{"id":54370,"date":"2025-11-20T17:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/54370\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:48:07","slug":"which-tampa-restaurant-made-opentables-top-100-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/54370\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Tampa restaurant made OpenTable\u2019s Top 100 List?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2022\/03\/10\/rare-and-well-done-berns-steak-house-is-a-tampa-legend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bern\u2019s Steak House <\/a>is the only Tampa restaurant to appear on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/opentable-announces-the-2025-top-100-restaurants-in-america-302618594.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OpenTable\u2019s 2025 Top 100 Restaurants in America list<\/a>. The annual list highlights the most-booked and highest-rated dining rooms in the country, based on more than 10 million verified diner reviews and reservation data.<\/p>\n<p>This recognition places <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2025\/10\/08\/berns-harry-waugh-dessert-room-40th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bern\u2019s<\/a> in a national group of <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/dining\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurants<\/a> known for exceptional service, standout menus and strong guest demand.<\/p>\n<p>What happened<\/p>\n<p>OpenTable published its 2025 Top 100 list and named Bern\u2019s Steak House as one of the honorees. <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/tag\/berns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bern\u2019s<\/a> is one of only three restaurants in Florida to make the list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to be named one of OpenTable\u2019s Top 100 Restaurants. Being the only restaurant in Tampa and one of just three in Florida on this list is truly special,\u201d David Laxer, owner of Bern\u2019s Steak House, told <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TBBW<\/a>. \u201cOpenTable\u2019s recognition comes directly from our diners based on their reviews and demand, which makes this honor even more meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2025\/10\/08\/berns-harry-waugh-dessert-room-40th-anniversary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE ABOUT BERN\u2019S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to provide a unique dining experience where people can come together to enjoy a great meal, celebrate and share special moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OpenTable said the list reflects strong interest in intimate dining rooms, focused service and high-quality food. The list is alphabetical and unranked.<\/p>\n<p>Why this matters<\/p>\n<p>Bern\u2019s continues to be one of Tampa\u2019s top draws for <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/business-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">business<\/a> leaders, locals and out-of-town guests. Its appearance on the list strengthens Tampa\u2019s standing as a national dining destination.<\/p>\n<p>Bern\u2019s is known worldwide for its wine program. The cellar <a href=\"https:\/\/bernssteakhouse.com\/wine-cellar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">holds more than 6800 selections and more than half a million bottles<\/a>. It has earned the Wine Spectator Grand Award for many years. The <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/category\/restaurants\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant<\/a> also offers more than 150 wines by the glass, including nearly 300 Madeiras, Ports and Sherries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Untitled-2-18-1000x563.jpeg\" alt=\"Rows of wine bottles stacked floor to ceiling inside the Bern\u2019s Steak House wine cellar.\" class=\"wp-image-88481\" style=\"width:698px;height:auto\"  \/>Bern\u2019s Steak House stores more than 6800 wine selections in its cellar.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition highlights the staying power of a restaurant that began in 1956 when <a href=\"https:\/\/bernssteakhouse.com\/our-story\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bern and Gert Laxer <\/a>bought a small bar on South Howard Avenue and began expanding into surrounding storefronts.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2025\/11\/20\/pnc-bank-400-central-st-pete\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Downtown St. Pete scores major new bank at 400 Central<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Key takeaways<\/p>\n<p>Bern\u2019s is the only Tampa restaurant on the Top 100 list<\/p>\n<p>Only three Florida restaurants made the cut<\/p>\n<p>The selection is based on verified diner reviews<\/p>\n<p>Bern\u2019s wine cellar remains one of the largest and most awarded in the world<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant continues to anchor Tampa\u2019s food and hospitality identity<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>Bern\u2019s will continue to draw national attention with its wine program, dessert room and long-standing focus on hospitality. <\/p>\n<p>The Laxer family also oversees Bern\u2019s Fine Wines and Spirits, Haven and the Epicurean Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The OpenTable recognition reinforces Tampa\u2019s continued growth in its dining scene as more local restaurants gain national awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Big picture<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/2025\/09\/11\/epcicurean-atlanta-berns-steak-house-event\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bern\u2019s Steak House<\/a> remains a defining part of Tampa\u2019s culinary identity and its recognition on OpenTable\u2019s Top 100 list shows how strong diner demand continues to be for one of the city\u2019s most established and respected restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Stay Connected<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for TBBW\u2019s newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@tampabaybusinesswealthmaga9682\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch TBBW\u2019s Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/TBBWmag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow TBBW on Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbbwmag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More TBBW stories<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bern\u2019s Steak House is the only Tampa restaurant to appear on OpenTable\u2019s 2025 Top 100 Restaurants in America&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[33978,33979,276,135,31838,137,136,7683,33150],"class_list":["post-54370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-berns","tag-berns-steak-house","tag-hillsborough-county","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-dining","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-tampa-restaurants","tag-tbbws-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}