Leon's Bagels
Independent bagel shop · 6+ locations · NYC (SoHo, Nolita, FiDi, NoMad, Tribeca, Williamsburg)
Leon's Bagels is a husband-and-wife-owned shop named for the founder's godfather. Six NYC locations, no outside investors, and posted wages well above the local median for counter workers.
The Big Picture
Chris Taha started Leon's Bagels in 2021 and owns it with Jenny; its own hiring pages call it a husband-and-wife-owned restaurant. Six NYC shops have followed. Job postings advertise $21–25 an hour for non-tipped roles, above NYC's $17.00 minimum and the $17.03 metro median for counter workers, and no labor dispute is reported. No investor sits above the two owners.
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