Expansion of Bagels & Co, with lots of choices, spreads to Tallahassee
Bagels & Co is not your bubbe’s bagel shop. The new College Town venue features at least 20 bagels ($2.25 each) with selections like Doritos, French toast, rainbow and even more options for shmears.
The chain was founded in 2020 by the Philadelphia-based firm Glu Hospitality. It has locations in South Florida, in Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors. The restaurant opened its Gaines Street location in mid-February.
Bagels & Co has indoor and outdoor tables in its new home on Gaines Street. Photos / Tallahassee Table
The roomy, 2,200-square-foot neighborhood café, decorated with white subway tiles, offers plenty of tables and counter space inside, or you can graze outside with your pup.
During our weekend visit, the clientele was cross-generational, with older customers, families, and students. When I came by on a weekday, I raised the demographic by decades.
My husband and I had just returned from New York City, and while it’s hard to find the real deal outside the Big Apple, we agreed that Bagels & Co. does a good job.
Everything and French toast bagels are just two of the 20 bagel options for breakfast sandwiches at BAgels & Co. Photo / Tallahassee Table
The bagels are baked on premises. They’re large and taste fresh. They’re a bit chewy inside with a slightly crisp crust, like a bagel should be. We’ve enjoyed classic choices such as the Everything and sesame seed bagels. On another visit, I had the French toast bagel sandwich, which tastes like French toast, with eggs, cheddar cheese, and ham.
The “Jersey Shore” touts every single breakfast meat. I also had the rainbow bagel, which tastes like a plain bagel, though festive.
Deciding on a bagel is tough enough. But there are also at least two dozen choices of cream cheese, including bacon scallion and apple cinnamon, which sound sedate compared to Cookie Monster, Jalapeño cheddar or Black Truffle.
Lox and cream cheese sandwiches are an option along with a Rainbow bagel. Photo / Tallahassee Table
A hefty lox and cream cheese bagel and a side of whitefish salad are available. We got the whitefish to go, but I thought it was packed in too much oil. I’ve always had whitefish made with mayo.
Other options include French toast sticks, strawberry parfaits, croissants, a good latte (plus other picks) and iced coffee and tea.
If you go ….
Bagels & Co. is at 799 W. Gaines St.; 850-825-1744. Hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
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If you go ….
Bagels & Co. is at 799 W. Gaines St.; 850-825-1744. Hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
