I don't usually actively search out bagels, but the misses craves them. But this was the first time I've had bagels that rivaled what you can get in New York City. Their online ordering system is quick and efficient and helped me preorder for the following morning pickup. They have a pickup window for orders and I was out of there in a couple minutes despite a lot of guests waiting inside. Their everything bagel with scallion cream cheese was the favorite combo I tried over a few days. read more

I usually check the bad reviews first and see if they're petty or if there's some real issues. This is no exception, we've been coming here for close to ten years now and consistency is prefect, year to year. Same people all this time. Being from Jersey, I have to say that north Jersey bagels are the standard in my opinion. With that said these bagels are always fresh, perfectly crusty outside and doughy/yeasty inside. Always friendly service, always prompt. It's absolutely as good or better than north Jersey bagels. If you want a bagel, this is the only place in this area to go!!!! Unless of course your a very sensitive woke snowflake who needs absolutely everyone to cater to your every whim and is easily triggered by words, then maybe go to the food store. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

So good! Huge bagels and fast service! Got there 15 mins before closing and still got good quality bagels quickly!

Stopped here for breakfast and was very impressed with the bagels. I got the French toast bagel with butter. So amazing! It has a very relaxed welcoming vibe. read more

Lighthouse is a staple at Corolla for my friends and I. Next to bagels from NEW YORK they're honestly my top 2. We are here multiple times when we come to vacation. The service and staff are amazing. Even when they're super busy. The vibe is what you'd expect from a bagel shop and they have a great selection of beverages. When you're in Corolla, Lighthouse is a mandatory of places to eat. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - a man standing in front of the counter - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

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This is the hot spot for breakfast. Came here two days during vacation and the line was out the door both days. Don't worry, the line moves fast. The first day we came around 9:30 and the second day around 10:30. I was worried that it would be slim pickings both days but they were cranking out fresh bagels, replenishing the low stock in the front case. I tried both the classic bacon, egg, and cheese in an everything bagel and the French toast bagel with butter. Both were fantastic. Def a place to stop if you're in Corolla. read more

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Bagel were authentic and delicious but came with fam for a quick stop before getting in the road back home and waited 45 mins for a few bagels with cream cheese and a couple custom bagel sandwiches. Granted they were busy when we first got there but I saw small order competed 20 mins prior to ours which was frustrating. A plus service tho otherwise very friendly read more

For our family, having good bagels for breakfast is a must for our vacations. Having been to some amazing bagel places in the northeast, I didn't know what to expect from Lighthouse Bagels. But wow, were we pleasantly surprised! Their bagels are as good as any I've had in New York, Philly or New Jersey! They have some amazing options and flavors, and their consistency and size is perfect. We arrived at their peak hour (between 8 and 9), so it was crowded with lines coming out the door. But the line moved quickly. They have online ordering, but I thought it was good to order after seeing the bagel options in person. Unlike most busy island food places that serve locals and tourists, the staff was very patient, pleasant and helpful. We ordered two baker's dozen, but their breakfast sandwiches also looked great. I highly recommend the sriracha everything bagel and the French toast bagel. Both were unbelievable, not that the other flavors weren't also amazing. I was pleased to see they continually were replenishing the bagels as more were sold, so they always had a good supply of their ample flavor options. I should mention that they are not exactly cheap. A baker's dozer is about $31. A lot of bagel places I've been to give a discount when buying in bulk, but that wasn't an option here. But are worth the price! I wasn't a huge fan of them having a MAGA sandwich, as I prefer to keep politics out of my dining and food ordering, but hey, this is NC so I probably shouldn't be too surprised. Plus, that's totally the owner's prerogative, and it doesn't change the fact that they're doing a great job and offering outstanding bagels! read more

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Very busy place with long lines. The food is good, definitely one of the better places in Corolla. Good service.

