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
Wright's Gourmet Bakery is a bakery in Palma Ceia, Tampa.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 1200 S Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33629
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
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