The Bagelers Coffeehouse

Awesome local, family run bagel shop. Definitely would recommend for a quick breakfast!
Pros:
— daily fresh made bagels and pastries
— house made cream cheeses (garlic and chive is awesome)
— house made coffee syrups (salted carmel, also awesome)
Cons:
— small interior with minimal seating
— busy! Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited to see hem have business, but there have been a few Saturdays where they are out of bagels by 11:30am!

Yesterday I ordered a bagel, tea and croissant here before work. The croissant was great (not oily) and the genmachai tea was also wonderful– very generous too. The bagel order was wrong and being a vegetarian I couldn’t eat it, so I called to inform them of the error and express how excited I was to eat it. Didn’t think much else of it. Molly told me that she would honor my order if I came in. Today I got a call from them and they had it all ready for me to pick up! What a great surprise Our company will be getting coffee and bagels there more often. We love above and beyond customer service. Thanks for hooking us up!

The bagels here are delicious! And their Fisherman special was awesome. It is a smaller location, so seating can be scarce. The team is extremely friendly too.

I always get their Fishermen’s sandwich on an everything bagel, which is a lox and bagel. They put a sizable portion of salmon as well as cream cheese. I got this bagel sandwich 3 weeks in a row after I had it the first time. The coffee shop itself is very clean and cute. The décor is nice. They don’t have a big sign, just a window sign so you can easily walk by it. We did the first time. But definitely try it out! I’m so glad I live around the corner!

All around very good. I had the latte and an almond croissant. I was very pleased with both items. The croissant was large, flakey and soft; I would have liked if it had a little more almond filling in it (a personal preference). The latte was also very good. While my experience didn’t knock my socks off — I can definitely recommend it and would come again.
Décor — also good, nice wood tables with booths and chairs, local artist gallery on walls, large storefront windows bring in plenty of light to fill the room.
Value — I thought it was a fair price for the quality.
Sunday 8:30am, steady traffic, individuals and families with a stroller, seating available some with outlets, wifi.
I agree with other reviews regarding the poor ventilation — it makes it hard to stay for long. This is the primary reason I did not give 5 stars.
I found this place through BrewPass, I’m glad I did and I plan to come back.

My boyfriend and I walked here on a Sunday morning. This is his favorite bagel place in Chicago so he wanted to take me. He loves bagels and could eat 2 a day… me not so much. Not that I don’t love them… my jeans just don’t seem to enjoy all the lovin.
They make their own bagels and cream cheese in house so everything truly tastes different than any other bagel place.
I got the everything bagel with garlic and chive cream cheese and my boyfriend got the salted bagel with honey nut cream cheese.
If you have important people to talk to you that day, don’t get what I got. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVED IT! But between the bagel and cream cheese, there was a lot of onion and garlic flavor. I would totally go back and get it though.
We got 2 coffees too. Not sure what coffee they use but it tastes really good.
Enjoy

Fisherman on everything bagel was great. Cool little place, not much room to sit unless you happen to grab a table. Good quick breakfast and coffee spot

Staff is amazingly friendly. It gets very crowded here and hard to find a table. There seems to be a lack of veneration going on in here which makes you smell like a garlic bagel if you spend a few minutes in here. The front door doesn’t seem to close all the way which makes it reallllllly suck to sit in here during the winter. Fix your door, bros!

I was craving a lox sandwich for brunch and decided to stop by this place because it was close. Its a cute establishment with some booths and some tables, but its definitely not a big place. Their lox sandwich is listed as «The Fisherman» and it is $ 8.50. I got it on top of a poppyseed bagel. Honestly, I wasn’t too impressed. Instead of fresh onions, they use pickled onions which tasted a little weird with the rest of the meal and the smoked salmon was extremely thick and not too… smoked. I also got a cup of regular black coffee, but ended up throwing the whole thing away because it tasted too burnt? Whatever it was, it wasn’t good.
I think I would stop by again, just because they did offer a very interesting selection of tea lattes and regular bagels, but I probably would avoid getting a regular black coffee and dropping a lot of money on a mediocre lox.

Four-​star coffee and food establishment, but I had to dock a star for the smoke that was killing my eyes – not sure if this was a one-​time thing or not.
I got The Bagelers on an everything bagel and it was quite good – I loved the slight hint of spiciness in the chipotle mayo, and I appreciated the fact that they used real eggs in their sandwiches as opposed to bottled. They also use Ipsento beans, so the coffee was very good as well. It’s a little on the loud side, especially on a weekend, so add on the smoke and it’s not very conducive to getting work done.
Overall, a solid place to grab and go, but I wouldn’t plan on staying given the volume of people, noise, and air.

More of a 3.5. I loved the interior of the place and had the feel of what a café should be like. It was the perfect place to do some work or catch up with a friend. I stopped by Saturday morning to try their Fisherman sammich. They didn’t offer onion or garlic bagels, which isn’t the biggest deal, as I can settle for almost any bagel. I went with a plain. The bagel itself was pretty good, but not as good as I had hoped. I still would take their bagels over NYC Bagel Deli’s. For the rest of the sammich, it was alright, but not that memorable. I liked that they changed it up with pickled onions but it didn’t quite do it for me. Their homemade spreads and cream cheeses seemed pretty good.
I tried their coffee and this was more so disappointing. It tasted pretty weak and not as robust as I would expect for a café.
Service was alright. The guy taking my order was friendly and didn’t have to wait too long for my order to be ready. Overall, it was fine. I would come on in if I was already in the area.
For now and probably for a long time, I will still be yearning for a top notch lox & bagel like that from actual NY.

