My go-to for weekend bagels since they first opened on Coast Guard Road. Consistently good and I love all the kids that work there. Have also been to Swansboro and MHC locations but I prefer the EI vibe. read more

We saw Giovanni's on a PBS YouTube channel that we follow for North Carolina, and we were really looking forward to having it when we came to this area for one of our breakfasts. It was very busy, which usually is an indication of a great place to eat, but unfortunately for us the bagels were just not that great. I got an Asiago cheese bagel, toasted (who would have it any other way?), and the bacon jalapeno cream cheese. The wait was okay for the number of people there and when I got my bagel, the cream cheese was melted and very light and the bagel, although okay, was not up to the hype protrayed by one of the family that was on the YouTube segment. It was just okay, nothing more, and I wish it was so much better. Maybe all the five star reviews had a different experience but I think this is a one time and when we are in the area again I will go elsewhere. read more

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Food/Coffee: Egg & Cheese sandwich on cinnamon sugar was delicious. The egg was nice and fluffy. Wish I had requested the bagel toasted! Husband had the sausage, egg, cheese on a cinnamon raisin bagel and enjoyed it! Strawberry and honey nut cream cheeses were also delicious! Coffee station is great with all the different creamers and sugars available! Service was very good and the lady behind the counter was efficient. They offer military discount which is nice! Seating in the outside area with napkins on each table. read more

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No photo but did a DoorDash order on this and literally never have had a better bagel. Beyond comparable to NY, the sandwiches are to die for and don't skip the jalapeño cream cheese. This is what I will demand to eat my wedding morning, lol. They're that good! read more

Got bagels for pick up My SO got a sesame with garlic herb bagel. 5/5 bagel with good shmear I got a poppy bagel with egg sausage and cheese. Steamed bagel is a nice New York touch, and everything tasted fresh I've had better bagels but for NC, it was delish! read more

Absolutely incredible. Location is hidden but it's the perfect little secret! Bagels were fresh, warm and amazing flavor. Food came out quick even with a steady flow of people. Already told others about this and will be back!!! Cozy nook with nice views of the creek or water way behind it. read more

Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagels - Menu (doesn't include all items) - Bagels Near Me - Emerald Isle, North Carolina

The bagels and schmear is always great at Giovannis. The service is efficient and friendly. My favorite is the hot honey, egg and cheese bagel sandwich. I also love the lox bagel. read more

Have you guys heard of a stuffed bagel? I hadn't either until Giovanni himself explained how they take the bagel dough and mold it around whatever you want before they bake it. Let me tell you what, this was delicious. I got the bacon egg and cheese stuffed bagel with Asiago and garlic and onion on the top. Giovanni threw in a jalapeño cheddar bagel for us to try and *chefs kiss* This was the best bagel I've ever had. If you're in or around Emerald Isle, be sure you check out Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagels! bacon egg and cheese stuffed bagel Jalapeño and cheddar bagel read more

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Hidden gem in the very back of the shopping center which may make it quite difficult to find for first timers, but just follow the signs! Freshly baked with great chewy texture that I love. The cashier was very helpful and polite. The service was quick. Very small shop but welcoming environment and view with turtles swimming out back. read more

Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Emerald Isle, North Carolina

The product, the bagel, is excellent !! Whether it's a duplicate of a NJ real bagel is debatable. However happy to have them here, we will be regulars!! Support them!! read more

Made a stop here on the way to the aquarium. Ordered ahead food to go through their website/Clover: stuffed bagel with egg and cheese, egg and cheese, bagel sandwich, everything pretzel and scallion cream cheese. For ASAP orders it's says 30 minutes, but the order was ready on a cart in less than 30 minutes when I arrived shortly after 8am on a Saturday. The pretzel wasn't included, it was just crossed out on the receipt with no comments. So had to wait in line to ask the staff what was going on with my order. Luckily, there were only two people in line, but the line quickly grew longer after me. So turned out they didn't have any pretzels for whatever reason that day, but she gave me two bagels to comp for the pretzel since I already paid online. The cost wasn't quite equal, but was pretty close. It would have been nice if they had thrown in an extra something else to make up for the inconvenience. The food was still hot, wrapped in foil. The "stuffed" pretzel was basically a bagel flattened in the middle and topped with the "filling". It was alright, not as great as I thought it would have tasted. The egg and cheese bagel sandwich was also okay. The bagels themselves were very soft, but didn't have as much flavor as I wanted. The egg and cheese bagel sandwich was still very soft after eating the leftovers two days later. The everything bagel seasoning was a little too salty for my taste. The scallion cream cheese was okay. Would've preferred more scallions. No bathrooms. The closest bathroom is in Food Lion in the same plaza. It's within a shopping plaza so not visible when you park in the parking lot. The closest store to park at is at Top it off boutique. Eventually, when you walk pass the stores, you enter through these sliding glass doors down a hallway. No seating tables inside the actual bagel place, but there are some tables outside of the bagel place within the building and two tables on a patio overlooking the water and apartments. Some of the tables inside the building had napkins. read more

