After years of seeing Wonder Bagels pop up all over Jersey City, I finally tried one out with the family. Here's my take front the door to the first bites: This location in McKinley square is inside historic bank building with high ceilings inside making the already spacious shop more impressive. There's table seating inside and a huge photo mural of Grove street from the early 1900's. The servers were very nice and helpful when making our order. We tried the blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese for about $4.50. It was a on a huge bagel with a generous serving of cream cheese and big strawberries. It's subtle sweetness was just right. We also tried the lox and cream cheese on an onion bagel for $6. Although it came with a lot of cream cheese, there weren't many smoked salmon pieces, the taste was infused and satisfying. Everything tasted fresh and the large portions helped justify the relatively high prices starting just under $4 for a bagel with butter. Btw, I see a lot of negative reviews around vegan options. Based on their menu alone, thay is not their forte. So, I wouldn't recommend having high expectations on that front. This spot definitely lived up to its own hope, and is a prime pick for a quick bite. read more

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Smug service as if they are a 100+ year old establishment like Peter Luger's. Overpriced bagels since there's no other decent bagels in the area. No accountability or apologies for nonchalant service. Be for real read more

This place is so disappointing, As a long time vegan I always appreciated that this places had tofu cream cheese. As a neighborhood resident this was my go to. My last 3 or 4 orders the restaurant has tried to pass off regular cream cheese as tofu cream cheese. Beware if you have a dairy allergy or are vegan because they will substitute your order without telling you. I will never get food here again, read more

Solid bagel spot!! Friendly and fast service Asked for a thin layer of cream cheese and thankfully they know what a thin layer is because lots of places still drown my bagel in cream cheese Got a toasted everything bagel with whole wheat and it had excellent chew. Perfectly toasted. read more

Wonder Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Great bagels and delicious breakfast sandwiches. The bacon egg and cheese was really good!

I wish I can add a 1/2 star or less. Let me start by saying this restaurant likes to mislead you. If you have any dietary restrictions, please reconsider going here. My wife is a strict vegan and I have had several instances where this place tried to mask their regular cream cheese for vegan "tofu" cream cheese. This was at least the fourth time going here and they have used regular cream cheese instead of the tofu cream cheese I asked for and still charged me for the specialty "tofu" cream cheese. I know that I am not ordering it wrong because I watched the employee who took my order write "tofu" cream cheese for my order. I have gone back several times to have them replace it with the correct order. This time I am not doing that and I have to let everyone know. That if you have a serious allergy to dairy or just want to eat cruelty free. Don't go here! You may be paying for it in the long run. I can see why this location or who knows the other ones too have no lines out the door like they used to. I have been going to Wonder Bagel for close to 20 years since I moved to Jersey City and will never be going back. Out of safety for people that have allergy issues I would reconsider go for yourself. read more

How hard is it to pay attention to the customer?! Please Look at the photo--does it look scooped out? I don't think so. ‍ I've been coming here for years and have always loved the bagels, but today was really disappointing. I asked three times for my bagel to be scooped out--including when the person making it asked me directly, "Do you want it scooped out?" I clearly said yes. Got home and saw it was not scooped at all!!!!!! What's frustrating is that I made the request multiple times and it still got ignored. There were different (maybe new) staff working this morning (Tuesday, May 27th, between 8-9am), so maybe that's why--but still, attention to detail matters, especially with regulars. I've never had this kind of issue here before, and I really hope it was just a one-time slip. I'm giving 3 stars because while I've had many great experiences here in the past, today really missed the mark. And if you're someone who wants your bagel scooped--DON'T leave the shop without checking. Save yourself the trip back, the nerves, and the frustration. read more

Wonder Bagels - NY Style Bagel (NOT scooped out despite multiple requests) - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I was WONDERin' about dem bagels lol! Ok, I'll stop, but I will go on to say that I enjoyed Wonder Bagels! I didn't go in person, but I ordered for delivery. I wanted something a little less rich for breakfast because I had a heavy dinner the night before. So, I was seeking some breakfast that featured egg whites and turkey. So I saw that Wonder Bagels had a wrap that features egg whites, turkey, turkey bacon and Swiss cheese! I ordered that, minus the turkey bacon, and a blueberry muffin from them. It arrived and it looked great. The cheese in the wrap was nice and melty, the egg whites were nicely cooked, and the turkey was good. It sounds simple, but believe me, I've had BAD breakfast wraps. This one was done right, and it is greatly appreciated! When I saw the blueberry muffin, I was sad that it wasn't a blueberry crumb, but once I bit into it, it didn't matter. This blueberry muffin was moist, and loaded with blueberries! Lol. It was one of the better blueberry muffins I've had and again, I've had BAD blueberry muffins and the good ones are harder to come by than you'd think, so I appreciate this! I will definitely be ordering from Wonder Bagels again! I trust them now lol. read more

