Bern’s Steak House 1208 S Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-251-2421 This award-winning steak house might blow you and your date’s minds with their wine collection, as it contains over half a million bottles and 6500 labels from all over the world. Offering steaks, caviar and diverse entrees, Bern’s is the perfect place for those not on a budget and willing to spoil their significant other. Photo via Bern’s Steak House/Instagram Credit: Photo via Bern’s Steak House/Instagram
Bern’s Steak House, an iconic Tampa institution that is no stranger to praise, is among the year’s top-rated restaurants in the country, according to OpenTable.

This morning, the popular restaurant reservation site revealed its annual “Top 100 Restaurants in America” list, and Bern’s was the only Tampa Bay restaurant to make the cut.

The South Tampa steak house( located at 1208 S Howard Ave), was also listed among OpenTable’s top restaurants in 2023.

As a whole, Florida wasn’t well-represented on this year’s list. The only other Florida eateries to make the cut were Buccan in Palm Beach, Dry Dock Waterfront Grill in Longboat Key, and Sails Restaurant in Naples.

Bern’s, which typically has a comically-long wait list for reservations, has won multiple Best of The Bay awards from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, including “Best Steak House.” The restaurant also earned a James Beard Foundation medal for outstanding wine program in 2016, was deemed one of “The World’s Best Steakhouses” by Forbes in 2023, and is currently listed Florida’s Michelin Guide.

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This article appears in Nov 14-20, 2024.

Colin Wolf has been working with weekly newspapers since 2007 and has been the Digital Editor for Creative Loafing Tampa since 2019. He is also the Director of Digital Content Strategy for CL's parent...