Wherever Maribel Lopez went, she tried the bagels.

Eventually she decided to bring that taste of New York to South Padre Island.

"So I figured, you know what, South Padre Island and the Valley doesn't have that option for us," Lopez said. "Something inside us just went: 'Boom. Open it here.'" 

Williedean Bagels was born.

Open from 8 a.m. to noon, Williedean Bagels serves authentic New York bagels — made by a baker from New York.

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