Showing posts with label bagels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bagels. Show all posts

Monday, July 27, 2026

Brick Street Bagels to Open Brick-and-Mortar Shop in the Former Aurora Market & Bakery Space in Boston's South End

Last month, it was reported that a local bagel business that got its start as a popup in Boston's South End would be expanding to a second storefront, and now we have learned that another location is on the way--and this one will bring it back full circle to where it all began.

According to multiple sources, Brick Street Bagels is planning to open a shop in the South End, with the address indicating that it will move into the space on Tremont Street where Aurora Market & Bakery had been until recently closing. An Instagram post from the business gives more details, mentioning the following:

Brick by brick we've been building in the South End. So many people, places and memories in the neighborhood where this all began. At long last we've found a permanent home here @ 570 Tremont. We are so excited to finally do all that we've been wanting to do here.

Currently, Brick Street Bagels can be found on W Broadway in South Boston, and another is in the works for Charles Street in Beacon Hill, while its bagels have also been available at the Clarendon Street outlet of the South End Buttery.

The address for the upcoming Brick Street Bagels in the South End is 570 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02118. The website for the business is at https://www.brickstreetbagels.org/

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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Brick Street Bagels to Open in Boston's Beacon Hill Neighborhood

A local bagel business that got its start as a popup and currently has a brick-and-mortar location in South Boston will be expanding to a second storefront.

According to an Instagram post, Brick Street Bagels is planning to open in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood, with the post saying the following:

Planting our flag in beautiful BH. Opening Fall '26....So pumped to be offering seating in this space!....Well aware of the proximity to MGH and going to have  early shop opening hours to give the early shift nurses and hospital staff a place to grab breakfast before heading in.....This is a big step for Brick Street. Moving into a new neighborhood on a pricey street with a very expensive ground-up build ahead of us. We hope you can help spread the word and come support once doors open. It is a total honor to be joining the Charles st community and Beacon Hill neighborhood.

Once it opens, the new location of Brick Street Bagels (which started out in a South End apartment back in 2022) will join another on W Broadway in Southie, while its bagels can also be found at the Clarendon Street outlet of the South End Buttery.

The address for the upcoming Brick Street Bagels in Beacon Hill is 144 Charles Street, Boston, MA, 02114. The website for the business is at https://www.brickstreetbagels.org/

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Brick Street Bagels Opens in South Boston

Earlier this year, it was reported that a popup bagel business that has been based out of Boston's South End would be moving into a permanent space not all that far away, and now we have learned that it has debuted.

NBC 10 Boston states (via the Boston Business Journal) that Brick Street Bagels is now open in South Boston, moving into a space on W Broadway by the E Street intersection. The new brick-and-mortar shop is open 7 days a week and such options as fresh bagels, open-faced sandwiches, coffee, matcha, and more will be offered.

Brick Street Bagels started out in a South End apartment back in 2022.

The address for the brick-and-mortar location of Brick Street Bagels is 371 W Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127.

[Earlier Article]
Brick Street Bagels Plans to Open a Brick-and-Mortar Shop in South Boston

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

PopUp Bagels Is Opening in Cambridge's Harvard Square

Earlier this year, it was reported that a growing group of bagel shops would be opening another Boston-area location, and now we have learned that it is up and running.

According to a press release, PopUp Bagels is now open in Cambridge, moving into a space at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Church Street in Harvard Square. As mentioned earlier, the new shop offers a variety of bagels and "schmears," and it joins two others locally--in Boston's Seaport District and in Somerville's Assembly Row, while their bagels can also be purchased within Captain Mardens in Wellesley as well.

PopUp Bagels was established in Westport, CT, in 2020, with founder Adam Goldberg selling bagels from a backyard pickup window at his house.

The address for PopUp Bagels in Harvard Square is 1430 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138. The website for the business is at https://www.popupbagels.com/

[Earlier Article]
PopUp Bagels Plans to Open in Cambridge

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Tuesday, October 07, 2025

New York Bagel and Coffee Co. Opens in Allston

A new spot for bagels and more has come to Boston.

According to its Instagram page, New York Bagel and Coffee Co. is now open in Allston, moving into a space on Brighton Avenue about a block east of the Harvard Avenue intersection. The website for the place gives a bit of info, saying the following:

New York Bagel and Coffee Co. serves more than food—we serve experiences. Enjoy artisan sandwiches, pressed paninis, Neapolitan pizzas, Dutch waffles, and house-made pastries, with vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free choices for all.

