Comments on: Best Bagel in London

By: Daniel Young

Daniel Young — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:43:33 +0000

In reply to John Lewis. I really appreciate your comments, John. You're right about Happening sometimes under-baking their bagels, by design.. I am not a big fan of the Bagel Hole bagels but as I live in N16 I do go from time to time. Best London bagels of all might be at Roni's and Hendon Bagel Bakery.

By: John Lewis

John Lewis — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:34:24 +0000

The plain bagels at the Happening Bagel Bakery in Finsbury Park are slightly underdone and doughy but they’re good to take away and eat at home (either to whip in the oven or in the toaster). Even better are the bagels at the Bagel House on Stoke Newington High Street (on the borders of N16/E9), a bakery that also does terrific chola, cakes, croissants, samosas and Jamaican patties. If you want well-cooked, chewy bagels, try Carmelli’s in Golders Green – these are a little smaller than the ones in Stokey or Finsbury Park, but they’re probably tastier (they also do good wholemeal and multi-grain bagels). The Brick Lane bakers are cheap (only 30p a bagel, compared to around 45p-60p in other establishments) and they’re also very good and are justifiably popular. A lot of folks recommend Daniel’s in Temple Fortune, but I find them almost inedibly dense and tough, a bit like a Sainsbury’s bagel. I’ve also heard good things about Grodzinski in Stamford Hill, and Mr Baker on Brent Street in Hendon.

By: Lore

Lore — Mon, 09 May 2016 22:33:25 +0000

Do any of these shops have a cinnamon-raison bagel? They’re my to die for 🙂

By: bennysbagels

bennysbagels — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 08:21:13 +0000

I lived in Montreal for 2 years…now back in London, living with my Torontonian girlfriend. We got fed up of waiting for someone else to make them, so we’ve started experimenting with recipes for Montréal-style bagels. We’re onto batch n#3 and they taste great…even from our oven at home. Next step is to find a wood-fired oven we can use…and start getting the word out! We’re @bennysbagels on Instagram.

By: eric

eric — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 21:54:13 +0000

Hello… having travelled extensively, my heartfelt memories of awesome Bagels lingers. I find it so incredibly sad and insulting that the supermarkets and mega brands can use the handle”bagel” My fondest memories were Ottawa Canada, 6am on a February morning, minus 30 degrees, waiting for fresh bagels with my 1 year old daughter in tow…worth every seconds wait…I to date have never had better. There was very little fanfare or glitz, but they simply couldnt keep up…as I recall the owners took the door off as ithe place never shut…WOW…. Is there anywhere in the north of England creating the real mc Coy??? I live in hope…

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:59:12 +0000

In reply to Don Abrams. Better than Absolute, Don?

By: Don Abrams

Don Abrams — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:32:43 +0000

Lenny’s on Broadway still turns out a pretty mean Bad Boy Bagel

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 13:40:40 +0000

In reply to Fran.

Fran – I like Carmelli’s bagels, too, but if it’s New York-style you’re after I’d say the closest London has to it are found at Hendon Bagel Bakery and Roni’s.

By: Fran

Fran — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 08:20:28 +0000

For me it has to be Carmelli’s Bakery in Golders Green…I think their bagels are the closest I’ve ever had to NY bagels…much fresher than Happening Bagel Bakery too… those are a bit hit and miss for me.

By: Michael Sanders

Michael Sanders — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:00:19 +0000

Personally I find Brick Lane the best in London.. There’s a couple of other ones in Gants Hill. But definitely beats Grodzinskis.

In fact I prefer them to katzs of NY.