Guava Pastelito appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Guava pastelito · Tampa
Flaky puff-pastry turnover filled with guava paste, dusted with sugar. Walk-ins welcome at the bar. The bar program is a strong second visit.
The guava pastelito (sometimes pastelitos de guayaba) arrived in Tampa with Cuban bakers in the late 1800s. La Segunda Central Bakery has filled them with sweet guava paste since 1915. The cream-cheese-and-guava variant (pastelito de guayaba y queso) appeared later. Cuban bakeries in Ybor and West Tampa sell pastelitos by the dozen for $1.50 to $3 each.
Where to eat in Tampa:
- La Segunda Central Bakery
- Mauricio Faedo's Bakery
- Alessi Bakery
- La Caridad Bakery