Every day is a good day to eat a delicious bagel.
I wish I could say that this is going to be the longest list you’ve ever seen, full to the brim of delightful, dense, perfect bagels just waiting for you to gobble them up.
But Columbus isn’t exactly a go-to destination for bagels. You can get things that resemble bagels at a lot of chains around the city (I’m looking at you Tim Hortons and that monstrosity you call a “bagel”).
But finding true, New York-style bagels isn’t the easiest task. Luckily, the handful of places that specialize in bagels around here take it seriously. That handful got bigger: three bagel shops opened in Columbus this summer, one of them baking the original Block’s recipe.
| Shop | Where | Known for |
| Barry Bagels | Dublin, Westerville, New Albany, Campus | Toledo chain since 1972, chicken salad on a bagel |
| Sammy’s New York Bagels | Delivery only | Kettle-boiled baker’s dozen delivered the next morning |
| Bear’s Bagels | Hilliard | Boiled-and-baked bagels, house schmears |
| Bagels & Jam Co. | Hilliard | New Jersey-family New York-style bagels, opened July 2026 |
| Fox’s Bagel & Deli | Bexley, North Market | Steamed bagel breakfast sandwiches |
| Bruegger’s Bagels | Campus, Dublin, Upper Arlington | National chain, smoked salmon sandwich |
| The Lox Bagel Shop | Short North | Hand-rolled New York and Montreal hybrid, on Bon Appétit’s national list |
| The Bagels & Co. | Campus | 20-plus house schmears, French Toast and Dorito bagels |
| Anything Bagel | East Side (McNaughten Center) | Original Block’s recipe, 20-plus varieties, closed Tuesdays |
Barry Bagels
Address: 5760 Frantz Rd., Dublin; also 655 Worthington Rd., Westerville, 7775 Walton Pkwy., New Albany and 1881 N. Pearl St. by campus
Best Bagel on the Menu: If you want to just get one of the many flavored bagels with cream cheese, I won’t stop you. But the Barry Bagels motto is “Everything is better on a bagel” for a reason! Their chicken salad on a plain bagel is the kind of thing I dream about.
Website: Barry Bagels
Sammy’s New York Bagels
Address: 600 N. Cassady Ave., Columbus (delivery only, no storefront)
Best Bagel on the Menu: Sammy’s makes great bagels and delivers them right to your door. A baker’s dozen of kettle-boiled bagels is $17, ordered by 3 p.m. for next-day delivery, and delivery is free on orders of $30 or more. There are no bad bagels here, but I personally enjoy their onion bagel, especially when I want to keep people at arm’s length all day. It would also be a mistake to check out without adding some Sammy’s Stix to your order. Just trust me on this.
Website: Sammy’s New York Bagels
Bear’s Bagels
Address: 4142 Main St., Hilliard
Best Bagel on the Menu: The bagels here are solid across the board, but what truly sets Bear’s apart is their schmear game. The spreads are the draw, savory or sweet, and even a plain bagel feels luxurious under one.
Website: Bear’s Bagels
Bagels & Jam Co.
Address: 4465 Cemetery Rd., Hilliard
Best Bagel on the Menu: Sunny Muheisen grew up in a New Jersey family that ran a bagel deli, and she opened this shop with her father-in-law, a pastry chef with 30 years behind him, in July 2026. The bagels are hand-rolled and kettle-boiled the New York way, and the case also holds rugelach and cinnamon rolls. Hilliard now has two bagel shops of its own, and this is the newer one. Open daily 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Website: Bagels & Jam Co. on Instagram
Fox’s Bagel & Deli
Address: 3012 E. Broad St., Bexley; also inside North Market, 59 Spruce St.
Best Bagel on the Menu: If a bagel breakfast sandwich is what you’re craving, then Fox’s is the answer. I like to keep it simple with a fried egg and American cheese. It’s filling, delicious, and the best way to start the day.
Website: Fox’s Bagel & Deli
Bruegger’s Bagels
Address: 1630 Neil Ave. (campus), 4425 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. (Dublin) and 1621 Lane Ave. (Upper Arlington)
Best Bagel on the Menu: I know that Bruegger’s is a national chain, but listen, they know what they’re doing. Get the smoked salmon sandwich, cold-smoked salmon with red onion, capers and tomato and plain cream cheese on a plain bagel.
Website: Bruegger’s Bagels
The Lox
Address: 772 N. High St. #106, Columbus (Short North)
Best Bagel on the Menu: Anything on the sea salt and herb bagel. It doesn’t matter which schmear or toppings you choose, you’ll be extremely happy. Bon Appétit and Food & Wine have both put The Lox on national best-bagel lists, and a second shop is planned for 2140 Ikea Way at Polaris.
Website: The Lox
The Bagels & Co.
Address: 220 W. Lane Ave., Columbus (Campus)
Best Bagel on the Menu: The Philly-born chain opened its first Ohio shop a block from Ohio State in July 2026, and the schmear case is what sets it apart: more than 20 house-made cream cheeses, from Black Truffle and Maple Bacon to Cannoli and Birthday Cake. The bagels run from plain and sesame to French Toast, Rainbow and the Dorito bagel.
Website: The Bagels & Co.
Anything Bagel
Address: 6115 McNaughten Center, Columbus (East Side)
Best Bagel on the Menu: When Block’s closed after nearly 60 years, it left a hole in the city’s breakfast routine, and the Cincinnati bakery that took over the space didn’t last. Anything Bagel opened here in August 2026 with the original Block’s recipe and a head baker who worked for both Block’s and its replacement. The Nova Lox on an everything bagel covers the classic: smoked salmon, cream cheese, red onion and capers. More than 20 bagel varieties, closed Tuesdays.
Website: Anything Bagel