I went here for mid day meal. I got a sausage egg and cheese on an everything bagel and a cinnamon bagel with cream cheese. Both bagels were so good! At the checkout the super friendly, sweet lady at the register chatted with everyone as she checked them out. It came to me, she knew I wasn't feeling the greatest but she was super sweet, and we were given a crumb cake to share, no picture of that but it was sooo good. Thank you!! read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Sausage egg and cheese on an everything bagel - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

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My husband and I biked here from our beach house in Corolla for breakfast. When we arrived, there was a line out the door. We hopped in line and waited about 20 minutes to order. Per my friends recommendation, I ordered an egg and cheese sandwich on a French Toast Bagel, my husband had a bacon egg and cheese sandwich on a Sriracha Everything Bagel and we ordered six cinnamon rolls to take back to family. There were picnic tables outside, a few with umbrellas. Once our order was placed, they call your name at an outdoor pickup window when it is ready. My bagel sandwich was really tasty! My only complaint was I wish I had gotten the bagel toasted (which I believe you have to ask for if you want it done) which would have elevated it a whole lot more. The bagel was HUGE so the egg almost got lost in the bagel but it was still really good. I sampled my husbands sandwich and was surprised by the slight kick of sriracha in the bagel. Later on in the day, my husband and I sampled the cinnamon roll. We warmed it up and it was absolutely delicious. I would go back here in a heartbeat just for the cinnamon rolls! But we really enjoyed the bagels and would make another trip if we ever vacation down here again. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - French toast bagel with egg and cheese - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

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This place is delicious. Salt bagels, everything bagel, sriracha everything bagel, beer bagel, All the toppings you can want for a bagel with various cream cheeses Nothing tastes better than a messy bagel w an iced coffee to get you ready for the beach. Iced coffee cones in a nice glass jar that you keep. Great for reusing your whole trip. Line may look long but goes fast. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Delicious salt bagel, ham, egg, Swiss, veggie cream cheese, Tomatoe - this is a messy two handed - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

This is the "Turkey Bang Bang" ($12) on an onion bagel. The wait time was about 35 minutes but they were VERY BUSY. It seems like they are this busy all the time. And it's totally worth it. There is only seating outside but early in the morning it was in the shade. DELICIOUS and definitely worth a try! read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Turkey Bang Bang on an Onion bagel - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

My wife and I came here on a recommendation that Lighthouse Bagels was the best around. We were not disappointed I am not a bagel connoisseur. However this place sticks out as a top 2 bagel sandwich I have ever had (the other being a place in Virginia we went to on vacation). I ordered the bacon, egg, and cheese bagel sandwich on a sriracha with everything bagel. The bagel was delicious, a little crunchy, had a surprising kick of heat with it, and tasted so good paired with fresh egg/bacon/cheese. For the price, this is infinitely better than any other bagel you could get! We also ordered some cinnamon rolls to go which were gobbled up back at our place. Highly recommend snagging a few of these when you stop by for a sweet snack later. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Bacon egg and cheese on siracha everything bagel - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

Had a free voucher for 12 and they were not happy about it but I don't care. The asiago had like no cheese, hello??? Super busy and the lady at the end in the white was very rude. Kinda weird for a bagel shop, I get that you are busy but enjoy the business while it lasts.. read more

Love, love, and love. After ordering, I didn't know that you could ask to get your bagel scooped. I also asked for strawberry cream cheese on the side. My order was basic, but this was my third time coming back!!! I went early Sunday morning and even though it was packed I got my food very quickly. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Regular bagel with strawberry cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

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Awesome homemade bagels!!! So so so good!!!! The coffee cake is incredible too!! 10/10! read more

This place is a special - high quality baked goods and great coffee cake, not to mention fresh coffee! Nice people too!

You literally Let me say again L I T E R A L L Y Cannot find a better bagel Especially the breakfast bagel Especially the French toast bagel Especially the cinnamon toast bagel Especially ALL the bagels!! Love this joint!! It's a regular stop when we are in town! read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - NY Style Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

What an amazing staff! The people at Lighthouse Bagels were so accommodating. I called to see how late they were open and was told they closed in 5 minutes. The man on the phone asked how far away I was. I said one mile. He told me if I left right now, he would wait for me. Now, that's service! I made it there with seconds to spare and everyone was fantastic. No one gave me the bum's rush to get rid of me. Instead, they were gracious and friendly. I live in Baltimore, MD and I'm not used to that kind of service. Instead of an obnoxious teenager who can't get his face out of his phone, there was a big smile and no attitude. Did I mention that the bagels were amazing!? Because they were. I highly recommend the French Toast Bagel. Magnificent! read more

