Henry Higgins in SE is a great bagel shop. The vibes are simply correct. The cream cheese selection is great. The Jalepeno cc has awesome flavor, I get it on the potato and black peppercorn bagel. The garlic bagel and everything are favorites too. We like to read a Willamette Weekly and sit in one of the four little tables inside. There are outdoor picnic benches too. The lemonade is super good and refreshing. The coffee too acidic for my taste. The day olds are a great deal! Favorite bagel shop in PDX. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Potato bagel with Jalepeno cream cheese and lox on Everything Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Delicious and loaded lox bagel! The smoked fish was tasty. I recommend getting there early and grabbing a table to enjoy the day. There's typically a line but it moves fairly quickly. Prices are a little high but doesn't deter me from enjoying their bagels. read more

It was a bright and sunshiny day in January, and we needed a pit-stop. HH was conveniently located within walking distance of Sellwood Park and the nearby New Seasons. Something about those New York style bagels served here that just hits! Five stars for the friendly service plus the entire place was clean and tidy, including the restrooms and self-serve areas where customers typically leave their grubby fingerprints lol not today. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - The wall inside - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I LOVE these bagels! My mother from New York says they are the closest thing to the ones she had back home. The locations a little small, so not good for large groups. But to go orders are easy to make as well. The service here is super friendly and quick! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Rachel Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Love this place. Always consistently delicious bagels. Affordable prices. Great quality.

Love this spot! Fresh bagels, friendly staff, and easy online ordering. The inside is small with a few tables but to go orders are great. All the bagel sandwiches we got were just as we hoped - fresh, tasty, and filling read more

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Friendly and quick service, love the lox bagel. This is a great local chain with powerful cold brew!

This review is not about the quality of the bagels at this HH location. It is about the quality of the service. We went to HH to get bagels. We ordered one plain bagel with cream cheese ($4.50), one sesame bagel with cream cheese ($5.50), half a dozen bagels ($13.00), and a pumpernickel bagel with whitefish. The total was $41.00. This meant that the bagel with whitefish was $18.00. When I ordered the bagel with whitefish, the young man at the cash register asked, "Do you want the whitefish bagel with the veggies it comes with?" I said yes, expecting the price for the whole bagel to be no more than a couple of dollars more. Each add-on is $1.00 on the menu. When the whitefish bagel arrived, it was open-faced, and it had two tomato slices on each side, sliced red onion, and some capers. They charged us $12.00 for four slices of tomato, some red onion, and a few capers. First of all, the man at the cash register lied that the bagel with whitefish came with the veggies. Then he charged us a price that was exorbitant. We could have bought two more bagels with cream cheese for the extra $12.00 he charged us. We did not order a half of a fish board, which is priced at $40.00. We ordered just a bagel with a smear. UPDATE: After I posted the review, one of the HH owners responded, informing me that the whitefish bagel sandwich was $15.00 without the veggies. Still, this is an extremely expensive smear and not affordable. We will never order it again. Also, the whitefish smear was not listed on the menu board at the window. We should have looked at the printed menu - maybe it was listed there - but we didn't. This was our mistake. In the end, the bagel was not mispriced, and I was not deceived. But the whole experience left a bad taste in my mouth. I appreciated the owner's response and added a star to my review. read more

The boiled bagels here are truly the best I have ever had. They are perfectly crunchy on the outside and soft in the middle -- the way a bagel should be! I also love the huge amount of cream cheese they schmear on those bagels too! It is always busy, especially on a weekend morning, so I suggest calling in ahead of time and picking them up later. Whenever I'm in the Portland area, I always make time for a Henry Higgins stop. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Cranberry Orange - Seasonal Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

