Mauricio Faedo's Bakery Counter ★ 4.5
Faedo's Bakery on North Florida Avenue bakes Cuban bread daily and fries deviled crabs at the counter, a fourth-generation family operation.
Try: Cuban bread and deviled crab
Gallito Taqueria is a street-food stop in Water Street, Tampa.
Gallito Taqueria at Sparkman Wharf serves Mexican street tacos from a shipping container, with carne asada, al pastor and chicken tacos. Open year-round.
Address: 615 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602
Faedo's Bakery on North Florida Avenue bakes Cuban bread daily and fries deviled crabs at the counter, a fourth-generation family operation.
Try: Cuban bread and deviled crab
La Segunda's Ybor counter sells fresh Cuban sandwiches, guava pastelitos and quesitos all day, with the same 1915 Cuban bread base baked across the street.
Try: Cuban sandwich and pastelitos
Streetlight Taco's South Tampa counter serves Michelin Bib Gourmand tacos on house-nixtamalized heirloom-corn tortillas, with rotating salsas.
Try: Heirloom-corn tacos
Empamamas at Heights Public Market bakes and fries empanadas from Argentine beef to Cuban chicken, with daily seasonal specials and a chimichurri counter.
Try: Latin American empanadas
The Fold at Heights Public Market folds Neapolitan-style pies fast for the Armature Works crowd, with margherita and weekly specials by the slice.
Try: Neapolitan pizza slices
Ling's Dumplings at Heights Public Market hand-folds pork soup dumplings and scallion pancakes to order, with the dumplings selling out by 2pm.
Try: Soup dumplings