oh my! i truly understand the hype of this place! this is one of these spots that live up to the…read morereputation- it can really get busy and the line can wrap up around the building during rush times which ideally if you go right when they open you can avoid the long lines. i ordered the "simply delicious" with no capers and oh boyyy! has to be the BEST lox bagel i've had. the bagel is thin but very crispy and crunchy almost like a crispy bagel/croissant mix. i would highly recommend!!

A good friend of mine in L.A. was super excited to take me to Courage Bagels because it's one of…read moreher fave spots to get bagels, but mostly to show me how popular and hyped it is. The line was, indeed, long on a Monday morning! We ordered both the smoked salmon options. I appreciate how pretty they look, especially the hand sliced one with red onion and fresh dill gracing the top of the orangey pink-colored smoked salmon like delicate artwork. We're lucky in Seattle because we aren't short of a wide variety and styles of bagels. They might not look as pretty as Courage Bagels', but I feel the hype is not real. It's good, but I can count on my one hand a number of bagel places that cost less and taste better. Nice try! ;-)

If you are ever in the LA area , Calic is a must try! Best bagels and the drinks are a bonus.read more

Great stuffed bagels, my favorite item is the lemon biscoff cheesecake, and also I love how they…read moreare very pet friendly!! So underrated

I love this place so much! From the start up they were across the street serving only in the…read moremornings to growing their business into this new facility serving all day is amazing and it's no small task either! The quality of food is second to none. Not only are the workers and owners just simply fantastic, their food is too. Our favorites are the MCB (nova lox, tomato, onion, capers & plain cream cheese on an everything bagel) and the Loxsmith (nova lox, crispy salmon skin, radish, pickled fennel, dill & beet cream cheese on an everything bagel). The MCB shines above all the other sandwiches for me and it's our favorite breakfast in the morning. Every bagel has the right amount of chewiness that we all love. My family and I would walk and frequent this place every morning to start the day with their fantastic bagels when we lived in the area. Oh how much we miss the living in Highland Park with the awesome shops and restaurants this city has! They also do platters and we've ordered for pick up for our office meetings too and everyone loves it! You can preorder everything online and set a day and time to pick up.

5/27/2026 4 Stars -…read moreminus 1 Star for lack in parking spaces. First time at Belle's. PEC Got it on a plain bagel. The bagel was fluffy and had a nice chew! Herby mayo, hot sweet peppers had a hint of spice, pastrami was soft and not too salty, egg was fluffy. It was a good bagel sandwich. However, I don't think I'd reorder this. LATKE Crispy and savory. The sourcream and apple sauce together was delicious. Absolutely loved the apple sauce, which had a beautiful texture and sweetness that was addictive. The star was the applesauce! SALT BAGEL, EVERYTHING BAGEL, CACIO E PEPE, EVERYTHING PUMPERNICKEL BAGEL All of the untoasted bagels except the Cacio e Pepe, had a firm outer texture, a bit hard to tear apart with hands. Inside the bagels were dense, yet had a light chewy texture and not dry either. Toasted, they were even better. The outer crust was beautifully crispy and the inside bagel was soft and chewy. The beet cream cheese was delicious with all the bagels! Cacio e Pepe was soft all around, unlike the other bagels. Cacio e Pepe had a light cheese and black pepper crust. It wasn't full of cacio e pepe flavor right off the bat, but still enough to know what you're eating. If you ate only the top bagel, I think you'll get the best of this bagel. Still good all around, even toasted. I think it will be great as a bagel sandwich. Everything Pumpernickle had a good pumpernickle flavor in addition to the everything seasonings. They did not skimp on the seasonings! Every inch of that bagel was covered in seasonings! Favorite Bagels: Salt Bagel, Everything Bagel BEET CREAM CHEESE Delicious! Smooth, creamy, almost buttery! This is whipped cream cheese with roasted beet puree. Light in beet flavor, it had dill in it too. I was hesitant in getting a tub because it was on the pricier side. But it was so good, glad I got it! SEATS / AMBIANCE It had a lovely East Coast diner feel when walking in. But still, the space felt a bit cluttered. There were booths, counter seats and outdoor seats too. It was packed inside on a Wednesday lunch. Got there before noon. CUSTOMER SERVICE Overall good, friendly service. Staff was smiling and that's always a good thing! Went on a Wednesday before noon, but it was nearly packed. PARKING Horrible. Just horrible. Street parking only. There's a few spots directly in front of Belle's, but it's metered parking too and also it was full. It's parking that always makes or breaks your experience when driving to LA. After driving around to find a decent parking spot, I finally found one close to Belle's, but after parking, I realized it was a loading zone. So hurried to get my food to go and just ate in the car. Overall, I enjoyed the bagels here and would love to return for their bagels and lunch offerings.

