The Restaurant
Élevage occupies the ground floor of the Epicurean Hotel — an Autograph Collection property at 1207 South Howard Avenue, one block north of Bern's Steak House in the SoHo district. The room is a sleek, design-led space of about 110 covers: warm wood panelling, leather banquettes, a long marble bar at the entrance, and a wall of windows facing South Howard. Service runs daily across breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which makes Élevage one of the more useful business-traveller addresses in the city.
The kitchen leans modern American without trend-chasing. The menu is built around a confident protein programme — Wagyu ribeye and Tomahawk steaks, a Berkshire pork chop, a duck breast with seasonal stone fruit, a fresh Gulf catch that changes daily — and a polished raw bar with Florida oysters, hamachi crudo, and a tuna tartare with avocado that has been on the menu since opening. The pasta section is shorter but serious: a hand-rolled cavatelli with lamb sausage, a saffron risotto with Maine lobster. Desserts include a chocolate budino and a citrus tart that uses Indian River fruit.
The wine programme is the differentiator. Élevage shares Bern's reputation as Tampa's wine town — the list runs to about 350 references with real Burgundy, Bordeaux, Piedmont, and Napa depth, and the by-the-glass programme is unusually broad for a hotel restaurant. The sommelier team can pair through a tasting menu or build a vertical of a single producer across an evening. Michelin recommended Élevage in its first Florida edition and has retained it since. For business breakfast, business lunch, and business dinner in the same building, this is Tampa's most reliable triple-shift address.
Why This Is Tampa’s Close a Deal Pick
For closing a deal in Tampa — particularly a deal with an out-of-town counterparty staying at the Epicurean or a nearby SoHo hotel — Élevage is the city's most efficient choice. The room reads as serious without performing. Breakfast meetings, working lunches, and dinner reservations can all happen in the same chair across a multi-day engagement, which signals reliability and consideration. The protein-first menu is direct and unambiguous; the wine list provides a host's lever; and the location one block north of Bern's keeps the evening's options open if a third venue is needed for nightcaps.
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