The Grove Bakery ★ 4.4
The Grove Bakery in Old Seminole Heights runs naturally leavened sourdough loaves, country breads and weekend pastry boxes from a Florida Avenue garage.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
Boulon Bakery is a bakery in Water Street, Tampa.
Boulon Bakery at Water Street is the grab-and-go counter of Boulon Brasserie, with Pastry Chef Summer Bailey baking French viennoiserie and croissants.
Address: 1001 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602
The Grove Bakery in Old Seminole Heights runs naturally leavened sourdough loaves, country breads and weekend pastry boxes from a Florida Avenue garage.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough loaf
Casino Bakery on Howard Avenue runs a working-class Cuban bakery and counter with empanadas, pastelitos, guava pasteles and a daily Cuban toast breakfast.
Worth the queue: Cheese empanada
Michelle Faedo's On the Go is the Faedo daughter's deviled crab food truck plus a small Ybor City counter, with three branches running the spicy recipe.
Worth the queue: Spicy deviled crab
Olympia Pastry Shop in Tampa has run Greek and American pastries for over 40 years, with baklava, kataifi and house-made cakes. A quiet neighborhood pick.
Worth the queue: Baklava
Pane Rustica in South Tampa is a bakery, cafe and Italian dinner spot from the Rosen-Coxe family, with rustic Italian breads, ciabattas and seasonal pastries.
Worth the queue: Olive sourdough boule
Wright's Gourmet House has run a Tampa bakery and deli since 1963, with hundreds of thousands of rum cakes sold, plus seasonal pies and cakes.
Worth the queue: Rum cake