The space formerly occupied by Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Bakery now has a new owner: Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C.-based bagel and deli chain.<\/p>\n
Metropolitan Bakery closed its 19th Street location near Rittenhouse Square in March after over 32 years in business. But this week, Call Your Mother founder and co-owner Andrew Dana was handed the keys. The business shared a video of the moment<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n “The first thing I felt when I heard this was closing was heartache, like I’m sure a lot of people did,” Dana said in the video. “We understand we’ll never be Metropolitan Bakery, but we promise we’ll do our best to serve great food with a smile and be a staple in the community.”<\/p>\n Metropolitan’s Wendy Born said she felt Dana and his wife, chef Daniela Moreira, had similar values.<\/p>\n “This place is in the best hands imaginable,” Born said in the video.<\/p>\n Call Your Mother says<\/a> they are serious about bagels \u2014 theirs are “somewhere between a classic NY-style bagel and the sweeter, Montreal-style bagels from our friends up North.”<\/p>\n Call Your Mother is also opening a Fishtown location, which should be open “soon-ish” according to their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n