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The bagels are the best in Jersey City. I have never eaten there and always get takeout but the service is always fast and everyone is really friendly. This is my go to spot for bagels in JC. read more

Wonder Bagels - Sausage egg and cheese with tomato, onion and SPK - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

These guys can't get something as simple as a ham sandwich right. I asked for the ham to be THINLY sliced. I actually said, "almost shredded" so there would be no confusion. What I got was basically Canadian bacon thick ham on a stale bagel with practically no cheese. This is not the first time either. I think they purposefully did this because I had the audacity to ask them to move there slicing arm a couple extra times. LAZY LAST LAZY! The only wonder about this bagel shop is that they still have customers. read more

Decently filling. I liked the marbled rye bagel. Gf got the lox sandwich which was lower on the cream cheese amount than most other places (which I prefer) but also had lower amount of salmon than what I would've liked. read more

Wonder Bagels - Marbled rye bagel with sausage and egg - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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I have decided that I will only buy bagels from there and put my own cream cheese on it when I get to work. I purchased a bagel with cream cheese and when I got there, there was only a sliver of cc on it. So I won't be doing that anymore. read more

Lets cut to the chase: I feel they never toast their bagels enough - ask for double the toast or toast at home. The french toast bagel is the best, but the jalepeno is a close 2nd. The cheddar bagel is good, but i would get it with an egg n cheese on top. Their home fries are a huge portion, and well worth the 4.00. read more

Wonder Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

This place has gone downhill fast For the amount of business they do- It's non stop busy- They now raised their prices again AND charge you for everything!!! Dressing, pickles...everything Also The quality has gone way down The bagels are good- often hit or miss but lately have been good but man the person cooking now needs to learn how to cook eggs The potatoes - they give you a 50 cent piece side So skip the platter The eggs- Sometimes two sometimes three-many says three Always inedible Idk Maybe new management is needed read more

Wonder Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

After having bagels for 3 breakfasts at cafes, I told my friends I was unsatisfied. Having visited NY dozens of times, nothing was living up to my expectations. They suggested I try Wonder Bagel. They had a menu with all kinds of options. I was just looking for a simple bagel with cream cheese. I ended up ordering a dozen. The staff grabbed them quickly, I paid, and I was gone. Bagels are good. Are they amazing? No. But they hit the spot and were what I was looking for. Probably would be even better if I could had live had the cream cheese. I'd go back. read more

You will not get a better bagel within 10 miles of here. IDK if you say Brooklyn is less than 10 miles away. IDK if Manhattan is a stone's throw from here. The Wonder Bagels franchise has nailed it. That said, the rare star is the sun dried tomato bagel. The perfect texture - crispy outside, soft dense dough inside, perfectly baked. With the sun dried tomato cream cheese it tastes like actual pizza. So delicious. The SDT bagel isn't always available, though, so make sure to have a backup favorite. Maybe it's true they don't toast the bagels much, but the bagels are warm and fresh every single day! The other great thing - the fresh squeezed OJ DAILY. It's pricey, but worth it. So good. read more

I love this place. The location is convenient (I've only been to this one and the one in downtown JC once). I always get the Tofu Cream Cheese with Scallion Bagel. In terms of the bagel itself, I've had the Jalapeño, whole wheat, sesame & plain bagel. All SUPER good. The bagel bread is spectacular and so worth the $4 I spend on it. Also, the cream cheese spread itself is to die for. It's super light and tastes fantastic. Besides the bagels I've tried a smoothie, quesadilla and the coffee here. Honestly, I just stick to the bagels (& the occasional coffee) and that's it. I'll never stop loving this place! read more

Wonder Bagels - Sesame bagel with tofu scallion cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Did take out I never knew it was possible to mess up a BLT...this location did it. They used spring mix greens as their lettuce instead of the traditional romaine lettuce for said sandwich. morons. They also let the sandwich drown in Mayo when I specifically requested, little bit of Mayo. They had to have put half of the Mayo jar. You would've thought I order a Mayo sandwich with bacon and lettuce as garnishes. Gross I usually order form jersey avenue location (they're the best) but they try open yet at the time. This location sucks and I would never order from this location again. read more

