Kossar's Bagels & Bailey's still plans to open UES restaurant next month | Upper East Site
Kossar's Bagels & Bailey's still plans to open UES restaurant next month | Upper East Site

Kossar’s Bagels & Bialys Still Plans to Open New UES Location Next Month

The long-awaited and highly-anticipated opening of Kossar’s new Upper East Side location won’t be happening March 1st, as previously planned, however, Upper East Site has confirmed that the famous old school New York bagel and bialy shop is still eyeing a grand opening next month.

Inside Kossar's Bagels & Bailey's new UES location | Upper East Site
Inside Kossar’s Bagels & Bailey’s new UES location | Upper East Site

The new UES bagel and bialy shop has been under construction at 1409 York Avenue, at the corner of East 75th Street, for more than a year. Upper East Site first reported on the company’s uptown expansion plans last February, when the company had still planned to open the location that spring.

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For a few months, a poster hanging in the window of the new restaurant read “We’re ready to roll, just waiting on the gas,” though, it has since been swapped out for one with the March 1st opening date — which the company admits it will not meet.

A sign says Kossar's grand opening date is March 1st, which the company says will not happen | Upper East Site
A sign says Kossar’s grand opening date is March 1st, which the company says will not happen | Upper East Site

However, Kossar’s General Manager Sharon Bain tells Upper East Site that the 85-year-old Lower East Side institution hopes to open its brand new UES restaurant at some point in late March — about a month from now.

A tool bag sits on the counter inside Kossar's new Upper East Side restaurant | Upper East Site
A tool bag sits on the counter inside Kossar’s new Upper East Side restaurant | Upper East Site

Construction workers could be seen inside the new restaurant on Wednesday, as a bag of tools sat on the modern designed service counter and checkout station along the restaurant’s northern wall, baskets waiting to be filled with fresh hot bagels sitting empty behind it.

Wires hang from the facade of Kossar's UES bagel shop where lights or cameras will be installed | Upper East Site
Wires hang from the facade of Kossar’s UES bagel shop where lights or cameras will be installed | Upper East Site

Large black and white photos of old New York are arranged throughout the seating area.

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On the exterior, wires hung from the facade where either light fixtures or security cameras were likely going to be installed, while a vertical painted sign on the southern side of the building was missing the letter ‘K’ so the sign reads ‘ossar’s.’ So, it’s clear there’s still some work left to be done.

The letter 'K' is missing from the Kossar's sign on the side of the new UES restaurant | Upper East Site
The letter ‘K’ is missing from the Kossar’s sign on the side of the new UES restaurant | Upper East Site

Kossar’s has been cranking out handmade bagels and its hole-less unboiled cousin, the bialy, since 1936, and recently expanded with a second location that opened in Hudson Yards last summer. The Upper East Side is set to become location number three.

A hand-rolled Kossar's bagel with vegetable cream cheese
A hand-rolled Kossar’s bagel with vegetable cream cheese | @misskellysbelly

Besides bagels, bialys and schmears of flavored cream cheese, homemade fish salads and sandwiches that make Kossar’s so popular, the there’s also plenty of options for those with a sweet tooth, including cinnamon and chocolate babka’s, black and white cookies and rugelach. 

Kossar's is known for its tasty schmears of flavored cream cheese
Kossar’s is known for its tasty schmears of flavored cream cheese | @misskellysbelly

Hopefully we’ll all be able to sample them sooner rather than later.

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