Bern's Steak House is a steakhouse restaurant in Hyde Park, Tampa.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Discover the history of Ybor City on a guided walking tour in Tampa. Learn about the cigar industry, explore the lives of the workers, and enjoy food tastings that ref...
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Discover Ybor City on our Secret Food Tour! Taste 6+ dishes including Cuban sandwiches, deviled crab, and Greek specialties while exploring Tampa’s vibrant history, cu...
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Sip cafe con leche and enjoy a 90 minute walking tour with historic landmarks, architecture, and the stories of Cigar City. End with a famous Cuban sandwich at Florida...
Address: 1208 S Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33606
The Columbia Restaurant on East Seventh Avenue has plated 1905 Salad and Cuban sandwiches in Ybor City since 1905 and is Florida's oldest restaurant.
Order1905 Salad tableside, Cuban sandwich with the house Cuban bread, and the Spanish bean soup.
TipBook the flamenco performance nights Monday through Saturday; the restaurant spans an entire city block with 15 dining rooms.
Ulele on the Tampa Riverwalk in Tampa Heights cooks native-inspired Floridian fish, alligator and pompano over a 10-foot open barbacoa grill.
OrderCharbroiled oysters with paprika butter, pompano off the barbacoa.
TipThe 1903 water-works building sits on the Riverwalk; ask for a riverside table and walk to Armature Works after dinner.
The Pearl on Water Street in Tampa is Cameron Mitchell's downtown gastropub, an oyster room and tavern with a pie-only dessert menu by an in-house pastry.
OrderHalf-dozen seasonal oysters, the dry-aged burger and whatever pie is on the rotating dessert menu.
TipSaturday and Sunday brunch from 10am; the bar takes walk-ins when the dining room is fully booked.
Rocca in Tampa Heights holds a Michelin star for Chef Bryce Bonsack's Piedmont-trained pastas, hand-pulled tableside mozzarella and modern Italian tasting.
OrderMozzarella pulled tableside followed by agnolotti del plin and the tagliatelle al ragu.
TipReserve four weeks ahead through Resy; Bonsack was named a 2026 James Beard Foundation semifinalist and the room books out the day reservations open.
Boulon Brasserie at Water Street in Tampa serves modern French classics, a working in-house bakery and a brunch menu that lands among the city's best.
OrderSteak frites medium rare, the onion soup gratinee and a fresh croissant from Boulon Bakery counter on the way.
TipPastry chef Summer Bailey runs the bakery counter from 7am for grab-and-go croissants, kouign-amann and pain au chocolat.
Rooster and the Till in Seminole Heights holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for Chef Ferrell Alvarez's modern American small plates with Asian and Italian accents.
OrderThe pork belly steam buns and whatever pasta is on the chalkboard that night.
TipCo-owner Chef Ferrell Alvarez is a 2017 James Beard Foundation Best Chef South semifinalist; the room is intimate, book through Resy.
