Jakarta

Jakarta's steakhouses cluster in its business districts, where SCBD, Senopati and Kuningan supply a steady run of business dinners and celebrations. Dry-aged beef features heavily, alongside New York chophouse brands and table-grilled Japanese and Korean styles.

AB Steak by Chef Akira Back grills wagyu at the table in Senayan City, and Soichiro Irori Style Japanese Steakhouse uses irori-style hearths in SCBD. Wolfgang's Steakhouse dry-ages USDA Prime porterhouse at Elysee, and The Cutler Prime Rib slow-roasts three cuts of rib at Pacific Place. In Menteng, CÁRNE Ristorante serves dry-aged steak in a house with a garden lounge.

Book ahead for weekday dinners in SCBD. Halal status is unconfirmed for Jakarta listings, so ask the restaurant. In Kemang and South Jakarta, Meat Me Steakhouse and Butchery at Kemang Village is the best-value pick, with Australian wagyu ribeye chosen at the butchery counter and tables on the open-air walkway, while Lawry's The Prime Rib and Sir Loin on Jalan Bumi and Couz Steak House on Jalan Ampera round out the south.