Call your mother! Cult-favorite bagel deli is coming to Miami

Sandwiches named after SoFlo retirement communities

That South Florida influence is everywhere. Call Your Mother’s sandwiches are even named after South Florida retirement communities, including the “Glen Eagles,” named for the community where Dana’s grandparents lived.

Even the little details lean into Florida, with manatees and flamingos appearing throughout the brand’s colorful identity. “We’re totally inspired by that leisure lifestyle,” Dana says.

In fact, the colors and menu came before Call Your Mother even had a name. “We had the colors and the menu before we had the name,” Dana says. “Like, I knew it was going to be South Florida-inspired. We’ve always had South Florida in us, and now it’s time we brought Call Your Mother to South Florida.”

Seriously, call your mother

One night, Dana asked friends to come up with something funny their Jewish mothers or grandmothers might say. His friend’s sister suggested, “Call your mother.”

“It was like fireworks went off in my brain,” Dana says. “And I texted my wife, and I said, ‘It’s Call Your Mother.’ And she was like, ‘That seems literally insane, but I love it; let’s do it.'”

The name may have been born from Jewish family life, but Dana quickly realized it crossed cultures. “It’s so classically Jewish, but it also spans all cultures, right?” he says. “Like, my wife’s from Argentina and her mom runs it.”

That melting pot of cultures within its own branding is enough to resonate with Miami customers.

When a New York bagel and a Montreal bagel fall in love

Moreira had never eaten a bagel when Dana first proposed opening a bagel restaurant. So they traveled to New York, Montreal, South Florida, and San Francisco to figure out what theirs should be.

“What we loved about New York bagels is their texture, the crust on the outside, and the soft insides,” Dana says. “And what we loved about the Montreal bagels was the sweetness from the honey.”

Their solution? “We were just like, ‘What happens if these two, you know, fall in love and have a baby?'”

Call Your Mother’s bagels land somewhere in the middle, with the crust and soft interior Dana loved in New York and a touch of honey sweetness. “We have honey in the bagel, and then we boil it in honey, too, to give it a touch of sweetness, which we think makes it pretty nice,” he says.

Things get wild between the bagel halves

Moreira’s Argentine background and lack of attachment to traditional deli rules helped make the menu considerably more playful. During their farmers market days, nectarines and jalapeños from neighboring stands inspired a cream cheese that eventually became part of the “Delray Club,” piled with bacon and potato chips.

“We’re always just sort of innovating and seeing what kind of interesting toppings we can put on,” Dana says.

Miami will get favorites including the “Delray Club,” made with bacon, jalapeño, nectarine, potato chips, and peach cream cheese on a plain bagel. There’s also the “Jetski” with brisket, pastrami, sofrito, cheese, and jalapeño on a cheddar bagel, along with the “Sun City” breakfast sandwich.

Plus, for Moreira, Miami offers a place where their children can grow up surrounded by Spanish, Argentine food, and family traditions that feel familiar to her own upbringing.

“We cannot stop smiling about spending more time here,” adds Moreira in a statement. “We want to soak up the sun, meet our neighbors, eat across Miami, learn from the people who have been feeding the city for years, and build shops that are genuinely useful to the communities where they open.”

So, after years of South Florida inspiring Call Your Mother from hundreds of miles away, the bagels are finally coming home. And the whole entire family might be next.

After all, they have already survived enough D.C. winters (if you know, you know).

“I need Miami to save me,” he ends with a laugh.

Call Your Mother. 317 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; callyourmotherdeli.com. Opening in early December 2026.