Tampa Bay may boil over with bagel spots following the opening of Homesick Bagels in North Hyde Park.
The new shop and café moved in at 1528 W. North B St.—next door to its sister spot, Giancarlo’s Cafe & Spirits. Both are owned by University of Tampa alum Travis Kaiser, who started his Tampa food empire with Santoro’s Pizza.
Homesick’s arrival adds to a wave of new bagel spots across Tampa Bay, including two PopUp Bagels, a Connecticut-based chain focused on no-frills bagels and schmears; H&H, the longtime Manhattan institution that debuted its first Tampa location last fall; and Pete’s Bagels, a Tampa Bay classic that opened its fifth location earlier this month.
What sets Homesick apart from its northeastern neighbors is the shop’s focus on New Jersey-style bagels, paired with a menu of hearty breakfast sandwiches.
The shop’s standout menu items include its French toast bagel and a “3 Lil Pigs” breakfast sandwich, stacked with lettuce, tomato, bacon, ham, pork roll and a hashbrown on a bagel of choice.
Homesick Bagels is open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Tampa.
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This article appears in Feb. 12 – 18, 2026.