{"id":211757,"date":"2026-03-30T15:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/211757\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:02:13","slug":"viral-east-coast-bagel-shop-to-open-first-miami-location-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/211757\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral East Coast Bagel Shop to Open First Miami Location in April"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tViral East Coast bagel shop PopUp Bagels will open its first Miami location on April 10 in Aventura with rotating schmears and whole bagels.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

PopUp Bagels photo<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in tune with the East Coast bagel scene, then there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ve heard all about PopUp Bagels<\/a>. After becoming a local sensation in Westport, Connecticut, and in New York City, the brand popped up in Delray Beach and West Palm Beach in 2025, causing our site to basically crash over the news<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Now, the cream cheese-forward bagel brand is finally opening its first-ever Miami location<\/a>. The cult-favorite breakfast spot will open in Aventura on Friday, April 10, bringing its \u201cGrip, Rip, and Dip\u201d bagels to South Florida\u2019s growing bagel scene<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If the openings in Delray Beach and West Palm Beach are any indication, fans can expect long lines and plenty of fanfare around opening weekend.<\/p>\n

\"\"Viral bagel and loaded schmear sensation PopUp bagels is coming to Brickell in 2025<\/p>\n

What Is PopUp Bagels\u2019 \u2018Grip, Rip, and Dip\u2019 Style?<\/p>\n

The brand is known for its \u201cGrip, Rip, and Dip\u201d menu. This means they only serve whole bagels straight from the oven, skipping the traditional sandwich model in favor of tearing and dipping into limited-edition flavored schmears. (Beware: This means you won\u2019t find bagel sandwiches on the menu.)<\/p>\n

This unique approach has helped PopUp build a cult following, with customers often pre-ordering and planning their weekends around pickup windows.<\/p>\n

\"aThe bacon, egg, and cheese bagel from H&H Bagels in Pinecrest, which just opened in February<\/p>\n

Photo by Nicole Lopez-Alvar<\/p>\n

Why Miami\u2019s Bagel Scene Is Having a Moment<\/p>\n

The Aventura opening arrives as South Florida\u2019s bagel scene continues to boom<\/a>, driven in part by an influx of Northeast transplants and a growing demand for more traditional, high-quality bagels. One of those transplants is H&H Bagels, hailing from New York City. It opened its first Miami location in Pinecrest <\/a>in February with lines out the door.<\/p>\n

Now, PopUp Bagels is ready to take on Miami, just like H&H Bagels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been excited to enter Miami-Dade and continue building in South Florida following the response we\u2019ve seen in Delray and Palm Beach,\u201d says PopUp Bagels CEO Tory Bartlett. \u201cAventura stood out early on as the right place to take that next step and enter a larger market.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The viral \u201cBrown Sugar Cinnamon Butter\u201d schmear at PopUp Bagels<\/p>\n

A Menu Built on Simplicity (and Hype)<\/p>\n

Rather than offering a full deli-style menu, PopUp Bagels keeps things tightly focused. The menu centers on freshly baked bagels paired with rotating schmears and butters, with flavors that change regularly and often lean into unexpected combinations. The bagels are designed to be eaten immediately, dunked into a schmear, or taken home and shared.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bagels stand on their own, and the schmears build on that with thoughtful, rotating flavors that keep people coming back,\u201d Bartlett adds. \u201cKeeping it this simple takes discipline, but it\u2019s what allows us to scale and replicate the product the right way as we grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Backyard Pop-Up to National Bagel Obsession<\/p>\n

PopUp Bagels was founded in 2021 by Adam Goldberg<\/a> in Westport, Connecticut, where it began as a backyard pickup operation before expanding into a multi-state brand. The company has since gained national recognition, including back-to-back \u201cBest Bagel\u201d wins at Brooklyn Bagelfest.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, it\u2019s not about following an existing bagel scene. It\u2019s about bringing great bagels to more people and doing it the same way we always have,\u201d Bartlett says. \u201cAventura felt like a natural place to start, and it gave us the opportunity to introduce what we do at a bigger scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The simple menu and fun schmears have made PopUp Bagels a hit<\/p>\n

The Aventura location marks another step in the brand\u2019s broader growth in Florida, with additional Miami-area openings expected (Brickell soon!).<\/p>\n

When asked about the response from South Florida customers so far, Bartlett says the market has been quick to embrace the concept. \u201cWhile each market has its own character, what\u2019s stood out in South Florida is how ready people are for us,\u201d he says. \u201cThe response has been fast and consistent, which is what we look for.\u201d<\/p>\n

PopUp Bagels. 2958 NE 199th St., Aventura; popupbagels.com<\/a>. Opening Friday, April 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Viral East Coast bagel shop PopUp Bagels will open its first Miami location on April 10 in Aventura…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[44297,225,227,226,290,6097],"class_list":{"0":"post-211757","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-breakfast-brunch","9":"tag-hialeah","10":"tag-hialeah-headlines","11":"tag-hialeah-news","12":"tag-openings-closings","13":"tag-social-media"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}