Here's the Beef
Philadelphia has become a prime destination for anyone who craves and savors the juicy taste of steak. Discover our City's mouth-watering steakhouses, and enjoy sinking your teeth into some of the best cuisines in Philadelphia.
New
Philadelphia recently had a succulent selection of new steakhouses open. Union Trust Steakhouse (717 Chestnut Street) - "a steakhouse imagined, created, and built for Philadelphia" - has set up operations in the historic Union Trust Company bank building. Up to 400 guests can be seated under the 65-foot ceiling on the original marble floor.
Meanwhile, renowned Philadelphia restaurateur Steven Starr touts two steakhouses on his roster of notable establishments: Butcher and Singer
(1500 Walnut Street) and Barclay Prime (237 South 18th Street). Designed to capture the essence of an old
Hollywood hangout, Butcher and Singer makes guests feel like celebrities while they
savor Lobster Thermidor, Steak Diane, and Shrimp & Crab Louie. Barclay Prime is located on the first floor of the historic Barclay Building and is best described as a "luxury boutique steakhouse."
Del Frisco's Double Eagle (1426-28 Chestnut Street) is a newcomer to the elite steakhouse chains, noted for its USDA-prime beef and Australian cold water lobster tail. Like Union Trust, Del Frisco's is set inside a former bank building, offering guests the chance to dine inside the old vault for a quieter, more intimate atmosphere.
Brazilian
While most steakhouses are à la carte, Brazilian steakhouses subscribe to a service system called espeto corrido - translated from Portuguese as "continuous service." Traditional Brazilian gauchos prepare a palette of flavorful meats - beef, lamb, pork, chicken, sausage, and fish - for unlimited servings throughout the meal at one fixed price; this also includes a salad bar, wines, and side dishes. Spend the day preparing for this feast, because your stomach will crave more than your money's worth.
At Fogo de Chão (1337 Chestnut Street), the gauchos cook your choice of 15 different meats at your table. Guests have complete control over the pace of their meals by using a two-sided disk: green means 'please go cook me some more of that mouth-watering meat'; red means 'my stomach needs a quick rest before the next round.' Aside from a fresh salad and vegetable bar, side dishes like warm cheese bread, fried bananas, crispy hot polenta, and seasoned mashed potatoes, are replenished at your table throughout the meal.
Chima Steakhouse (20th and JFK Boulevard) has two options on its menu: rodizio (meat) and salad, or just salad. Gauchos roam the restaurant throughout the evening offering its guests a selection of sixteen meats, slow-cooked rotisserie-style and seasoned to perfection. Like Fogo, Chima is open for lunch and dinner.
Classics
Of course, Philadelphia offers its residents and visitors some of the greatest classic American steakhouses - all located in the heart of Center City.
Along the Avenue of the Arts, a trio of steakhouses will fill you up right before or after catching a show at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts or one of our many theaters. At The Palm (200 South Broad Street), distinguished for caricatures of local celebrities on the walls, guests eat the finest meats in a portrait gallery of famous Philadelphia faces. Nationally recognized Ruth's Chris (260 South Broad Street) offers USDA-prime steaks, live lobsters, potatoes prepared ten ways, and much more. Next to City Hall, The Capital Grille (1338 Chestnut Street) prides itself for dry aging its beef at the restaurants, and boasting a wine list of more than 500 diffent bottles.
Just off Broad Street, Morton's Steakhouse (1411 Walnut Street) prepares a variety of delectable meat dishes, serves an outageous soufflé for dessert, and offers daily drink specials on beer and wine at the bar, starting from $4 between 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. And in luxurious Rittenhouse Square, Smith and Wollensky (210 West Rittenhouse Square) entertains guests at its beautiful, two-level dining venue in the Rittenhouse Hotel.
