5 & Dime Bagel Pop-Up

The bagel bosses have set up a takeaway-only shop selling fan-favourite bagels, its famed bacon maple cream cheese, pastries and Rosso coffee.
Libby Curran
July 29, 2020

Overview

This pandemic mightn't have dampened your appetite for fresh, chewy bagels, but with social distancing, it's sure made things a little more hectic at your local farmers market — which is where folks normally flock for a weekend haul of 5 & Dime's bagel creations. Now, you can visit 5 & Dime's new takeaway-only pop-up shop in Caulfield North — if you live within five kilometres, of course. While the brand's Collins Place store takes a hiatus, it's more than making up for it with this temporary venue on Hawthorne Road, which will be dishing up the goods until the start of September.

Boiled and baked bagels head up the menu here, with fan favourites like the sesame, salty garlic and cinnamon raisin available as is, or jazzed up with one of the signature schmears. And yes, the famed bacon maple cream cheese is indeed getting a run.

You'll also find a slew of other baked goods, with a range of house-made sourdough breads and pastries rounding out the lineup. Loaves run to the likes of a spiced fruit loaf, a jalapeño and cheese creation, and another sourdough modelled on 5 & Dime's popular everything bagel blend. Dessert is sorted with goodies like escargot, babka, plain and flavoured croissants, and danishes. And, if you're lucky, there'll be a slice or two left of the kitchen's new Basque-style cheesecake — an on-trend way to use up some of those extra stocks of cream cheese.

The pop-up's also slinging coffee to match its menu of baked treats, courtesy of small local roastery Rosso.

If Caulfield North isn't within your five-kilometre radius, check if the bagelry stocks any of your local farmers markets.

The 5 & Dime's bagel pop-up is open from 7am–3pm Monday–Friday and 9am–2pm Saturday–Sunday.

Images: Kate Shanasy

Updated August 2, 2020.

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