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.

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MY CURRENT SEATTLE BAGEL RANKINGS (4/22/26)

Hey Bagel (University Village) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Backyard Bagel (Fremont) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit
Bagel Oasis (Ravenna) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit
Mt. Bagel (Madison Valley) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Backyard Bagel (Ravenna) - 1st visit
Bloom Bistro (Georgetown) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Sully Eats - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit
Freshborn Bagels (Ballard) - 1st visit
Jaded Bagels (Lake City) - 1st visit
Little Rachel’s (Lake City) - 1st visit
Oxbow (Montlake) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit, 4th visit
Salmonberry Goods (Ballard) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit
Old Salt (Fremont) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit
Old Salt (Ballard) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Toasted Bagels & Coffee (South Lake Union) - 1st visit
Toasted Bagels & Coffee (U District) - 1st visit
Loxsmith Bagels (West Seattle) - 1st visit
Rubinstein Bagels (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Loxsmith Bagels (Beacon Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Midnight Bagels (U District) - 1st visit
Golden Wheat Bakery (Central District) - 1st visit
Zylberschtein’s (Pinehurst) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Rubinstein Bagels (South Lake Union) - 1st visit
Rubinstein Bagels (Eastlake) - 1st visit
Rachel’s Bagels & Burritos (Ballard) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit
Macrina Bakery (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit
Westman’s (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit, 4th visit
Cafe Argento (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit
Eltana (Wallingford) - 1st visit
Grateful Bread (Ravenna) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Eltana (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Westman’s (U District) - 1st visit
Yuu Tea Cafe (Columbia City) - 1st visit
Einstein Bros. Bagels (U Village) - 1st visit
Dingfelder’s (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit
Cafe Solstice (U District) - 1st visit
Bagelbop (Pike Place Market) - 1st visit
Tous les Jours (Capitol Hill) - 1st visit

OUTSIDE SEATTLE BAGEL RANKINGS (4/14/26)

6th Borough Bagels (Olympia) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Atomic Bagels (Port Angeles)
Howdy Bagel (Tacoma) - 1st visit, 2nd visit, 3rd visit
Bakery Louise (Shoreline)
The Bagelry (Bellingham)
B’s Bagels & Butters (Gig Harbor) - 1st visit, 2nd visit
Miriam’s Bakeshop (Mercer Island)
The Cottage Bakery (Edmonds)
Briny Bagels (Bainbridge Island)
Shawn’s Cafe & Bakery (Mercer Island)
Good Bagels Cafe (Anacortes)
Coquette Bake Shop (Bainbridge Island)
Caffe Vino Olio (Vashon Island)
Rubinstein Bagels (Redmond)
Mustard Seed Baking Co. (Stanwood)
San Francisco Street Bakery (Olympia)
Otherside Bagel Co. (Bellingham)
Whidbey Island Bagel Factory (Mt. Vernon)
Woodinville Bagel Bakery (Woodinville)
Whidbey Island Bagel Factory (Clinton)
Bruchelle’s Bagel Bistro (Covington)
Street Coffee & Bagels (Everett)

MY NY/NJ BAGEL RANKINGS (11/16/25)

BO’s Bagels (Harlem)
Bagel Hole (Park Slope)
Teaneck Road Hot Bagels (Teaneck)
Utopia Bagels (Murray Hill)
Ess-a-Bagel (StuyTown)
O’Bagel (Hoboken)
Utopia Bagels (Whitestone)
Apollo Bagels (FiDi)
The Bagel Nook (Princeton)
PopUp Bagels (Greenwich Village)
Murray’s Bagels (Greenwich Village)
Russ & Daughters (East Village)
H&H Bagels (Upper West Side)
Black Seed Bagels (Bowery)

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

ELSEWHERE

5th Street Bagels (Bend)
B Bagel Bakery (London, England)
Bagelboy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Bagels & (Boynton Beach)
Beigel Bake (London, England)
Bernstein’s Bagels (Portland)
Boichik Bagels (Los Angeles)
Breadwinner (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Clear-Water Bagels (Clearwater)
Holy Bagels (Brussels, Belgium)
It’s Bagel (London, England)
Mount Royal Bagel Factory (Victoria, BC)
Rabbit Bagels (Kyoto, Japan)
Rockstar Bagels (Austin)
Sesame (Tampa)

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