after spending 4 years in nyc and being blessed with some of the world's tastiest bagels, it's been hard trying to find a decent bagel on the west coast. i finally paid this spot a visit and i wasn't disappointed. i ordered the sausage egg and cheese (i opted for pepper jack) with tomato, onion, ketchup, and mayo on an everything bagel. it was delicious. was it a new york bagel? no. but it was amazing nonetheless and definitely satisfied my bagel sandwich cravings. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - sausage, egg, pepper jack cheese, tomato, onion, ketchup and mayo on an everything bagel - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Great Bagels. They're a little on the expensive side but I love their choice of bagels and spreads... the earlier you go the better. I am so glad that a place close by me has whitefish salad spread. So delicious and brings me back to my Jewish roots. Yum! I like the Sellwood location better than the NE one. I've gotten friendlier service here. If you're looking for a good bagel to satisfy your cravings I highly recommend this spot. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Signage Outfront - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I'm always on the hunt for a bagel that tastes as good as what I've had in NYC (or ordered from there). Henry Higgins isn't quite there, but as close as I've found in Oregon so far. What they get right is the texture--when toasted, the outside is crispy while the inside stays chewy. Too many bagels around here are just regular bread in a bagel shape, but at Henry Higgins, you get that texture that makes a real bagel. I couldn't put my finger on what exactly is missing, but they taste a smidge bland like there needs to be a hint more salt or yeastiness or malt coming through. I'm being very picky, though. If you put down a platter of these bagels in front of me, I would chow down and love you for the gift. Service at this location was great. The young man who helped us was patient with us as we tried to figure out our order, and he offered helpful touches like packaging the onion bagels separate from the others. We had the bagel dog, which was good, and the green onion cream cheese, which I'd skip next time (not tangy enough and needs some salt). I didn't hate the schmear, but I didn't love it. 5 stars for great service and product relative to what else is available around. It would be 4 stars compared to that elusive NYC bagel (but at least it came with PDX friendliness). It's a little journey for us so we won't be around often, but will absolutely stock up when find ourselves nearby. I wanted to try the whitefish, but New Yorker hubby just wanted to see how they do with the bagels before trying anything else. read more

A once gold standard bagel is now "meh". Dry. Overbaked. Missing the springy, chewy boiled and baked vibe that true NY bagels possess. Don't get me wrong...they are good by Portland standards. But somewhere along the line (Pandemic? Supply chain? Inflation?) something changed in the quality. Oh...and the price for a baker's dozen is now $20. Am I a picky snob? Yes. Nonetheless the bagel flavors and selection and service are all good. I just wish the halcyon days of true boiled bagels that the tasted great fresh would return. I'll just freeze them and reconstitute them and lightly toast them and remember the good old days...in New York read more

Pretty decent bagels for the price, with an awesome selection of both bagels and sandwiches, plus other deli standards. Service is quick once you're inside, but getting through the line can be a bit of an ordeal, depending on when you arrive. Might be best to order ahead and grab and go, if you know what you're looking for. Other than that, definitely a solid recommendation for a great bagel shop in Sellwood. read more

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We tried Henry Higgins Bagels today for the first time, and I can say this will now be my go to Saturday morning breakfast place. We tried the jalapeño bagel and the everything bagels and this is the way bagels are supposed to taste. They are fresh unlike other bagel chains. Their cream cheese is also very good and fresh - had the jalapeño and also scallion. I'll be back for sure!! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Jalapeno Bagel & Everything Bagel, scallion and jalapeño cream cheese (1/2 lb) - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Best bagels in town!! Make a great Saturday morning grab and go breakfast. I will always be a customer here!

Like others I am a little confused with the "boilied bagels" title. Aren't they all?! Perhaps they adore alliteration? Anyway, loved this place. Went a week ago and they are still taking COVID protocalls seriously. No indoor seating but there is a table outside. The bagels are huge and delicious. I LOVE all the veggie options. I got a veg. sausage, egg and cream cheese sammy and it was awesome. Their options are great and it tastes so fresh and homemade. Super sweet staff. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Egg meat and cheese with avo (veggie patty) - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Amazing and great employees very helpful. Delicious bagels. Great little atmosphere small but quaint. Love it. Recommend

