Iconic 'Seinfeld' NYC bagel shop, H&H, is coming to Tampa

Decades after Cosmo Kramer famously went on strike against H&H Bagels, the company says it's now expanding to Tampa.

The popular Manhattan bagel shop, which first opened in 1972, says its expanding outside of NYC, and plans to debut four locations in Florida -- Tampa, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Jacksonville-- with others to open later in Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Miami. H&H is a staple in New York City, and has been featured in shows like "Seinfeld," "The
Office," "Sex and the City," "Entourage," "You’ve Got Mail," "How I Met Your Mother," and more.

What makes its bagels so unique is that they are kettle-boiled in NYC water before being put in the oven, which gives its "signature flavor." To keep that NYC authenticity, the bagels will be boiled in New York before being shipped to Tampa to finish the rest of the process, according to Bloom Tampa Bay.

No exact opening date was announced, but the first Tampa location will open at 1155 South Dale Mabry Highway.
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