I'm always on the hunt for a good local bagel wherever I am, and Giovanni's did not disappoint. Hidden away in the strip mall behind a food lion, was the best bagel I've ever had. The service was great, and the cashier was the sweetest girl. I definitely felt like I was in Brooklyn when I walked in, quick and easy, and it felt like. I was in a large NY deli! The bagel was huge compared to grocery store or chain bagel stores. The bagel itself was the perfect kind of soft and chewy, but not too soft and chewy. Each ingredient on the bagel was cooked to perfection and you could taste them all individually. The bacon jalapeño cream cheese was superb. It wasn't spicy at all, but still had the nice warmth of a pepper with a little smokey bacon. Overall, they had a great selection of bagels, pastries, and cooler drinks (sodas, juice, etc), and great coffee (iced or hot), and the bagels were nothing short of excellent and filling. We'll definitely be back! read more

Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagels - Bacon, Egg, and Cheese on an Everything Bagel with Bacon Jalapeño Cream Cheese - Bagels Near Me - Emerald Isle, North Carolina

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I feel cheated. I had been looking forward to the cinnamon cream cheese for months. My wife ordered the bagels and went to pick them up and asked about the cinnamon cream cheese. She was told it was seasonal. A month later I'm still scratching my head about seasonality of this cinnamon cream cheese. The stuff is so good I feel like it is similar to drugs for a drug addict. Though I have never done drugs. I told my brother about this cream cheese and he drove 5 hours to get this cinnamon cream cheese and he was livid about this seasonality of the cream cheese. Anyway, hopefully this cinnamon cream cheese returns! The bagels are great! PS for the record the review is not written by the account owner. I stole my friend's phone to write this! read more

Disappointed! I was looking forward to good "Brooklyn" bagels and picked up a dozen with a tub of cream cheese to go. Coming from New York via Charlotte we had many bagel shops that made really good bagels- soft inside, crunchy outside, delicious toasted or not. These wereg a bit expensive, but worth it if they were anything resembling those bagels. Unfortunately, Giovanni's were under cooked, even a little raw inside, and wet with what i guess is some sort of oil. This was all of them! The only way these were edible was to toast the poop out of them. Very disappointing, this was a "one and done" for me. Sorry. read more

Great bagel shop on the island! It's a little tricky to find because it's tucked away in the back of the shopping center. Delicious bagels and friendly service. read more

Everyone raves about these New York bagels. This is the place to go if you're craving a bagel while on Emerald Isle. It's located in a strip mall, but it's behind a few shops. You won't see its facade from the main road. There is a mini mall map if you get lost, but there are a few signs that lead you there. I enjoyed my poppy seed bagel. My friend loved her bacon, egg and cheese. Every time she visits her parents, she orders that. I especially love the garlic cream cheese spread they have here, it's really delicious. It's definitely more of a take out spot. You can order coffee and any kind of bagel imaginable here. They have a lot of different spreads to pick from. The people who work here are very kind. One of them complimented me and my friends. It's a good spot for bagels. read more

We found this spot last year. It was hidden in the inside of the mall and there is no access from the back of the mall. They make coffee and have can drinks including sunny d, apple juice, tea. The bagels were soft. We both had everything bagels. Definitely worth visiting while we are on vacation. There is seating on the deck and hallway outside the restaurant. Service was quick and friendly. They just call your name when your order is ready. Variety of specialty cream cheeses. read more

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Bagels are very good and a good choice of food to put on them and the service is very good

Just left NY and so glad to get an NC BAGEL from Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagel. Yep, NY taste in NC. Two sites now and maybe more, I am hopeful. Save an everything and plain for me. Cheese for the hubs. read more

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Always great bagels at all locations. I recently moved to Chapel Hill but anytime I am visiting the Cyrstal Coast I stop at one of their locations for a dozen bagels! read more

