Steakhouse
Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
Houston institution serving USDA Prime beef aged in-house, tableside-carved tomahawks and a comprehensive award-winning wine list.
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Energy-city chophouses and a fajita tradition built on skirt steak. 12 steakhouses and 6 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Steakhouse
Houston institution serving USDA Prime beef aged in-house, tableside-carved tomahawks and a comprehensive award-winning wine list.
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Destination steakhouse overlooking Buffalo Bayou, heir to the Brenner family steakhouse founded in 1936, serving USDA Prime cuts and signature soufflés.
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Clubby downtown Landry's steakhouse near the ballpark serving USDA Prime steaks plus Japanese, Australian and American wagyu.
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Glamorous River Oaks District steakhouse opened in 2016, featuring wet-aged cuts broken down by its master butcher.
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Israeli-inflected steakhouse with an in-house butchery, known for a 27-day dry-aged bone-in ribeye and Middle Eastern sides.
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Benjamin Berg's steakhouse with its own butcher shop, doing butchering and dry-aging on site; menu includes 55-day dry-aged prime ribeyes and certified Kobe beef.
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Underbelly Hospitality's steakhouse, with private dining and a large rooftop lounge overlooking downtown.
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Chef Troy Guard's bright, modern downtown steakhouse on the ground floor of One Allen Center, serving ribeyes and dry-aged tomahawks.
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Moody Timbergrove steakhouse where cuts are cooked over four wood-fired grills with a choice of post oak, bourbon or pecan wood.
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Classic Houston steakhouse filled with Texana, where diners pick their own certified Angus steak from an in-house butcher case.
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Ranch-inspired live-fire restaurant from Levi Goode (Goode Company), cooking over mesquite and post oak in a soaring dining room; the MICHELIN Guide includes it in its…
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Texas's only Mastro's Steakhouse, a Landry's-owned upscale steakhouse adjacent to The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston, holding a Wine Spectator Grand Award for its…
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Butcher & supplier
Family-owned butcher shop and deli founded in 1962, selling beef, pork, poultry and exotic meats such as bison and elk.
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Highly rated north Houston meat market with a wide selection of beef, pork and poultry plus exotic items.
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Retail butcher shop attached to B&B Butchers & Restaurant, selling Texas-sourced beef including in-house dry-aged prime cuts.
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Ranch-owned butcher shop selling its own wagyu beef and house-made sausages.
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Old-style meat market offering custom-cut whole ribeyes and T-bones, briskets and venison.
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Specialty meat shop known for Cajun-style prepared meats alongside steaks and sausages.
Local tips
Prime has the most marbling, then Choice, then Select. Grocery stores mostly sell Choice; steakhouses and specialist butchers carry Prime.
Aged 21 to 60 days in a controlled cooler. It loses moisture, concentrates flavor and costs more per pound.
Leaner with a mineral, grassy flavor. Cook it a little less than grain-finished beef.
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