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The Most Legendary Cuban Sandwich Is From This Tampa Restaurant
Crunchy, crispy, tangy, and hearty! This sandwich has all the classic Cubano flavors, with some subtle Southern sweetness to boot.
Published April 23, 2025
The Bear That Ate Asheville
The Cuban bread comes from La Segunda bakery in Tampa, which is the first Cuban bakery in the US.
Published April 23, 2025
La Segunda Bakery – Tampa, FL
Did you know that Tampa has a bakery that is over 100 years old? La Segunda Bakery has been baking fresh breads, pastries, and sandwiches for generations.
Published March 19, 2025
How waves of immigration have created culinary magic in Tampa
Cuban immigrants laid the foundations for Tampa’s fusion cuisine. Now a new generation of chefs is taking innovation to a new level.
Published March 17, 2025
Highest-rated cafes in the Tampa area by diners
From the first coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire to Boston’s famed London Coffee House, cafes have always been an egalitarian place to gather, sip, and share ideas, many of which have changed the world.
Published March 17, 2025
Best Things to Do in Tampa Bay Area
I can't call myself a born-and-raised Floridian, but I've lived in Tampa for 19 years and have been exploring the state as a local for half my life.
Although I love to travel outside the area, the Florida Gulf Coast has so many gems and is more than just sugar-sand beaches.
Published February 22, 2025
Havana good time: This Cuban food truck brings bold flavors on wheels to Panama City Beach
A key element of her menu is the freshly baked bread sourced from La Segunda bakery in Tampa. "It's the first place in the United States to make authentic Cuban bread," Rios said.
Published February 15, 2025
A Visitor's Love for North Carolina's Food Scene
For the last eight years, Tony Prieto has been an insurance adjuster. Born and raised in Miami, he had a lot of experience inspecting hurricane damage in his home state. But when an opportunity to come up to Western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene arose, he decided a change of scenery was in order for him and his chow-shepherd mix, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
Published December 27, 2024
Miami vs. Tampa: Which City Makes the Best Cuban Sandwich?
The rivalry between Cuban sandwiches from Tampa and Miami is as heated as the planchas used to make them. Who does it better?
Published December 10, 2024
Our Daily Bread
In the pantheon of comfort foods, what’s more evocative than the scent of baking bread? A taste of nostalgia, a memory in food form… there’s just something about biting into a delicious piece of bread. Happily, Tampa Bay has more than its fair share of beloved bakeries, proffering not only artisan loaves but also exquisite cakes, pastries and doughnuts.
Published December 6, 2024
Ybor's La Segunda Central Bakery: 110 years of "pride, history, tradition, love"
The weather is very important to Anthony Ali. It tells him how to mix the dough for the Cuban bread at La Segunda Central Bakery in Ybor City, where they have been making bread the same way for nearly 110 years.
Published September 25, 2024
Miami and Tampa dominate list of Best Cuban sandwiches in the US
“Un cubano,” is a frequent order heard at restaurants in Miami and Tampa, where ordering a Cuban Sandwich happens hundreds of thousands of times per week, but New Orleans? Seattle?
Published September 2, 2024
10 Cuban sandwiches in Tampa Bay you have to try
Not that Tampa Bay needs a reason to eat a Cuban, but National Cuban Sandwich Day is Friday.
Published August 22, 2024
Singing the Praises of the South’s Favorite Sandwiches
Growing up in Tampa, I learned through osmosis that Cuban sandwiches are, in a way, like afternoon thunderstorms—commonplace and also a vital means of renewal.
Published August 8, 2024
The Hands-Down Best Cuban Sandwiches In The US, According To Reviews
The Cuban sandwich (aka the Cubano) may only have a few ingredients, but when done right, it's a masterpiece of bread, meat, and cheese. A classic Cuban sandwich recipe calls for roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and mustard on pillowy Cuban bread. If you're in Tampa, salami goes in there too. The sandwich is often pressed in a plancha (Spanish for "cooking plate"), to make the outside hot and crispy and the cheese melted and gooey.
Published August 8, 2024
The Oldest Bakeries In The US You Can Still Visit
Established in 1915 by Juan More, La Segunda Central Bakery is all about well-made Cuban bread. Operated by the fourth generation of the More family, the bakers celebrate their Cuban heritage with traditional Cuban loaves and buns, as well as sweeter treats like custard horns, guava turnovers, flan and bread pudding. The adjacent café serves juicy Cuban-style sandwiches on the bakery’s fresh bread.
Published August 2, 2024
Más Cubano at La Segunda Central Bakery
As is often the case, this story begins with a man and a dream. The year was 1898, and Spain and the United States briefly found themselves entrenched in what would become the Spanish-American War. A young Juan Moré traveled from his home in the Catalonia region of Spain to Cuba to serve. The war itself lasted just over three months, but Juan had developed an affinity for Cuba—and its people. So he stayed.
Published May 7, 2015