The Best Steakhouses Near Nineteen61, by the Record
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Rank 1. Bern's Steak House
Steakhouse
The upstairs dessert room, a separate posh chamber with live piano and house-roasted coffee, tells you everything about how seriously this old-school Tampa steakhouse takes a night out. Suits on the floor, garish vintage décor everywhere, and a wine collection so large it earned a spot in Wine Enthusiast's Hall of Fame. The dry-aged prime steaks are the move, but save room: the bananas Foster upstairs is practically the point.
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Rank 2. Bull & Bear
New York Steakhouse
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Rank 3. Capa
Steakhouse, Spanish
On the 17th floor of the Four Seasons Orlando, Capa is a Spanish-leaning steakhouse where the view over the resort competes hard with the menu. Michelin one-starred, it spans gambas, sherry-braised mushrooms, and substantial bone-in ribeye, with a pastry program that turns gazpacho into dessert. The setting pushes it toward celebration territory, and the crowd dresses accordingly.
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Rank 4. Sear + Sea
Steakhouse
The wood-fired grill does most of the talking at this surf-and-turf steakhouse inside the JW Marriott Bonnet Creek, turning out top-grade cuts alongside Alaskan King crab and sides rich enough to double as dessert. White marble tables, neutral-toned nooks, and outdoor heaters with actual flames set a mood that says dressed-up without saying uptight. A AAA Four Diamond property, and the McLaren out front is a nice touch if you arrive skeptical.
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Rank 5. Knife & Spoon
Steakhouse
Chef John Tesar's chophouse inside the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes fills a large, dimly lit room done in weathered wood and beachy tones, with an open kitchen in the back and a well-stocked bar up front. Dry-aged steaks share the menu with top-shelf seafood and pastas that take a turn nobody saw coming, cacio e pepe made with ube noodles being the kind of detail that earns the conversation. The cocktail list keeps pace.