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    Bowery Bagels

    3.7 (275 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    The John Fremont Breakfast bagel
    Christina G.

    I saw great reviews for Dowery Bagels and had to pop in during my Portland visit for a quick breakfast bite--and I'm so glad I did! We came in around 12:15pm and were warmly greeted by two super kind and welcoming employees. The service alone deserves a shout-out--they were not only friendly but also really helpful in guiding us through the menu. They recommended Sarah's Special (a classic lox bagel) and the John Fremont, a local favorite. We got both on wheat bagels, and they were absolutely delicious. Fresh, flavorful, and satisfying--exactly what we needed to start the day right. Definitely worth the stop if you're in the area. Great vibes, great bagels, and even better people. Note: they don't offer seating (take out only unless you stand at the window high top)

    Salt Jalapeno Salt Bagel
    Rose L.

    This is a great bagel shop! The staff was really friendly and helpful. We both got bagels with cream cheese. I was also so happy cause I love a salt bagel and they had two varieties! They have coffee, tea, and a very expansive menu. The bagels were soft in the middle with a slight crunch on the outside. A really good bagel! We will be back.

    Sarah's Special Breakfast Sandwich
    Wookjin P.

    "A charming and skilled bagel shop that seems to be popular among locals" Food: I had the salmon bagel and was satisfied. The salmon was cured, yet it felt fresh, and it paired well with the vegetables. Service: The staff kindly explained the menu in detail, which was very helpful in making a choice. Ambiance: The shop wasn't large, but it was very clean, and the staff seemed lively and energetic.

    Delicious jalapeño salt bagel with delicious herb cream cheese 6/1/24
    Julia D.

    Love the people that work here, LOVE the bagels, and love the variety of bagels. They have a great selection of cream cheeses and tasty flavors for coffee drinks. We visit every time we're in Portland for breakfast.

    The Dan Burnside Breakfast Sandwich on Garlic and Herb Bagel
    Misha B.

    Bagel sandwich was AMAZING!! I got the Dan Burnside and every bite was scrumptious. I think they use white cheddar, whatever it was had an amazing flavor that went great with the egg and bacon. They only had one other order but they were very fast! Staff were very welcoming and friendly. Sandwich cost $10, a bit expensive for my taste. I am also new to living in Portland so I'm not sure how bad that is. I'd rate 4 stars for the price if the bagel wasn't seriously delicious.

    Excuse my deconstruction. Showing off this incredible lox
    Sophie H.

    As a Jew, an LA native and a Jewish family in Philadelphia, I know my bagels. Something I've terribly missed since moving to Portland and this brought me right back. These bagels are life changing and the lox is insanely high quality. No pale lox! The bagel texture was great with no skimping on toppings or cream cheese. They are true PERFECT New York bagels and the atmosphere of the small shop only helps. The backsplash is adorned with New York Subway tiles with a couple stools to down your bagel. I was blown away with the quality of the lox. All the cream cheese options are listed as "schmears" which warms my heart. Staff is super awesome and friendly. Vegan options available.

    Sarah's Special on an original bagel.
    Gia S.

    Stopped in here when I was in town last month and really liked it! I'm a sucker bagels with lox and cream cheese and Sarah's Special really hit the spot. My mom got the Bacon Egg N Cheese and loved it. Service was quick and friendly. Only thing I'd critique is that it would be nice if they had barstools or something to sit on, just has a little standing shelf at the front window. But I get it, it's not really meant to linger it's more for people on the go. Regardless I'll definitely be back.

    Breakfast Bagel
    Juan B.

    The staff was soooo nice and the bagel was yummy and warm. If it was cut in half all the way it would have been perfect.

    Alex A.

    Bowery was a bummer! First: I love that all of their bagels are vegan, even the ones you wouldn't expect to be (I'm looking at you, Parmesan!). Second: they have a great collection of vegan spreads. Here's the first problem: at 7am when I went, I asked the employee if they'd be better toasted or just as they are. She said toasted -- which, not to be a bagel snob, is a red flag because 7am is *when they open* and you'd expect them to be warm and ready. The bagel itself, toasted, was decent. I just don't think it should have to be. I got coffee with it and it was very bad. Second problem: their vegan cream cheese was actually awful. Not sure what all of the positive reviews here were talking about. It's a cashew-based cream cheese that errs on the side of grainy. One cashew protip: soak them first!!! Another one: use a Vitamix! This did NOT meet the mark. Unfortunately there was no seating and there is also no public seating nearby because Portland hates homeless people so please do not expect to have somewhere to sit and enjoy your bagel.

    Christine R.

