Bavarian Bagel Co. opens downtown Leavenworth storefront

LEAVENWORTH – Bavarian Bagel Co., which got its start with online sales and local farmers markets, held a soft opening at its new downtown storefront on Sept. 24.

“It’s mind blowing that we’re already here at this point, when in January we were figuring out how to sign up for a business license,” said Taylor Lapinski.

Owners Sage Worden, Taylor Lapinski, and Sydney Lapinski started their local bagel business earlier this year, building up a following through social media, online sales, and weekly farmers markets. 

Their goal was to eventually open a storefront, but they didn’t anticipate an opportunity would come within their first year of business. Worden first heard of the space opening through a friend of a friend over the summer, and by Aug. 20 the space was officially reserved for Bavarian Bagel Co.

“A little over a month is what we had to pretty much turn this around and get the plan rolling,” said Worden.

The storefront, located at 905 Commercial Street, is currently offering bagels and an espresso bar. As the shop expands its hours, Bavarian Bagel Co. plans to add baked goods and bagel sandwiches.

“We will be doing like a shopkeeper menu for downtown once we do the grand opening. And we would love to do delivery of some sort, however that looks. We want to have a really good online ordering system to where people can order and just pick up,” said Sydney Lapinski.

Although the tight space currently offers a small amount of seating, the trio plans to eventually create a place for visitors to stop and stay awhile. Outdoor seating and alcoholic drink options such as mimosas, beer and wine are currently in the works. The shop also features a rotation of local artists with displayed artwork for sale. 

Bavarian Bagel Co. will continue its soft opening hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 1 to Oct. 3.

A tentative grand opening is slated for Oct. 5. The shop will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, following the grand opening.

Taylor Caldwell: 509-433-7276 or taylor@ward.media