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 rankings for Seattle and beyond.

And if you want to know how I define a good bagel, you can find that here.

MY SEATTLE BAGEL RANKINGS SO FAR (6/4/25)

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, 3rd visit

10. Freshborn Bagels (Ballard) - 1st visit

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

12. Toasted Bagels & Coffee (South Lake Union) - 1st visit

13. Toasted Bagels & Coffee (U District) - 1st visit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. Rubinstein Bagels (South Lake Union) - 1st visit

22. Rubinstein Bagels (Eastlake) - 1st visit

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

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

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

26. Eltana (Wallingford) - 1st visit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OUTSIDE SEATTLE BAGEL RANKINGS (3/3/25)

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

2. Atomic Bagels (Port Angeles)

3. Bakery Louise (Shoreline)

4. The Bagelry (Bellingham)

5. Howdy Bagel (Tacoma) - 1st visit, 2nd visit

6. The Cottage Bakery (Edmonds)

7. Briny Bagels (Bainbridge Island)

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

9. Coquette Bake Shop (Bainbridge Island)

10. Caffe Vino Olio (Vashon Island)

11. Rubinstein Bagels (Redmond)

12. Good Bagels Cafe (Anacortes)

13. Mustard Seed Baking Co. (Stanwood)

14. San Francisco Street Bakery (Olympia)

15. Blazing Bagels (Redmond)

16. Otherside Bagel Co. (Bellingham)

17. Whidbey Island Bagel Factory (Mt. Vernon)

18. Woodinville Bagel Bakery (Woodinville)

19. B’s Bagels & Butters (Gig Harbor)

20. Whidbey Island Bagel Factory (Clinton)

21. Big Apple Bagels (Bellevue)

22. Bruchelle’s Bagel Bistro (Covington)

23. 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.)

• Absolute Bagels

• Ben & Esther’s Seattle

• Little Market on Portage Bay

• Kelly’s Cannoli (Magnolia)

ELSEWHERE

• Bagels & (Boynton Beach)

• Bernstein’s Bagels (Portland)

• Clear-Water Bagels (Clearwater)

• Rabbit Bagels (Kyoto, Japan)

• Rockstar Bagels (Austin)

• Sesame (Tampa)

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