A new specialty bagel and coffee shop is set to open its doors Saturday on Central Avenue in Albuquerque, bringing New Mexico flavor into the bagel case with options like red chile rosemary and green chile cheddar. Sacred Sips ABQ is taking over a 3,000-square-foot space at 13170 Central Ave. SE, with its grand opening scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17.
According to The Business Journals, the shop will focus on specialty bagels and locally roasted coffee, giving the city another option for a sit-down bagel-and-coffee combo rather than a quick grab-and-go counter. The venture pairs bagels with coffee in a sit-down setting.
Those chile-forward bagel flavors stand out as the shop's signature hook — red chile rosemary and green chile cheddar, per the same report, a nod to the regional ingredients that define much of New Mexico's food identity. No menu, pricing or hours were included in the available reporting, so Albuquerque bagel fans will have to see the rest of the lineup in person Saturday.
Part of a Broader Coffee and Bakery Wave
Sacred Sips ABQ's opening lands amid a stretch of coffee and bakery activity across Albuquerque. Earlier in the fall, a local coffee chain opened a new location, a national coffee chain expanded, and a bakery chain with more than 1,000 locations worldwide made its first move into New Mexico, as Albuquerque Business First reported in September.
The city has also seen hybrid retail concepts enter the coffee space. Trade Cafe, described as a new hybrid coffee and thrift store, was reported to be opening in late July. And at the Las Villas Shopping Center near Juan Tabo and Menaul, a coffee shop paired with a clothing concept was reported as set to open, according to KRQE.
Bakery Cafés Also Expanding Citywide
Bakery-café growth has extended beyond coffee shops alone. Paris Baguette has plans for a second Albuquerque café at a former Carl's Jr. location on North Renaissance Boulevard, according to the Albuquerque Journal. Taken together, these reports point to a city where bagel, coffee and bakery concepts are multiplying at a steady clip.
For now, the most concrete detail for Central Avenue shoppers is Saturday's scheduled opening. Whether Sacred Sips ABQ's chile-infused bagels find the same traction as its cross-town counterparts will likely come down to how the shop's lineup lands with customers once the doors actually open.
