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 now ready! Bagels and Co. Fishtown will grand open this Friday, November 18th, with a free bagel and cream cheese giveaway between 8:00am to 10:00am and no purchase necessary. On Saturday, November 19th the grand opening continues with free coffee from 9:00am to 11:00am.

On Small Business Saturday, on Saturday, November 26th, Bagels and Co. will offer a free $10 gift card when you purchase a $50 gift card, plus a free small hot/iced coffee when you show your receipt ($20 or more) from shopping in a local small business in Fishtown, Kensington or Northern Liberties.

"Fishtown and Northern Liberties are two of the hottest and fastest growing food neighborhoods in Philadelphia right now," said Gibbons. "We loved the neighborhood, our neighbors and working with the Fishtown District and fellow businesses during the opening of Izakaya by Yanaga. The location came on the main strip along Girard Avenue and we couldn't say no. We see a ton of foot traffic to Northern Liberties from this area and customers have requested time and time again for us to bring Bagels and Co. across Girard. We are thrilled to expand our footprint in Fishtown and hopefully we will have more news to come. Starting this fall, look for Glu Hospitality at Izakaya by Yanaga, Omakase by Yanaga and Bagels and Co."

Just in time for the grand opening, Bagels and Co. will debut their first ever winter drink menu - including:

* Candy Cane Mocha - Peppermint and Mocha

* ChaiNog - Eggnog and Chai

* Christmas Morning Latte - White Mocha, Chai, Cinnamon Sprinkles

* Peppermint Bark Latte - Peppermint, White Mocha, Mocha

* Eggnog Latte - Eggnog and Espresso

* Apple Cider - Cinnamon, Apple Cinnamon, Cinnamon Sprinkles

* Peanut Butter White Mocha - Peanut butter and white mocha

Each location that opens will have an exclusive sandwich specialized and inspired for each neighborhood. For the Fishtown location, the Fishtown signature exclusive lunch sandwich will be the Frankford Ave - and it will feature jerk turkey, pepper jack cheese, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato and chipotle aioli - served on a choice of bagel or bread. The exclusive Fishtown breakfast sandwich will feature choice of bagel, beyond sausage, just egg with choice of vegan cheese.

These join the Second Street lunch sandwich in Northern Liberties, which features chicken cutlet, lettuce, tomato, bacon, mozzarella, mayo and red wine vinegar, and the No Libs breakfast sandwich which features choice of bagel, with fried eggs, provolone, pickled onions, tomato and lemon aioli.

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, nestled between their other restaurants Figo, Set No Libs and Anejo Philadelphia. This will change soon with the opening of other new locations - stay tuned on that.

Bagels and Co. was a pandemic pivot for the hospitality company that was known before 2020 as experts in the nightlife, entertainment, game day and bottle service space. They have now grown to become one of Philadelphia's largest growing hospitality and restaurant groups, with Vesper Center City, Leda and the Swan, Bagels and Co., Figo Ristorante, Figo Pizzeria, Set NoLibs, Anejo Philadelphia, Izakaya by Yanaga, Omakase by Yanaga - with six additional restaurant and bar concepts to come in late 2022 and early 2023. They will also take another of their brands from ghost kitchen to brick and mortar later this year.

Hours for Fishtown and Northern Liberties are 7:00am to 3:00pm, seven days a week.

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

BAGELS AND CO. CONCEPT AND FOOD/DRINK INFORMATION

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.

For the star of the show, Glu is serving from-scratch Brooklyn-style bagels - that are soaked in water to make them puffy and crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. For cooking the bagels, Glu had special custom fabricated steam ovens made just for this first location for Bagels and Co.

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. Bagels and Co. has held the prices during the pandemic so prices remain the same as the first day the Northern Liberties shop opened.

For toppings, look for over two dozen (and counting) spread and cream cheese options - including vegan, non-dairy, gluten-free and more. The line-up includes a rotating variety from this list- with season flavors added in - and occasional weekly specials:

Plain cream cheese

Veggie cream cheese

Lox cream cheese

Black truffle

Cucumber dill

Dill

Honey nut

Walnut raisin

Birthday cake

Strawberry

Blueberry

Tofu

Veggie tofu

Olive

Scallion

Bacon scallion

Cheddar bacon

Jalapeño cheddar

Zaatar

Sundried tomato

Salmon dill

Horseradish dill

Spinach artichoke

Chipotle

Maple bacon

Roasted garlic

Non-dairy / Vegan - Tofu

For coffee, Glu partners with D'Amico for special roasting blends that were designed exclusively for Bagels and Co. Coffee beverages include the standards with a tight menu of well-done drinks - including coffee, espresso, double espresso, cappuccino, latte, matcha, iced coffee, iced latte, iced matcha, red bull cool, Nitro cold brew and more. Coffee by the bag is also available for sale, as are Bagels and Co. merchandise, and grab-and-go market items, beverages and more.

