When I was a teen I went here quite often, usually for their pastries. Now, many years later and returning home to see family, I decided to come back and try a sandwich... First, it's just as good as when I was a teen, if not better! I couldn't decide if I wanted a bagel or a sandwich, so the kind employee said "well, why not get the sandwich on bagel?!" And I was sold. I got the Penobscot without tomato or raw onion on it, and WOW. The bagel was nice and soft, the pastrami nice and hot, and the perfect amount of Swiss cheese. I think this will become a must do every time I return to Maine!! read more

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Just the best bagels within a hundred miles. Great sandwiches. Decent prices. Decent coffee. Friendly help. These are bagels to write home about. In the spring and summer, a bagel sandwich and coffee in Bangor... Welcome home, no need to write! read more

If you ever find yourself in downtown Bangor and need a great breakfast spot this is it! There is a little bit of everything to suit your breakfast needs and the bagels are always fresh and delicious! There is ample seating, but be forewarned it gets busy here. Even with a packed house the service is quick whether you take it to go or keep it to devour in. The seating area can get rather loud depending on the crowd present, which alternates between students, locals and travelers seeking to quell the hunger! read more

Bagel Central - Breakfast Burrito - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

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I make the two hour trip to Bangor at least three times a year to stock up on these amazing bagels. I usually get 6+ dozen because they freeze really well. My family gets very excited when I come home with my haul! This place almost always has a line, but don't let that deter you. The staff is fabulous and moves people along rather quickly. I call ahead to order or order online which also speeds things along. There is a large seating area which is a wonderful gathering space for friends to enjoy breakfast or lunch with a coffee. They have a great selection of sandwiches! read more

Bagel Central - The pastry cooler! - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Good food. Good service. Good atmosphere. I had the whole grain bagel, cream cheese, salmon and capers. I also got a hot cocoa. Everything was solid. read more

It's always an amazing deli, foods pretty fast and bagels and pastries are delicious. The only thing I could say is sub par is the ambience it's a little crowded and loud but besides that highly recommended read more

Bagel Central - I would show you a picture of my bagel but it was so good I forgot to take one. - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Finally made it into the famous Begal Central, not for a lack of trying. Lines are almost always out the door. The freshly made bagels and spreads were delicious! So many options. And the atmosphere was friendly with a nice buzz in the air from people chatting. Definitely coming back to try thier sweets! read more

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Incredibly average bagels, terrible hummus. It was fine in a pinch, but I wouldn't go back.

This place makes their own bagel and cream cheese, they also have baked goods. The bagels and cream cheese are fantastic. It can be hit or miss with some of the baked goods. The cookies n napoleons are awesome but the fruit tart was not great because the shortbread was very thick. I had the breakfast sandwich and I added tomatoes n spinach and it was delicious. My husband had the chorizo omelette and that was a little disappointing. The place is cafeteria style. It only has 1 bathroom and could use some repairs as the floor was being held together with duck tape in many places. Definitely stick to their bagels and some of their baked items here. It's definitely worth a visit read more

Bagel Central - Herb bagel sandwich. Added spinach and tomato. - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Best Bagels I've ever eaten! Lines go quick and service is friendly! The Lox spread on their garlic bagel was Devine! Absolutely loved their blueberry bagel with honey butter as well! Bagel Central is a must stop if you are in the area! read more

Bagel Central - Bagels and French toast - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Delicious food, good coffee and friendly service. Lots of communal seating. Only regret is not trying some of their seasonal pastries read more

Bagel Central - Breakfast counter - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

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Great selection of bagels and baked goods. Tried the everything bagel with lox spread and it was delicious. The maple blueberry scone was incredible! I could have eaten 10 of those. Great spot for a quick breakfast, but do expect lines in the weekends. read more

Very popular spot! Long line on weekends but they move it fast. Great food and friendly staff! The french toast was delicious. Overall highly recommend, Bagel Central is a Bangor establishment! read more

Bagel Central - French toast - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Phenomenal NY bagel in Maine. Had the Bagelwich - marble rye, 2 egg, cheese and veggies - also available with sausage and/or bacon. Extensive breakfast/lunch menu, great looking baked goods - would be a regular stop, if I lived here - highly recommend. read more

Bagel Central - 2 egg, marble rye bagelwich with cheese and veggies. - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Their bagels are THE BEST in the area!!! The cream cheese is excellent too!!! Usually busy and / or crowded but totally worth it!

