BAGELS & CO – 6 New Locations in Philly

Bagels and Co. is about to take over Philadelphia with a citywide expansion that will see six new bagel and coffee shops expand to six new locations. Glu Hospitality and co-owners Derek Gibbons and Tim Lu announce that the popular Northern Liberties-based bagel, coffee, lunch and deli shop will now open new locations in Fishtown, Brewerytown, Temple Campus, Rittenhouse, Midtown Village and Center City. The first new location is set to open in September in Fishtown with a free weekend of bagels for their new neighbors. Currently, Bagels and Co. is operating all operations out of their Northern Liberties flagship location at the Piazza on Philadelphia’s restaurant row, at 1001 N. 2nd Street.

“Bagels and Co. was an idea born out of the pandemic when we had to close our nightlife and bar concepts and think about the future direction of hospitality,” said Gibbons. “The shut-down really had us step back and look at how we would pivot in the short term, but we also examined our business model for beyond the pandemic. A day-time, stylish cafe for our favorite neighborhood was the perfect option to start. We love Northern Liberties and have invested over the years in making it one of the best places in Philly to eat, drink, live and work. Our Northern Liberties shop and flagship location is so busy we needed to expand to Fishtown – just a mile away – to be able to serve our customers crossing Girard. With that expansion we saw a demand in neighborhoods all over Philadelphia. We are now thrilled to announce Fishtown is about to open, and we will brand out to Center City, Midtown Village, Rittenhouse, Brewerytown and Temple/ North Philadelphia.”

Gibbons added, “This is just the beginning, we are in final stages of signing and sealing up two more locations as we speak – with a goal to open 5 to 10 new locations a year.

Fishtown – 1317 Frankford Av
1,700 square feet inside, with much larger indoor/outdoor seating – 16 inside and 12 outside for around 28 seats in total.

Rittenhouse/Center City – 1526 Sansom St. (Old Goldie Space)
1200 sq ft inside, 16 indoor seats.

Brewerytown – 3000 Master St
900 sq ft inside, will have indoor/outdoor seating
16 seats estimated inside, 12 outside, for around 28 total.

Rittenhouse/ Center City/ Uptown – 100 N 18th St
(old Zushi Space, right near Four Seasons and Comcast Building)
1800 sq ft, will have indoor and outdoor seating
12 seats inside, 12 outside for around 24 total (estimated).

Midtown/Center City – 17 S 11th St.
2500 sq ft indoor seating
Look for around 20-24 seats.

Temple – 1431 Cecil B Moore Ave
800 sq ft will have outdoor seating only in nice weather – but stay tuned.

For all Bagels and Co. locations, look for over a dozen bagel options with some standards that remain on the menu, and seasonal specials as well. For cream cheese, Bagels and Co. boasts one of the city’s largest line-ups with 20-24 at the ready at nearly all times during regular hours. Bagels and Co. also offers vegan and gluten free offerings, non-dairy spreads, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, coffee drinks, baked goods, deli items, smoothies, yogurt parfaits, fresh juices, frozen non-alcoholic beverages, salads and other cafe items.

On the menu, look for over a dozen bagels that include plain, everything, salt, garlic, onion, egg, sesame, poppy, rainbow, cinnamon raisin, french toast, pumpernickel, cheddar habanero, whole wheat, whole wheat everything – and other specials to be announced. Bagels are only $2.00 each for standard bagels, and $10 for a 1/2 dozen and $18 for a full dozen. Bagels with cream cheese selection are $4.00 each.

For more about Bagels and Co., visit https://www.bagelsandcophl.com/. For more about Glu Hospitality, visit https://www.gluhospitality.com/.