We went to the Morehead City location. When you walk in your greeted by friendly people and the bagels were great. Just for take out no seating, but they offer the place next door outdoor table. We also bought 2 cinnamon buns for later and those were a little disappointing dry, they needed some icing. read more

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Synopsis: The place to go for breakfast or bagels on Emerald Isle with service and quality unmatched. Girlfriend and I were vacationing on Emerald Isle for her birthday and were looking through the eateries for some good breakfast food. We were guided toward Giovanni's and were immediately interested hearing about New Yorkers down in NC and making good bagels. We were certainly not disappointed neither time we went in. There is plenty to look through and order from ranging from bagels of all sorts, to egg sandwiches with the works, and baked goods made fresh each morning. We ordered different style egg sandwiches both times we were there during our mini-vacation and they both were superb. My personal favorite is that Monster which was absolutely delicious. On our way back home we put in an order for a couple dozen bagels to be able to remind us of home and although there was a slight problem getting them all, Giovanni personally texted and called my girlfriend to get things squared away and sorted. That kind of service and dedication to your store is rare to say the least and we were beyond appreciative of his kindness. Needless to say when we come back to Emerald Isle, we know where breakfast will be without a doubt. 5 Delicious Bagel Stars out of 5! read more

First visit today. Full disclosure.....my wife is a former New Yorker and a self-described "Bagel Snob"! We now live in the Nashville area and authentic, NY bagels are impossible to find. So, first visit today, picked up 9 bagels for my wife, 6 of one kind and 3 of another. She tried one today and said they were GREAT! She is the expert. I met the owner when I ordered. Great guy. Very friendly. The girl at the counter was very nice and quick with getting my bagels. I also ordered a bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast bagel for myself. That came out in just a couple of minutes and was delicious! there was steady stream of customers coming in and many eating their bagels and having coffee, etc at the tables right next to the shop. nobody had much of a wait. Now if I can just get the owner to open a location in the Nashville area....... read more

This place was absolutely delicious!! We went to the location in Morehead City, but I didn't see a Yelp page for them. It's located by Hobby Lobby, and there isn't any seating or anything inside. Grab and go! And oh my goodness I'm so glad we did! My husband got the Monster Bagel Sandwich and it was fantastic. I opted for the Cinnamon Sugar bagel with honey walnut cream cheese and it was amazing. These are great quality, fresh bagels. We will definitely be back! read more

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First, the bagels: they were OK. The flavor is good, but every type we ordered was underbaked. As a result, the color was off and the texture was wrong because the outside was too soft. Bagels should not be this blonde. Certainly not NYC quality (or size) but a step up from the grocery store. Second: the service/shop: many employees and customers were not wearing a mask, including the woman who was boiling the bagels and the teenage boy who rang up our order. That speaks for itself. It was pretty busy (Saturday morning) but the wait was excessive considering we didn't even get sandwiches. No defined line and the staff seemed disorganized behind the counter. I also found it strange that they prepared everything in the back out of sight, even if you're just getting a bagel with a spread (not toasted). Overall: poor experience, OK bagels. The closest I've tried so far to NYC quality in this area but unfortunately there's no comparison when it comes to speed and service. read more

Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Emerald Isle, North Carolina

Great bagel place....soooo glad that we finally stopped. They serve a variety of bagels and cream cheeses, PLUS bagel sandwiches. We ordered the everything bagel w scallion cream cheese (YUM!) and a lox and cream cheese onion garlic bagel sandwich (Double YUM!). Staff was friendly and the owner was great to brew a fresh pot of coffee and explain all his offerings. FINALLY a go-to bagel place on the island!!! read more

Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagels - Lox and cream cheese on an onion and garlic bagel. - Bagels Near Me - Emerald Isle, North Carolina

Very confused. I called and the guy tried to sell me weed. Must've been an employee, but very odd.

