Celebrity bagel company H&H Bagels, which had cameos in New York-centric shows such as “Seinfeld” and “Sex and the City,” is coming to at least two locations in Northeast Florida, and possibly a third.
In St. Johns County, the HHBagels.com website says it is opening in 2025 at 3735 Longleaf Pine Parkway in Saint Johns.
The Shoppes of Aberdeen brochure shows a bagel restaurant in 1,237 square feet of space on a corner next to Crave Cookies. Ash Properties is the landlord.
In Jacksonville, the city is reviewing a permit for H&H Bagels at 10025 San Jose Blvd. where Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop closed in Crown Point Plaza. Sleiman Enterprises is the landlord. The site brochure shows H&H Bagels in a 1,536-square-foot space.
The site is in the Beauclerc area north of Interstate 295. The shopping center is at southeast San Jose Boulevard and Crown Point Road.
Kaneco Construction LLC is the contractor for the Crown Point Plaza build-out at an estimated project cost of $275,008. Oculus Inc. of St. Louis is the architect. The McHenry retail and hospitality construction management company of Baltimore is the project manager.
San Pablo Bagels Corp. and Longleaf Bagels Corp. are the franchisees. The officers are Joshua Witt and Irwin Witt, who are associated with other restaurant franchises.
The Witts also have registered Jax Beach Bagels Corp. with the state, but no restaurant location was indicated. They did not immediately respond to questions sent by email.
H&H Bagels says it has been a New York City institution since 1972 and has begun a national expansion through franchising.
It says that in addition to its bagels, it is renowned for its signature, fresh griddled egg and its smoked salmon sandwiches.
“Our original recipe and traditional water bagel method has become synonymous with ‘the New York bagel,’ earning cameos in Seinfeld, Sex and the City, The Office, and many more,” says the website.
H&H Bagels lists nine locations open in New York City (5); at John F. Kennedy Airport (1) and LaGuardia Airport (1); and one each in Santa Monica, California, and in Florida in Boca Raton.
The site shows seven opening in 2025 with three in Florida (Saint Johns, Tampa and West Palm Beach); and one each in Los Angeles; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; and in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The Crown Point Plaza store is not listed.
“H&H is dedicated to using only the highest quality ingredients, starting with our unbromated and unbleached best-in-class flour. Our bagels are all-natural and non-GMO, with no artificial preservatives. Each bagel is packed with 13 grams of protein,” the website says.
“Our passion for using ingredients with integrity extends throughout our menu, including fresh cracked eggs griddled for every sandwich, whole avocados hand sliced to order, and freshly ground small batch coffee. No microwaves. No short cuts. Nothing but the best for our families and yours,” it says.
Also, “our dough remains kettle-boiled in New York City water, then baked locally on-site all day, every day.”
The site says that the most popular orders at the Boca Raton restaurant include the classic bacon, egg and cheese ($8.80); plain cream cheese ($4.70); nova salmon with the works ($16.25); and muffins ($4.35).
There are limited-time only items as well as specialty and salad sandwiches, such as horseradish roast beef ($13.55), avocado deluxe ($11) and whitefish salad ($14.15), among other varieties.
Bagels to-go are $2.20 each; with a dozen for $21.70.
The restaurant also sells coffees, other drinks, the Dirty Potato Chips brand and bakery items, such as babka loaf and black and white cookies.
Hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
H&H Bagels offers nationwide shipping, with a dozen kosher bagels staring at $59. Two dozen bagels, cream cheese and Nova Scotia salmon is priced at $244.
The 13 bagel flavors include, for example, plain, whole wheat everything, onion, blueberry and Asiago.