A split image featuring two food shots. On the left, a hand holds a toasted sandwich layered with egg, pesto, and tomatoes, set against a blurred background of a building with a "BAVARO" sign and palm trees. On the right, a clear plastic container sits on an outdoor wooden table, filled with thick French toast topped with powdered sugar, blackberries, whipped cream, and mint, accompanied by a cold drink garnished with a lemon wedge.
Credit: Cafe Bavaro/Instagram

Tampa Bay Italian mainstay Bavaro’s is adding brunch to its resume.

The company that started in 2009 as Florida’s first Neopolitan pizzeria (so it claims), now has six locations and a farmer’s market popup. Its latest venture is Café Bavaro, a grab-and-go café that opened earlier this month next to its location at 468 Mandalay Ave., Clearwater.

The menu includes cannoli lattes, lemon ricotta pancakes with mascarpone whipped cream and amaretto maple syrup, and breakfast sandwiches like the Tomozza with prosciutto and heirloom tomato.

The shop is open exclusively on weekends from 8 a.m.-noon. For updates and more info, visit cafebavaro.com.

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This article appears in Nov. 13 – 19, 2025.

Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,...