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Jon Park shows off a fresh lox and cream cheese on a garlic bagel at Bridgetown Bagel Company in 2013. The bagel bakery is opening a brick-and-mortar location this Saturday on Northeast Couch Street.

(Kraig Scattarella, The Oregonian/OregonLive)

Bridgetown Bagel Company may well be Portland's best bagel baker. Its New York-style bagels are rolled, proofed, boiled and baked in the tight confines of the small food cart, and they have the right combination of chewiness and crust.

Producing bagels in the cart has limited production, but that's about to get get easier with the grand opening this Saturday of the company's brick-and-mortar shop on Northeast Couch Street.

The new bagel shop will have 1,000 square feet and seating for 15 people. Customers can expect to find the same menu as the cart, though co-owner Matthew Kincaid says they plan to add pumpernickel and cinnamon-raisin bagels to the lineup in a few weeks.

Bridgetown will continue operating its cart, which is located at 5221 N.E. Sandy Blvd.

The new shop is at 545 N.E. Couch St., and will be open 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays.

-- Grant Butler

503-221-8566; @grantbutler