The story of our bagels is the story of two friends who share a passion for good coffee and bagels. Our backgrounds could not have been further from the culinary world. At the time we teamed up on our Bagel Yard journey, our thoughts were mainly preoccupied with bringing great tasting bagels to Dubai along with great specialty coffee in a laid-back cafe setting.A good day starts with coffee and bagels. That’s been our upbeat motto since Day 0, reflecting our positive take on things in life, and our approach to business. In fleshing out our vision for Bagel Yard, we drew inspiration from the long queues of eager and loyal customers — old and young, from different walks of life and cultures — snaking out of Montreal’s bagel stores every morning, be it during the cold winter or those few hot-n-humid summer weeks (ok, we know we can’t compare to the baking heat of Dubai but still!).