Great Steak Restaurants Downtown

Written by Allison Bridgwater

Craving a juicy and rich steak for dinner? Make plans with friends or family to find your next favorite restaurant! These tender, satisfying chews from local Downtown eateries are waiting for you to take a bite so they can fulfill your appetite.

Alihan’s Mediterranean Cuisine- 124 6th Street 

Sun: 11:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Mon: 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Wed-Fri: 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sat: 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Looking for Mediterranean dishes tonight? For $38, you can devour a classic 6oz Filet Mignon on a bed of sauteed vegetables and tomato sauce. If you prefer lamb, try the $26 Lamb Saute, which features diced lamb steak meat sauteed with garlic, onions, peppers, and mushrooms, then combined with tomato sauce.

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Balvanera- 1660 Smallman Street

Dinner Hours: 7 days a week, 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.

This steakhouse has imported steaks from Pampas, Argentina, served from the grill with fresh chimichurri and salsa criolla, with choices ranging from Pasture-Raised Striploin (14 oz or 16 oz), Filet Mignon (9 oz), Prime Skirt Steak (10 oz), Ribeye (18 oz), or Prime Ribeye (22 oz).

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Gaucho Parrilla Argentina - 146 6th Street

Tue - Sat (11:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.)

Gaucho’s offers wood-fired steak, sliced and grouped with chimichurri and toasted Mediterranean Ciabatta bread. Choose from the luscious House-Cut Vacio Steak, a marbled Bife De Chorizo (a New York strip steak), a scrumptious Bife De Guacho (bone-in ribeye steak), and a succulent Lomo (beef tenderloin filet mignon).

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Meat & Potatoes - 649 Penn Avenue

Mon-Sat: 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sun: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

A fun name for an exciting place, Meat & Potatoes is open 7 days a week, and their entrees are just mouth-watering. There’s a couple of steak options like the New York Strip ($65) that comes with roasted cherry tomatoes, basil, and balsamic ginger jus, the Steak Frites ($55) which contain rosemary fries, peppercorn sauce, and butter, or Filet Mignon ($69) with bleu cheese fondu, crispy pork belly, balsamic potatoes, and confit shallot.

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