655759 Tue Sep 29 09:37:24 -0700 2009 21 12 Boston Area 0 5066800 I'm having a big brunch in a few weeks and need to get lots of bagels. I'll be going up to Boston the day before so would like to get the BEST BAGELS available around. What suggestions? Thanks Tue Sep 29 09:37:24 -0700 2009 69785 hobie 1 5066835 Rosenfeld's in Newton Center makes excellent bagels, the best I have had in Boston and better than most I have recently had in New York. Call ahead if you are going to place a big order; it can be a zoo on weekends. Tue Sep 29 09:46:09 -0700 2009 5066800 51989 bartleby 2 5066853 good idea...thanks Tue Sep 29 09:50:57 -0700 2009 5066835 69785 hobie 3 5066909 I agree. Rosenfeld's probably has the best bagels I've had in the Boston area. Others I like to varying degrees are Back Bay Bagel Co. in Brockton, Kupel's in Brookline, Bagel Rising in Allston, Iggy's in Cambridge, and Katz's in Chelsea. Tue Sep 29 10:04:18 -0700 2009 5066853 14771 hiddenboston 4 5067026 Second Kupel's. I especially like their whole wheat varieties. Tue Sep 29 10:39:33 -0700 2009 5066909 219666 Parsnipity 5 5067278 The bagels are pretty good at Kupel's, but don't be seduced by anything else in the bakery cases: their pastries are absolutely awful. Tue Sep 29 11:48:39 -0700 2009 5067026 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 6 5067403 Yeah, I would agree. They all have the same residue-on-roof-mouth thing going that I also experience with Lyndell's. I'm wondering if that's a telltale sign of shortening or some other butter-substitute? Tue Sep 29 12:32:40 -0700 2009 5067278 219666 Parsnipity 5 5067446 One more vote for Kupels. No one has mentioned their huge variety of bagel flavors and toppings. They have pretty much everything you could need, especially if you get their earlier in the day. Man... just thinking about the concept of a Kupels-stocked bagel party makes me excited. Now I want to throw one. Tue Sep 29 12:43:00 -0700 2009 5067026 1108576 FinnFPM 1 5067308 I prefer Iggy's and Kupel's bagels to Rosenfeld's, but they all are pretty good. Tue Sep 29 11:56:28 -0700 2009 5066800 12174 veggielover 1 5067370 My vote goes to Cafe Fresh Bagels, in Needham, Dedham, or Walpole. I think they're better than the ones from Rosenfeld's, or any I've had from NY. Tue Sep 29 12:20:52 -0700 2009 5066800 64696 winedude 1 5067597 I am partial to Bagel Rising, they have a good variety of whole grain bagels. They also have Tofu spreads (which i'm not into) for people that are looking for a cream cheese alternative. Tue Sep 29 13:37:16 -0700 2009 5066800 144480 danyboy 2 5067663 no to Kupels whose bagels have deteriorated to oversize bready pillow. Breughers bagels are better than these. Rosenfelds, Bagel Rising, even the Ziggy's bagels at Whole Food, are better. Tue Sep 29 14:07:46 -0700 2009 5067597 14809 teezeetoo 1 5068175 I prefer Kupels. I have had them very recently, and they're great. Also good fresh cream cheese. I think the major problem with your plan, though, is getting the bagels the day before they will be eaten. Day old bagels, no matter where they're from, will really not be very good. Tue Sep 29 18:55:01 -0700 2009 5066800 1100391 bfk 1 5068820 Katz's in Chelsea..... Wed Sep 30 05:35:14 -0700 2009 5066800 12724 eLizard 1 5069340 Rosenfelds. Kupels is more hit and miss in my experience. Katz's has a more traditional smaller size bagel, but your choice of flavors may be hampered by the fact that they seem to run out of the most popular flavors quickly. Iggy's are not NY-style bagels (they are more like an unsweetened Montreal style bagel). Of the larger local chains, Brueggers is the best *so long as* you stick to traditional bagel flavors (their pumpernickel is particularly fine). Bagel World (locations in Reading and the North Shore) is very good in flavor, though they tend to be on the large size; they do have salt bagels (a disappearing traditional flavor). I will reiterate a counterintuitive point made by another poster: a properly made traditional bagel stales quickly (it's in the nature of the bagel dough), while bad bagels do not. So your needs conflict. Where do you live? Wed Sep 30 08:40:39 -0700 2009 5066800 13819 Karl S 2 5074446 on the Cape...unfortunately no good bagels here Fri Oct 02 08:25:56 -0700 2009 5069340 69785 hobie 3 5074463 Yes there is!! There is a really good bagel shop in Falmouth. I think its called Cape Cod Bagels. Also a sandwich shop. Fri Oct 02 08:31:15 -0700 2009 5074446 10426 shaebones 3 5074481 For Cape Cod bagels I go to Bagels & Beyond in West Yarmouth. They are located at 311 Main Street (Route 28) 508-790-8500. You can view their website at www.bagelsandbeyond.com/. I had my aunt bring me 2 dozen bagels from Bagels & Beyond when she came to visit me a few months ago. They are cheap compared to other bagel places on the Cape. You can buy a bakers dozen (13) bagels. Fri Oct 02 08:44:11 -0700 2009 5074446 50594 buffet king 4 5075777 I recently moved to the Cape on a part-time basis and have found excellent bagels at two locations; Jo Mama's in Orleans and Savory in Truro. Also, the original poster mentioned going "up" to Boston for bagels, indicating they are located on or near the South Shore. If so, save yourself the trip to the city and check out the overlooked Gunther Toothies in Pembroke. In my opinion, these are best bagels in the Boston area. Fri Oct 02 20:41:36 -0700 2009 5074481 24184 jpsox 5 5076713 I have bought bagels from Jo Mama's on 6A in Orleans. The bagels at Jo Mama's are good but they are more expensive than Bagels & Beyond. Sat Oct 03 12:40:42 -0700 2009 5075777 50594 buffet king 1 5076406 The best bagel in the Boston area (better than Kupel and Rosenfeld's) is found at Blue Moon Bagel Cafe in Medfield. It's definitely worth the trip. If you do a little research into the owners/bakers you'll know why. Sat Oct 03 09:19:22 -0700 2009 5066800 1113634 ituyen 1 5076507 Needham's Cafe Bagek & Bagel's Best and Rosenfelds. Sat Oct 03 10:18:58 -0700 2009 5066800 63181 ShelT54