Six assorted bagels on a white surface, including plain, sesame, poppy seed, everything, and salt varieties, with scattered crumbs around them.
PopUp Bagels flavors include plain, salt, poppy seed, and everything. Credit: Photo via PopUp Bagels

Tampa hasn’t even finished its first dozen bagels and already another batch is on the way.

PopUp Bagels, the Connecticut-based chain that opened its first local shop earlier this month, has announced a second location in Carrollwood. The move makes Tampa the first Florida city to host multiple locations.

The new store will open at 12817 Dale Mabry Hwy, with a soft launch expected in November, the company told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.

The first Tampa PopUp Bagels, which debuted on Sept. 14 at 4528 W Kennedy Blvd. in Westshore in the former McNatt’s Cleaners building.

PopUp Bagels sets itself apart by serving unsliced bagels straight from the oven with a variety of rotating schmears. Unlike many bagel shops, it does not sell sandwiches, encouraging customers to dip the bagels into the assorted schmears.

The company has grown to more than a dozen locations across Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Expansion plans call for up to 300 shops nationwide, with Tampa franchisee Kal Gullapalli already signaling interest in adding Orlando stores.

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This article appears in Sept. 25 – Oct. 1, 2025.