The address for New York Bagel and Coffee Co. is 111 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA, 02134. Its website can be found at https://nybagelandcoffeeco.com/ while its Instagram page is at https://www.instagram.com/nybagelofficial/

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Monday, August 18, 2025

NY Bagel Factory Is Opening in the Former KJ's Caffe Space in Acton

A local group of bagel shops continues to be in expansion mode, as it has plans to open a new one northwest of Boston, taking over the space where a location of a pair of cafes had been until closing recently.

According to a source, NY Bagel Factory is planning to open a new location in Acton, moving into the former KJ's Caffe space on Great Road. Once it opens (possibly this fall), the new outlet will join others in Newtonville, Framingham, and Southboro, and based on those shops, the new one would likely be offering breakfast items, baked goods, sandwiches, and coffee in addition to bagels.

The address for the new location of NY Bagel Factory in Acton is 145 Great Road, Acton, MA, 01720. The website for the business is at https://thenybagelfactory.com/

[February 6, 2026 update: According to a source (Gary Goldblatt), the Acton location of NY Bagel Factory is now open.]

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Kupel's Bakery in Brookline May Be Expanding to Somerville

A decades-old bagel spot in Brookline could be expanding to a second location.

According to an article from Universal Hub (via a flyer for a meeting about the plans), Kupel's Bakery is looking to open a new shop in Somerville, with the Elm Street address indicating that it would move into a space behind Porter Square near the Somerville/Cambridge line. The flyer mentions that the proposed location would be a bakery, cafe, and coffee shop, and that a neighborhood meeting on the plan had been slated to take place last night.

Kupel's first opened its doors on Harvard Street near Coolidge Corner in 1978.

The address for the proposed location of Kupel's Bakery in Somerville is 54A Elm Street, Somerville, MA, 02144. The website for the Brookline location is at https://www.kupelsbakery.com/

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Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Park Bagelry Is Opening in Allston

A new bakery-cafe that will offer bagels and more is on its way to a new development in Allston.

According to a press release, Park Bagelry is planning to open at the Allston Labworks campus on Western Avenue, with the place being a new concept from Tiny Engine Collective (Diesel, Bloc, Forge Baking Co. & Ice Cream). In addition to bagels, Park Bagelry will also offer such options as ice cream and coffee, and its bagels will combine elements of sourdough, New York, and Montreal-style bagels.

If all goes as planned, the bakery-cafe will open sometime this summer.

Allston Labworks includes three buildings, with retail space on the ground floor that will include Park Bagelry as well as FiDO Pizza.

[September 10 update: According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Park Bagelry is now open in Allston, with its Instagram page being at https://www.instagram.com/parkbagelry/]

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Friday, March 21, 2025

PopUp Bagels Is Opening at Assembly Row in Somerville

A few days ago, it was reported that a growing group of bagel shops that started out as a backyard pickup window in Connecticut would be opening another Boston-area location, and now we have learned that yet another is on the way as well.

According to a press release, PopUp Bagels is planning to open in Somerville, moving into the former ARow Express convenience store space on Revolution Drive at Assembly Row. Once it opens, the new shop will join another in Boston's Seaport District, and it will either be the second or third standalone location locally depending on when another one in the works in Cambridge's Harvard Square gets up and running (both the Cambridge and Somerville locations are slated to open later this year).

PopUp Bagels, which started out in Westport in 2020 with founder Adam Goldberg selling bagels out of his house, also sells bagels within Captain Mardens in Wellesley.

The address for the new PopUp Bagels at Assembly Row is 495 Revolution Drive, Somerville, MA, 02145. The website for the business is at https://www.popupbagels.com/

[July 28 update: According to a new press release, PopUp Bagels is now open at Assembly Row.]

[Earlier Article]
PopUp Bagels Is Opening in Cambridge's Harvard Square

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

The Bagel Table at The Street Chestnut Hill Has Closed

The first location of a local group of bagel shops has shut down.

According to a source, The Bagel Table at The Street Chestnut Hill is no longer in business, with social media pages for the business saying that "We have appreciated your support over the past 7 years. We truly enjoyed serving you and we want to thank you, your families, and the entire The Street Chestnut Hill community. We are sad to say goodbye and we will miss you." Locations of The Bagel Table in Ashland, Brighton, Maynard, Natick, and Wayland remain in operation.

The Chestnut Hill location of The Bagel Table first opened in January of 2018, taking over the space where a location of Rosie's Bakery had once been (Rosie's products can still be found at various businesses throughout the Greater Boston area).

