I made the rookie mistake of eating breakfast before this drive, and I regretted it the whole way there. Florida has a bakery that has been pulling long, golden loaves out of its ovens for more than a hundred years, and its pressed Cuban sandwich can turn an ordinary Saturday into a road trip.
From the street, the building looks like an old warehouse that never bothered with a fancy sign. Come hungry, order ahead, and leave room in the car for bread.
An Old Industrial Building on 15th Street
Early on a weekday, the corner of 15th Street already smells like warm dough. A man in paint-splattered work boots holds the door for a woman juggling two coffees and a paper bag the length of her arm.
Behind them sits a squat, vintage industrial building that looks more like a factory than a café…