The bagels were decent but not phenomenal. My older daughter ordered Nutella cream cheese, but they didn't let us know they were out until after we had ordered and sat down. She was bummed but chose strawberry instead and enjoyed it. My wife got a cinnamon bagel but wasn't impressed. Overall it was a good breakfast but not everything we were hoping for. read more

Solid coffee and a very good Asiago cheese bagel. The rest of the family just had cinnamon sugar bagels and enjoyed them, not wowed but good alternative to all the sweets we eat for breakfast. Friendly service. Place was hard to find deep in the shopping center, and it sure looked closed ... I think they need more signs. I had never noticed it before. read more

The nice Hot Warm BagelEverything BagelEverything BagelEverything Bagellady who owns it is super chill I appreciate her helping me out a minute before close time when I was oblivious. These bagels are so delicious and properly soft. The "everything" bagels are fire. read more

Giovanni's Brooklyn Bagels - Got to flex these various bagels for Yelp! - Bagels Near Me - Emerald Isle, North Carolina

There are two parts to this review - service and the bagels. We were charged 37 dollars for 18 bagels and a tub of cream cheese. We double checked if that was correct because it seemed high - but the cashier confirmed it was about 2 dollars a bagel. We were not given a receipt, which was a little strange. BUT I saw other reviews that people were charged different amounts for bagels, so that might explain it? When we got home, the bagels appeared raw and they were either soaked in oil, grease or butter. I've never ordered bagels and had them soaked in oil by the time we drove 5 minutes home. Even from cutting the bagels, our hands were completely covered in oil. Highly disappointed in the bagels considering the price... should have bought them from the grocery store or brought some with us! Other reviews suggested a line forms early in the day so we got there right at 7:30am when they opened. However, once we arrived, we quickly saw that this was due to not that many bagels prepared when they opened, not an overwhelming amount of people. Now, don't get me wrong, there were a handful of people when we arrived. But everything seemed to take forever - the cream cheese was scooped as you ordered, the bagels were rushed into bags (which could explain why they were raw), and it took forever to be rung up. They also don't have a system for ordering online, you are forced to go into the store or just call and place an order. read more

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In town on business, looking for bagels for breakfast and Google did not let me down when they linked me to Giovanni's! The associates were beyond courteous & helpful. My bacon, egg, & cheese bagel was a hit! Will definitely visit again when I am in the area! read more

Love their bagels. Always soft and fresh. Have tried their plain, cheddar cheese, and cinnamon sugar and like them all. Believe the bagels would be better with a little less salt which is the reason I gave them 4 stars instead of 5, but I'll be back for more the next time I am visiting Emerald Isle. read more

So happy to find this place! Despite driving through Emerald Isle for years on the way to Salter Path, I had never seen this little gem. It is tucked away on the back side of Emerald Plantation, and by the looks of the line at the door....we are the only ones who haven't heard of it. It's an order at the counter spot with a few tables and seating outside by the water. We got breakfast bagel sandwiches and they were phenomenal. Crispy, yet tender bagel filed with every breakfast item you can think of. Highly recommend! read more

Great place! Great lox with capers, etc. Fresh, flavorful bagels! As close to NY as you can get in this area.

Went for breakfast sandwiches a couple of mornings while on island. If you know bagels well, NY/NJ or grew up with them then these are not that. They were good, a bit to much like bread, and not a bagel. I went twice and would go again but only for breakfast sandwiches just know they are not like what you may be expecting. If you know what I mean then you grew up with proper bagels. read more

That's a damn good bagel out on the beach. It's the soft squishy kind that's pliable and chewy, but not airy or overstructured. This means that when you bite into a still-warm bagel stuffed with soft cream cheese, it doesn't all plop out on either side of your face and into your lap. Which is good, considering this is the only place south of Brooklyn that knows how much cream cheese belongs on a bagel. Very nice people as well, they're taking good care of PPE and distancing. My preference is for a greater attention to coffee and the dairy/non-dairy accoutrements, but the coffee is good nonetheless. We enjoyed our bagels so much that we brought some back for tomorrow's breakfast. read more

Giovanni is super nice and the bagels are made fresh right in front of you ! Boiled then baked ! Yum so good ! All his employees are very nice as well read more

I wrote the review the day I visited you. As a business owner you have the right to refuse service to people not wearing a mask. A lot of businesses are. I stand by my review. the place was full of people not wearing mask or social distancing. Your employee had NO mask or even a face shield. There is a pandemic and it's getting worse. Majority of businesses are following the cdc guidelines and we had no issues. Saying a person shouldn't visit a vacation spot if they felt uncomfortable is pathetic. We were all over that island and had very little issues with businesses wearing mask and social distancing. Again didn't see any of that while we were there. read more

Love the stuffed bagel! Its amazing. Wish there were more cream cheese flavors, maybe add maple, pineapple, chocolate chip, to go with other bagels. Very clean and nice counter service! read more