New restaurant: 24-year-old opens bagel shop with parents; serves breakfast and lunch too

What's the name of the new restaurant in Vero Beach?

Coastal Bagels

Where is Coastal Bagels?

• 777 37th St., Unit A-100, Vero Beach; in the Riverside Medical Center plaza, just east of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and just west of Indian River Boulevard

• Previously Grit Scratch Kitchen, which closed in March 2024 after over three years in business because the owners had to move to take care of family members

Who owns Coastal Bagels?

Nicholas Santomassi, 24, owns the new bagel shop with his parents, Phil and Patricia. He grew up in the bagel business and never thought he would get into it, but he just graduated from college in California and figured it’s now or never. His dad, Phil Santomassi, owned nine bagel shops, including some named Coastal Bagels, before he sold them all and moved to Vero Beach.

What’s on the Coastal Bagels menu?

Bagels

• Single bagel ($1.75)

• Bagel with cream cheese ($2.99)

• Bagel with flavored cream cheese ($3.19)

• Bagel with peanut butter ($2.49)

• The Works with lox, cream cheese, capers, onions, tomato ($9.99)

• Half-dozen or dozen bagels ($8.99-$15.99)

• Half-pound or pound of cream cheese ($3.99-$5.99)

• Bagel flavors: plain, sesame, everything, poppy, cinnamon raisin, onion, salt, egg, blueberry, multigrain, pumpernickel, jalape?o, French toast, Havarti cheese, Asiago cheese

• Cream cheese flavors: plain, veggie, scallion, jalape?o, strawberry, honey walnut

Breakfast

• Egg sandwich ($4.99)

• Egg sandwich with cheese: American, Swiss, cheddar, provolone, pepperjack or jalape?o Havarti ($5.49)

• Egg sandwich with meat: bacon, sausage, ham, Taylor ham, turkey sausage or steak for extra ($6.95)

• Hash brown patty ($1.50)

• 3-egg omelet served with hash brown, meat and cheese, plus bagel ($10.99)

• 3-egg wrap with meat and cheese: plain, wheat, sun-dried or jalape?o ($9.99)

• Coastal breakfast bowl with 3 eggs, potato, meat, cheese, two veggies ($10.99)

Lunch: served with fries or chops and bread: bagel, stone-ground wheat, sub, wrap or croissant for extra ($11.99)

1. Turkey, bacon, cheddar and Russian dressing

2. Ham, Swiss, onion, lettuce, tomato and mustard

3. Philly cheesesteak with grilled onions and provolone cheese

4. BLT: bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo

5. Roast beef, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, horseradish or mayo

6. Pesto, provolone, tomato, spinach and cucumbers

7. Chicken cutler, American cheese, lettuce and tomato

8. Boar’s Head fire-grilled sliced chicken with Havarti cheese and bacon

When did Coastal Bagels open?

May 3, 2024

What are Coastal Bagels' hours?

7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily

What are Coastal Bagels phone number, website and social media?

772-492-6407, website, Facebook, Instagram

Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm's entertainment reporter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Email her at [email protected]. Sign up for her What To Do in 772 weekly newsletter at profile.tcpalm.com/newsletters/manage.

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: New restaurant: Bagel shop Coastal Bagels opens in Vero Beach