This was one of the best bagels I have ever had. They cook your toppings into the eggs and I honestly loved that. The service was fast and the place was huge to accommodate lots of people! 10/10 stop on our way to Acadia read more

Bagel Central - Bagel with egg cream cheese and tomato's - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

I found this place here on Yelp! We were looking for a breakfast spot after my hubby's surgery. Yelp recommended this place and we made our way over!! Located in an older industrial looking renovated part of town. Really cute and VERY busy!!! The line went fast and there were so many options. I had the bagel which with ham. It was super. The onion bagel with veggie cream cheese was so good that I stood back in line to get a to go order. Friendly service overall 10 stars read more

Always had a good experience here over the years whether it be a breakfast, bagel or a just a coffee.

Best handmade bagel ever. Topped with the best handmade scallion cream cheese ever. Hands down. My only disappointment is, this may have been the time I will experience perfection such as this as I was traveling through Bangor on my way home to Maryland. Much respect, And a must try if you are in Bangor, it REALLY is that good. read more

The location and ambience is fun. But the staff is not helpful, they seem bored and annoyed that you are there. We ordered our food and we had to do all the prompting for our own food. Coffee is like gas station coffee. Don't go out of your way for this place, find something different. read more

Bagel Central - Whole wheat bagel - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Oh, my word!! Been there 26 years and I'm just finding this place (well i heard of it) just don't like going downtown to park ha! The baked goods are AMAZING! I can say BEST ive ever had from a bakery in Maine! Also, the prices are very reasonable!! I love to bake but from now on I will be going to this place more often! read more

Best bagel in Maine; great little spot. Awesome atmosphere and staff. Good coffee. Can't wait to come back and try the deserts. read more

Bagel Central - Onion Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Delicious food, cozy atmosphere. It's a great place to sit and watch the snow fall. I will be back to try more cream cheese flavors!

Came to bagel central for a sandwich and a half dozen to take with me. I love coming here to this cozy and popular spot whenever I visit my future in-laws here in Bangor! There was a line when I arrived but it went quickly. I opted for the Standpipe sandwich with cream cheese instead of dressing on it. I LOVED the garlic bagel, I'm hoping to go back and grab some to take home with me to California to freeze until the next time I can get to Bangor! read more

Bagel Central - The Standpipe on a garlic bagel - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Holy smokes I did not expect this sandwich to be this good. We were going to another place to eat but it was closed and stopped in here instead. I had the chicken salad melt and it was amazing. Truly one of the best sandwiches I have eaten. So glad we stopped here. read more

Bagel Central - Chicken salad melt sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Quite literally the BEST bagels. I'm from Jersey, so I know a good bagel and these are phenomenal. The onion biyalis and the whole wheat everything are my favorites. They have vegan bagels, too (no egg). My husband loves the cranberry water bagels. They also carry Udis gluten free bagels. They have great coffee, make fantastic bagel sandwiches. Lots of soups, sides, a variety of amazing cream cheeses. read more

Bagel Central - Whole wheat everything bagel sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

So, solid breakfast in a town without a lot of solid breakie spots. All of the staff is friendly so they score on service as well. Ambiance? Not so much. This place is LOUD! It's popular, crowded, and just not a spot you want to go during peak times if you want to actually converse with someone. We decided to order our food to go. It took us 30 minutes to wait in line to order and then wait in a different line to get the food. This would normally pull my score down to 3 stars, but my BLT with avocado was so yummy! My husband and son liked theirs as well. I definitely recommend Bagel Central, but go early or late if you want to eat inside. read more

We are from the NY/NJ/PA area and think we know what a good bagel is. We were pleased with what we got. I ordered a salt bagel and I am a self proclaimed salt bagel officianado. Most bagelries will have too much salt on the bagel. In my opinion, there only needs to be a light sprinkling of salt that is baked in. Bagel Central delivered! I was super happy with the sandwich which included a light spread of veggie cream cheese. My husband's breakfast burrito was good but would have been better if he had eaten it right away. We brought it back to our hotel room and then worked out. Unfortunately, our room did not have a microwave to heat it up. Highly recommend ordering from here. read more

Bagel Central - Breakfast Burrito - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

