T wo North Texas restaurants have earned serious international bragging rights. Knife, the long-reigning brainchild of chef John Tesar , and Nuri Steakhouse, a rising star in Uptown, were named to the 2025 list of the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants .
What Is It
The annual ranking, published by London-based Upper Cut Media House, recognizes the most exceptional meat-focused restaurants across the globe — and includes just 19 from the United States, 3 of those in Texas.
The selection process evaluates nine key criteria, including meat quality and sourcing, menu transparency, wine pairings, service and kitchen technique — with no paid entries allowed.
Texas Cuts Make the Global Cut
This year, Knife secured its continued place on the list, this time at No. 47 , while Nuri made its debut at No. 84 worldwide, less than a year after opening.
Tesar, whose Knife brand helped redefine the Dallas steakhouse experience in 2014, is known for his uncompromising approach to dry-aged beef. Knife’s signature steaks are aged in-house — some for up to 240 days — and trace every detail from breed and feed to age and cut. It’s a philosophy that, according to the World’s Best Steaks website, reflects “a chef who treats meat not as a commodity, but as a story.”…