Jewish deli Bagel Emporium has officially reopened in Miami's Coral Gables

After half-a-century as one of Miami’s most reliable breakfast go-tos, Bagel Emporium & Grille is officially back. The iconic Jewish-style deli has reopened inside Coral Gables’ business district at 4000 Ponce, trading its longtime South Dixie Highway address for a much larger home.

The new Bagel Emporium & Grille occupies a giant ground-floor space inside the Mediterranean-style office complex at Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Bird Road. While the bones of the place remain comfortingly familiar—the menu is still full of bagels, schmears and mile-high deli sandwiches—the move is a real expansion. For the first time in its 50-year history, Bagel Emporium is serving lunch and dinner daily, along with a full spirits menu to accompany its classic coffee-and-orange-juice setup.

Founded in 1975, the restaurant’s reputation is built on exactly what you'd want from a Jewish-style deli: toasted bagels, omelets, lox, blintzes, brisket, pastrami, corned beef and soups that actually taste like they came from someone’s grandmother’s kitchen. The reopened location keeps all of that intact, adding burgers, wraps, smoked fish platters, handmade salads and desserts.

For longtime fans, the reopening—and the addition of a full-on deli greatest-hits album—feels like a natural next chapter for a place that has always known exactly what it does well. The same deli institution that fueled decades of Miami mornings is now positioned to handle business lunches, post-work dinners and the occasional cocktail hour, all without abandoning its roots.

In a city where beloved spots disappear far too often, Bagel Emporium’s return feels like a small but meaningful win—plus, proof that an old-school deli can still find new life.