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Providence Bagel

3.3 (229 reviews)
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Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Heidi S.

Bagels here are advertised as NY Style and they are ok - A decent size, but not as big as or as chewy as or anywhere near as delicious as a NY Bagel. They do have a good variety of flavors, and gluten free bagels are also available. This location of Providence Bagel has a parking lot, a good amount of indoor seating, and a couple of tables outdoors in the summer. The indoor seating area feels pretty stark - it is fine, but doesn't have the special local flavor that I really like in a cafe. Staff is friendly and helpful, prices are good, and the coffee is good as well. Today I got a creme brule iced coffee, sweet and light, and it was very good. Iced coffee is not available in decaf. I also got an everything bagel with scallion cream cheese. The bagel was a little dry and could have used more cream cheese, but still ok for the price. In the past, I've gotten bagel sandwiches here - they have a great sandwich menu and that's where Providence Bagel stands out. They do have a drive thru which would be very convenient if you are picking up on the way to work or with kids in the car, and they also have an app to help make ordering easier.

Will W.

I went to PVD bagel for breakfast. I ordered on everything bagel with sausage. My food tasted really good. To me it was just an egg sandwich, but it had that classic breakfast sandwich taste I can't really describe, but there's just something comforting about it. The service was super good. The guy at the counter was friendly. The inside of the storm was clean, and the bagels were clearly displayed. I just wish I could get back to Providence more often.

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Robert G.

Oh wow, how this place has fallen. What used to be the best bagel in Rhode Island is now just a place that sells bagels. Providence Bagel sells overpriced bagels that are now mini, hard as a hockey puck, and dry as a desert. They used to have big, soft, and chewy bagels but I guess those days are done. Lately they have been having issues getting my order correct. It's either missing an item or my bagel has the wrong cream cheese or isn't even toasted. I keep giving this place chance after chance but I'm done, every visit gets worse.

Classic Lox
Claudia Z.

I've been a fan of Providence Bagel since I started working in Providence. It is just a quick jaunt from my office to their location on Main Street. Hubby & I were doing the RI Food Fights #BestSandwichRI challenge & happened to be in North Providence so we picked up our bagels at that location. We both ordered the Classic Lox: bagel & cream cheese of your choice, fresh lox, tomato, red onion & capers. We were there in the early afternoon on a Sunday & literally snagged the last two fresh bagels in the store! Spinach - not bad, not my favorite (yeah Asiago!) but it worked for this sandwich. I usually go with the chive cream cheese but I wasn't thinking about it when I put in my order. So it was a classic & perfectly composed lox bagel. A good amount of lox, juicy tomatoes, very thinly sliced red onion & a nice briny pop of the capers. I liked that they asked if we wanted a fresh or toasted bagel. Delicious!

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Faith R.

It's okay but a little short staffed for the weekend and my muffin was cold. No donuts so I was a little disappointed. It is a chill spot though.

Picked up my complimentary bagel, spread & coffee for being part of the 2021 Yelp Elite squad!
Christine S.

The slowest drive thru service I've had in a while. For a bagel and cream cheese expected the wait to not be so long. Waited in line to order, waited to be checked out and then waited at the window to actually receive the bagel. The wait after I paid to receive the bagel was the longest wait. Looked in and saw only 2 girls working. Hire more people!! Not fair to them. Ordered French toast bagel and maple walnut cream cheese. My son loved it. It was just ok to me. Girl at the window was nice and she greeted right away on intercom to take the order.

Everything bagel with cream cheese
Diane C.

I was craving a bagel and decided to stop into Providence bagel. I just moved here a couple of months ago and just now exploring different establishments. My first impression was how big it was inside, very clean with lots of seating. I ordered an everything bagel toasted well done with cream cheese. To my disappointment, it was not well done toasted like I asked for but nonetheless, it was still delicious.

Egg and cheese with extra cheese
Collette C.

