Pete’s Bagels is finally open in Tarpon Springs. The shop’s fifth location opened last week, selling out three batches of bagels in its first two days on the sponge docks, per its social media.
The shop is located inside the historic Dolphin Gift Shop at 810 Dodecanese Blvd.
The opening follows a period of steady expansion for the St. Pete-born bagel spot, which launched a drive-thru location and introduced a café concept, Seymour’s, last year. Owner Steven Peterman has been baking and boiling bagels in-house since 2019, originally opening the shop as Pete’s General before rebranding in 2021.
The Tarpon Springs location offers the same bagels and coffee regulars know well, continuing the brand’s partnership with Look Alive Coffee, but with a new setting: two stories of seating overlooking the water.
Pete’s Bagels in Tarpon Springs is open daily from 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., serving up its classics like the Spicy Pete–a bagel topped with jalapeño cream cheese and hot honey–or the Grand Central Pete, layered with house-made harissa cream cheese and pickled vegetables.
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