The website for The Bagel Table is at https://mybageltable.com/

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PopUp Bagels Plans to Open in Cambridge

A growing group of bagel shops that started out as a backyard pickup window in Connecticut is opening another Boston-area location.

According to a press release, PopUp Bagels is planning to open in Cambridge, moving into a space at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Church Street. Once it opens later this year, the new shop will offer a variety of bagels and "schmears," and it will join another in Boston's Seaport District along with a new one in Somerville's Assembly Row [ed note: now open]. Their bagels can also be purchased within Captain Mardens in Wellesley as well.

PopUp Bagels started out in Westport in 2020 with founder Adam Goldberg selling bagels out of his house.

The address for PopUp Bagels in Harvard Square is 1430 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138. The website for the business can be found at https://www.popupbagels.com/

[October 10 update: According to a new press release, PopUp Bagels is now open in Harvard Square.]

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Monday, February 24, 2025

Brick Street Bagels Plans to Open a Brick-and-Mortar Shop in South Boston

A popup bagel business that has been based out of Boston's South End has found a permanent space in a nearby part of the city.

According to a source, Brick Street Bagels is making plans to open a brick-and-mortar shop in South Boston, with an Instagram post from the business saying the following:

10 months in the making and we could not be more excited to finally announce this! We will be opening our first permanent storefront where we will offer fresh bagels, open-faced sandwiches, coffee and whatever else our whimsy leads us to....Our new building is one of the oldest in Southie which brings with it lots of charm but also lots of expense. We are so excited and thankful to have this community that we can involve in the process and ask for help from.

Brick Street Bagels, which started in a South End apartment in 2022 and whose bagels can be found at the South End Buttery along with popup locations around the city, is currently trying to raise funds through NuMarket for the new shop--and they do say they will continue to offer bagels in the South End.

[September 11 update: According to a licensing board hearing page, Brick Street Bagels will be opening at 371 W Broadway, which is by the E Street intersection.]

[October 14 update: NBC 10 Boston states that Brick Street Bagels is now open in South Boston.]

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Tuesday, January 07, 2025

PopUp Bagels Is Opening in Boston's Seaport District

A growing group of bagel shops that started out as a backyard pickup window in Connecticut is opening its first location within the city of Boston.

According to a post from boston.com, PopUp Bagels is planning to open in the Seaport District sometime this month, moving into a space on Pier 4 Boulevard. The new shop will join one other in the local area (within Captain Mardens in Wellesley) along with others in Connecticut and New York, and it will offer a variety of bagels and "schmears."

PopUp Bagels started out in Westport in 2020 with founder Adam Goldberg selling bagels out of his house.

The address for the new PopUp Bagels in the Seaport District is 70 Pier 4 Boulevard, Boston, MA, 02210. The website for the business is at https://www.popupbagels.com/

[January 13 update: According to its social media, Popup Bagels is now open in the Seaport District.]

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Monday, January 06, 2025

Bruegger's Bagels in Downtown Boston Has Closed

A chain of bagel spots that is headquartered in Burlington, VT has closed one of its locations in Boston. 

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Bruegger's Bagels in downtown Boston is no longer in operation, with a sign up at the School Street storefront directing customers to one of its two remaining outlets within the city limits (in the Longwood area, with another being in West Roxbury). The downtown location had been in business since 1986, with the company itself starting out three years earlier in Troy, NY.

In addition to Longwood and West Roxbury, existing Boston-area locations of Bruegger's Bagels can be found in Auburndale, Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Hingham, Lexington, Melrose, Milton, and Winchester.

The address for this now-closed bagel shop in downtown Boston was 7 School Street, Boston, MA, 02108. The website for the chain is at https://www.brueggers.com/

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Monday, June 03, 2024

Rebelle Bagels Opens in Cambridge's Kendall Square

Last fall, it was reported that a James Beard Award nominee would be moving her Providence bagel shop to Cambridge, and now we have learned that it is in the process of getting up and running.

According to a post from troysch1.bsky.social on the Bluesky social media platform, Rebelle Bagels has soft-opened in Kendall Square, moving into a space on Third Street where it meets Bent Street on the northern edge of the square. Owner Milena Pagán, who was a James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Northeast last year, moved the shop from Doyle Avenue on the East Side of Providence where it had been since 2017. (She is also behind Little Sister, a bakery-cafe that is located on the East Side.)

