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The capital of northern carne asada, with grills and premium butchers. 11 steakhouses and 5 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Steakhouse
Regiomontano grill house built around the rib eye a la sal, bone-marrow filet and arrachera, with a deliberately short menu focused on fresh product.
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Gómez Morín branch of La Nacional, a self-described 'temple for carnivores' serving salt-crusted rib eye, bone-marrow filet and New York strip in a business-dining…
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Argentine-style grill that has cooked beef over mesquite wood since 1968, known for huge cuts, mixed parrilladas and its signature Ensalada Gaucha.
Steakhouse
Upscale grill opened in 2014 that reinterprets northern Mexican asado with fine cuts, daily seafood and a broad wine list, plus private rooms for business dinners.
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Chef Chuy Villarreal's contemporary take on Monterrey carne asada, cooking almost everything over mesquite and oak; its slow-cooked asado de tira is the signature.
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Casual-upscale sister of La Nacional styled like an old grocery store, grilling steaks and fish over Uruguayan quebracho blanco in Josper ovens.
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Monterrey branch of the Divina Carne Brazilian churrascaria, serving premium cuts rodizio-style in a contemporary dining room.
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Northern Mexican steakhouse from Grupo Costeño on Calzada del Valle, built around mesquite-style carne asada, prime cuts and regional sides, with an extensive wine and…
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Northern Mexican (norestense) restaurant founded in 2010, known for its fine beef cuts, cabrito and regional dishes; one of two Los Hidalgos branches in San Pedro.
Steakhouse
Sonora Grill Group's flagship steakhouse in Punto Valle, cooking Angus, Holstein, Japanese Wagyu and Kobe cuts six different ways, with a whisky room of 50+ labels.
Steakhouse
Argentine-style grill (also styled 9 Fuegos) in Trébol Park serving rib eye, vacío and other cuts alongside international dishes such as its well-known octopus.
Cook at home
Butcher & supplier
Flagship-area branch of Carnes Ramos, the Monterrey butcher founded in 1968 and famous for its marinated arrachera and chicharrón.
Butcher & supplier
Carnes Ramos branch on Garza Sada in the south of Monterrey, selling raw beef cuts, marinated arrachera and the brand's prepared foods.
Butcher & supplier
San Pedro branch of the Carnes Ramos butcher chain.
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Gourmet meat shop in San Pedro specialising in imported beef such as Sterling Silver Angus and Wagyu, including marbled tomahawks.
Butcher & supplier
Del Valle branch of Carnes Finas San Juan, a Monterrey butcher chain with its own packing plant, selling fine beef cuts and carne asada supplies.
Local tips
Steaks are sold as cortes, often from Sonora or imported from the US, and menus usually say which.
Marinated arrachera (skirt steak) is the everyday grilled steak at taquerías and family grills.
Ask for "término rojo" for rare, "término medio" for medium and "bien cocido" for well done.