Close Icon
Gear IconImportant Reminder:The Foursquare City Guide app officially sunset on December 15, 2024, with the web version following in early 2025. However, your check-in journey doesn’t end here! Join us on Swarm, where new adventures await.
Learn more
The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco
5A5 Steak Lounge is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

1. 5A5 Steak Lounge

7.3
244 Jackson St (btwn Battery & Front St), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Northern Waterfront · 98 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The steakhouse choice of FiDi worker bees, 5A5 delivers on the steak front. There's a Japanese bent here, in that the name originates from the five senses and A5 grade Japanese Wagyu. Read more.

Alexander's Steakhouse is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

2. Alexander's Steakhouse

8.4
448 Brannan St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · SoMa · 118 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Alexander's dry ages its Omaha prime beef for 28 days. If you really want to go all out, you can sit at the $300-per-head chef's table or the $248 "study of beef" dinner for seven very meaty courses. Read more.

Alfred's Steakhouse is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

3. Alfred's Steakhouse

659 Merchant St, San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Chinatown · 37 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The Daniel Patterson Group (Coi, Aster) redid this historic steakhouse, while still retaining an old-school vibe. Steaks are now grass-fed, making it an even more deeply-embedded SF establishment. Read more.

Epic Steak is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

4. Epic Steak

8.3
369 The Embarcadero (at Folsom), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Rincon Hill · 117 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The view is the top draw here and the steaks and seafood are a close second. Sister restaurant next door Waterbar is seafood-focused, overflowing onto Epic's menu, with lots of surf and turf options. Read more.

Espetus Churrascaria is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

5. Espetus Churrascaria

8.1
1686 Market St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Churrascaria · Civic Center · 84 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Head here starving, as waiters roam the room with unlimited amounts of skewered meats. It's hard to resist endless amounts of steak, pork belly, lamb, chicken sausage, and more. Read more.

Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

6. Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse

8.0
201 3rd St, San Francisco, CA
Brazilian Restaurant · SoMa · 36 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Chefs roam the dining room with 18 varieties of meat for you to choose from. At $60 a person, it's an unlimited experience that stops only when you signal the servers to stop the onslaught. Read more.

Harris' Restaurant is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

7. Harris' Restaurant

8.6
2100 Van Ness Ave (at Pacific Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · 75 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Travel back to a time when tuna tartare served in a martini glass was the dish du jour. The steaks are corn-fed and sourced from the Midwest, dry-aged for three weeks and mesquite-fire grilled. Read more.

House of Prime Rib is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

8. House of Prime Rib

9.0
1906 Van Ness Ave (btw Jackson & Washington), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · 315 tips and reviews

EaterEater: This classic is a trip back in time to when plating with tweezers was not yet a thing. The name says it all — it serves one thing and one thing only, and it does that roast beef very, very well. Read more.

Izzy's Steaks & Chops is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

9. Izzy's Steaks & Chops

6.9
3345 Steiner St (at Lombard St), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Marina District · 43 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Izzy's, open since 1987 in the Marina, proudly serves aged corn-fed American beef, and at very affordable prices. Many steaks ring in under $30, and that includes two sides of your choosing. Read more.

Lolinda is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

10. Lolinda

8.9
2518 Mission St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Argentinian Restaurant · Mission District · 204 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Restaurateur Adriano Paganini (Beretta, Super Duper Burger) puts his spin on the Argentinian steakhouse, offering top-notch fare at fair prices, in a very sexy, boisterous room. Read more.

Osso Steakhouse is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

11. Osso Steakhouse

7.1
1177 California St, San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Nob Hill · 25 tips and reviews

EaterEater: From the owners of The Stinking Rose, Osso specializes in bone-in, dry-aged steaks of all sorts, from a filet mignon to a super-size porterhouse in a sprawling 200-seat, deco-inspired space. Read more.

Tadich Grill is one of The Top 12 Steakhouses in San Francisco.

12. Tadich Grill

8.8
240 California St (btwn Battery & Front St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 164 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Open since 1849, Tadich Grill is a San Francisco tradition, complete with a wood-fired grill that outputs satisfyingly charred steaks. Read more.