I keep wanting to like this place. Bagels, sandwiches, coffee, DRIVE THRU!! the food is never good. This is an egg and cheese with extra cheese! Not only is it absurdly disproportionate vis a vis the bagel and egg, there was virtually no cheese. Don't even get me started on the "latte" which wa just the original small coffee they tried to give me instead and when I asked for my proper order, they poured it in a larger cup, added water, charged me $7 and called it a day. I have to stop coming here!!,!

Bagel with barely any strawberry jam
Maeghan P.

I've tried this place quite a few times now to see if anything would improve but this place is trash. The staff does not listen to directions and gets the orders wrong every single time. I just asked for strawberry cream cheese and received strawberry jam (Not to mention there's hardly any even on the bagel. See picture for reference), even though my other bagel clearly had strawberry cream cheese on it that was in the same order. Read the directions! And the so called gluten free options for bagels are the absolute worst. Not only are they hard as a rock but they don't toast them properly in their toaster oven. Why is it so difficult to make decent gluten free anything!? I've gone to other restaurants that actually know how to make gluten free bread that tastes 100 times better than this place ever will. Absolute garbage and I am done wasting my money here. 0/0 DO NOT RECOMMEND!

My "C" bagel
Erica I.

I agree with the most recent reviews that things have gone downhill in recent months. Came here because I learned they're the makers of my favorite spinach bagels at White Electric, and White Electric was closed at the time. This is my second visit, the first time I had gone in, they were very friendly and kind, despite messing up my order, they readily fixed it, all was well. This time, maybe a year from the last visit, I went through the drive thru, there were no cars inside, but 2 in front of me in the drive thru creeping along at a snail's pace. When I got to the speaker and started ordering, perhaps the person had difficulty hearing me, but despite providing clarifications; 2 spinach bagels, one plain...didn't have a chance to get to the onion bagel before I was met with a snap of HOW MANY BAGELS DO YOU WANT?! IS IT TWO SPINACH OR TWO PLAIN...sheesh, easy tiger, no need for the 'tude. Also once I got my anemic bagel, I came to realize it wasn't even a circle. Hopefully they rectify their customer service,

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Stephanie T.

Providence Bagel is my fifth stop on the 9th Annual #BestSandwichRI showdown. Providence Bagel has multiple locations - Providence, RI; North Providence, RI; Kingston, RI; Mansfield, MA; and Attleboro, MA. I've been to the North Main Street in Providence, RI location once before and this location is on Mineral Spring Ave in North Providence, RI. Providence Bagel is very spacious and there are many tables. There are plenty of parking spots and there's a drive thru as well. The cashier informed us that the RI Food Fights includes a choice of one of the deli sandwiches. I chose The Patriot on a poppy seed bagel and my husband chose The Ham sandwich on a wrap. After waiting about 10 minutes, a staff member came out and called my name with our order. The poppy seed bagel was fresh and The Patriot had Turkey, Pepper Jack Cheese, Avocado, & Tomato. The ham sandwich was garnished with lettuce, tomato, onion, and provolone served with a pickle spear. We both enjoyed our sandwiches and all the ingredients were crisp and natural.

Kristen S.

Bagels are always solid here. They were out of veggie cream cheese at 9am on a Friday-bummer. But my bagel was toasted well and was delicious-Whole Wheat Everything with plain cream cheese. Baked goods (donuts/rice krispy treats) did not look appetizing. 1/2 the tables in the dining area needed to be wiped down-the place was dead-no excise for dirty tables. It was also cold to the point where I should've just ate in my car. Not my favorite location...

Plain bagel with strawberry cream cheese
Lizzie R.

Delicious bagels! But super messy. I look forward to their weekend specials announced on Instagram. They look so good! They have a large menu and I am excited to try them again in the future.

Burnt bagel (dark to them evidently doesn't mean the same as any toaster will give you when set to dark)

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Their bagels are the best. Highly recommend garlic and everything with cream cheese, which then load on.

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Absolute terrible. At 3 pm they have no bagels. And can't accept cash. Third time I've tried this place. Consistent disappointment

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Bagels are great if you feel like waiting a half hour in the drive thru.... Takes forever even at 11am.

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Bagels just aren't good. And on top of that, you can wait up to 45 minutes for them. Not worth coming. I

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