The bagels are so good! So soft! And if you're not much of a bagel fan you can get sub the bagel for a crossiant. My FIL got a steak and cheese on a crossiant and it was delish! They have lots of seating outside which is nice. Being it our first time we would def try more things! They also have cream cheese and serve kind coffee there too. The service and wait time was reasonable. We want to try the home made juice next time. read more

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I like that you can order online or at the establishment (I did the latter). I liked that my chicken salad sandwich was a really nice size, with fresh veggies. I like that the staff were very friendly. These were all positive things, and if not for their poor handling of safety measures during the pandemic, I would have rated Lighthouse Bagels higher. Note that once you order inside, you proceed outside and wait for your name to be called from the pickup window, all of which was fine. I came here on a Monday morning and it seemed like half of OBX was here, so the place seems popular. All that said, my general food experience here was quite positive, although as many others have pointed out, not a single employee was wearing a mask. Although there are large plexiglass dividers between the staff and the customers, and there are "stand here" social distancing markers on the floor, staff are not masked, which I am not a fan of at all. There is also a sign on the door noting that customers are required to wear a mask but that those who don't will be assumed to have an honorable exemption, which is not even a term I have seen before. *All the customers there while I was in the shop were wearing a mask, for the record.* In any case, outside of the pandemic, I would totally come here again (I would just order online to avoid the line!). But during the rona, I'll pass. read more

Delicious bagels with a side of the absolute BEST and FRIENDLIEST customer service I've witnessed in a very long time. As we were sitting outside enjoying these yummies they turned off their open light and as we breathed a sigh of relief to have made it right under the wire another customer pulled up and walked in... We immediately felt terrible for them because most businesses these days don't go out of their way to go that extra mile and serve them... Well this was not the case here at all. They were so nice. Let them in and not only let them order, but gave them some extra bagels on the house... Not the end of the story. At least three other people came and were treated the same exact way. Fantastic bagels and kindness. So good! Don't miss the chance to enjoy a great bagel while supporting this family business when you're visiting. read more

I drive down from Virginia twice a year and buy these bagels in a big batch for freezing. They are massive and the best bagels I've had outside of NY. read more

Pros: Salmon Lox/Cream Cheese on an everything bagel (Jersey bagel)- 100% delicious! Perfect amount and mix of salmon and cream cheese. Cons: the possible COVID19 on that bagel. Upon entering the restaurant, there's a sign on the door requesting that their patrons wear masks. However, none of the employees were wearing them! They did have plexiglass separating them from the customer and had Xs on the floor where customers should stand, but I'm disappointed that they require masks of their patrons but not their employees. As a healthcare worker, I just can't support a business that doesn't care about its customer's public health. read more

Pretty bad. While staying in the area we picked up a variety of bagels and cream cheese. Our whole group hailed from New Jersey and Long Island so we had high expectations but we were very disappointed. Found the bagels to be flavorless, doughy and gross and just entirely not worth the insanely long wait. The cream cheese we got tasted kind of synthetic and not very fresh, and I was definitely not a fan of their vegetable cream cheese. The kids in our group we disappointed by the lack of a cinnamon raisin bagel, as was I. Would definitely skip next time if I was in the area, truly not worth the wait. read more

Employees aren't wearing masks which I initially didn't care too much about since the floors are marked every 6 feet and there's plexi glass up, then I saw the "if you aren't wearing a mask we'll assume you have a waiver" signs everywhere which is a little disconcerting to not encourage that of customers, but the kicker was the tally sign that confirmed that it's very political for the owner & management team. Cashier was very polite, employee that served us our bagels was a little rude in asking us to read the menu out loud to them when we asked a question from it rather than just clarifying it. Bagels were like bagels anywhere else. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Because who doesn't want their breakfast to get political? - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

Ok so i love the bagels and have had great customer service here but knocking two stars off because they have a "The MAGA King" bagel. I just felt extremely uncomfortable seeing that and felt like it was unnecessary to have. You can have whatever political beliefs you want and yes it's your business, but maybe let's not name it after someone who has said and done some pretty horrible things, including 1/6. As someone said in a previous review, naming it it "Freedom Toast" or even "The America Bagel" is a better name for it vs calling it that.. read more

