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
Location
Address: 1001 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602
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Casino Bakery ★ 4.1
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 ★ 4.5
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
Pane Rustica ★ 4.3
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 Bakery ★ 4.2
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
Nicola's Donut Shop ★ 4.0
Nicola's Donut Shop on North Florida Avenue runs an old-school donut counter, with fresh-out cake donuts, glazed yeast rings and a steady Tampa Bay following.
Worth the queue: Bavarian cream