Bern's Steak House Named to OpenTable Top 100
The Tampa restaurant earned a place on OpenTable's 2026 Top 100 Restaurants in America list for the fourth straight year.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Dining Out
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OpenTable named Bern's Steak House to its 2026 Top 100 Restaurants in America list. It is the only Tampa Bay restaurant on the list and one of two Florida restaurants recognized.
Why it matters
Honorees are ranked using more than 11 million diner reviews, along with the share of five-star ratings and advance reservations, giving Tampa diners a measure of local restaurant quality. Bern's repeated inclusion reflects sustained performance over several years.
Bern's has appeared on OpenTable's Top 100 list in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, and it has operated in Tampa since opening in 1956. The list covers 21 states and Washington, D.C., and is based on more than 11 million diner reviews.
The players
OpenTable
A restaurant reservation platform that publishes an annual Top 100 list based on diner reviews and reservation activity.
Bern's Steak House
A Tampa fine-dining steakhouse that opened in 1956 and has become a long-standing fixture of the city's restaurant scene.
The details
OpenTable ranks honorees based on diner ratings, the percentage of five-star reviews, and the percentage of reservations booked in advance. The 2026 list also includes Michelin-starred restaurants, and Bern's is the only Tampa Bay restaurant recognized.
Timeline
2023: Bern's first appears on OpenTable's Top 100 list.
2024: Bern's is named to the list again.
2025: Bern's is named to the list again.
2026: Bern's is named to the 2026 Top 100 list, released November 4.
Season Trajectory
OpenTable's annual Top 100 list tracks which restaurants sustain diner favor across multiple years rather than rewarding a single peak. Bern's four consecutive appearances place it among the 18 restaurants on the 2026 list with a four-year streak.
Diners planning a visit should expect demand for reservations to be high, since the list is built partly on the share of bookings made in advance. Booking ahead is the practical step for a table at a Top 100 honoree.
The takeaway
A place on the Top 100 list rewards consistency, not a single strong year. Tampa diners looking for a dependable dinner can use repeat honorees like Bern's as a starting point.
Further reading
For more local picks, browse Dining Out coverage across Tampa.
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