Toast to one of the best ways to start your day with bagels, cream cheeses and more from our picks for the best bagel shops in Greater Houston.
It’s one of the best ways to start your morning—crispy, toasted, chewy rings of dough that come in an astonishing array of flavors, both savory and sweet. Not to mention the cream cheeses that can transform your bagels into bliss, with a side of coffee.
With several staple bagel shops that have been operating in town for decades, Houston most definitely has a bagel scene and we’ve collected some of the best the city has to offer.
Top Bagel Shops in Greater Houston
The Bagel Café in Katy
In a shopping center on Mason Road in Katy, this hidden gem delivers one of the best bagels in the city. The wide variety of fresh-baked bagels and sandwiches are perfect for breakfast or lunch, topped with homemade spreads that are creamy and full of flavor. To get the best picks of the bins, make sure you swing by earlier than 10:30am.
Monday to Friday 6:30am to 2pm; Saturday and Sunday 7am to 2pm. Learn more.
Hot Bagel Shop in Montrose
This Montrose mainstay on Shepherd Drive has been doling out dough to its loyal morning customers for nearly 40 years. Long lines are a familiar sight, especially on weekends, but for good reason as the huge variety of scratch-made bagels and outstanding cream cheeses can attest. Skip the line and place an online order for pick-up, and don’t forget some of the staples of Hot Bagel, which includes the smoked salmon sandwich, pizza bagels, and bagel dogs.
Tuesday to Friday 6am to 2pm; Saturday and Sunday 6:30am to 2pm; closed Monday. Learn more.
New York Deli & Coffee Shop on Hillcroft
The Kornhaber family opened this unassuming New York-style bagel shop in 1975, to be joined by the neighboring deli a few years later. The deli menu is filled with delicious ways to get your breakfast and lunch started (from omelette platters to Philly cheesesteaks), but head through the door on the right to enter the original Bagel Shop Bakery and enjoy 100% kosher bagels and spreads that are staples of the New York Deli.
7am to 4pm daily. Learn more.
The Bagel Shop Bakery in Bellaire
An expansion from the beloved New York Deli & Coffee Shop on Hillcroft, this newest location ups the ante on the bagel game with 100% kosher ingredients and a broadened menu that now includes hot foods, pastries and coffee. Sensitive diets can also be satisfied as the Bagel Shop Bakery serves up vegan, keto and dairy-free baked goods to complement it’s colorful and highly varied fresh-baked goodies.
7am to 4pm daily. Learn more.
Jersey Bagels in Jersey Village
This family-owned brick-and-mortar bagel shop began out of owner Cory Yates’ kitchen in 2019 before finally landing a spot in Northwest Houston off Highway 6. The Black-owned business offers sturdy Jersey-style bagels that come in a variety of flavors with colorful twists and a staggering selection of cream cheeses. They’re so good, in fact, that bagels are known to sell out on weekends by as early as 11am—but call ahead and ask to reserve a bagel to make sure you’ve got a bite to bring home.
Tuesday to Sunday 6am to 2pm. Learn more.
Bagel Express in Sugar Land
For nearly 30 years, this family-owned shop in Sugar Land has been creating authentic bagels from scratch every day of the week. Stop by to grab chewy and flavorful bagels (two free when you buy a dozen), breakfast sandwiches, bagel dogs and more.
Monday to Friday 6:30am to 2pm; Saturday and Sunday 7am to 2pm. Learn more.
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