I was absolutely craving a yummy packed open-face bagel this morning and Modern Bread And Bagel…read morereally delivered. I had their limited 'The Bazaar Bagel' and it was soooo good! It scratched my urge and was perfectly seasoned. I'm really big on texture when it comes to my food and this bagel had the elements I needed. The peas were nice and fresh, the cream cheese was smooth, and the seeds added the perfect crunch. Also, their pasty selection looked very good. I will be trying the zucchini bread next time. The service was great! The server was very nice and brought me a bag, taking my dishes once I was finished. The vibe was nice and had a lot of nice chatting. If you like a more chatty environment, I would recommend. Overall, this was a great experience! I kind of wish they had a sweet option for their open-face bagels but the vast pastry selection made up for it! It helps with that sweet craving :)

my boyfriend and i recently ordered a to-go order from here, and overall, it was a decent…read moreexperience. i got the big show on a pretzel bagel with truffle aioli and a fried egg to go with the vegan sausage, along with the potato, leek, and goat cheese quiche. my boyfriend got the BEC. i was drawn to this place because i saw that they had so many vegetarian/vegan options. i'm pescatarian, so it's always nice when a place has plenty of meatless options. that being said, the big show was unfortunately a little too salty for my taste. the flavors were definitely there, but everything together was pretty strong, to the point where it was a little difficult for me to finish the whole thing in one sitting. i think the truffle aioli and fried egg were really good additions, but the overall saltiness of the sausage just became a bit much for me. the quiche was good, and i really liked the potato, leek, and goat cheese combination. the actual filling and flavors worked really well together, but the crust was a little harder than i would have liked. definitely not terrible, but the crust was probably the weakest part of the quiche for me. my boyfriend enjoyed the BEC, although he was a little disappointed by the sourdough bread. so while neither of us thought our meals were bad, there were just a few things that kept them from being something we were really excited about. i did really like the setup of the store, though. it's very cute and has a cozy but modern feel to it, and i could definitely see this being a nice spot to hang out, study, or grab a quick brunch. i think i could enjoy coming here more for the atmosphere and trying something different than i did with this particular order. overall, it was a good experience and i'm glad we tried it, but i don't know if i'd necessarily go out of my way to order from here again. there are definitely some things on the menu i'd still be curious to try, though.

Bagel Broker is a neighborhood staple in the Fairfax/Grove area…read more Obviously their bagels are fire, but also their portions are also a bit more generous than competitors. So more cream cheese and more lox basically... Easy parking , friendly service , definitely a go-to.

Place is alright…read more Long line and uncomfortable space inside to wait. Parking is a tiny, cramped lot so probably difficult to park on busier days. Bagels didn't stand out enough to balance out the inconveniences. Ordinary bagel spot but you know how Los Angeles is... people line up for just about anything and set you up to believe the place is fire, then it's just ok. I think it's just general overpopulation at this point. While our bagel was good - stuffed with cream cheese for those that are not lactose intolerant - it was not anything special. No stale bagels but that's the bare minimum. I've had better from chains and I would have expected something that tasted like it was made with a little more love. If I'm in the area, I may stop by again to get a coffee or a sandwich but if there's a line, I'm not waiting - ain't worth it.

It's like Courage, but a gazillion times faster. And closer to home. And with better parking and…read moreseating. So like, a gazillion times better overall. I don't like pitching businesses against one another, but I can't describe it any other way. I hadn't realized for years, but I happen to live only a few blocks away from this neighborhood gem. Lucky me. I went on a weekday brunch-y hour and was able to get an elite parking spot and an outside table in the shade. It was perfect. A little too perfect because now I think about the egg salad every morning. Also, I'm a sucker for brick buildings and friendly people. So this... This little bagel spot? It's a 15/10 in my book. Will return.

