Bagels & Co. is sweeping the nation. With six locations across Pennsylvania and two in Florida, the brand’s Ardmore outpost marks the ninth entry in Glu Hospitality’s latest breakfast venture.
Located at 43 Cricket Avenue across from the train station in the heart of town, Bagels & Co. represents yet another destination on the long list of Ardmore’s foodie hotspots. After opening on October 17 to enthusiastic fanfare, co-owners Derek Gibbons and Tim Lu are ready to serve up more than a dozen varieties of Brooklyn-style bagels, plenty of unique cream cheese flavors, coffees, matcha drinks, breakfast sandwiches, cookies, muffins and more.
“We are thrilled to open the doors to our first Main Line location for Bagels & Co.,” says Gibbons. “We can’t wait to meet our neighbors and community neighbors who have been looking forward to this opening. Our team looks forward to getting to know the neighborhood and to becoming a valued part of the community. Ardmore is one of the region’s top dining destinations, and we are proud to open in the heart of downtown Ardmore.”
Inside the Bagels & Co Expansion
Since 2021, when Gibbons and Lu opened their first store in North Liberties on the Piazza, they’ve undergone rapid expansion. The Ardmore restaurant comes just a few short months since their latest opening at Temple University in April, with storefronts coming soon to South Philadelphia, Penn State University and Florida State University.
That makes 12 Bagels & Co. brick-and-mortars in operation or soon to be so and, by Gibbons’ account, this is only the beginning.
“With the Ardmore opening, Bagels & Co. begins its suburban expansion in the Philadelphia market. We have had tons of demand and inquiries from the Main Line, western suburbs, Bucks County and South Jersey,” he shares.
The Ardmore Offerings
The Ardmore location is also the largest Bagels & Co. thus far, with 2,500 square feet of space,= and more seating than any of the other storefronts. Guests can expect a starting list of at least 21 bagel varieties. The classics like sesame, everything, cinnamon raisin, poppyseed and more are all there, plus unique creations like Oreo, Dorito, cheddar habanero, Cookie Monster and Fruity Pebbles bagels.
The two dozen cream cheese offerings are likewise indulgent, including the essentials as well as a number of more inventive offerings. How do siracha scallion, maple bacon, walnut raisin and birthday cake sound?
For coffee and breakfast meats, Gibbons and Lu have partnered with D’Amico and Boar’s Head Deli Meats, respectively.
Bagels & Co.
43 Cricket Ave., Ardmore
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