Somedays Bakery Bringing Signature Croissants to Rittenhouse This Fall
A popular New York bakery will open its first Philadelphia location this fall. Somedays Bakery, founded by Peter Phillips, will open at 1601 Walnut St., with franchise owner Dino Porfyris operating the spot. “It’s a great fit. People are so grateful to get a top-quality pastry when they’re not used to having something like that in their neighborhood. So, to bring that to the market and to the people of Philadelphia is really exciting,” Phillips told What Now Philadelphia. The bakery currently operates five locations: three in the Queens area, one in Manhattan and one in Montclair, New Jersey. Another Manhattan location is in the works. The brand’s Manhattan locations are its only corporate-owned stores. Phillips adopted a franchise model to support broader growth while ensuring each operator aligns with the bakery’s vision. “Somedays Bakery being fully from-scratch locations, it’s not really something you can hand off to just anybody. Having a hands-on owner who has passion for baking, for coffee—it provides a different level of commitment. I want to focus on building really good relationships with these types of franchise partners,” he said.
