Casino Bakery ★ 4.3
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
The Grove Bakery is a bakery in Seminole Heights, Tampa.
The Grove Bakery in Old Seminole Heights runs naturally leavened sourdough loaves, country breads and weekend pastry boxes from a Florida Avenue garage.
Address: 1808 W Waters Ave, Tampa, FL 33604
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
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