Wright's Gourmet Bakery ★ 4.4
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
Pane Rustica is a bakery in Palma Ceia, Tampa.
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.
Address: 3225 S MacDill Ave, Tampa, FL 33629
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
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
Craving Donuts in Carrollwood runs hot-glazed donuts and seasonal flavors with a daily morning crowd through North Tampa. The room fills early on weekends.
Worth the queue: Maple bacon donut
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
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