Bev's Bagels is set to open its third Michigan storefront in September, this time at 283 Hamilton Row in Birmingham, moving the Detroit sourdough favorite out of its urban roots and into the affluent suburb's downtown dining scene. The new shop will take over a space formerly occupied by Marrow-on-the-Go, a casual butcher shop and sandwich deli that operated as a spinoff of Detroit's Marrow.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Bev's Bagels will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Birmingham location, serving its signature sourdough bagels alongside wild-caught fish and creative schmears. The menu will also include gluten-free options, a veggie-forward bagel sandwich built around seasonal produce, and a chef-driven house chopped salad, per the same report. Weekday offerings will extend to pastries and sweets, including babkas and cinnamon rolls, with catering options and monthly specials rounding out the Birmingham menu.
Founder and chef Max Sussman, a Huntington Woods native and James Beard Award semifinalist, told the Free Press he has long enjoyed eating in Birmingham and that Bev's Bagels aims to offer excellent sourdough bagels to everyone in a fun, creative way. Sussman said the company plans to double weekday production and get faster without sacrificing quality, adding that Bev's Bagels will increase production without compromising quality, according to a news release cited by the outlet.
From Home Kitchen to Three Storefronts
The Birmingham opening caps a rapid rise for a business that started as a home-kitchen pop-up in 2023 before opening its first brick-and-mortar location in Detroit's Core City neighborhood, near Grand River and West Warren. Sussman also has a third Bev's Bagels location under development in Ann Arbor, the Free Press reports, meaning the brand will soon operate across three distinct Michigan markets simultaneously.
That timeline tracks with earlier reporting on the company's growth. Hoodline previously covered Bev's Bagels' plans to double its original Core City footprint by taking over an adjacent space once occupied by bakery The Mother Loaf, a move that let the flagship shop add seating, pastries, and wholesale operations. Around the same time, per the Detroit Metro Times, Sussman announced a 1,500-square-foot Ann Arbor location at 115 E. Liberty St., in a space formerly home to Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair — not far from established downtown spots like Spencer and RoosRoast.
A Chef's Pedigree Behind the Dough
Sussman's culinary resume extends well beyond Michigan. Before returning home, he served as chef de cuisine at Brooklyn's acclaimed pizzeria Roberta's and was named a James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef nominee in 2012, according to background compiled by Insight Editions. He also worked in Ann Arbor with chef Eve Aronoff before the East Coast detour, and he and his brother Eli Sussman co-authored cookbooks including This Is a Cookbook: Recipes for Real Life and Best Cookbook Ever.
Bev's Bagels was named in honor of Sussman's grandmother Bev, and the original Detroit shop was designed as a classic diner concept with 10 barstools where customers can watch the chefs work, per the Detroit Metro Times. That shop emphasizes organic flour, natural sourdough starters, and house-made specialty items — the same foundation the brand is now exporting to Birmingham and Ann Arbor.
Riding a Regional Bagel Boom
The Birmingham expansion lands amid a broader 2025-2026 rise in specialty sourdough bagel concepts and all-day cafes across metro Detroit, as Hoodline has previously reported, with consumer demand for artisanal breakfast options driving several new concept launches in the suburbs. Bev's Bagels was also cited as a prominent example of that appetite in coverage of a planned bagel-and-bowls concept set to open in Farmington.
The brand has kept up a steady stream of activity beyond its storefronts. Earlier this month, Bev's Bagels hosted a multi-day culinary pop-up series in Detroit with visiting Dublin chef Kevin Burke, in partnership with Bog & Thunder, the food-travel business Sussman co-founded with his wife, Kate McCabe — an event that also marked the debut of Bev's Soft Serve ice cream. With that momentum and three locations now in motion across Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Birmingham, Bev's Bagels is betting that Michigan has room for a lot more sourdough.
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