Jeff’s Bagel Run is giving the bagel competition in Houston a run for its money with the opening of a third location in the area. According to this state filing, the bagel shop is opening its third location at 6401 Woodway Drive, Suite 131.
At the helm of the new Jeff’s Bagel Run is Brian Hess, a franchisee who helped introduce the Houston market to the bagel chain.
“The first one was opened in the West U neighborhood in January, and the second opened in September in Clear Lake, both this year,” Hess told What Now Houston via text.
The permit details that construction on the new Jeff’s Bagel Run that is coming to Houston soon will start in January of next year and wrap in April 2026. The plan is to open by May 2026.
While Hess already comes with opening experience for Jeff’s Bagel Run, the entrepreneur is also well-versed in the business realm and has close ties to those who run the bagel brand.
“I have experience as a business owner from the company uBreakiFix and my friend was the CEO and founder and he’s the one who’s now CEO of Jeff’s Bagel Run, he thought I would do well at it and he brought me in to try the bagels and my wife and I loved them and thought they would be great to bring to Houston,” Hess said.
Jeff and Danielle Perera founded the pandemic, personally delivering freshly baked “always boiled, never toasted” bagels in the community, according to the Jeff’s Bagel Run website. The following year, in June, the Pereras opened their first Jeff’s Bagel Run brick-and-mortar location in Ocoee, Florida. There are now more than 36 Jeff’s Bagel Run locations dishing out bagels throughout the country.
The Perera family poured their hearts and souls into creating a warm, inviting space where customers could experience the joy of freshly baked bagels,” the website reads.
Offering a wide variety of bagels, spreads, coffee, treats, and drinks, the eatery has become widely known and beloved.
Serving up and dishing out common bagels from blueberry to everything bagels, as well as unique one-of-a-kind bagels like the rosemary salt, Jeff’s Bagel Run works hard to keep things fresh and new.
“The Jalapeño cheddar bagel is delicious, definitely one of my favorites right now, but I love all the bagels,” Hess said.
The Jeff’s Bagel Run coming to Houston opens at 6401 Woodway Drive, Suite 131, in Spring 2026.