Breakfast and lunch sandwiches are available and made-to-order upon customer request, plus look for a pre-set menu of signature sandwiches. Bagels and Co. proudly serves Boar's Head Deli Meats. A sample of sandwiches includes The Classic for $9.00 with lox or whitefish, cream cheese, tomato, onion and capers. BEC for $8.00 includes bacon, egg, cheddar, salt, pepper and ketchup. PB Banana for $7.00 includes peanut butter, banana and bacon. On the lunch side, look for a Turkey, Ham or Roast Beer and Swiss Sloppy Joe, The Cuban, Grilled Cheese, Jerk Turkey, Italian, Caprese, Reuben, Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad, and Egg Salad. The 2nd Street for $10.00 features pastrami, muenster and deli mustard. All sandwiches can be made with any bagel on the menu. Look for neighborhood inspired sandwiches in each new Bagels and Co.

For vision, Gibbons said that Bagels and Co. was designed to have an extensive collection of Brooklyn-style bagels, dozens of cream cheese and spread options, a well-done tight collection of breakfast sandwiches, casual and walkable lunch options, and of course, amazing well-done coffee that will compete for best in the neighborhood from D’Amico Coffee Roasters roasted specifically for Bagels and Co. and Glu Hospitality.

All Bagels and Co. new locations will have indoor and/or outdoor seating, take-out, pick-up, breakfast service, lunch service, coffee service and a small grab-and-go section, plus online ordering on major delivery apps.

BACK STORY ON BAGELS AND CO.

"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. We also have gotten requests to bring Bagels and Co. to other states - which is exciting and crazy! We are so thankful for the neighborhood support in Northern Liberties, and we can't wait to meet our new neighbors in Fishtown - and beyond. Stay tuned for Fishtown's opening details in coming weeks. For jobseekers, we have many opportunities for Fishtown, Northern Liberties and all other coming locations, and we want to bring on the best in the industry for our team."

Bagels and Co. is the first breakfast, coffee, deli and lunch concept from Glu Hospitality, but it is also Glu's first-ever brick and mortar for a fast casual concept. Bagels and Co. is currently located in the Piazza at 1001 N 2nd St. directly across the street from Set NoLibs and a few doors down from Anejo Philadelphia. Down the Northern Liberties Restaurant Row, Glu operates a fast casual spot called Figo Pizzeria and a fine-dining full-service concept Figo Ristorante. In Fishtown, the new Bagels and Co. will be located just blocks down Frankford Avenue from Izakaya by Yanaga and the new Omakase by Yanaga.

NEW LOCATIONS COMING SOON

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

Gibbons said, "The space became available when Goldie moved to a new building and we really like the location as it’s on a very busy Sansom St and we really think there’s a need for more casual breakfast/lunch offerings in the area."

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

"We originally looked at the space over a year ago and really liked it as it was previously a cafe," said Gibbons. " The building was then bought by M&M partners who we began speaking to and struck a deal with. There’s a huge lack of concepts in the area and there’s a lot of residents we look forward to catering to. The neighborhood is growing so fast but food options have been slower to come. This is one of several new concepts we will announce for Brewerytown - in fact we have our largest and most ambitious project to date coming to Brewerytown. Stay tuned!"

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)

Gibbons said, "This is a partnership with Tony Rim who we share the Ledas/Raw space with him over in Midtown Village. He is a friend and we are thrilled to work with him again."

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

"Glu is proud to bring another great concept to Midtown Village," said Gibbons. "Bagels and Co. will open just a few hundred feet from Leda and the Swan. We are excited to expand our foot print and bring another great fast casual option to this ever evolving and growing food neighborhood and section of Philly."

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

"Glu Hospitality is working hard on our new concept The Peabody," said Gibbons. Next door, we are thrilled to share that we will bring a Bagels and Co. to campus for all the students at Temple and to bring a great bagel, coffee and lunch options for all the neighbors we look forward to meeting. We also will cater and customize options for student groups, faculty and the university itself."

Plus stay tuned for news as Bagels and Co. gears up to announce its national expansion plans.