For a $20 egg bagel sandwich, it's definitely violently mid. I got a fried chicken, egg, and cheddar sandwich with arugula. The chicken was stale and chewy, and the bagel was very tough. The arugula was fresh but my egg was overcooked. It's not a bad sandwich, but not something i would seek out again for the price. Fantastic pickle though. read more

Gotham Bagels - OMFG sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The bagel here is on point! Not a whole lot else to say, not quite ess-a-bagel from NY, but better than than the normal go tos.

So good. Group of 6 all got different bagels and all of us ate everything. From the classic bagel with cream cheese to the yellow cab sandwich was 10/10. They also have coffee, dr. Browns soda, and other typical Jewish deli thinks (latkes, lox, matzo balls). Service was fast and nice! Great spot. (Locals placed online orders and there was a constant stream of people). read more

Excellent bagels! Great lox. Fast and friendly service. A hefty bag with just two bagels meant a good base to start the day. Thanks!

Tried these bagels last April and haven't stopped thinking about them since! The ultimate breakfast sandwich to cure any type of hangover. The OMFG was incredible and literally had us going OMFG. We so wish there was one closer to home. read more

Bagel sandwiches are top notch here! I walked in here after grocery shopping and forgot to complete my order online. When I arrived they figured it out quickly and placed my order right away. The staff here is always very helpful and friendly. It came out quick and was still hot when I got home. I usually order the Rocky's Deli. It's a good portion size and I usually eat half for breakfast and half for lunch. read more

This place has the best bagels I've had in a long time! They are hand rolled and very generous with the cream cheese. Coffee is great and service was quick. Highly recommend! read more

I love these bagels! I am originally from the NJ/NY area and there aren't many great bagel places in Chicago. The key to a great bagel is that it should taste great without needing to be toasted. These bagels are perfectly springy and tasty and they put a TON of cream cheese. My personal favorite is the veggie cream cheese topped with pickled fresno chilies. The veggie cream cheese has some chopped fresh veggies and the chilies add a vinegary peppery kick. Breakfast sandwiches are also good though pricey. I have also tried their mocha and if you have a sweet tooth like me, you will love this. So chocolatey! Can't wait to try more of the beverages. Try to order online as they have a large volume of orders on the weekends. I love to eat at the cute outdoor seating in the summers and watch the cute dogs walking by! read more

Gotham Bagels - Egg bagel with veggie cream cheese, pickled fresno chillies, red onions - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Probably the best bagel I've ever had in my life! I'm vegan & I got "The V" on an everything bagel. There's a place to sit outside (if it's nice out) & there's also indoor seating. The staff is all very friendly as well. 12/10 read more

Gotham Bagels - The V bagel - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Loved my breakfast egg, cheese & bacon bagel. The sandwich It was not dry at all, it was moist, well prepared and delicious chewyness on that everything bagel. Too bad I don't live in Chicago or I would be eating bagels weekly!! read more

Gotham Bagels - Bacon, egg & cheese sandwich (delicious!!) - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Just moved into the neighborhood and this bagel place is beyond perfect. It's hidden and the location right next to the train is perfect. The ambiance also elevates the whole experience along with excellent staff. I'm so happy to know I have a staple like this place within walking distance. read more

Gotham Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The last two times I have gone and order a single bagel with cream cheese, It hasn't gone well. I receive my bag with the bagel that was not toasted, or cut, or wrapped in paper. The prices are high but the bagel is quality, if anything specify on the website that you want your bagel toasted and sliced in half... if I order it next time, I'll have to specify on the notes, if it's not standard procedure to do so already. read more

Gotham Bagels - Asiago Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Their bagels are amazing! They take precautions for covid very seriously. There is a line where you stand 6 feet apart from the person in front of you to pick up. I loved the tuna on everything bagel! Was amazing and Full of flavor! Their bagel sandwiches are extremely filling. Their smoked salmon combination of flavors was amazing. Like a part in your mouth! Loved it soo much! Will definitely be going Back soon! @chifoodi On Instagram read more

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Such a rip off, $18.00 for a turkey sandwich. Bag of chips for $3.00. The $21.00 meal too much. I almost puked when they asked for a tip, read more

Great food and service. Mocha late was great and the bagel was best i had in some time. Texture and bake on it was perfect and great lox spread. Definitely a great place. read more

