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EconomyAnchorage · July 23, 2026

bagels are back downtown

Bagels are back in downtown Anchorage, and the first batch sold out before lunch.

Daily Alaska staff · July 23, 2026 · Anchorage

Little Rituals, a new coffee and bagel shop, opened in downtown Anchorage off 2nd Avenue just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. The woman-owned shop moved into the former Cafe Clash space after a full gut renovation and comes from the team behind the former 907 Bagel food truck, which closed in 2024.

The shop sold out of bagels by noon on its opening day, a sign of pent-up demand after fans spent two years asking when the bagels would return.

Little Rituals is sourcing locally, serving bagels from Wooden Spoons and coffee from Chugach Coffee Roasters. For now it operates during the day, but the owners plan to add evening hours with beer and wine, live music, paint nights and karaoke, along with a patio out front once weather allows.

The opening adds another storefront to a stretch of downtown Anchorage that has seen turnover in recent years.

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Questions people ask

Where did Little Rituals bagel shop open downtown?

Off 2nd Avenue in the former Cafe Clash space. If you've been missing bagels in downtown Anchorage, they're back.

Who opened Little Rituals?

The former operator of the 907 Bagel food truck, which closed in 2024. The shop is woman-owned.

What happened on Little Rituals opening day?

They sold out of bagels by noon. The demand was there.

Will Little Rituals have evening hours and events?

Yes, they're planning evening hours with beer and wine, live music, paint nights, karaoke and a patio.

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