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No. 13 in the world · November 2026

Asador Bastian

River North · Chicago, United States

a Spanish chuletónNo. 13
A photo like it · Xemenendura (CC BY-SA 3.0) (a Spanish chuletón, not from Asador Bastian) · source

The cut to order

The txuleton: well-marbled, bone-in cuts roasted over coals and sold by the pound

The side people talk about

The bone marrow potato purée

Getting a table: Book; the bar is the smart seat.

No. 15 in the world in 2026, North America's best in 2025, and on The New York Times' 50 best restaurants in the U.S. (2024).

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Make it at home

Basque txuleta: the bone-in rib steak over embers

Basque txuleta: the bone-in rib steak over embers

1 hour, plus 1 hour to come to temperature · Serves 3 to 4. The Basque asador way, from Tolosa to Hondarribia: one thick, well-marbled bone-in rib of older beef, salted with nothing but coarse salt, cooked hard over glowing coals so the outside chars and the inside stays red and warm, sliced and served on a hot plate with green peppers.

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