Bagel-Crafting Brothers Return To Main Line, Launching New Bakehouse

After gracing Philly with their kettle-boiled bagels and smoked fish and meats, the brothers have opened a shop in their hometown.

By June Bakan, Patch Staff

Jul 30, 2026 4:09 PM EDT | Updated Jul 30, 2026 4:38 PM EDT

Kyle and Brett Frankel, who founded Bart's Bagels in Philadelphia, have opened a new location in Bala Cynwyd, where they grew up. (Neal Santos)

Update: Bart's Bagels shared the Bala Cynwyd location's upcoming hours on social media.

Friday, July 31: 9 a.m. to noon, walk-ins only.
Saturday, Aug. 1: grand opening, open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Online ordering may start at some point that day.
Starting Sunday, Aug. 2: open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BALA CYNWYD, PA — Six years ago, Bala Cynwyd natives Brett and Kyle Frankel launched Bart's Bagels in Philadelphia. Now, the bagel boys are back in Bala.

Bart's Bagels soft-launched a new location in Bala Cynwyd, where the Frankel brothers grew up. It opened for two hours Thursday morning at 273 Montgomery Ave.

With two locations in Philly, Bart's has built a following by sticking to traditional bagel-making techniques.

The bagels are kettle-boiled, slowly cold-fermented and baked on burlap boards in a revolving oven, creating a chewy interior and crisp, golden-brown crust with seeds on both sides.

Bart's is also known for breakfast sandwiches, smoked fish, house-whipped cream cheeses and house-smoked meats.

The new shop in Bala had a quiet soft launch from 9-11 a.m., which was announced just moments before on the business's Facebook and Instagram stories.

Future hours haven't been revealed as of this writing.

Visit their website for more info.

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