617-742-8401 before planning a midday meal.

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Address: 45 School Street, Boston, MA 02108

Why they made the list

• The dining rooms are inside Old City Hall, a red brick landmark on School Street in downtown Boston.
• Seating includes an upstairs dining room and a separate bar.
• Private dining and offsite catering are available, according to the restaurant’s reservation listing.

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The Stockyard Restaurant

Free parking comes with dinner at The Stockyard Restaurant, a Brighton steakhouse and tavern on Market Street, just off the Massachusetts Turnpike. The restaurant says the dining room, which has a fireplace, has been in business for more than 40 years. The kitchen under executive chef Bill Bramlett sends out hand-cut steaks, tenderloin tips, prime rib, baked haddock and baked stuffed shrimp; Boston magazine’s February 2026 guide points to the teriyaki-glazed tenderloin tips and notes that steaks can be topped with jumbo baked shrimp. A prix-fixe lunch is offered, and reservations are taken through Tock. The restaurant accepts major credit cards but does not take Apple Pay.

Hours: Monday through Wednesday, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 9 p.m.

Address: 135 Market Street, Boston, MA 02135

Why they made the list

• The Stockyard is the one steakhouse on this list in Brighton, and the one with a free parking lot.
• Boston magazine’s February 2026 steakhouse guide calls the restaurant old-school.
• The chef adds specials to the regular menu around holidays and special events.

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Vermilion

Vermilion, formerly The Vermilion Club, is on the second floor of Winthrop Center at 115 Federal Street in the Financial District, in a room with a Chihuly sculpture. The restaurant comes from chef John Fraser’s JF Restaurants, Boston magazine reported in February 2026. The menu posted with the restaurant’s reservation listing shows a six-ounce filet mignon at $58, a 14-ounce New York strip at $72 and a 12-ounce Prime 850 ribeye cap at $105, with sides from $10 to $15 and a $42 steak frites among the entrées. That listing also shows weekday lunch and no Sunday service, which suits the office-tower location; confirm before a weekend visit.

Hours: Check current hours before you go.

Address: 115 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110

Why they made the list

• Boston magazine’s February 2026 guide notes the Prime 850 cuts, which appear on the menu as a ribeye cap and a 16-ounce New York strip.
• The reservation listing describes a cocktail program of more than 70 drinks.
• A stout sticky toffee cake from pastry chef Sofia Schlieben is the dessert the listing calls out by name.

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