Kossar's Upper East Side Location Finally Opens

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Turns out, the sign was right all along.

Despite numerous prior reports of further delays to a grand opening for a new Upper East Side bakery, Kossar's Bagels and Bialys kept to their promise and are now open for business at their new Yorkville location.

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Last week, a Kossar's employee told Patch that the opening day would be delayed until the fall because of permitting and gas utility issues.

A few days later, the bagel purveyor told another local news site that while the location wouldn't be opening Wednesday, March 1, they were still hoping to open at some point that month.

Patch confirmed with a Kossar's employee that the new spot's grand opening is indeed Wednesday and the shop will hold hours of 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The representative did not supply details as to what the holdup — and sudden lack thereof — was.

Kossar's first announced their Upper East Side location a year ago to much fanfare and had initially declared an opening date in April or May 2022.

Since first opening over 80 years ago on the Lower East Side, Kossar's has captivated its patrons with freshly baked bagels, bialys, babkas, rugelach and black-and-white cookies.

Additionally, the bakery offers various kinds of lox, sable, a dozen different varieties of cream cheese, salad spreads and pletzels, a traditional Jewish "onion board."