{"id":365013,"date":"2026-07-08T06:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/365013\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:15:27","slug":"dallas-bagel-shop-expands-to-second-north-texas-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/365013\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas bagel shop expands to second North Texas neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abby\u2019s Bagels is expanding beyond Dallas\u2019 Greenville Avenue<\/a> to a new shop in Uptown.<\/p>\n

The second Abby\u2019s in North Texas is expected to open at 2222 McKinney Ave., across from the Crescent Hotel and neighbors with the former Morton\u2019s<\/a> (which is now Andreas Prime Steaks and Seafood<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost ready: The opening date is in late July 2026.<\/p>\n

Owner Nick Backlund, who owned a cocktail bar called Hide<\/a> for over a decade, is all-in on breakfast now. A bagel boom in Dallas<\/a> propelled him to open a second Abby\u2019s. Meanwhile, he closed Hide on Greenville Avenue<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never envisioned this happening; I always was kind of a night owl,\u201d Backlund said. But, he added, his bagel business is \u201con fire. It just made financial sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said Uptown is a Dallas neighborhood that isn\u2019t overrun with bagels yet. Dallas has seen more new bagel shops open in the past few years<\/a> than ever before<\/a>, but \u201cnone of the other big players in Dallas are in Uptown,\u201d Backlund said. As two examples, Shug\u2019s Bagels has shops in University Park and Oak Lawn<\/a>, and Starship<\/a> is in downtown Dallas.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody else had planted a flag here yet,\u201d he said of McKinney Avenue and Pearl Street, \u201cand it checked all the boxes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Abby\u2019s<\/p>\n

Abby\u2019s Bagels is named after owner Nick Backlund’s wife, Abby. (El\u00edas Valverde II\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n

Backlund\u00a0sees opportunities for group orders for office workers nearby in Uptown.<\/p>\n

The shop is named for Backlund\u2019s wife, Abby. He started the company in 2024 for her, because she was missing the bagel shops in Chicago, where she attended art school. Abby\u2019s bagels are fermented for 24 hours, then kettle boiled and baked.<\/p>\n

Many customers at the East Dallas shop order a bagel and schmear, though the shop is best known for its sandwiches. The Dallasite is a bagel sandwich with jalape\u00f1o\u00a0cream cheese, bacon, eggs and avocado, and it\u2019s a bestseller. So, too, is Abby\u2019s lox on a bagel.<\/p>\n

Backlund is also of the shop\u2019s pastrami, which is brined in the restaurant for 28 days, then smoked. The pastrami can come layered on any build-your-own bagel sandwich, or in a lunch option called The Texan, piled with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, spicy sauce and pickles. It\u2019ll be available at the new Uptown shop as well as at the original on Greenville.<\/p>\n

Beyond bagels, Abby\u2019s is a coffee shop serving espresso made with beans from Devoci\u00f3n in Brooklyn, Abby’s favorite.<\/p>\n

Backlund prides himself on creating a friendly place for neighbors to start their day.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone who walks in here at 7 or 8 or 9 in the morning wants to see a smiling face,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that\u2019s one of the things that\u2019s driven our success: People feel good when they walk into Abby\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abby\u2019s Bagels at 2222 McKinney Ave., Dallas, is expected to open in July 2026. The original Abby\u2019s at 1915 Greenville Ave., Dallas, remains open.<\/p>\n

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