    This is a hidden gem in old town but honestly it's always the places you'd least expect like this that pop off. The place is super busy and I can see why. Idk why the reviews are sleeping on it!! I'm still not over the Dan burnside on a chipotle salt bagel I just had. Only had to wait a few min and it came out so fresh! Can confirm that all ingredients are fresh and not premade. Latte with lavender and vanilla was delish too!! Also s/o Gillian and David, some of my fave baristas in Portland. They are so personable and always on it!

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    Always friendly and delicious. Great little storefront space. I also like supporting queer owned businesses like this one.

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    Bagels are great. My issue is they charge .35 cents to use a debit card. Which is illegal!

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    Their Garlic herb bagels were the bomb. Coffee was great. Staff was super nice and accommodating

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    Used to be great.. what's happened? Bagels lacked flavor and more chewy. Excellent coffee and nice staff

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    Always amazing and very nice staff, fast service and friendly small talk. :) I come here whenever I can for my lunch hour, so delicious.

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    4.4(135 reviews)
    0.9 miAlphabet District, Northwest

    I never thought I'd see the day when I'd give a Portland bagel five stars…read more A few things to note here: 1. Oregon is a miserable state for bagels. Arguably the best in the genre here exists in Hood River, and it's about par with Northeast supermarket bagels or the British Columbia approximation of a Montreal bagel. It's fine, but far better than the bagel-shaped rolls of white bread you'll encounter here. 2. Bentley's is in a neighborhood dense with bagels, but light on good bagels. The names of its bagel-making neighbors are familiar to the locals, but they're also a big part of the reason why expats go out of their way to travel across town and wait in lines for bagels that might be passable replicas of those they remember. My family is from New Jersey, which has its own (albeit unlauded) bagel culture entirely, and has spent more than a decade here lodging bagel complaints. Their last straw was a place in St. John's that moved to the art museum and then to a place by the Widmer brewery that sort of made a decent bagel, but charged about $3 for the privilege of eating one. Not with cream cheese, not with lox or whitefish--$3 for the bagel itself. Sirs, you can go fuck yourselves with that level of extortion for what's essentially a Shop-Rite+ bagel. Bentley's has been much more reasonable and consistent. In a town that considers boiling a bagel an artisanal option and not, in fact, a default, Bentley's gets its chewy exterior and density down. While I'm slightly disappointed that the dough lacks some of the complexity of its back-east contemporaries--especially on a coast where the tang of a sourdough is approached with such pride--Bentley's gets the consistency of its bagels down. It comes down to sound fundamentals: Bentley's makes only eight varieties of bagels, but includes right-coast vestiges like salt and onion. More importantly, though a single bagel is still $2 (slight sticker shock from back east), that gets into the buck-and-change range quickly when you get a baker's dozen for $21 (roughly $1.60 per). I haven't gotten the cream cheese or lox here because I like making life as difficult on myself as possible. The best cream cheese I've found here is in Hillsboro. The best lox and whitefish? Astoria. So if a bagel spot is going to be out of my way anyway, I may as well start the weekend picking up a bag on 21st street, hitting 26 for cream cheese, and popping up to Astoria for a room for the weekend. After nearly a decade and a half in this state, Bentley's has helped my family shorten the bagel map a bit and given us the best option the Portland metro has to option. Before you give up on bagels entirely and start believing things like "Hmm, maybe biscuits and gravy ARE worth my time," pop into Bentley's on a quiet Sunday morning and try it for yourself.

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    3.9(346 reviews)
    4.6 miMt. Scott - Arleta, Southeast Portland
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    A casual neighborhood spot where staffs are very friendly. Lots of people order and takeout their…read morebagels since the space is pretty small inside. I enjoyed the Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Bagel Sandwich (eventhough I misunderstood what I ordered lol). The salmon filet was soft and flavorful without being too salty, paired perfectly with the dills, tomatoes, lemon, and plain cream cheese!

    Ok so the bagels are okay at best honestly. I've avoided this spot for years because of their poor…read moremanagement and quality contol... But really.. can y'all please go the extra whole mile to cut my 10$ bagel in half please? Utter disgrace to East Coast bagels. That would be on site in the place you claim to represent. /fighting words and half the price. Just make it make sense and I don't have to write a bad review! Asking for a friend thanks Also this is for the management and owners. I had nothing but excellent service and the nicest people working there. You should pay them more and/or have a protocol of cutting bagels in half. It's literally ridiculous to spend over 10$ on a decent at best bagel with cream cheese and shitty coffee. If you order a sandwich it's cut in half usually yes? What if you ordered a pizza just one pie no slices. I just don't get it thanks for listening and never changing. It's kind of an important part of getting a bagel ‍

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