The 10 best bagel shops in Boston
This list covers 10 bagel shops inside the city limits of Boston, from the Seaport and downtown to Allston, Brighton, South Boston and Roslindale. Several of the shops close by early afternoon. The list is for residents after a weekend half dozen, commuters who want an egg sandwich before work and visitors who would rather skip the hotel breakfast.
The list favors shops that make their own dough, most of them locally owned, and includes one national chain. Styles run from New York-style rounds to sourdough bagels made with local grain. Few of the shops post prices online. At Bagel Guild, which does, a single bagel is $2.60, a half dozen is $13.50 and bagel sandwiches run from $6.25 to $12.25.
How we chose
The list is alphabetical, not ranked. Every shop is inside the City of Boston and was checked against the business’s own website or 2026 coverage from Boston magazine and Time Out Boston. Shops were picked for bagels made in house, a track record in local press and regular retail hours. Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline shops were left out because they are separate cities.
Hours and prices below come from each business and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.
Bagel Guild
Brothers Lucas and Zachary Reckling started baking bagels in spring 2020 and opened this Boston Public Market stall in spring 2022, according to the shop. The dough is made with freshly milled local grain and a natural yeast culture, which gives the bagels a sourdough tang. A single bagel is $2.60, six are $13.50 and a baker’s dozen is $26. Rye is baked on Fridays, and jalapeno cheddar is sold Friday through Sunday for 50 cents more. Sandwiches stop at 3 p.m., so arrive earlier for the Guilded chicken sandwich at $10.50 or the Boston Cold Smoked at $12.25.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover St., Boston, MA 02108
Why they made the list
- Bagel Guild ran as a weekly delivery service and sold at area farmers markets in 2021 before taking a permanent stall.
- Spreads made in the shop include cultured butter, smoked beet hummus, a nut-free arugula pesto and a vegan cream cheese.
- An 8-ounce tub of cream cheese is $6.50, and the flavors include scallion chive, spicy pepper and garlic herb.
- Boston magazine included Bagel Guild in a bagel guide updated in January 2026.
The Bagel Table
Boston Landing in Brighton is home to the Boston shop of this small local group, which began at a farmers market in 2014 and has grown to four locations, according to Time Out Boston. The counter on Guest Street carries more than 14 bagel flavors. The one to ask for is the Chestnut Hill, a bagel made from challah dough. Time Out Boston named The Bagel Table in a bagel roundup published May 28, 2026. The shop’s website could not be read for this list, so confirm the opening times before making the trip to Guest Street.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 86 Guest St., Brighton, MA 02135
Why they made the list
- The Brighton shop is inside the Boston Landing development on Guest Street.
- The Bagel Table started as a farmers market stand in 2014, according to Time Out Boston.
- The Chestnut Hill bagel is made with challah dough, according to Time Out Boston.
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Better Bagels
Sam Harden and James Grimes started Better Bagels in January 2014, by the company’s account, and the business began as a Seaport pop-up before opening a counter on Seaport Boulevard, according to Time Out Boston. A second shop is on Congress Street at Post Office Square. The bagels are New York style and hand-made. Boston magazine points to sandwiches built with pastrami, smoked turkey and pork roll, and Time Out Boston singles out the Deluxe breakfast sandwich and the whipped cream cheese. Both shops take pickup orders online. The Post Office Square shop closes at 3 p.m. on weekdays, earlier than the Seaport counter.
Hours: Seaport: Monday through Saturday, 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Post Office Square: Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; check Sunday hours with the shop.
Address: 83 Seaport Blvd., Suite B, Boston, MA 02210, and 211 Congress St., Boston, MA 02110
Why they made the list
- Better Bagels has two counters inside Boston, one in the Seaport and one downtown.
- The Seaport shop opens at 6:30 a.m. six days a week, ahead of most bagel shops on this list.
- Catering orders and gift cards are sold through the company’s website.
- Both Boston magazine, in January 2026, and Time Out Boston, in May 2026, named Better Bagels in their bagel guides.
Brick Street Bagels
Jordan Renouf began in 2022 by making bagels by hand at home and delivering them by bike, then moved on to weekend pop-ups and a South End residency, according to Boston magazine. A storefront on West Broadway in South Boston opened in late 2025, and the company’s website now also lists a Tremont Street shop in the South End. Rosemary sea salt and cheddar are the bagels most often mentioned, with bacon-scallion and dill pickle cream cheeses. Boston magazine recommends ordering ahead. The Tremont Street shop stays open until 6 p.m., four hours later than West Broadway.
Hours: South Boston: daily, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. South End: daily, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Address: 371 W Broadway, South Boston, and 570 Tremont St., South End, Boston
Why they made the list
- Brick Street Bagels went from a home oven to two Boston shops in about four years.
- Edible Boston reported in March 2024 that the first pop-up sold out in 10 minutes.
- Renouf, who is from Vermont, baked for a time out of a South End restaurant kitchen before opening a shop, according to Edible Boston.
- Both shops are open seven days a week, by the company’s posted schedule.
