Tampa's Cuban sandwich, with salami and all, plus the bakeries and restaurants behind it.
Tampa's Cuban sandwich is its own thing, with salami from Ybor's Italian history alongside ham, roast pork, Swiss, pickles, and mustard on crusty Cuban bread. These spots are where to taste it, along with the century-old bakery that supplies much of the bread. Spots are numbered for easy browsing, not as a strict ranking.
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La Segunda began in a small Ybor City bakery in 1915 and says it bakes more than 18,000 loaves of Cuban bread a day. That bread is the foundation of many of Tampa's Cuban sandwiches, and the bakery ships select products nationwide.
Columbia Restaurant opened in Ybor City in 1905 and is run by a fifth generation of the founding family. Its Cuban sandwich has been singled out by national press as a standout in Florida.
West Tampa Sandwich Shop is known for its Honey Cuban and has been serving the neighborhood for roughly 30 years.
The Floridian serves a house sandwich called the Angry Cuban and bills itself as Tampa's best Cuban.
Bread on the Bay is an Ybor City sandwich shop whose owner emphasizes the Tampa-style Cuban, which includes salami as a nod to the Italian influence in the neighborhood.
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