An investment firm-backed bagel chain that has swept the East Coast and plans to open nearly three dozen locations in California is planting its first flag in the Bay Area, taking over one of the last original Mission-style Taco Bells in the region.
PopUp Bagels will open this fall at 3501 Mount Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette, according to Keith Dudum, owner of Lafayette Land Co., which owns the property.
“PopUp and their viral bagel concept promise to bring a new excitement to Lafayette,” Dudum wrote in an email, adding that the bagel business won out over other national chains looking to demolish and redevelop the former Taco Bell site, which closed in January. “We ultimately chose to preserve the historic and iconic building that so many in the community share fond memories of.”…