Exodus Bagels
Roslindale’s Exodus Bagels built a following at farmers markets before settling on McCraw Street, and Boston magazine gave the shop a Best of Boston award in 2018. The bagels are cold fermented. Flavors include jalapeno-cheddar, garlic-asiago and one called the everywhere, with Sriracha cream cheese and Acme lox on the side. The shop is open five mornings a week and closes by noon. McCraw Street has no standing or parking, so the shop asks customers to park on Belgrade Avenue and walk down. Boston magazine reported in January 2026 that pickup was from a trailer behind the building during a renovation.
Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon; closed Monday and Tuesday.
Address: 2 McCraw St., Roslindale, MA 02131
Why they made the list
- Exodus Bagels lists MBTA bus routes 35, 36 and 37 and Bellevue station on the Needham commuter rail line as the nearest transit.
- Online orders go through the shop’s Toast page.
- Accessible parking is available on McCraw Street and Belgrade Avenue, according to the shop.
Finagle A Bagel
On Boylston Street in the Back Bay, Finagle A Bagel is the Boston storefront of a company that, by its own account, has been hand-boiling and hand-baking bagels in the city since 1998. The bagels are made fresh daily, sandwiches are made to order and the cream cheese is made in house, according to the company. Time Out Boston recommends the Famous Egg Sandwich, the pizza bagel and the honey cinnamon cream cheese. Finagle bagels are also sold in grocery stores, Time Out Boston notes, and the Boylston Street counter is where they come straight from the shop. Catering has a separate phone line.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 535 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116
Why they made the list
- Finagle A Bagel has operated in Boston for more than 25 years, by the company’s account.
- The Boylston Street store is the single retail shop listed on the company’s website.
- Time Out Boston included Finagle A Bagel in a bagel roundup published May 28, 2026.
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Park Bagelry
Allston’s Park Bagelry comes from the team behind the Somerville cafes Bloc, Diesel and Forge, according to Boston magazine. The bagels are naturally leavened, made by hand each day with local flours and sweetened with Vermont maple syrup. The regular lineup is plain, salt, sesame, poppy seed, garlic, everything and jalapeno cheddar, and Boston magazine also mentions a cornbread bagel. The shop sells coffee and ice cream as well. Weekly specials and rotating flavors are posted on the shop’s Instagram account, and orders can be placed ahead online for pickup on Western Avenue.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 280 Western Ave., Allston, MA
Why they made the list
- Park Bagelry appeared in Boston magazine’s bagel guide when the guide was updated in January 2026.
- Seven bagel flavors are listed on the shop’s website.
- Catering quotes are handled through a form on the website.
Pavement Coffeehouse
Pavement is a local coffee company with 10 cafes, eight of them inside Boston, and every cafe sells the house bagels. They are kettle boiled, made from scratch and baked fresh daily, according to the company, which also roasts coffee. Time Out Boston reports that the bagels are vegan and recommends the bagel sandwiches along with spreads such as cinnamon fig and diablo. Boston cafes are in Allston, Brighton, Fenway, the Back Bay and near Boston University, Berklee and Symphony. The Allston and Brighton cafes close at 4 p.m., earlier than the rest.
Hours: Allston and Brighton: daily, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Newbury Street, Symphony, Berklee and Fenway: daily, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Boston University: daily, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Address: 1243 Commonwealth Ave., Allston, MA 02134; other Boston cafes include 286 Newbury St., 44 Gainsborough St. and 415 Western Ave., Brighton
Why they made the list
- Pavement has more Boston locations than any other bagel maker on this list.
- The Boston University cafe at 736 Commonwealth Ave. stays open until 7 p.m. every day.
- Two more Pavement cafes are in Cambridge and one is in Medford near Tufts University.
PopUp Bagels
The Seaport shop on Pier 4 Boulevard sells bagels one way: hot, whole and by the bag. PopUp Bagels does not slice, toast or build sandwiches, and the minimum order is three bagels, according to Boston magazine. Bags come in counts of three, six, 12 and 30, Time Out Boston reports. Spreads are sold alongside, rotate weekly and have included honey-chipotle cream cheese and an elote cream cheese. A pack of smoked salmon can be added. Eat them right away, while they are still warm.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 70 Pier 4 Blvd., Boston, MA 02210
Why they made the list
- PopUp Bagels is a fast-growing chain based in New York, according to Boston magazine, and is the one national name on this list.
- The company also has shops at Assembly Row in Somerville and in Harvard Square in Cambridge.
- Time Out Boston included the Seaport shop in a bagel roundup published May 28, 2026.
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Revival Cafe + Kitchen
Liza Shirazi and Steve Postal founded Revival in 2016, according to the company, and the cafes make their own bagels. Asiago is a core flavor, Boston magazine reports, and the sandwich to order is the Bagelicious: egg white, broccoli, cheddar and ancho aioli. The downtown cafe is on Devonshire Street and is open on weekdays. A second Boston cafe at 15 Necco St. in Fort Point is also open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a third is at 60 Western Ave. in Allston. Weekend visitors should head to Necco Street.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Devonshire Street).
Address: 121 Devonshire St., Boston, MA 02109
Why they made the list
- Revival has three cafes inside Boston and others in Cambridge, Somerville, Watertown and Lexington.
- Shirazi came from Crema Cafe and Postal from Commonwealth, according to the company.
- The Allston cafe is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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