Was craving a bagel and was so happy to find this unassuming shop close to my office in downtown. Having lived right outside NYC for a few years, I’ve yet to find a great bagel shop in Portland before now. So many bagel options with lots of schmear choices to mix and match. The espresso I ordered was also delicious and paired perfectly with my bagel. Can’t wait to go back for more bagels!
Husband and I were in Portland for vacation and hubby wanted a bagel. We found Bowery Bagels. It was a short walk from our hotel. Excellent assortment of bagels. He chose the salt bagels and the sesame bagels. He enjoyed those for the next three days- he ordered six bagels to go. They were very tasty.
I ordered catering for delivery for an office event and the staff of Bowery Bagels were the epidome of helpful and perfection. The delivery of our large order came right on time and was exactly right. I can't recommend Bowery Bagels enough for their quality service and quality food.
Bagels are mediocre. Didn't toast well like we asked & got yelled at for taking a sip of my coffee in the store even though I put my mask back up immediately after my sip & we were the only people in the store & I was all the in the far corner way beyond 10 feet from the people working which a 6ft tall glass case between us. I'm trusting them to make my food & not get my sick & in any other restaurant you can take your mask off while eating & drinking & I didn't even do that. Won't ever go back
Good NY bagels. Salt and jalapeño bagel is good. Salt and chipotle it’s pretty spicy, be ware. Overall a good place for bagels.
Love this place. The salt & pepper bagel makes an excellent base for a veggie sandwich. Their fresh herb cream cheese is just plain amazing. And the half-price baker's dozen (a special they offer near closing time) is a fabulous way to stock my freezer with bagels for the week.
Y’all gotta put the cream cheese on the egg n meat sandwiches when people ask. Nobody ever puts the cream cheese on those in addition to the regular cheese. Wasn’t busy either. Good bagel tho, just adding my own cream cheese at home… pls read orders when building.
Bagels:Best place to get bagels, their broad variety of cream cheese and vegan bagels is crazy impressive. I tried Jalapeno salt bagel with walnut pear blue cheese, it was delicious. You can do bagels into two halves and try different cream cheese on it.Coffee:Try their sugar syrup coffees it is different and tasty.
I grew up eating authentic NY style bagels on the east coast, and I can tell you Bowery Bagels are legit! I can't go a week without coming here.I would respectfully argue that any reviewer claiming these to be "too hard" may not be totally aware of (or perhaps just do not like) what an authentic NY bagel is. They are boiled for a few seconds before they get baked. This seals the crust and gives it that authentic bagel crunch on the outside that bubbles slightly when toasted and develops another layer of flavor, while also remaining chewy on the inside. This is what makes a great bagel. Most store bought and inauthentic bagels are soft because it is simply just enriched wheat flour bread shaped in a circle. Not here. These are quality. I don't think it's fair at all to criticize a bagel shop or dock them stars for having authentic NY style bagels, which is what the website even states they do.Bowery is the best and the staff are lovely too <3
Clearly anyone who left less than 5 stars doesn’t know how bagels should taste. I got an everything bagel with herb schmear and it was absolutely divine! Perfect level of crunch. I recently moved to the PNW and y’all like your bagels doughy and dense for some reason - these bagels are definitely not that.