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If you have time, stay in line. Our 1st attempt, we couldn't wait (had to get to our horse tour). However, we gave it a try again the next day and we're glad we did. It was their last day of the season too. We shared a breakfast sandwich then got a plain cinnamon raisin and a plain French toast to take home. At checkout, we had time to chat with the owner who found out it was our first time in OBX and first time there so she reached over and gave us two coffee cakes on the house. Soooo glad we went back the next day. We'll be back again on our next trips too! read more

This place is incredible. We got a bacon, egg, cheese and avocado on a salt bagel, French toast bagel with plain cream cheese, and the southern gentleman on a beer pretzel bagel. All were amazing and huge! My kids gave the chocolate muffins rave reviews as well. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - bacon, egg, cheese and avocado on a salt bagel, French toast bagel with plain cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

First and foremost, the bagel I got, the Taylor pork roll/egg/cheese on a French toast bagel, was pretty tasty. The thing that took away from the experience was a "LETS GO BRANDON" graphic that one of the menus displayed at one point. It just seemed like an empty gesture. You are republican but still call it "French Toast?" If you truly bled red white and blue, you'd call it freedom toast! If you truly believed in small government, you'd cut all the pork from your menu! If you really cared about new life, you'd let those eggs grow to full term chickens! Once again, the meal that I had tasted good, I just believe that this restaurant is spinelessly not sticking to their morals. read more

This place is a just when you hit OBX! The two favorites with our gang are sriracha everything, and their French toast! I suggest the French toast, take them back to the condo, slice and butter them and grill them in a skillet ala "Penn State Sticky" style. I hit mine with some Burbank barrel Real maple syrup! An amazing meal for the beach! There cinnamon rolls and pecan rolls are also great. I got two dozen and I'm pretty sure they gave me two bakers dozens. read more

The interior of this place is just a casual deli with a wrap around line to the counter to order then you pay and wait for your order. There is not much room inside but there are many tables outside to eat. We just took ours Togo. We stopped in for breakfast sandwiches and they did not disappoint. I got a sausage egg and cheese on a cheddar bagel. It's made to order and fresh. It was probably the best breakfast sandwich I've had in a while. I'd definitely come again. read more

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Line out the door, so I tried to order online. Online ordering has almost none of the actual menu available, so I placed a few bagels in the cart instead of what I really wanted. Then the cart has a "payment options not available for your state" error. So then I tried to call them and it goes to voicemail saying to order online. Once ordered, the food was made remarkably quickly and was excellent. Seriously good bagels! Not worth the 40 minutes in line though. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

Mainstay in Corolla, OBX. Be prepared to wait on a long line no matter when you go. Bummer that you can't order bagels by the doz in advance anymore but I get it. Bagel breakfast sandwiches are great and depending g on your wait tolerance, worth the wait. Best bagels in OBX. 4 stars because they haven't figured out how to reduce the wait. read more

Yo. I NEVER find a good bfast sammie place from FL to Maine. Everything I compare to S Jersey is crap. Not here. This place is legit steak egg and cheese and the bacon egg and cheese were on point. Highly recommend especially if you are used to NJ food. read more

Great little bagel shop in Corolla NC. Good bagel. Not much to say but good bagel and great customer service. read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - Bagel with cream cheese and lox - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

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My boyfriend and I were in town and found this place on tiktok, and we're so glad we did! They have amazing flavors -so many to choose from, and it was delicious. Highly recommend this place for anyone in town! read more

Reuben sandwich was a bit disappointing. Salt bagel had about 3 kernels of salt, but the inside of the bagel sandwich was pretty strong (turkey). Cinnamon roll was awesome! Friendly staff, I think some people were in training. There is a nice outdoor seating spot (no shade, but plenty of seats) - which is hard to find for the dog families in this area! read more

Lighthouse Bagels & Deli - "Salt" bagel. As in, singular grain of salt. - Bagels Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

Bagels were better than expected. The sriracha everything & rosemary bagels was 11/10. Pretzel & Asiago were a little light on flavor, but still 10/10... Sure there was a little wait, but worth it (there's coffee you can pour yourself to drink while waiting). Plenty of parking, which was appreciated. read more