First impression when walking in Gotham Bagels was "warm and cozy, but small." We ordered ours to-go since it was a ten minute walk from our hotel. I ordered the "V" a vegan bagel that is filled with Vegan scallion cream cheese, poblano salad, tomato, arugula, & avocado. The vegan scallion cream cheese was delicious but the bagel was over filled and sloppy. Really messy to eat. My husband had the pastrami and egg and said it was amazing! One of the best breakfast bagel sandwiches he ever had! Next time we go to Chicago I will try that one to see if the pastrami and egg is worth 5 stars on its own! read more

I saw some really great reviews about this place so I was excited to try it out. I was a bit let down to be honestly. You have to order online and pick it up there which I did not know. I got the OMFG sandwich, and they forgot to put cheese on mine. I've definitely had some better bagel sandwiches. These are a bit pricier as well. read more

The best way to cure a hangover is by eating a sesame bagel from Gotham bagels. As someone who grew up on the east coast eating Jersey shore bagels every weekend during the summer and living in New York I have to say this is the best bagel in Chicago. I also love their scallion scream cheese and enjoyed their bacon egg and cheese (the bacon is thick cut) and they have a great hot sauce they give you as a side. Knocked off one star because I do find it to be expensive. read more

Just got home with my order and again missing a bagel. I love the bagels, but too frustrating to keep going. i'm not going to call over a $3 bagel. I'm just done read more

10/10 - I'd give this place 6 stars but they were out of hot sauce hahaha Gotham bagels is in the back of a different restaurant think called Eduardo's read more

Decided to order again from Gotham bagels this morning and was not as pleased. I usually order a bagel with cream cheese and it's taken around 15 minutes for the bagel and spread to be prepared. Today I ordered a bacon egg and cheese bagel and it took over a hour until it was ready for pickup. I placed my order around 8:15 and the pick up was suppose to be ready at 9:07 and I didn't receive it until 9:32. Overall the bagel tasted okay, if I ever come back I'd probably just stick to a bagel and cream cheese. A hour and fifteen minutes for a bagel just seems outrageous. Not worth the $30 (with tip) I paid for a bagel and coffee. read more

Gotham Bagels - Hour and a half waiting for a BEC - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Pretty good food , awesome bagels.fast service and noce people. Maybe pver priced but totally worth it

Finally tried the bagel shop I've heard many people talk about! I tried the everything bagel with scallion cream cheese and tomato. There was a bit too much cream cheese in my opinion to the point it's such a mess trying to eat it. But the bagel is pretty nice and fresh and so is the cream cheese! Definitely a good bagel place but definitely a bit expensive. read more

Gotham Bagels - Everything bagel, scallion cream cheese, tomatoes - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I love bagel sandwiches - especially bacon, egg, and cheese - after a long run, and having moved to Chicago in late fall, I need to find my go to place. This is the best bagel I've had thus far in Chicago but it's still not as good as my go to place is in DC or places I've had in NYC. It's also really expensive for Chicago - at least $4 more than other places in Chicago and more than my place in DC which is the biggest reason I took away a star. I will buy from them again since they are close but it won't be a regular place because I don't think the quality justifies the price. read more

Brighton beach - delicious, lots of filling, bagel soft enough, ingredients tasted very fresh Cinnamon raisin bagel with honey walnut cream cheese - very generous amount of cream cheese, bagels also pretty soft. Coffee is good read more

Incredibly long wait for a subpar bagel sandwich. Quoted a 30 minute wait, we waited for an hour and 15 minutes. Would never recommend. The man handing out the sandwiches was nice, but telling people when they asked about their order that it would be less than 10 minutes which just wasn't true. read more

Gotham Bagels - Bacon, egg and cheese bagel sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I absolutely love Gotham Bagels in Madison, WI, and this one comes close, but is not quite the same (yet, at least). Their bagels are excellent, probably the best in Chicago and the closest to a true NYC bagel that you can get here. I got a cinnamon raisin bagel, and it was phenomenal. The bagel was a little smaller than I remember the ones in Madison being, but it still tasted great -- a little sweet with the cinnamon, but not overwhelmingly so. The top half is light and airy, and the bottom side has a nice crisp to it, even without the bagel being toasted. As the first review mentioned though, the prices at this location are much, much higher than the prices in Madison. My single bagel here was $6.25 (compared to $3.75 there), and it's hard to justify why they would charge so much more. Also, it seems like they are still ramping up and getting established here. Unfortunately, when I went to order online this morning before 11am, their everything bagels were already sold out, which I can't ever picture happening in Madison. And when I went to check their menu again about an hour later, it said that they were too busy and not accepting to-go orders any longer. Not sure if Madison is having the same struggles these days while only providing takeout, but they used to absolutely TEAR through orders with a line out the door on weekend mornings, so I'd guess they're probably a little better equipped to handle the morning rush at this point. Lastly, just a couple of FYIs for new customers: when you order online and it tells you to select a cream cheese for your bagel, if you select butter at the end of the list of cream cheeses, you'll get plain butter. Maybe that's obvious to others, but I thought it was a butter flavored cream cheese or something. Secondly, it doesn't appear that they toast the bagels by default, so add that to the special instructions if you want it toasted (which I'd definitely recommend). And lastly, the pick up desk is inside Eduardo's Enoteca. It's a little easy to miss from the outside as there doesn't appear to be any signage up for it just yet. Overall, I still strongly recommend Gotham. I'm so excited they're in Chicago now and look forward to seeing them shine here over the years to come. read more

