New Bagel Shop Opening In Detroit’s Core City Neighborhood: What To Know

DETROIT — A new bagel shop is opening in Detroit’s Core City neighborhood sometime this spring.

James Beard Award-nominated Chef Max Sussman is opening Bev's Bagels in the space where the Detroit Institute of Bagels was once located at 4884 Grand River Avenue.

"Making bagels is a huge passion of mine and I’m so excited to offer really great bagels to Detroit," Sussman said in a statement. "Opening in Core City feels like an incredible opportunity to build on something that was so special to the community and still so needed."

The new shop, which is named after Sussman’s grandmother, will focus on organic sourdough bagels and bagel sandwiches. Some ingredients include wild smoked salmon and ethically raised meat.

"An incredible bagel has to start with incredible ingredients and ours will have organic flour, some whole grains, and use a sourdough starter," Sussman said. "I’m pretty obsessive over the details, so the sandwiches will all have these amazing components, from creative schmears to wild smoked fish to ethically sourced meats."

Sussman started Bev's with pop-ups throughout Ann Arbor. He plans to continue operating the Ann Arbor pop-ups after the Detroit shop opens.

The Detroit shop will be open daily and also focus on catering services.