It's my happy place. Breakfast place. My I want to hang out and look out the window place. My options for everyone place. It's just not big enough. Wake up people that like bagels go here and keep this place open. Save the bagel. Those grotesque looking things baked at Safeway and Grand Central are not bagels. Bagels are boiled. They are chewy and tough. Soft and crunchy. Then you top them with schmeer not cream cheese. Oh heaven though art Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels. Add an egg add a protein...now that's breakfast. No Mc size about it. Same thing for sandwiches. Stack it high he your breadth and say o my. Various treats and delights for dessert. Plenty of selection of drinks including non burnt Coffee. (My jab at S Buck). They have real coffee mugs just like Grand mom used to have. Free refills I mean what do they have to do to get you in here and at least try it? Their own parking, however that's usually full from the Columbia outlet people. Street parking is available only during certain times. Be prepared to walk a little. It is an intimate place but for a one or two person stop it's a pleasure. Hopefully I have done my duty and you will try it or take some bagels to go. read more

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Just enjoyed a deeeelllliiious bagel sandwich to go from this local walk up bagel shop. We actually sat outside and enjoyed our orders. Super friendly staff with fresh bagels and excellent ingredients. I devoured the Rachel bagel which had corn beef, cole slaw and women topping that married all toppings into a sumptuous lunch! Will order again. read more

Bagels were delicious, coffee was hot People were friendly Restaurant was very clean My husband and I will absolutely come here again read more

I'll say it right up front, loud and proud, I am Jewish and I am a bagel snob! Now, being Jewish isn't a prerequisite to obtaining bagel snobbery, but it helps. I think it's a DNA thing. I approach a new bagel shop with extreme skepticism, you can call it looking on the dark side, but I call it a survival mechanism. I walk in and I better get hit square in the face with amazing aroma. I need to see people in there really enjoying what they ordered. I need to see happy workers behind the counter. Henry Higgins ticked all the boxes. The Wife and I ordered different bagels and different schmeers to compare. She had coffee, which she said was very good. I opted for some water. Our order came out nice and quick, toasted perfectly and good amount of schmeer without being overloaded like they are hiding something. I had the everything bagel with plain schmeer, The Wife had onion with a lox schmeer. Both were excellent, chewy, full of flavor and entirely enjoyable. My skepticism melted away with every bite. It is a small place, not a lot of room to sit but our party of three did get a table right away. There is water available and you refill your own coffee if you get the fresh brewed. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We had to get a half dozen on the way out the door, and lucky for us those guys behind the counter can't count because they gave us eight bagels. Warms a Jews heart! read more

The bagels are okay, solid for the most part. I've been coming here for maybe a year at this point. I've never had a bad bagel here, but again they are not amazing or spectacular. But today was my last time coming in. I've noticed more and more as I come in that the floors are absolutely disgusting. Like littered with dirt and filth and bagel crumbs. The grime covers the entire floor. In addition, and not sure if this is a result of the dirty floors or the bagels they leave out, but there are flies everywhere. Buzzing around, landing on your shoulder as you walk in. Not sure why they would risk losing business by not keeping their shop clean, but it's a deal breaker for me. read more

Nice hole in the wall, no nonsense bagel spot. Good spot to pick up a quick bagel for the day (there's very limited seating inside). They had a good variety of bagels & schmears. We got the onion & the tomato herb bagels. the onion bagel was good but we weren't a fan of the tomato herb. We got the roasted poblano schmear which was tasty but really runny from the heat of the roasted bagel. read more

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Henry Higgins is probably the closest thing to "New York Bagels" in Portland and is my favorite bagel spot here. They have a nice assortment of bagel flavors. I usually get the everything bagel. They also have a few cream cheese spreads, I like the vegetable spread the most. So great to have this new location in SE Portland. I don't have to venture out far to get my bagel fix. read more

Great bagel spot. Local and cool. Lots of variety and quick / efficient. They have a one person in the place covid policy which is fine if at times awkward so be prepared to wait on the sidewalk. Worth it. read more

Went a few weeks ago and they got my order wrong. It was still good though. So I went again just to get a bag of bagels to go. It's pretty rough seeing the "sold out" sign when they also have piles and piles of bagels on the counter. The sign on the door saying they're open til 3 doesn't help things. I may still come back only because there are so few places to get boiled bagels. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Sold out? Doesn't seem that way. - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Pre-ordered about 30 bagles. I picked them up at 11am for a noon meeting . As far as I know they were made early in the morning . When I picked them up they were just thrown in a paper bag with the top open. So these bagles were in the open air for probably at least 4 hrs. I think they could have put them in a sealed bag at least to keep them fresh. They were also an assortment and were all mixed up. We had them cut them in half so by throwing them in a large bag we could no longer tell what kind each were. Just thought they could have handled this order better. read more

I did not think I would find a great bagel store. This one is wonderful great selection, great cream cheese flavors grape people working here. read more

Tasty fresh bagels. Their bagel breakfast sandwiches were tasty and we also loved the blue l berry bagel with cream cheese.