Gotham Bagels - Cinnamon Raisin bagel - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This was my first time trying Gotham Bagels and it did not disappoint. The bagels are huge and are really high quality. I got an egg sandwich and added arugula, cream cheese and avocado. As of now, it is online order only, but you can eat your food inside or on the front patio. The staff wasn't very energetic, but it was a pick-up only so this didn't affect the experience too much. The prices are very high as well, but for the amount of food you get, it's comparable to other bagel shops in the area. I will be back! read more

Gotham Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We waited a good 30 minutes for an order of a PLAIN bagel because they were out apparently. there were only 3 types of bagels on the menu though and other orders After ours were finished like every 2 minutes. I did feel bad for the two girls working because one guy took a long ass break in the middle of lunch rush, so he should be fired. If you are a BAGEL shop you should probably have bagels ready at 1130am on Sunday. Plain bagels especially. I feel like the customers also have to do 99% of the work and the workers don't even alert you when ur order is ready. We were late to a Bears game cuz of them, but they're playing the packers so idk if I should even be mad. Still am though. read more

This is a regular breakfast spot for us. We always get the bacon, egg, and cheese bagel. I also love their pickles! read more

Gotham Bagels - Breakfast sammy - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

It was a little tricky to find but so worth it. My husband had bagels and lox. He said it was rave worthy. While, I had an everything bagel with bacon, egg, and cheese and it was absolutely divine. read more

Great bagels, great bagel sandwiches, really good coffee, potato latkes yummmm. Employees really friendly, very good service. Highly recommend! read more

You can only place orders via online and no same day orders available. This doesn't make you a restaurant but rather a caterer.

These bagels are overpriced and not even a full bacon egg and cheese. Would not recommend read more

Gotham Bagels - $13 for this??? This is ridiculous. I won't be returning. - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My favorite bagel spot in Chicago not to mention I love their restaurant at night. Best bagels in the city in my personal opinion they're so fresh and cream cheese is always so great. I can never decide on one so I always get a sweet and a savory read more

Gotham Bagels - Everything with veggie and cinnamon raisin with plain - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I got a recommendation from my bartender (also an east coast transplant and also constantly in search of a decent to great white fish salad bagel). I got there only to find out it's online order only. I won't go into the idiocy of a bakery that eschews browsing... In any case, I got back in the car, never to return. read more

First time coming to this location but it was just as good as my regular spot in Madison, WI. Very good bagels but a little heavy on the cream cheese. Also more on the pricey end - $7 for a bagel and cream cheese. read more

Bagels are hit or miss- some days are delicious and warm, other days the bagels seem a bit stale and hard. Ordering process is annoying- you have to order online, and the time they quote to get your food is either too long or two short. Today, my pickup time said 15-25 minutes, but got a text saying my food was ready two minutes after I ordered. Other times the pickup time will say 25-35 minutes and then I'll have to wait an extra 15-20 mins to receive the food. Overall, not my favorite and I typically choose to get my bagels elsewhere. read more

The biggest turnoff to this place is there are no prices posted anywhere. I found that to be insulting and uncomfortable. The bagels are the size of a small loaf of bread, which for my husband and I was unappetizing. They are not only ridiculously large but doughy and caloric. I was so looking forward to a deli in the neighborhood but I'll never return. By the way, the bagels are $3.15! The employees were very nice. No ambiance. Tiny. I read more

If you're looking for a local, quality made bagel come here. They stick to the classics and do them well. I come here particularly because of their vegan cream cheese. You can never go wrong with the asiago cheese bagel, I'm also a big fan of the cinnamon raisin. You have to order online and do pick up, this is not a grab and go situation. read more

Gotham Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Chicago, Illinois