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…