Follow the breadcrumbs on this Lakeland bakery crawl

Lakeland has a book crawl, but isn’t it time bakeries have their time to shine? Let’s roll to each bakery for croissants, cake, and cookies galore.

Assorted cookies and baked goods on display at Bandidas Bake Shop, including PB miso cookies, vegan ranger cookies, and galettes.

Our dream? Eating from all of these bakeries in one day.

This year’s Lakeland Book Crawl was a success, even earning a nod from publisher Penguin Random House. That got us thinking: Where else can we crawl? We’re leaving the breadcrumbs for you to follow a bakery crawl, as chosen by readers.

📍 Born & Bread Bakehouse, 1113 S. Florida Ave.
Start here to snag your favorite cruffin (a croissant + muffin lovechild) and a peanut butter cold brew to fuel up.

📍 Meraki Bakehouse, 126 S. Kentucky Ave., 5-minute drive
Find this bakery set up inside Market on Kentucky. The brown butter chocolate chip cookie is a must-try.

📍 Bandidas Bake Shop, 1755 E. Edgewood Dr., 9-minute drive
Grab a sweet and savory Jamon Jamon sandwich with Serrano ham + fig butter on housemade focaccia bread.

📍 Don Criollo Bakery & Restaurant, 2101 S. Combee Rd., 6-minute drive
End your crawl here with an order of tres leches cake, flan, or whatever else calls your name from the bakery case.

Which other bakeries would you add to the crawl? Roll into our inbox + let us know.

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