The DC-based bagel deli with a cult following is taking over the space Metropolitan Bakery called home for 32 years.

The corner of 19th and Manning is about to get a very colorful makeover.

Call Your Mother, the DC-based bagel deli with the devoted fanbase and the very, very, VERY pink aesthetic, has signed the lease at 262 S 19th Street aka the space that Metropolitan Bakery occupied for over three decades before closing its doors in late 2025. ETA is this summer

This vibrant storefront aesthetic will transform the corner of 19th and Spruce where Metropolitan Bakery operated for 32 years. (?: Google)

So…Who or What is Call Your Mother?

If you haven’t crossed paths with Call Your Mother yet, here’s the quick download: founded in 2018 in Washington, DC, the deli built its reputation on hand-rolled bagels, house-cured lox, and sandwiches that have racked up a genuinely devoted following.

Eater DC and the Washington Post have both covered their lines-out-the-door openings across the DMV, and they’ve since expanded into Maryland, Virginia, Chicago, and even Colorado,



with additional states in the works.

The signature color palette that’s become instantly recognizable. (?: Call Your Mother)

The vibe is equal parts nostalgic deli and modern Instagram paradise, and, like Lily Pulitzer apparel, hard to miss. Think pink and mint green everywhere, branded cups that are very much part of the experience, and an energy that makes grabbing a bagel feel like, well, an event. It’s the kind of place that becomes a weekend ritual pretty quickly.

Big Shoes to Fill on 19th Street

262 S 19th sits at one of the neighborhood’s most walkable intersections, steps from the Square.

Metropolitan Bakery was a long, long, long time fixture at that corner—32 years is no small thing, and so many Rittenhouse mornings started there. We bid it a fond farewell when it closed in late 2025, but there’s something really charming about the fact that the owners met and handed over the keys to th

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