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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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  1. 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.


    Address
    3506 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA · Seattle
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–9 PM

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  2. 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.


    Address
    2362 NW 80th St, Seattle, WA · Seattle
    Hours

    Open now, until 6:30 PM

    Tuesday 11 AM–6:30 PM

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    Tock
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    Address
    11111 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, WA · Bellevue
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Tuesday 5 PM–9 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram
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