We ordered a cinnamon sugar bagel with cookies & cream cream cheese, a Cacio e Pepe bagel with chive and onion cream cheese and a banana iced coffee. If you sit at the counter, you can watch the entire (and very entertaining) bagel-making process. Photo: McKenzie Rankin/Axios
Speaking of bagels,Jeff's Bagel Run, a New York-style bagel chain from Florida, has opened a storefront in south Charlotte.
What to expect: Bagels are scratch-made and boiled in-house daily. Several flavors include cacio e pepe, asiago and salted caramel.
Cream cheese spreads are made onsite too, with options like cookies and cream, banana pudding and cake batter.
Context: The Charlotte location is Jeff's Bagel Run's 10th store. The first location opened in central Florida in 2021.
Stop by: Find Jeff's Bagel Run at 9941 Rea Road in Blakeney Town Center. It's open daily from 6:30am-2pm.