Bagels and Mediterranean fare are new next-door neighbors in Mount Pleasant’s Indigo Square Shopping Center , with both fast-casual restaurants celebrating grand openings the same week.

Taziki’s Mediterranean Café and Jeff’s Bagel Run split the former 3,800-square-foot space that housed Sommba Cocina & Cellar, a Spanish-influenced restaurant that closed in 2024 after one year.

Taziki’s is co-owned by franchise veteran Stephen Sommers , who previously operated stores in West Virginia and North Carolina, and Mount Pleasant resident Doug Van Scoy.

Sommers, who moved to Summerville from West Virginia, said Van Scoy encouraged him to help bring the restaurant chain back to the Lowcountry.

The two purchased the property in November and oversaw a full build-out of the space, inc

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