The Best Steakhouses in Seattle
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The best steakhouses in Seattle, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, AAA, and The New York Times have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Joule comes out on top.
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Beast & Cleaver and John Howie Steak hold the next two places. AAA shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with James Beard Awards next.
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Rank 1. Joule
Steakhouse
The rib-eye comes with a lemongrass chimichurri, which tells you most of what you need to know about this Asian-inflected steakhouse in Wallingford. Rachel Yang, a James Beard nominee, and her partner built a menu where Pacific Northwest ingredients meet continental technique and a full sweep of Asian flavors. The room is big and buzzy without feeling generic. Scallion pancakes, black rice, grass-fed beef: the menu swings wide and lands consistently.
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi
- AAA AAA: Approved
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi
- AAA Approved
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
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Rank 2. Beast & Cleaver
Whole-Animal American Steakhouse
By day, Beast & Cleaver is a Ballard butcher shop where you can walk out with chops and links for the home stove. After hours it turns into a whole-animal steakhouse under the alter ego "The Peasant," running a tasting menu, which is the sort of double life usually reserved for superheroes. Steaks, house sausages, and even the salads draw a meat-minded crowd, and the chef was a James Beard Emerging Chef semifinalist.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #13 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Kevin Smith
- The Infatuation #13 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Kevin Smith
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Rank 3. John Howie Steak
Steakhouse
The awards
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Rank 4. Flat Iron Grill
Steakhouse
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved