What Bagelsaurus does

Bagelsaurus is a privately held, single-location artisan bagel bakeshop and café operating at 1796 Massachusetts Avenue in Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2013 by owner Mary Ting Hyatt, the business began as a weekly pop-up at Cutty's sandwich shop in Brookline before opening its own storefront in Cambridge. The company specializes in handmade bagels produced via a 24+-hour slow-fermentation process using a decades-old sourdough culture and five simple ingredients, with a daily lineup of varieties (plain, sea salt, pretzel, sesame, poppy, everything, onion, black olive, seeded wheat, cinnamon raisin) and a rotating set of weekly specials.

The product portfolio extends beyond bagels to include spreads (cream cheeses, butter variants, housemade almond butter, basil hummus, jam, and a Violife vegan option), ready-to-eat sandwiches on bagels (with menu prices from $8.85 to $15.25), beverages (coffee and cold brew from Broadsheet, tea from Upton, orange juice from Natalie's, plus lemonade and Spindrift seltzer), and a small selection of treats. Sandwich menu items are differentiated by named-supplier provenance, including Boston Smoked Fish Co. hot smoked salmon, Browne Trading Co. cold smoked salmon, and North Country Smokehouse bacon.

Revenue is generated through direct-to-consumer retail at the storefront (walk-in Tuesday-Friday 7am-2pm, Saturday-Sunday 8am-2pm or sellout, closed Mondays) and through online ordering and weekend bulk preorders via the Toasttab platform. Pricing is pay-as-you-go unit pricing; signature unit economics are $3 per bagel, $15 per half dozen, $27 per baker's dozen, and $8.85-$15.25 per sandwich. The business serves individual consumers in the Cambridge/Boston metro seeking premium breakfast and brunch offerings and bulk bagel orders for groups. The company has 6 employees, no outside funding, no parent company, and no disclosed financials.

Name

Bagelsaurus

Legal name

Bagelsaurus

Website

https://bagelsaurus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bagelsaurus is a privately held, single-location artisan bagel bakeshop and café in Porter Square, Cambridge, MA, founded in 2013 by Mary Ting Hyatt, serving handmade, slow-fermented bagels, spreads, sandwiches, and beverages directly to Cambridge/Boston-metro consumers via walk-in and Toasttab online ordering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Bakery

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing (31181)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050), Cookies & Crackers (2052)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Breakfast & brunch prepared items manufacturing (AFAKAHAH)

Keywords

• Artisan bagels
• Handmade bagels
• Slow-fermented bagels
• Breakfast café
• Bagel sandwiches

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail food and beverage sales: Direct retail sales of handmade bagels, spreads, sandwiches, drinks, and treats to consumers at a single physical café location and via online ordering platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Bagelsaurus is a modern bagel bakeshop and café in Cambridge, Massachusetts that sells handmade, slow-fermented bagels using a decades-old sourdough culture and over 24 hours of fermentation with five simple ingredients. The shop offers daily and rotating specialty bagels, spreads, ready-to-eat bagel sandwiches, beverages, and bakery treats through walk-in service and online ordering via Toasttab.

