Anonymous
Post 08/09/2023 00:39     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
Anonymous wrote:Sorry. You are all incorrect. It is Chewish Deli in Alexandria. I'm from Long Island so I am an expert. You can close the thread now, Jeff.


Came here to look for this. Totally correct

(Though I have serious doubts about the bagel opinions of anyone who thinks bullfrog bagels is good.)
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 20:45     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
Believe it or not….. Giant Food bagels when they are fresh. They are perfect!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 20:44     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
Bullfrog was such a disappointment. I vote for Bethesda.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 20:40     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
Bullfrog all the way. Used to work half a block from the eastern market one and miss it so much. Just discovered their permanent food truck in friendship heights though!
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 20:21     Subject: Re:let’s do this - best DC bagel
Another vote for Pearls. They are the right size and have the right amount of chew.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 15:58     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
Anonymous wrote:It's been mentioned a couple of times but I'll say it again. Bagels, etc. And yes, they make their own bagels daily.


This New Yorker agrees.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 15:55     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
It's been mentioned a couple of times but I'll say it again. Bagels, etc. And yes, they make their own bagels daily.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 03:31     Subject: Re:let’s do this - best DC bagel
Anonymous wrote:I'm not an expert, but I like Giant bagels.

These are actually good.
I also like bagels etc.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2023 03:15     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
I like Bethesda Bagels “flagels”, which have less of the overly-bready middle. If they would make their normal bagels less oversized, I think it would solve the problem. But even in NYC, bagels seem to have doubled in size over the past 20y.

The bagels I love the best are the ones I make at home. They’re the right size, with the right proportions, and irresistibly warm and fresh. (And yes, they’re fussy: I do the lye bath and all).
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 12:56     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
A vote for Bullfrog
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 12:54     Subject: Re:let’s do this - best DC bagel
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Bagels. I think Call Your Mother’s bagels are generally mediocre, but I like their Asiago cheese bagel sandwich with jalapeño cheddar cream cheese and fried shallots.


Bethesda Bagels are so bread-y, not a fan.


Agreed...I mean better than the Giant Bakery but not on a list of good.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 12:53     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
The bagelry outside of dc is good. I didn’t like call your mother.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 12:35     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
Anonymous wrote:I was really disappointed in Call Your Mother. Bethesda Bagels are probably the best near me but I’m not overly enthused. The best by far we’re Bagel City. I was sad they closed.



Have you tried BeanBag Deli and Goldbergs, also in Rockville? We like their bagels better than CYM and BB, though we do like Bullfrog the best.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 12:09     Subject: let’s do this - best DC bagel
Anonymous wrote:Brooklyn bagel in courthouse (Arlington). Those are definitely the best in the area imho.


I went recently and was disappointed. So bread-y!
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2023 12:05     Subject: Re:let’s do this - best DC bagel
I'm not an expert, but I like Giant bagels.