Rebelle Bagels

Rebelle Bagels is a bagel shop in Kendall Square making hand-rolled bagels from high-quality ingredients with traditional techniques. The dough is proofed overnight, boiled and then baked fresh every day, aiming for a bagel that is crispy, blistery and flavorful outside and fluffy within. The shop says its bagels were engineered by an MIT graduate and James Beard-nominated chef, and its cream cheese flavors are inspired by fun global flavors.

Everything is made in house, from the roasted turkey to the fresh Atlantic salmon the kitchen cures and slices for its lox. The cream cheese lineup is updated seasonally, so regulars find new flavors through the year. One review said “Providence’s loss has become Cambridge’s gain,” calling the bagels exceptional and the spreads and pastry inventive, while others have counted it among the best bagels in the Boston area.

What to Know

• The menu includes vegan options designed to appeal to omnivores as well.
• Fresh-roasted coffee and pastries are sold alongside the bagels.
• The shop is a member of the Kendall Square Association.
• One reviewer described it as a well-located nook serving next-level bagels for adventurous eaters.