17 bakery places in Tampa we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tampa | Bakery across every city.
Tampa's bakery tradition is Cuban and Italian at its core, anchored by the brick ovens that fed the cigar workers of Ybor City and West Tampa. La Segunda Central Bakery in Ybor City and Alessi Bakery in West Tampa still turn out the long Cuban loaves the city was built on, with Mauricio Faedo's Bakery nearby. A newer wave of pastry and donut shops has arrived too, from The Salty Donut in Hyde Park and Seminole Heights to Boulon Bakery on Water Street.
La Segunda Central Bakery ★ 4.8
ybor-city · 2512 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
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.
Alessi Bakery ★ 4.8
west-tampa · 3003 W Cypress St, Tampa, FL 33607
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.
Mauricio Faedo's Bakery ★ 4.7
west-tampa · 5150 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33603
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.
La Segunda Bakery and Cafe Kennedy ★ 4.7
hyde-park · 2701 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609
La Segunda's Kennedy Boulevard cafe brings the 1915 Cuban bread tradition to South Tampa with table service, Cuban sandwiches and pastelitos.
The Salty Donut Hyde Park ★ 4.6
hyde-park · 1519 W Swann Ave, Tampa, FL 33606
The Salty Donut on Swann Avenue in Hyde Park serves artisan donuts and specialty coffee in an enclosed indoor-outdoor living room with custom Tampa motifs.
The Salty Donut Seminole Heights ★ 4.4
seminole-heights · 5808 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33603
The Salty Donut's Seminole Heights store anchors the North Florida Avenue food strip, with the same artisan donuts and Counter Culture Coffee program.
Hole In One Donut Shop ★ 4.6
carrollwood · 10306 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
Hole In One on North Florida Avenue has run a classic donut shop in Tampa since 1980, named one of Yelp's 50 Best Donut Shops in America in 2026.
La Caridad Bakery ★ 4.4
west-tampa · 3008 W Columbus Dr, Tampa, FL 33607
La Caridad Bakery on West Columbus Drive has run Cuban bread, pastelitos and Cuban breakfast toast for West Tampa for over four decades. The kitchen leans.
Boulon Bakery ★ 4.5
water-street · 1001 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602
Boulon Bakery at Water Street is the grab-and-go counter of Boulon Brasserie, with Pastry Chef Summer Bailey baking French viennoiserie and croissants.
The Grove Bakery ★ 4.4
seminole-heights · 1808 W Waters Ave, Tampa, FL 33604
The Grove Bakery in Old Seminole Heights runs naturally leavened sourdough loaves, country breads and weekend pastry boxes from a Florida Avenue garage.
Casino Bakery ★ 4.1
west-tampa · 1500 N Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33607
Casino Bakery on Howard Avenue runs a working-class Cuban bakery and counter with empanadas, pastelitos, guava pasteles and a daily Cuban toast breakfast.
Michelle Faedo's On the Go ★ 4.5
ybor-city · 2515 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
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.
Pane Rustica ★ 4.3
palma-ceia · 3225 S MacDill Ave, Tampa, FL 33629
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.
Wright's Gourmet Bakery ★ 4.2
palma-ceia · 1200 S Dale Mabry Hwy, 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.
Nicola's Donut Shop ★ 4.0
carrollwood · 13509 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
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.
Roast Deli and Bakery ★ 4.0
ybor-city · 1930 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605
Roast Deli and Bakery in Ybor runs morning pastries, sandwiches and coffee in the same building that houses Madame Fortune in the back room.
Hole In One Apple Fritter ★ 4.5
10306 N Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
Hole In One Donuts on North Florida Avenue serves Yelp's top-50 oversized apple fritter for under $5 each morning. Open year-round with a steady local.