Hey Bagel is set to open at University Village this fall
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Some of Hey Bagel's fine work. Photos: Courtesy of Andrew Rubinstein
Hey Bagel, a rising juggernaut in Seattle's bagel scene, plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in November.
Why it matters: Once Hey Bagel's shop opens at University Village, you'll no longer have to pre-order weeks in advance to score some of Seattle's best bagels.
Catch up quick: Hey Bagel is a project of Andrew Rubinstein, the founder of Rubinstein Bagels, who sold his stake in that local mini-chain last year.
- He told Axios that he launched Hey Bagel because he "wanted to create a different bagel from what we were doing" at Rubinstein.
- His vision for the U Village location is that people will be able to walk in and get hot bagels that are browned, blistered and "might even have some burn marks on them."
Dig in: The dozen bagels I picked up from Hey Bagel's pre-order drop in Capitol Hill earlier this month fueled Axios Seattle's reporting for days.
- You want a slight crunch when you bite into a fresh bagel. These achieve that without being too dry, chewy or dense.
- The blistering on the outside, crackling exterior and soft interior had me in bagel heaven.
Thought bubble: My bagel world was shaken when Little Market, one of my top picks for bagels in the city, closed earlier this year.
- Hey Bagel, even in its limited pre-order and pop-up form, has gone a long way toward filling the bagel-shaped hole in my heart.
The bottom line: You can expect a crowd when the U Village shop opens this fall.