Two Sydney venues have just been named among the world's best steak restaurants for 2025. Overnight, The World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants – a highly esteemed guide to the world’s top places for an iron hit, founded in 2018 in London – released the rankings for the world’s 70–101 best steak restaurants, with one Sydney newcomer and an old faithful making the red-hot list.
Ranked as the 93rd best steak restaurant in the world for 2025 is Marrickville’s 20 Chapel – winner of Time Out Sydney’s People’s Choice Award 2025. Co-owned and headed up by former Rockpool chef Corey Costelloe, the smart neighbourhood bistro specialises in wood-fired proteins and premium steak. Our tip? You also gotta order the golden, crunchy wedges cooked in beef fat and served with Coppertree Farm crème fraîche and a fiery chilli sauce.
In 99th position was Bistecca by the Liquid and Larder crew (who are also behind The Gidley, The Rover and the brand-new Lottie and Bar Julius). The hidden, candle-lit spot is renowned for serving Florence’s preferred cut: bistecca alla Fiorentina – and the staff take your phone away while you're dining so you can enjoy some much-needed time off the ’gram. Bistecca's placement on the list is a drop for the Sydney stalwart, having come in at 45th place in 2024. Melbourne also scored a win, with Chris Lucas’s luxe, Italian-style Grill Americano coming in at 92nd place.
The World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants aims to celebrate and spotlight the globe’s finest steak restaurants annually. Throughout the year, a team of steak experts visits the world’s best venues, giving points based on meat quality – including marbling, cut, preparation and taste – as well as the diversity of cuts and origins, plus service, wine list and general vibe.
The full list of the world’s best steak restaurants for 2025 will be announced on May 1 – and you can keep up to date here. Last year, Neil Perry’s swish Double Bay diner Margaret came in 3rd position, with Rockpool Bar & Grill in 8th – so we’re keen to see where we land this year. Go, Syd.
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