It's a Shanda's Current Bagel Rankings

While every bagel review includes the version of my city rankings at the time of its writing, this is where you’ll find the most up-to-date version of my bagel rankings for Seattle and beyond.

MY SEATTLE BAGEL RANKINGS SO FAR (1/14/25)

1. Hey Bagel (University Village) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

2. Bagel Oasis (Ravenna) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit

3. Old Salt (Fremont) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit

4. Mt.Bagel (Madison Valley) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

5. Backyard Bagel (Fremont) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit

6. Salmonberry Goods (Ballard) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

7. Old Salt (Ballard) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

8. Bloom Bistro (Georgetown) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

9. Sully Eats - 1st visit, 2nd visit

10. Little Rachel’s (Lake City) - 1st visit

11. Toasted (U District) - 1st visit

12. Bean & Bagel (U District) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

13. Oxbow (Montlake) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit

14. Loxsmith Bagels (West Seattle) - 1st visit

15. Rubinstein Bagels (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

16. Loxsmith Bagels (Beacon Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

17. Golden Wheat Bakery (Central District) - 1st visit

18. Zylberschtein’s (Pinehurst) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

19. Rubinstein Bagels (Eastlake) - 1st visit

20. Rachel's Bagels & Burritos (Ballard) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit

21. Macrina Bakery (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit

22. Cafe Argento (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit

23. Eltana (Wallingford) - 1st visit

24. Westman’s (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit

25. Grateful Bread (Ravenna) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

26. Eltana (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

27. Westman’s (U District) - 1st visit

28. Blazing Bagels (Ravenna) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

29. Einstein Bros. Bagels (U Village) - 1st visit

30. Dingfelder’s (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit

31. Cafe Solstice (U District) - 1st visit

32. Kelly’s Cannoli (Magnolia) - 1st visit

33. Bagelbop (Pike Place Market) - 1st visit

OUTSIDE SEATTLE BAGEL RANKINGS (1/6/25)

1. 6th Borough Bagels (Olympia) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

2. Atomic Bagels (Port Angeles)

3. The Bagelry (Bellingham)

4. Howdy Bagel (Tacoma)

5. The Cottage Bakery (Edmonds)

6. Briny Bagels (Bainbridge Island)

7. Shawn’s Cafe & Bakery (Mercer Island)

8. Coquette Bake Shop (Bainbridge Island)

9. Caffe Vino Olio (Vashon Island)

10. Rubinstein Bagels (Redmond)

11. Good Bagels Cafe (Anacortes)

12. Mustard Seed Baking Co. (Stanwood)

13. San Francisco Street Bakery (Olympia)

14. Blazing Bagels (Redmond)

15. Otherside Bagel Co. (Bellingham)

16. Whidbey Island Bagel Factory (Mt. Vernon)

17. Woodinville Bagel Bakery (Woodinville)

18. B’s Bagels & Butters (Gig Harbor)

19. Whidbey Island Bagel Factory (Clinton)

20. Big Apple Bagels (Bellevue)

21. Bruchelle’s Bagel Bistro (Covington)

22. Street Coffee & Bagels (Everett)

MY NY/NJ BAGEL RANKINGS (12/13/24)

1. BO’s Bagels (Harlem)

2. Bagel Hole (Park Slope)

3. Ess-a-Bagel (StuyTown)

4. O’Bagel (Hoboken)

5. The Bagel Nook (Princeton)

6. PopUp Bagels (Greenwich Village)

7. Murray’s Bagels (Greenwich Village)

8. Russ & Daughters (East Village)

9. H&H Bagels (Upper West Side)

10. Black Seed Bagels (Bowery)

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN (R.I.P.)

• Little Market on Portage Bay

• Ben & Esther’s

• Absolute Bagels

ELSEWHERE

• Bernstein’s Bagels (Portland)

• Rockstar Bagels (Austin)

• Bagels & (Boynton Beach)

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