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Bakery Makel

4.3 (98 reviews)
Closed • 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago
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Dogs allowed

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Nirely C.

We stopped by late on a Monday afternoon after a drive by Clearwater Beach. Many of the pastries were already sold out--which is usually a good sign. We grabbed a cheese and guava pastry, a cheese pastry, and of course a tostada cubana to go with our coffee. Yum! Small and tucked into an unassuming plaza, but a great spot for all the classic Cuban goodies.

Deniece W.

I missed the Latin bakeries that I used to hit up when I lived in Miami, so I decided to check out Bakery Makel. It's a small shop in a strip mall off Drew St. All their items looked super yummy, and I enjoyed the whimsical selection of green and red treats for Christmas. I had to go with the classics: a guava & cheese pastelito, chorizo empanada, and a cafe con leche. It was all delicious, albeit a bit pricey. I'm still happy to return to support this local business and try more of their selections.

Guava cheese bread!
Dave W.

Thanks to Rachel M, my wonderful wife and I tried out Bakery Makel yesterday. Well, truth be told, I first went alone in the early AM while I was running errands and then I brought my wife back together in the afternoon. Twice in one day! Bakery Makel is hidden in the back of a strip mall on the north side of Drew. I highly recommend navigating as it doesn't have the largest sign. In case you are wondering, Makel stands for the two owners, Mabel and Kelly. One of them is Nicaraguan hence the Latin influence. When I first entered, there were 10 people squeezed in this small but spotless and well lit establishment. The counter and register are to the left while there are stools for eating in or just waiting for your order to the right. Sarah was taking orders, filling pastry boxes and making coffee for all the customers. She was friendly and fast moving! The pastry display cases are beautiful and mouth watering. On the left are guava, cheese and guava and cheese pastries as well as guava and cheese bread! In addition, they have many different kinds of empanadas which are all quite large. My wonderful wife tried the steak and jalapeño empanada and she loved it! It was very generous and flavorful! To the right are more sweet pastries of many varieties. They even have pavlova! I stuck with guava and cheese pastries to go which turned out to be very flaky and delicious! We of course ordered a sweet colada which had an amazing crema and was very excellent tasting! I know this is designed to be shared among 5 or 6 people but I can handle one by myself as can my wife. Caffeine and sugar are good things on a lazy Saturday! I highly recommend Bakery Makel and we can't wait to return!

Amazing Local Bakery with fresh baked goods daily! The breakfast sandwich and Cubans are the best in Tampa Bay!
Adriana H.

This is a hidden gem of a bakery that you won't want to miss. It is a small bakery but packs a punch with amazing fresh and flavorful food.

Latin Rice Bowl with pork
Jacqueline K.

Holy moly, this place is a frickin 10/10 every time. I always get the Latin bowl with pork and it SLAPS. So incredibly flavorful and juicy. I just tried the arroz con leche and it's the best I've ever had. I'm gluten free now but I've had their guava pastries and empanadas in the past and all so phenomenal. Would recommend this place 100 times over. Some of the best Spanish food I've ever had. And I use to live in Miami so that's saying a lot!!!

Cuban Sandwich
Coral S.

The food was pretty good, but there is no seating. There is three bar stools, but it's kinda awkward. The eclair was really good. The service was average. I wouldn't make the drive to this place, but would eat it if I'm near.

Top to bottom: guava and cheese pastelito, Ham croquetas, tequeño
Kia R.

OMG!! OMG!!! This bakery is my Dream!!!! Grew up in Miami, so I had the access to every delicious latin cuisine. Coming to Clearwater was hard in the stomach cause I missed my empanadas, pan sobao, and tequeños! This is the bakery I never knew I had and needed!! They have everything I grew up eating (I'm Puerto Rican but I'm sure I ate more cuban/Venezuelan food than my own). The croquetas have the crispiness, the color, and the FLAVOR!! The tequeños are the superior cheese stick haha if you've never had it, it's cheese wrapped by a nice semi sweet dough (more savory than sweet). Lastly, the guava+cheese pastelito. Talk about extreme craving satisfaction! Pair it with a nice cafe con Leche (gotta have that espumita). Recommend!!! I ordered through DoorDash and it was on time, still hot/warm, and extremely delicious!!!

Beef empanada
Brian D.

I see makel hasn't made any changes to the amount of filling in their empanadas bummer! In the picture with 2 empanadas is just about where the filling starts in the steak and jalapeño. I just wanted to give a visual reference so you could see what I'm talking about. It's pretty inexcusable to only get filling after eating half of the empanada but I always give businesses the benefit of the doubt and decided to give makel another chance to no avail. Maybe I'm not picky but no one buys empanadas for the shell! We want the goods inside lol anyways this will probably be the last time I buy empanadas here and instead opt for the desserts because makel does have quite the selection. Tembleque I presume is their version of rice pudding but instead of rice there is coconut . So basically coconut pudding with cinnamon .

The food is incredibly delicious! The Cuban sandwich is the best I've had this far. Great pastry selection. Looks like a family run business yet the customer service is excellent. Prices are great. Plenty of parking highly recommend. Place is clean and cozy only seats like 4 people but it's a must stop.

Guava & cheese pastry
Alan W.

Bakery Makel is hidden off the road, but if a product is good, people will find it. And they have! The place was very crowded which was a good sign. I asked the worker how long they'd been there & she said 4 years. So I'm late to the game. The bakery has many bakery items from the countries to our south. Plus they have empanadas, Cuban sandwiches, & coffees. All I got was a Guava & Cheese pastry. It was so good. I saw in other reviews I need to try some other things, so I'll be back.

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Great latin pastries bakery. All baked daily. Extremely reasonable. The owner is a sweetheart and very attentive.

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Tampa native. Real authentic Cuban sandwich. The roast pork in the Cuban was amazing. Great desserts too

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Super good breakfast sandwich, eclair and coffee. Simple bar and 2 stools for eating. Nice people

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9 years ago

The food and pastries at this place are always fresh!! Love there Cuban sandwiches one of my favorite!!! Definitely recommend this place!!

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