Bethesda Bagels

The good: Best bang for your buck bagel sandwiches around - it’s nice to be able to add toppings without an up-charge. Good value, lots of options. Don’t feel like you are getting ripped off. The bad: pickup. Even if you go and stand in the pickup area, you have to jockey for attention in between orders at the regular register. Not a great system. Have someone dedicated to online order pickups, since you have so many. Otherwise ppl get ignored and feel ignored. Also, staff will get agro if you give your name instead of order number. Come on, come up with a system that works for everyone. Do better. Review would be 3 star or higher but not with the pickup issues.

Food was good and the price was okay, but be sure to check your order before you leave! My bagel was supposed to be asiago but it looked and tasted like a plain bagel.

First time here wasn't my favorite. I ordered a garlic bagel toasted with plain cream cheese on a Friday morning around 10. It wasn't super busy, there were maybe 4 people in the shop, 2 already ordered. It took around 10 minutes to complete my order and the bagel wasn't toasted. I discovered this after I'd take away from the shop. The bagel was fine, tasted good enough but was somewhat oversized and lacked much character (bagels should have some character). Another funny thing, and this isn't negative, just tells you what the market is: my receipt indicated that my bagel should be 'Normal (NOT SCOOPED)'. As a former New Yorker I find this quaint. As far as atmosphere, the shop is a shop. A counter and drink coolers and that's about it. Nowhere to sit out even stand really. Get your bag

Love the bagels. They do a great job at getting you in and out with everything you need. It’s also a madhouse! If you’re coming during the busy hours I would recommend ordering ahead. Even then it took a fairly long time to get my order but I understood why. All of Bethesda is eating there and for good reason. Parking is also tough so, this is a complicated side quest but worth it.

As someone from Long Island, I couldn’t wait to try these NY handmade bagels—and they did not disappoint! I ordered a sun-dried tomato bagel with cracked pepper & caramelized onion cream cheese, topped with fresh tomatoes and onions. Everything was super fresh, and there are tons of options. The place was busy (for good reason!), but service was still quick. I’ll definitely be back again to visit Bethesda Bagels.