After having a lackluster bagel experience at another restaurant I decided to try here. It's a…read morehipster bagel restaurant and doesn't have any indoor seating. You go inside, place your order, then pick your order up outside at the window and there is some limited outdoor seating. My lox bagel sandwich was delicious and I also enjoyed the bagel I bought to go for breakfast the next morning (it stayed fresh). I also bought some dessert pastries here for my kids and they said they were very tasty. They boil and bake their bagels here (boiling is a must for me - can't stand just the baked bagels - those aren't real bagels!) Even though it was crowded the service was fast enough. There is plenty of free street parking in the neighborhood - you just have to walk a bit but nothing major.

Boichik Bagels gets a lot of things right... and a lot of things wrong. Let me explain--…read more My date and I arrived and ordered a regular bagel with hatch cream cheese for her and an onion classic with lox, tomato, onion and capers for me. We take our number and go sit and wait at the small blue tables outside like most everyone else. Strike one was their being out of fresh made orange juice, something that should NEVER happen at a bagel purveyor... oh, and my coffee? Was only technically that. Seriously. It tasted more like tea to the point that I questioned whether or not they in fact got my order wrong and it was that. Flavorless. (2/10) I like my salmon bagel and the ratios were pretty on point with there being maybe just a tad too much cream cheese. For $20, this was what I expected and I appreciated the quality olive oil drizzled over the quality ingredients to keep it all moist. Loved the tomato and capers. It's a big meal and half of it went home for later. (8/10) My date's bagel was a nightmare though. Thick wedge of cream cheese on a barely toasted bagel, she had to wipe half of it off just to eat it. And as for this being a "hatch cream cheese?" Like calling my brown water broth 'coffee,' I'd suggest that it only technically met up to the definition: there were 2-3 little chunks of hatch chile. Seriously. Two or three. The white cream cheese hardly had any smell or taste of hatch chile. I know as I ate the other half she took home. Dispel any fantasy you might be harboring of that cool, greenish cream cheese with real chunks of smoked hatch chiles because that doesn't exist here. (2/10) So there you have it. For close to $40 when you factor in tax and tip? This was barely a 3 star bagel experience. Order with care and intention.

bagels are fine but way overpriced…read more deserves to be shamed for charging to add salt and pepper to a bagel.

I swear I go here every other weekend! My boyfriend gets the spicy BEC and I got that but "not…read morespicy" - no jalapeños and sub regular aioli. Swap American for cheddar cheese. AMAZING!! The ratio of the everything bagel seasoning with the high end eggs and bacon - you HAVE to try if you like BEC!!! Service was fast this time, we ordered for pick up! A few inside bar seats but 6 small outdoor tables.

Cute lil fancy bagel shop. The drinks are great but be sure to mix well before drinking!…read more One star off for the bagels not being well toasted. It will also get super messy while eating so be careful! Doesn't beat N*ah's in my book- but it's a close second!

I come for 1. Pizza quality at a semi affordable price... real ingredients made from real people…read more 2. The fresh ranch sauce . Enough said, they make a good pie. I have always ordered take out and get an 18 inch. Parking is limited. So I generally just pick up rather than eat there, but they have picnic tables and seating inside if you decide to dine in.

4 stars I rarely…read moreever make it into Highland Park b/c I never want to deal with traffic or parking, but I decided to buy a Too Good To Go bag to try their food. So, I drove all the way out to HP to pick up my bag. Let me just say that the trip here was worth the traffic and parking issues I ran into at 8:50pm at night. The box they gave me was filled with a variety of pizza and bagels. For an early 5am breakfast, I had a bagel w/ cream cheese and thought it was delicious! For 2nd breakfast, I had a half a slice of margarita pizza and half a slice of pepperoni and those were also delicious. The pizzas are on the thin side...so, I don't feel too, too guilty lol Anyways, the service was quick. The shop is cute. There's some outdoor seating. I'd come back with friends and our dogs one day!