Bagel Bazaar, a New Jersey-based chain, held a grand opening for its new Mercerville location on Nov. 14.
This is the 9th location for Bagel Bazaar, with another location in Hillsborough set to open soon.
The new Mercerville bagel shop is located in the space formerly occupied by Fred and Pete’s Deli, a legendary local breakfast-and-lunch spot that closed in 2021. One noteworthy thing about it is the store hours: open every day from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bagel Bazaar has bagels — lots of them. And not just run-of-the-mill bagels, either.
There are of course the standard offerings like everything, egg, sesame, wheat, blueberry and onion. But there are other, less common varieties as well, including cookies and cream, fruity flakes, maple bacon and egg, pesto parmesan and cheddar habanero.
Then there are seasonal flavors such as cranberry maple oat and pumpkin french toast. Bagels are water boiled and stone baked throughout the day.
Generous in size, they are available as the bread for a sandwich or to be slathered with one of many available schmears. Schmears include veggie cream cheese, scallion cream cheese and sundried tomato cream cheese. There are also options such as cheddar bacon cream cheese, chocolate chip cookie dough cream cheese and Fresno hot honey cream cheese.
Breakfast sandwiches are available all day on bagels, rolls or wraps. There are also breakfast platters including French toast and pancakes.
For lunch and early dinner, there are also green and grain bowls, chicken wraps, club sandwiches and burgers. Bagel Bazaar also has an assortment of signature sandwiches on offer, each named for a town in central or south Jersey.
The “Hamilton’ is a sandwich with capicola, genoa salami, roasted red peppers, fresh mozzarella, balsamic glaze, olive oil and Italian spices. The “LBI” features chopped veggie tuna, melted provolone and grilled tomato.
Bagel Bazaar also has a variety of coffee and tea drinks as well as bottled drinks. They take orders by phone and web, and offer catering options as well.
Bagel Bazaar, 336 Route 33, Mercerville NJ 08619. Web: bagelbazaar.com.