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Ordered from the specials menu posted on the chalkboard behind the counter ~ Lox Bagelwich, the written description of which included cream cheese, eggs and lox on a bagel. Sounded great. Cashier asked if I would like to add anything to it. Already sounded like a pretty full and delicious sandwich so I asked what other people tend to add to it, largely asking out of curiosity. She said cream cheese. I told her that cream cheese was part of the description and comes with it. She said that cream cheese is actually an up charge. Somebody else came over to the cash register and iterated and reiterated that cream cheese was an up charge. I pointed to the chalkboard where it plainly states in part of the description of the bagel sandwich that it comes with cream cheese. There was a lot of back-and-forth chatter between them behind the cash register, and since I was not the one paying, I never got to see the receipt as to whether or not they did charge for the cream cheese. Nevertheless, pretty unsavory of them, to say the least, to try to charge for an item that was already listed as an ingredient in the sandwich. The inconsistency is allowable as a mistake, however, admit it, own it and it needs to be corrected. Either they erase cream cheese as one of the ingredients listed as an integral part of the sandwich, or stop trying to charge customers for the cream cheese; but, you can't have it both ways and still be ethical. That's like listing pepperoni pizza as a special and then describing the ingredients in the pizza, including pepperoni and then having the cashier ask if you wanted to add anything to it like pepperoni, which would be an up charge if they continued with today's line of thinking ~ does not make sense. Sandwich itself was delicious, and I did get it with cream cheese, whether or not they charged the friend who kindly picked up the tab, I'll never know. read more

Yum! This place is worth standing in line for. I had a bagel and cream cheese. It was good. Hubs had a bagel breakfast sandwich. It was great. I want to go back for lunch! read more

Very friendly, plenty of cream cheese but bagels were not chewy more bready. Not my favorite bagel. The breakfast sandwiches look very good. read more

Best bagel I've ever had! Affordable prices, plenty of seating, and a perfect location. Everyone is so nice and service is quick. read more

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Overall my dining experience here has been good. I've had the egg breakfast and bagel with lox. The bagels are not NY style but they're decent. They offer several different cream cheese options too. The main criticism I have is that they only serve brewed coffee which is so watered down unless you get the dark roast (slightly less watery but still not great), they do not serve espresso coffee drinks. They really should do better with the coffee. The place is big and although the line can be long at times, it moves quickly and seating spaces are usually available. read more

Bagel Central was recommended to us by our hotel receptionist and I am Thankful we listened to her recommendation! We stopped in on our way to Acadia national park! There were so many options but the staff were kind in helping us choose an option for a full Maine experience! I ordered the gluten free lox bagel and my husband ordered the bagel which (garlic bagel with egg, cheese and crumbled bacon). We both ate half on our way to Acadia and saved the other half for lunch in the park! The bagels were wonderful and full of flavor. If we stayed in Banghor longer we would defiantly be back. read more

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It has been a very long time since I have had a bagel this good. Quaint little place. If you come to Bangor come here and come early as it is down town and parking is a little limited. I will be back to try other items soon. read more

Bagel Central - Plan toasted bagel with Nova and lox with tomato and raw red onion. - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

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Classic little bagel spot. I've heard about this place for years from my extended family and I'd say it lived up to expectations. It was a really tasty breakfast sandwich. Solid prices and has a vintage feel to it too. I'd go back read more

Bagel Central - Cinnamon raisin breakfast sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

Amazing food, epic staff. Highly appreciate these folks! They've kept me coming back for bacon & eggs daily for quite a bit now. Highly recommend checking them out! read more

Bagel Central - Bacon & eggs with an epic everything bagel - Bagels Near Me - Bangor, Maine

I know these are the best bagels on planet earth. I highly recommend this bagel shop, as my friend's family owns it. When I go to Maine I am going here. 100%!!!! read more

Criminal it's not 5 stars. First thing you'll notice is the sign. "No preservatives." Next thing you'll see is how packed it is (we went on a Sunday at 9 am). No problem finding a place to sit and waited maybe ten minutes. Had a steak, egg, cheese, mushroom bagel and I can honestly say it was the best bagel I've ever had hands down. Will be back tomorrow. read more

Bagel Central is definitely a staple to downtown Bangor. It's a fun atmosphere for meeting with friends & taking pics for the 'gram. Man, this place was iconic among my peer group in high school and from what I see when I go there now, it's stayed true to that! My personal favorite is the lox & onion bagelwich. You've got the honkin' omelette with onions and yummy smoked salmon that absolutely overflows from the bagel "buns." You can sip on your cheap & delicious coffee from those fun plastic cups and people watch, gossip with your friends about whoever is also in the building, or do your homework like a good little student. Honestly, BC is a rite of passage for anyone who grows up in the greater Bangor area. I love to see a family-run business thrive, especially one that is careful to observe their religious practices. The family is Jewish and are closed on the Sabbath day. At least they used to be, I hope that hasn't changed! What else can you say, it's a fun environment with really affordable and delicious food. If you're into smoked salmon, you HAVE to try either the lox bagelwich or the lox cream cheese on a bagel. Your day will be made and you will be left to wonder how you can replicate that gorgeous masterpiece at home! read more