True Loaf Bakery and Cafe ★ 4.4
True Loaf at Ybor runs artisan sourdough, croissants and weekend pastry boxes, with a small cafe counter serving Tampa Heights breakfast bowls.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough
Nicola's Donut Shop is a bakery in Carrollwood, Tampa.
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.
Address: 13509 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
True Loaf at Ybor runs artisan sourdough, croissants and weekend pastry boxes, with a small cafe counter serving Tampa Heights breakfast bowls.
Worth the queue: Country sourdough
Roast Deli and Bakery in Ybor runs morning pastries, sandwiches and coffee in the same building that houses Madame Fortune in the back room.
Worth the queue: Roasted vegetable sandwich
La Segunda in Ybor City has baked Cuban bread daily since 1915, with 18,000-plus loaves a day and the palmetto frond baked into the top loaf for steam.
Worth the queue: Long Cuban bread with palmetto frond
Alessi Bakery on West Cypress has run an Italian and Cuban bakery in Tampa since 1912, with famous hand-carved Cuban sandwiches, deviled crabs and cannolis.
Worth the queue: Hand-carved Cuban sandwich
Mauricio Faedo's Bakery on North Florida Avenue bakes Cuban bread, breakfast Cuban toast and deviled crabs daily, with the family running it since 1955.
Worth the queue: Daily-baked Cuban bread
La Segunda's Kennedy Boulevard cafe brings the 1915 Cuban bread tradition to South Tampa with table service, Cuban sandwiches and pastelitos.
Worth the queue: Pressed Cuban sandwich