I stopped in at this little place on a Monday and it was a great treat!
The BF had never had a bagel and lox before so of course we turned to Unilocal to find a place. The Bagelers totally hit the spot! We both had the Fisherman (him on poppyseed, mine on everything) and it was all I could have dreamed of and more. He loved it too.
I love the addition of perfectly pickled red onions and little bursts of salty deliciousness from the capers. All of the stuff in this cute little joint is homemade and it is all amazing.
All in for two Fisherman and a latte it was about $ 22. That might seem a bit steep just for some bagel sandwiches, but it is well worth it. They don’t skimp on the smoked salmon or the cream cheese here!
I also had a delicious latte.
We are looking forward to bringing bagel-​loving visitors here!

Yes, I’m sadly upgrading my review and downgrading the stars.
Don’t get me wrong — the bagels and coffee/​espresso drinks are just as good. That is, if you can get them.
Almost every Sunday anywhere from 11 AM-​12 PM, I call the Bagelers to ask if they still have bagels. This sounds like a dumb question, right? It’s a bagel shop, of course it will have bagels! WRONG. After being fooled too many times and going to the Bagelers late morning on a Sunday (it’s also about 30 minutes from my apartment, so it’s a trek) to find out that they don’t have bagels, I’ve learned better. Now, I call ahead of time. And to my expectation and dismay, they are out of bagels 95% of the time (or at least the flavors you actually care about. Come on, no one wants a plain or a wheat bagel).
It’s pretty disappointing that a bagel shop is out of bagels before 12 PM, when they are open till 5 PM… and when the issue is happening so regularly (at least 3 Sundays in a row at one point), shouldn’t you have learned to stock more bagels? Although these are great bagels, you’ll be lucky if they actually have the one you want stocked.

My first time stopping in and I’m all whattheheckthisissogood. Had the sea salt bagel with garlic chive cream cheese and I’m not kidding when I say that this is the perfect combination. The bagel is slightly crusty on the outside an oh-​so-​pillowy on the inside. Cream cheese straight up amazeballs with awesome little slices of chive all up in there. Staff is friendly and professional, with shared seating with strangers for added excitement on your weekend. Skip CBA and come directly here!
Update 2 minutes later: this cannot be understated– I think this is the best bagel I’ve ever had.

This place is absolutely amazing! There everything bagels and sea salt bagels are incredible! The only place I’ve ever had better was in Montréal which is the bagel capital of the world. The coffee at this place is five stars‼
Definitely worth the trip to Lincoln Park.

Mmm delicious bagels! I love my bagels toasted, on the thinner side, with tasty cream cheese and The Bageler definitely delivered! I got an everything bagel with lox cream cheese and I enjoyed every bite. In addition to the bagels, they also had so many fresh espresso beverages to choose from. I opted for just a regular coffee and it was delicious.
And to top it all off, the ambiance was cute and cozy. This will definitely be my go-​to bagel spot when I’m in the area!

Picked up everything bagels with lox and the fixins on Sunday morning for a stroll around Oz park. Bagels were yummy, coffee was good. No complaints, would return.

The only possible downside is that it’s small inside, so you might have trouble getting a table at busy times. Otherwise? No complaints.
Husband and I came this weekend for breakfast– we had the fisherman and whatever the turkey sandwich was… farmer maybe? I got my fisherman on everything bagel and subbed garlic/​chive cc for plain. and it was AWESOME. I love smoked salmon on a bagel and I love that Bagelers does pickled onions instead of just straight up sliced raw onion (also capers and tomatoes… yum). Husband loved his turkey and he added giardinara cc to his sandwich which he raved about.
Everyone talks about the coffee– I don’t drink coffee so I can’t comment (husband said it was strong and tasty) but I was VERY happy that they have a bunch of teas on the menu, and it’s REAL leaves in a looseleaf bag– not a crappy tiny tea bag. Real tea drinkers, rejoice!
We also tried the chocolate almond croissant which is big and tasty.
All in all– loved it. Very friendly staff, great neighborhood joint. I will probably be back next weekend for another fisherman :)

Despite being of Jewish and New York decent, I have to admit, I’m not all that into bagels. Usually, I don’t find them worth it. They’re caloric, but then I’m hungry an hour later.
Let me tell you — Bagelers is worth it.
My partner-​in-​food and I split an everything bagel with salmon cream cheese and then I got the pumpkin pie latte and he got a coffee. Staff, food, and drink alike are all amazing. The cream cheese was the real star, with chunks of smoked salmon & capers. Their pumpkin pie latte blows Starbucks out of the water. Not syrupy or overly sweet, lots of cinnamon and foam. Note: their coffee is *strong*. Not my cup of tea — er, coffee — but great for those who love a strong cup of joe. All around an awesome place for a snack or a meal and I can’t wait to try more!

What a gem! I tried the sea salt bagel with this giardiniera cream cheese many highlighted, and it was sooo good! I was deciding between the sea salt bagel and poppy seed bagel, but the cashier kindly told me that the sea salt bagel + giardiniera cream cheese is his #1 fave. So I went with it. And I. Have no regrets. Did I mention you get all this for less than $ 3?! STEAL.
This is also a great place to study (if the wi-​fi is working for you, which for me, it wasn’t). Their coffee options also look fantastic, so I will definitely be back to try those!