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Best steakhouses & butchers in Canberra

Capital-city steakhouses and regional New South Wales beef. 9 steakhouses and 7 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.

Every business on this page was checked against at least two public sources, and each profile shows its sources and check date. Hours and menus change, so call ahead. Spot a mistake? Send a correction.

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Steakhouses in Canberra

Canberra CBD (City) · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Charcoal Restaurant

Traditional steakhouse in the Melbourne Building, open since 1962 and among Canberra's oldest restaurants, serving charcoal-grilled steaks with classic sides and sauces.

BeefNot listed
Price$$$
Canberra CBD (City) · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Capitol Bar & Grill

Italian-American style steakhouse inside the QT Canberra hotel, offering around ten cuts from a wood-fired grill up to a shareable double rib eye.

BeefNot listed
Price$$$$
Canberra CBD (City) · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

The Meat & Wine Co Canberra

Canberra outpost of the Afro-centric Meat & Wine Co steakhouse chain, serving Monte, O'Connor and Wagyu beef across several cuts including dry-aged rib eye.

Dry-aged
BeefMonte, O'Connor
Price$$$
Braddon · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Marble & Grain

European-style steakhouse on the ground floor of the Avenue Hotel in Braddon, with a menu driven by its meat cabinet and paddock-to-plate sourcing.

BeefNot listed
Price$$$
Canberra CBD (City) · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Compa

Matt Moran's Italian-style steakhouse at the Canberra Centre, grilling beef from leading Australian producers alongside produce from Moran's family farm.

BeefAngus
Price$$$$
Braddon · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Black Fire

Mediterranean fire-cooking restaurant in Braddon that grills locally sourced Angus steaks, dry-aged for at least four weeks, over charcoal.

Dry-aged
BeefAngus, Grass-fed
Price$$$
City (Canberra Centre) · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Hunter & Barrel Canberra

Fire-grill steakhouse from the group behind The Meat & Wine Co, opened in May 2026 in the former Carlotta site at the Canberra Centre; it qualifies as a dedicated…

BeefWagyu MB6+, O'Connor grain-fed
PriceNot listed
Manuka · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Manuka Steakhouse

Casual steakhouse in the Manuka shopping precinct; it qualifies because its grill menu centres on Riverina grass-fed Angus steaks, from rump and T-bone to ribeye on the…

Ships / delivers
BeefRiverina grass-fed Angus, MSA
PriceNot listed
Griffith / Kingston (Inner South) · CanberraVerified ✓

Steakhouse

Kingston Hotel

Historic pub known locally as the Kingo; it qualifies because its Grill kitchen lets diners choose their steak from a display cabinet before it is grilled, and it is…

BeefAngus
PriceNot listed

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Butchers & beef suppliers in Canberra

Griffith · CanberraVerified ✓

Butcher & supplier

Griffith Butchery

Free-range, pasture-fed specialist butcher in Griffith that has bought from the same farmer since 1990 and traces every cut to local producers.

BeefGrass-fed
PriceNot listed
Holt (Kippax) · CanberraVerified ✓

Butcher & supplier

Elite Meats

Kippax-area butcher selling meat from free-range NSW farms, known for its dry-ageing and award-winning smoked goods.

Dry-aged
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Fyshwick (Fyshwick Fresh Food Markets) · CanberraVerified ✓

Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale

Unique Meats Fyshwick

Award-winning family butcher at the Fyshwick Markets selling beef, lamb, pork, game and poultry, plus house-smoked hams and gluten-free sausages.

Wholesale
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Belconnen · CanberraVerified ✓

Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale

Tathra Place Free Range Butcher

Farm-owned butcher shop run by Luke and Pia Winder of Tathra Place Free Range, selling meat from their regeneratively managed farm.

Ships / deliversWholesale
BeefGrass-fed
PriceNot listed
Belconnen · CanberraVerified ✓

Butcher & supplier

The Food Forum

Butcher in Westfield Belconnen that positions itself as a Wagyu specialist and also sells chicken, duck, goat, lamb and pork, in store and online.

Ships / delivers
BeefWagyu
PriceNot listed
Mawson · CanberraVerified ✓

Butcher & supplier

Southland's Quality Meats

Long-running independent butcher at the Mawson shops that has added an in-store dry-ageing cabinet and cuts aged beef to order for customers.

Dry-agedCustom cuts
BeefNot listed
PriceNot listed
Dickson · CanberraVerified ✓

Butcher & supplier · Retail · Wholesale

Claystone Meats

Canberra butcher selling beef from its own and partner local farms alongside lamb, pork and smoked goods, now trading from a shop at Dickson with delivery across the…

Ships / deliversWholesale
BeefGrass-fed
PriceNot listed

Local tips

Buying beef in Australia

Days on grain

100, 150 or 300+ days on grain means progressively richer, more marbled beef.

Cut names

Scotch fillet is ribeye, eye fillet is tenderloin, and sirloin or porterhouse is the strip loin.

MSA

MSA-graded beef is rated for tenderness and juiciness by cut and cooking method.

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