Flaky puff-pastry turnover filled with guava paste, dusted with sugar. Walk-ins welcome at the bar. The bar program is a strong second visit.
The guava pastelito (sometimes pastelitos de guayaba) arrived in Tampa with Cuban bakers in the late 1800s. La Segunda Central Bakery has filled them with sweet guava paste since 1915. The cream-cheese-and-guava variant (pastelito de guayaba y queso) appeared later. Cuban bakeries in Ybor and West Tampa sell pastelitos by the dozen for $1.50 to $3 each.
4 editor picks for Guava pastelito in Tampa, ranked by editorial score. All Tampa signature dishes · Guava pastelito across every city.
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 ★ 4.6
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 ★ 4.5
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 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.