I got a corned beef bagel sandwich from DoorDash. It should sauerkraut on it so I got it since I love sauerkraut. When it arrived, there was no kraut on the sandwich and all it was was soft, almost raw like corn beef, dirty tasting lettuce, and a slimy tomato. I didn't eat the sandwich, requested a refund and will never eat from this place again. Disgusting read more

They are still operating unnecessarily under 2021 style COVID resurgence rules. It's depressing to go in and see everyone in masks, blockades forcing you to keep a distance, a posted limit of 3 parties inside, and no indoor seating. The bagels aren't the quality I remember from a few years ago when we frequented this location weekly. Very sad. Just one more nail in the coffin of what used to be a vibrant and livable Portland. read more

I called ahead to see if they had pumpernickel bagels for a belated Mother's Day celebration. Not only did they have them, they offered to put aside a bakers dozen for me to pick up. They were delicious, and my NY born and raised wife gave them a thumbs up. This will be our new bagel place ! read more

These are grade "A" bagels, not the things that you find in grocery stores, that are soft, & tasteless. The place is small, but service is good. It's the only place we go for our bagels for home use, or, have them make up a sandwich right on premise to eat there with one of their available beverages. No beer, sorry read more

I enjoy getting the everything bagel with cream cheese and an egg very delicious! Also the chai is very good!

There are certain places that have just 'nailed it', and Henry Higgins in Sellwood is one of them. I've been coming almost every Saturday for two years and the combination of high quality bagels and a quick/friendly staff makes this a go-to spot for our family. I'm a huge fan of their Everything Bagel (w Scallion cream cheese- YUM) and my boys love their Sesame Seed Bagels. Their sausage/egg/cheese breakfast sandwich is delightful when you need your breakfast to pack additional punch. If you have kiddos this is a great spot to hang out out/connect, nosh some bagels and they even have a small bin of toys/books in back. Pro-tip: in that bin they have a PNW kids book classic "Wheedle On The Needle", it's a fun read over bagels and a warm cup of joe. Moral of the Story: When our Saturday includes Henry Higgins it's always better...if you've never been, you need to go! read more

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This is my new favorite bagel shop! I've tried a few different types (onion, garlic, everything, and cinnamon raisin) and they are all amazing. I usually get the morning sandwich (which I've tried with a variety of meats and cheeses -- all good!) My only complaint is that I wish I could get my egg over medium. I was so excited to try the bagel dog, but I ended up feeling a bit disappointed in the flavor of the hot dog itself. It almost tasted like there was dill relish IN the hot dog. I don;t hate relish, but I wouldn't choose it in/on a bagel dog, so that was off-putting for me personally. But I'd eat a bagel (sandwich or schmeared) here any time! Thanks for coming to Sellwood, Henry Higgins! read more

I was pleasantly surprised to find a bagel could actually be soft and enjoyable! These have to be the best bagels ever!!

This place is hit or miss. My first time here the bagel was perfect and I could t wait to have another. Came back a second time, ordered the same thing, and when I got back to my office the bagel was burnt with not nearly enough cream cheese. Been a few times since I work down the street. Prices are very fair. And the girls there are always friendly. I just wish they were consistent. I am not yet writing them off but because bagels are such a simple and straight forward item to serve up it does bother me a tad. read more

It's really kind of surprising that many people think "all bagels are boiled." The vast majority are just steamed, and these are basically just circle bread. I consider these to be fake bagels. Henry Higgins has real boiled bagels, and it makes a world of difference in terms of texture and taste. HH bagels have the delicious taste of real bagels and they offer a wide variety of delicious flavors. I sure wish they were closer to me, but that's not their fault. For bagels this good, it is worth the trip. read more