2025 Centurion Award winner

Bern's Steak House

Best Steakhouse in Tampa · Tampa, FL

Restaurant · Tampa, FL · Since 1956

The overview

The wine list is the legend

Bern's Steak House has been a Tampa temple to beef and wine since 1956, dry-aging its own steaks and pouring from one of the largest restaurant wine cellars in the world — hundreds of thousands of bottles. Dinner ends upstairs in the legendary Harry Waugh Dessert Room, a warren of private booths built from old wine casks.

Family-owned and gloriously over-the-top, Bern's is a Michelin- and Beard-recognized institution — a maximalist dining experience unlike anywhere else in Florida.

The public record

What reviewers already knew.

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Public-record snapshot as of July 2026. Live ratings are always current on each platform.

The verification

Why this business cleared the bar.

Selection is by the published criteria, evaluated on public evidence. Bern's Steak House cleared every one.

  • Years in operation. Operating in Tampa since 1956 — 69 years of continuous business.
  • Sustained online presence. An established local institution with a consistent public footprint — listings, coverage, and word of mouth in Tampa.
  • Established customer track record. A deep public track record: Tampa has kept Bern's Steak House busy for 69 years.
  • Liked by customers and the community. Genuinely beloved by Tampa regulars and visitors alike — a bona fide community favorite.
  • Recognition in the local community. Named best steakhouse in Tampa for 2025 for seven decades of prime USDA beef, an organic farm, and the largest restaurant wine collection in the world.

The full verification report — the specific data behind this award — is held by the business. The exact thresholds stay internal so the bar can’t be gamed. Read the methodology.

Award record

2025

Best Steakhouse in Tampa Tampa, FL · Awarded under the 2025 evaluation

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Visit Bern's Steak House

Location1208 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33606
In business since1956
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Facts at a glance

The sourceable record.

Clean, checkable facts about Bern's Steak House — for readers, search engines, and answer tools alike.

Legal / trading name
Bern's Steak House
Category
Restaurant
Founded
1956, Tampa, FL
Location
Tampa, FL
Centurion Award
Best Steakhouse in Tampa — 2025
Record last verified
July 2026

A signal you can check.

This is a dated award record, published by The Centurion Awards after Bern's Steak House cleared the 2025 evaluation for its market and category. It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — the criteria are public, only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. For everything else — hours, bookings, live reviews — go straight to the business itself.

Quick answers

Frequently asked questions.

What is Bern's Steak House?

Founded by Bern Laxer in 1956, Bern's operates its own farm and houses over 500,000 bottles, one of the world's great wine restaurants.

Is Bern's Steak House award-winning?

Yes — Bern's Steak House is the 2025 Centurion Award winner for Best Steakhouse in Tampa, a verified, criteria-based award. Named best steakhouse in Tampa for 2025 for seven decades of prime USDA beef, an organic farm, and the largest restaurant wine collection in the world.

Where is Bern's Steak House?

Bern's Steak House is in Tampa, FL.

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