Shop Highlights: Expanded menu compared to other NY shops, quick and quality service, fresh baked on premises

Total Package Review: Bagelsmith has two locations in Williamsburg and I have visited both. They boil and bake quality bagels and offer a range of simple to specialty sandwiches for both breakfast and lunch. A good selection of vegetarian options as well. Bagel variety is just a touch deeper than your traditional shop. They make a terrible croissant at the Lorimer location and the Bedford shop is not as ideal as the Lorimer shop. The egg and cheese sandwich had at least two eggs worth and options other than American cheese, which I find revolting. 

Total Package Score: 8 / 10

Bagel Score: 8 / 10

Shop Ambiance: Bagelsmith has two locations, both of which are in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This shop is adjacent to a subway stop and has a somewhat modern interior. The Lorimer shop is larger and I prefer it over the Bedford shop. 

Personal History with Shop: While in NYC on our 2022 bike tour, Anna and I tried Bagelsmith after Ali O'Rourke suggested it and also because of the proximity to Ali's apartment where we were staying. Then in 2023 while Anna and I were in NYC visiting Ali, the three of us went to the Lorimer location at 1:30am on Halloween night for bagel sandwiches. 

Ownership: TWO-of-a-kind Small Business 

Page last updated November 2023