"In a city known for its bagels, Moonrise Bagels Co-Founder Ali Chetkof insists, You've never had a bagel like this before. The peculiar bagel shop is going viral for selling stuffed bagels with fillings such as Buffalo Chicken, Pastrami Reuben and even a Bacon, Egg and Cheese. Moonrise Bagels opened its first New York City location in the West Village, located at 58 W 8th St, on Dec. 5, 2025. Since opening, Moonrise Bagels has been a major success, seeing lines out the door even two months after its grand opening."
"Chetkof, and her husband, Jeremy Rhodes, first thought of the baffling idea to stuff a bagel while spending New Year's Eve 2020 with their family. Rhodes was preparing pizza for the family and ended up making too much tomato sauce. Instead of letting the sauce go to waste, Rhodes stuffed it, along with pizza toppings, into the bagel dough he had resting for breakfast. Soon after, the treats were devoured. The first ones didn't quite work, but the flavors were amazing, Rhodes said."
"As his mother ran a catering service in Hoboken, NJ, Rhodes was used to having a home-cooked meal on the table while growing up. It wasn't until the COVID-19 pandemic that he himself seriously got into baking. I was getting a little restless right before the pandemic, and was looking for a fun little hobby, Rhodes said. I toyed around with a couple of things, and then my brain just aligned with baking, in a way. After about five months of experimenting with different bagel doughs, shapes and fillings, the stuffed bagels were made ready for the public."
Moonrise Bagels, owned by Ali Chetkof and Jeremy Rhodes, opened a West Village location on Dec. 5, 2025, and rapidly drew long lines. The shop specializes in stuffed bagels with inventive fillings such as Buffalo Chicken, Pastrami Reuben and Bacon, Egg and Cheese. The concept originated on New Year's Eve 2020 when extra pizza sauce and toppings were stuffed into bagel dough, producing unexpectedly delicious results. Rhodes developed baking skills during the COVID-19 pandemic and experimented with doughs, shapes and fillings for months before offering the stuffed bagels to the public.
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