Few restaurants can accomplish what Nancy Silverton’s ode to Italian flame-grilled meats does on a daily basis. With one of the best charcuterie programs in the city and a stunning open kitchen, Osteria/Pizzeria Mozza’s younger sibling flame-grills tomahawk porkchops, cures fennel salami and dry-ages massive Flannery Beef steaks so big they almost feel like they rock the table when they land. This is a rustic Italian steakhouse that’s worth the meat sweats, and it’s worth the splurge; you may be spending $200 on a steak, but don’t think about skipping the sides of roasted sustainable veggies—nor that focaccia di recco, which oozes stracchino cheese. The expertly trained staff mans the open grill like nobody’s business, so whatever you order, you’ll be in good hands.
In a city known for its vegetarian and vegan appeal, we sometimes forget about the bounty of steakhouses serving prime cuts of meat around L.A. True, Angelenos tend to prefer their red meat in Korean barbecue form, but there’s nothing like a steakhouse to seal the deal on an important contract or impress someone after a great first date.
After a year of research and a seemingly endless number of martinis, wedge salads and sides of creamed corn, mashed potatoes and char-grilled broccolini, I’m pleased to present you with our guide to L.A.’s best steakhouses. To exhaustively update this guide, I visited over two dozen steakhouses, criss-crossed L.A. County and made sure that the spots on this guide are the places in L.A. to find a perfectly cooked dry-aged (or wet-aged) steak, plus killer sides, appetizers and dessert.
These protein-heavy joints are the ideal spot to kick back with a martini or two, level up a relationship (or, you know, not) and find solace with other meat-eaters. Check out our list of the best steakhouses in L.A., and keep your knives at the ready.
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