The address for the new location of Rebelle Bagels in Kendall Square is 249 Third Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142. The website for the business is at https://www.rebelleartisanbagels.com/

[Earlier Article]
Rebelle Bagels Plans to Move from Providence to Cambridge's Kendall Square


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Friday, April 26, 2024

NY Bagel Factory Opens in Newtonville

A new location of a local group of bagel shops has debuted nearly a year after its plans were first announced.

According to a poster on the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, NY Bagel Factory is now open in Newtonville, moving into a space in the Trio luxury apartment building on Washington Street. The new shop joins others in Framingham and Southboro, and it offers bagels, breakfast items, baked goods, sandwiches, coffee, iced tea, and more.

The address for the new location of NY Bagel Factory in Newtonville is 839 Washington Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460. The website for all locations can be found at https://thenybagelfactory.com/

[Earlier Article]
NY Bagel Factory Plans to Open a New Location in Newtonville


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Monday, March 04, 2024

The Bagel Bar Is Opening in the Former Fuller Cup Space in Winchester

A bagel place in the northern suburbs of Boston is expanding to a second space north of the city, and this one is replacing a bakery-cafe that shut down last year.

According to a poster within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, The Bagel Bar is planning to open in Winchester, moving into the former Fuller Cup space on Thompson Street in the center of town. A new Instagram page is up for the upcoming Winchester shop, and based on the original location in Burlington, the new outlet could be offering bagels, bagel sandwiches, toast, and coffee.

The Burlington location of The Bagel Bar debuted in early 2020 in the Cambridge Street plaza near the Billerica line.

The address for the new outlet of The Bagel Bar in Winchester is 11 Thompson Street, Winchester, MA, 01890. The website for the business is at https://mybagelbar.com/ while the Instagram page for the new location is at https://www.instagram.com/bagelbar_winchester

[July 17 update: According to its website and social media the Winchester location of The Bagel Bar appears to have gone through a soft opening this week, with a ribbon cutting for its official opening being slated for today.]


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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Exodus Bagels Plans to Add a Dining Space to Its Facility in Roslindale

A bagel company in Roslindale that shuttered its Jamaica Plain shop a few years ago is hoping to expand its production facility to include seating for customers.

According to an article from Universal Hub (via an Instagram post from the place), Exodus Bagels is proposing changes to its space on McCraw Street, including the addition of a dining area along with a new entryway, facade, service counter, and an additional bathroom. The Instagram post mentions that the people behind the business will be holding a virtual abutters meeting on Monday, December 18 to discuss the plans.

Exodus Bagels started out in 2015 with a series of pop-ups, opening a shop in on Washington Street in JP in 2018 which ended up temporarily closing in 2020 before turning into a permanent closure a year later; its Roslindale facility currently includes a service window in addition to its production kitchen.

The address for the Exodus facility in Roslindale is 2 McCraw Street, Roslindale, MA, 02131. Its website can be found at https://www.exodusbagels.com/


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Thursday, October 05, 2023

Rebelle Bagels Plans to Move from Providence to Cambridge's Kendall Square

A James Beard Award nominee who runs a bagel shop in Providence is getting ready to relocate the store to Cambridge.

According to a press release, Milena Pagán is going to be opening Rebelle Bagels in Kendall Square, moving into a space on Third Street where it meets Bent Street on the northern edge of the square. The shop is currently on Doyle Avenue on the East Side of Providence, and it will move to Cambridge sometime this winter, though a specific date has not been given as of yet.

In addition to Rebelle, Pagán--who was a James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Northeast this year--is also co-owner of Little Sister on Providence's East Side and which is a bakery-cafe with Latin influences.

The address for the upcoming Rebelle Bagels in Kendall Square is 249 Third Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142. The website for the Providence location is at https://www.rebelleartisanbagels.com/


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Friday, September 22, 2023

Manhattan Bagel 'n Coffee Co. to Open Near Berklee in Boston

It looks like a new bagel shop is on its way to Boston.

According to Drew Starr, who posted within the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page, Manhattan Bagel 'n Coffee Co. is planning to open on Mass. Ave. near Berklee, taking over the space that had been home to a location of Starbucks. The website for the new spot has very little information other than showing the term "re-evolution cafe" while showing pictures of bagel sandwiches; as soon as we find out more, we will post an update here.

The address for the upcoming Manhattan Bagel 'n Coffee Co. is 147 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115. Its website is at https://manhattanbagelncoffee.com/

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