Product overview

Bagelsaurus is a modern bagel bakeshop and café in Cambridge, Massachusetts offering handmade, slow-fermented bagels (over 24 hours fermentation using a sourdough culture) as its core product. The product portfolio includes daily and special variety bagels, spreads (cream cheeses, butter variants, hummus, housemade almond butter), ready-to-eat bagel sandwiches, beverages (coffee, cold brew, tea, juice), and bakery treats. The company operates as a single physical café with online ordering capabilities via ToastTab, and offers weekend preordering for bulk bagels. Founded in 2013 by Mary Ting Hyatt as a weekly pop-up at Cutty's sandwich shop in Brookline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daily Handmade Bagels Handmade, slow-fermented bagels (over 24 hours of fermentation) in daily varieties including plain, sea salt, pretzel, sesame, poppy, everything, onion, black olive, seeded wheat, and cinnamon raisin. Sold individually at $3, half dozen for $15, or baker's dozen for $27 to walk-in and online customers.
• Specialty Bagels Rotating specialty bagel varieties including choc chip pretzel (Tuesday), egg/french toast (Wednesday), blueberry (Thursday), cheddar garlic (Friday–Sunday), deli rye (Friday–Sunday), and bialys (Tuesday–Thursday at 10am).
• Bagel Sandwiches Ready-to-eat sandwiches on bagels including Classic Jumbo ($8.85), Eggspeñola ($10.25), Hot Smoked ($15.25), Cold Smoked ($14.25), T-Rex ($12.50), Chicken Salad ($12.85), Charcuter-Brie ($12.85), and BLT ($13.25). Made with premium ingredients such as Boston Smoked Fish Co. smoked salmon and North Country Smokehouse bacon.
• Spreads Assorted spreads available as sandwich toppings or in 8oz tubs, including plain, scallion, veggie, honey rosemary, and spicy pepper cream cheese, salted and mustard butter, housemade almond butter, basil hummus, jam, and Violife vegan cream cheese.
• Beverages Hot and cold drinks including hot coffee and cold brew (Broadsheet), iced tea (Upton Tea), orange juice (Natalie's Fresh), cucumber lemonade, and Spindrift seltzer. Prices range from $2.85 to $4.75.
• Bakery Treats Bakery treats including oatmeal chocolate chip cookies ($2.50), banana coffee cake ($3.50), and seasonal scones ($3.50).
• Weekend Bulk Bagel Preorder Preordering service for bulk bagels with pickup available Saturdays and Sundays from 8–11am. The weekend preorder menu becomes available online via Toasttab starting Thursday afternoon at 2pm.
• Gift Cards Gift cards sold through the Toasttab platform for redemption on bagels and café items.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cutty's (Cutty Foods)minorOthersCutty's sandwich shop in Brookline, MA served as Bagelsaurus's original weekly pop-up venue in 2013 before Mary Ting Hyatt opened the permanent Cambridge location. This was the founding origin point for Bagelsaurus.
• Boston Smoked Fish Co.minorOthersSupplier of hot smoked salmon used in the Hot Smoked sandwich menu item.
• Browne Trading Co.minorOthersSupplier of cold smoked salmon used in the Cold Smoked sandwich menu item.
• ToasttabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToasttab provides the online ordering and point-of-sale platform for Bagelsaurus, enabling both regular online ordering and weekend bulk preorders. Gift cards are also sold through the Toasttab platform.
• Broadsheet Coffee RoastersminorOthersSupplier of hot coffee and cold brew beverages served at Bagelsaurus.
• Upton Tea ImportsminorOthersSupplier of iced tea served at Bagelsaurus.
• Natalie's Fresh Squeezed JuiceminorOthersSupplier of orange juice served at Bagelsaurus.
• North Country SmokehouseminorOthersSupplier of thick-cut bacon used in the BLT sandwich.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Levain Bakery: New York-based specialty bakery known for oversized cookies and pastries, with growing café locations. Comparable as a similarly scaling artisan single-category bakery competing for premium breakfast and treat occasions, though focused on cookies rather than bagels.

Direct peers

• Ess-a-Bagel: Long-standing New York bagel shop specializing in hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels with a wide variety of cream cheese spreads and bagel sandwiches. Comparable to Bagelsaurus as a single-category retail bagel destination serving walk-in and takeout customers in an urban market.
• Black Seed Bagels: New York-based hand-rolled bagel shop with multiple locations, focused on artisanal bagels with creative spreads and sandwiches. Highly comparable because it competes in the same premium, handcrafted bagel category with similar sandwich and spread offerings.
• Russ & Daughters: Historic NYC appetizing shop with a strong bagel program featuring hand-rolled bagels, cream cheese, and smoked fish sandwiches. Comparable to Bagelsaurus as a heritage, single-category artisanal bagel retailer with named-supplier smoked fish offerings.
• Tatte Bakery & Café: Boston-area artisan bakery and café chain with a comparable product mix of pastries, sandwiches, and coffee. Highly comparable to Bagelsaurus because it targets the same Cambridge/Boston breakfast and brunch occasions with a similarly curated, premium positioning, though at significantly larger scale.
• Flour Bakery + Café: Boston-based bakery café founded by chef Joanne Chang, offering sandwiches, pastries, breads, and coffee. Directly comparable as a local artisan bakery café competing for the same Cambridge breakfast and brunch customer, with a similar one-time-purchase retail model.
• Murray's Bagels: Iconic Greenwich Village bagel shop known for hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels with traditional spreads and sandwiches. Comparable as a heritage single-category bagel destination with a similar cult following and direct-to-consumer retail model.

Broad incumbents

• Panera Bread: National bakery-café chain offering bagels, sandwiches, soups, and coffee at scale. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same breakfast and lunch occasions, though at mass-market pricing and scale rather than Bagelsaurus's artisan niche.
• Einstein Bros Bagels: Largest dedicated bagel chain in the United States, offering bagels, spreads, and breakfast sandwiches nationwide. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the bagel category, though operating at mass-market scale and price points versus Bagelsaurus's single artisanal shop.

Regional players

• St. Arnold's of Capitol Hill: Independent Seattle-area bagel shop known for hand-rolled, slow-fermented bagels with seasonal specials and named-supplier ingredients. Comparable to Bagelsaurus as a small, founder-led single-location artisan bagel shop with similar premium positioning, though operating in a different regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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