The bialy — a first cousin to a bagel — has made its debut at Reading Terminal Market.the rapidly rising pandemic project of Alexandra and Jacob Cohen.
The bread rolls , baked in-house, are stuffed with sweet and savory combos. They are traditionally topped simply with onion, salt, and poppy seeds, but Kismet also offers bacon, egg and cheese bialys, za’atar-dipped bialys with a runny egg and zhug sauce drizzle, Buffalo Chicken, Lox ‘n Schmear, and sweet ones, like a s’more. Four-packs of bagels and tubs of “schmear” are also for sale.
Kismet Bagels started in spring 2020. Jacob Cohen was selling real estate, while Alexandra Cohen was selling ads when they started baking bagels at home to stave off pandemic boredom.