Two Daughters Bagels will open this summer at 10593 Ulmerton Road, across the street from the Largo Mall | Google Maps

Two Daughters Bagels, a locally-owned and operated breakfast spot, is bringing New York bagels to Largo.

Owner Justin Miller plans to open his new bagel shop this summer at 10593 Ulmerton Road, across the street from the Largo Mall.

The space was formerly home to Miracle Mobility, a retailer specializing in electric wheelchairs and other mobility devices.

He signed the lease last August and has been tirelessly renovating the shop ever since.

“This is a life-long dream of mine. I’ve always wanted to open a legitimate New York bagel shop—not just ‘New York-style,’” Miller tells St. Pete Rising. “I wasn’t satisfied with any of the other bagels in the area, and was determined I could do it better. And so I learned how by reverse engineering the process.”

A ainbow-colored birthday cake bagel from Two Daughters | Two Daughters Bagels

Originally from Pennsylvania, Miller grew up with a love of bagels and has lived in Pinellas County for nearly twenty years.

While he has technically never worked as a pastry chef or baker, he’s spent the past two and a half years refining all of his bagel recipes.

He says that the ideal New York bagel weighs over six ounces with a crisp, slightly blistered outside, and a soft, chewy inside.

Two Daughters’ New York-style bagels will be made with high-gluten flour and filtered water, cold fermented for 36 hours, boiled, and then baked at a high heat—a traditional process that dates back to the late 1800s.

In order to perfect his bagel recipe, Miller even installed a custom water filtration system to simulate the mineral levels and alkalinity of New York City water.

There will be at least 15 types of bagels offered at Two Daughters, from familiar options like plain, everything, sesame, egg, and poppy seed to more unique flavors like asiago, cinnamon raisin, blueberry, honey wheat, jalapeño cheddar, and pumpernickel.

The future home of Two Daughters needed to be demolished and completely rebuilt | Two Daughters bagels

The shop will also feature a rotating menu of specialty flavors, like rainbow-colored birthday cake or a “black matcha” bagel, made with ceremonial grade matcha and black sesame.

There will be over a dozen flavors of cream cheese for customers to choose from, including scallion, vegetable, garlic and herb, cinnamon sugar, blueberry, strawberry, birthday cake, jalapeño, bacon and chive, honey, walnut, guava, olive, dill pickle, and a dairy-free coconut-based option.

Coffee will also be served using beans from Tampa-based roaster Buddy Brew Coffee, with espresso drinks, cold brew, and drip coffee on the menu. Matcha and a variety of teas will be available as well.

A selection of house-made, oversized baked goods like cinnamon rolls, blueberry muffins, and black and white cookies (another New York City delicacy), will also be for sale.

Down the line, Two Daughters is expected to sell breakfast sandwiches and other hot items after a full kitchen is eventually built out.

“Everything we sell is made by hand every day,” says Miller. “We don't use any machines or use any shortcuts. But more than that, I want this to be a genuine part of the community.”

Owner Justin Miller with his two daughters, for whom the business is named | Two Daughters Bagels

Miller plans to donate excess product to local shelters and food banks, in addition to sponsoring youth sports teams and fundraisers.

After its debut, the Largo shop will be open from 5:30 am to 2:30 pm every day.

The opening of Two Daughters comes at a time when New York-style bagels are booming in the area.

There’s been a recent influx of New York-style bagel companies like H&H Bagels, Pop-Up Bagels, and Jeff’s Bagel Run opening locations throughout Tampa, in addition to the local expansion of Pete’s Bagels.

“Tampa is definitely having a bagel revival. But Pinellas County is virtually untouched by the bagel trend, and that's where I'm really looking to make my mark,” Miller explains.

By naming the business after his children, he hopes to leave a legacy behind for his young daughters.

“This is all really for my kids,” Miller says. “I want them to see me chasing a dream and realize that you can actually decide what you want your life to look like.”

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