#30. Davio's Northern
- Rating: 3.9/5 (377 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3500 Peachtree Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Italian
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The French have their bistros. The English have their pubs. And the Americans have their steakhouses.
Going out for a steak has been a pivotal part of American culture for more than a century, but it wasn't always considered a high-class, expensive meal. In New York City in the 1800s, working-class folks would down pints of ale and feast on slices of beefsteak (usually without utensils and atop white or French bread) for celebratory meals. Sometimes, the "beefsteak banquet," as it was known, would be put on as a political fundraiser.
Soon, fine-dining establishments opened up to take those steak dinners up a notch, like Delmonico's in 1837, Old Homestead Steakhouse in 1868, and Carl Luger's Café, Billiards and Bowling Alley (now Peter Luger) in 1887. One thing has remained the same though: Dining at a steakhouse is still synonymous with celebration. It's the kind of meal used to mark milestone moments on the path to the American dream—get a job, buy a house, go out for steak.
The steakhouse experience has certainly modernized from the days of eating beef with your hands and slugging beers. Ordering a steak involves choosing the best cuts, like rib-eye, filet mignon, and New York strip. Then there are the starters—a shrimp cocktail, oysters Rockefeller, or a classic house salad with your choice of dressing. And of course, you can't forget all of the accoutrements—the potato (baked, mashed, or au gratin?), the vegetable (creamed spinach, sautéed asparagus, or roasted broccoli?), and a slice of classic New York cheesecake to finish it off.
More than a century after the steak dinner got upgraded in New York City, chain steakhouses started bringing this central part of the American culinary tradition cross-country in the 1980s and '90s with spots like Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn Steakhouse, Outback Steakhouse, and The Capital Grille. Today, with so many steakhouses to choose from, it takes high-quality service, top-of-the-line cooking, and of course, the best cuts of beef to stand out from the rest.
How will you choose where to live out this iconic American meal? To help, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated steakhouses in the Atlanta area, according to diners' reviews on Yelp as of February 2025. Restaurants tagged as "steakhouses" on Yelp within a 10-kilometer radius of Atlanta were included. As a result, some restaurants featured may primarily serve other food items. Only restaurants with at least 20 reviews were considered.
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (377 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3500 Peachtree Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Italian
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (154 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1397 North Highland Ave. Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Seafood, Bars, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (111 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 75 14th St. Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: New American, Steakhouses, Breakfast & Brunch
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (151 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 560 Dutch Valley Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Seafood, Steakhouses, Breakfast & Brunch
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (188 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4624 Camp Highlands Road Ste 700 Smyrna, Georgia
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Steakhouses, Japanese
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (325 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 857 Collier Road Ste 11 Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Japanese, Sushi Bars, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (406 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses
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- Rating: 3.9/5 (683 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2860 Cumberland Mall Southeast Ste 1640 Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (688 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 3500 Lenox Road Northeast Ste 100 Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Bars
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (341 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 349 Peachtree Hills Ave. Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Italian
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (176 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3315 Peachtree Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Italian, Seafood, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (952 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 30 Old Ivy Road Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: American, Steakhouses, Seafood
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (1007 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 70 West Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Seafood, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (399 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 3424 Peachtree Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Wine Bars, Seafood
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (668 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 4671 Ashford Dunwoody Road Dunwoody, Georgia
- Categories: Brazilian, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (191 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1010 West Peachtree St. Ste C Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Southern, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.0/5 (303 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 2700 Apple Valley Road Northeast Brookhaven, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.1/5 (573 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6365 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Doraville, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Mexican
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- Rating: 4.1/5 (509 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5600 Roswell Road Ste F290 Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Korean, Barbecue, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.1/5 (447 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 94 Perimeter Center West Dunwoody, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Wine Bars
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- Rating: 4.1/5 (1092 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 154 Krog St. Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood
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- Rating: 4.2/5 (1653 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3101 Piedmont Road Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Brazilian, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.2/5 (1196 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 242 Blvd. Southeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: New Mexican Cuisine, Seafood, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.2/5 (579 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 4501 Olde Perimeter Way Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Wine Bars, Seafood
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- Rating: 4.2/5 (313 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3621 Vinings Slope Southeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Seafood, Steakhouses, Desserts
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- Rating: 4.3/5 (1330 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 3130 Piedmont Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.3/5 (622 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 255 East Paces Ferry Road Northeast Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses, Seafood, Wine Bars
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- Rating: 4.4/5 (106 reviews)
- Address: 3930 Peachtree Road Brookhaven, Georgia
- Categories: Bars, Seafood, Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.4/5 (947 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 1170 Howell Mill Road Atlanta, Georgia
- Categories: Steakhouses
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- Rating: 4.4/5 (915 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5958 Roswell Road Sandy Springs, Georgia
- Categories: Korean, Bars, Steakhouses
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Kiersten Hickman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 302 metros.
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