Great place to grab some breakfast. Clean and spacious in this area when compared to other breakfast shop. Their bagels are very good and tasty. Their service is good because there are lines you know they put our good foods so the wait to get your foods takes 5 to 10 minutes. The price is reasonable and I highly recommend this place. read more

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Had to hit this place up while in the NYC area. Tasty breakfast sandwiches and lox on a bagel. read more

Wonder Bagels - Lox bagel - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

The French toast bagel was AMAZING. We went here on a whim because it was around the corner from our air bnb. It had some mixed reviews online, but based on this bagel I'm not sure why. read more

Wonder Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

had an awful experience with my order on 11/21/24 around 7am. When I walk in, the clerk behind counter was bent over like she just finished tieing her shoes and placed what appeared to be a pack on gum in her pocket. I placed my order for a lox bagel, instead of washing her hands, she put only one glove on and proceed to make my order. She then touched my bagel with her ungloved hand!!! It was so disrespectful !! I paid for my order and then placed my bagel in the trash can on corner of street then called store to speak with manager Sam and requested a refund! I would give zero stars if I could! read more

Pros: cheap, many bagel options, great spread variety, other menu options and drinks Cons: - If you are looking for a place to buy bagels, you found it. No need to browse more. This place has over a dozen different bagel types, a whole lot of spreads available like smoked salmon and cream cheese, green onions/chives, strawberry, nuts and cream cheese, etc. And if you want a breakfast sandwich, they serve them too! Bacon, egg and cheese, sausage and cheese, egg only, you name it. Plus they you can customize it however you want: toasted bagel or not, cut it in half or not, added ketchup, mustard, or anything else. They had coffee and juice options, plus soda and other beverages on a fridge. And baked goods like muffins and croissants. Keep in mind that ordering some of the breakfast bagels will slow down service because they have to make it. Orders with bagels and spreads will go faster if you're in a hurry. Add a few extra minutes if you want the specialty stuff. read more

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The service here was absolutely terrible! One employee is telling everyone that everything is off and another is saying yes and no one knows what's going on read more

Thisi is more of a constructive criticism, the coffee was awful this morning, all watered down and you could tell that was not cream, the bacon could be better quality. It was a take out order only reason I couldnt have it fixed. Please work on that, these are simple changes that will make your customers stay loyal. I understand small businesses have a bad day here and there but in such a competitive area they can benefit from better quality products. read more

My experience with Wonder Bagel has always been either mediocre or bad. It's the only walkable bagel place in my area, so I'm kind of forced into revisiting this establishment. The bagels here are huge but not necessarily flavorful. They're so big that sometimes the meal itself can be a bit overwhelming and just make you feel stuffed rather than happy and satisfied. The service can get crazy especially during peak weekend breakfast/brunch hours. Sometimes it feels like chaos as multiple people try to take my order. I've had bagels (meh), breakfast platters (decent), and fresh juices (amazing) here. I would be wary of the cooler food- one time I had the rice pudding which was very clearly spoiled (noticed after I had already paid and left). The fresh squeezed juices are definitely the glimmer of light that keep me coming back. read more

Wonder Bagels - Iced coffee with way too much cream - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

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Our Wonder Bagels Jersey City spot. Opened in an old bank spot, they have great decoration and located in an area that is getting to be busy crowded. They have typical service. Long lines over the weekend. They have excellent fresh bagels. Light and fluffy. Not too bready or heavy when it goes down. Wonder Bagels are treasures. Order what you want, wait, pay and move out of the way. read more

Amazing bagels. They've got outstanding variety for bagels and spreads, and the food is always quick and delicious.

Must be a reason staff never gets my order right -consistently someone messes up my order-maybe they should give random hearing tests Next time I crave bagels only way to get in Jersey City is to take the Path to 33rd and go to Ess-A-Bagel across the street read more

I have been coming here for breakfast bagels since last year and it has never disappointed me. Me and husband usually come here on saturday morning. I love their different variety of cream cheese spreads, but my favorite so far are the jalapeno and blueberry. Their bagels are always fresh and soft. Coffee is good as well. They will customize everything if you ask. Once I order one everything bagel with blueberry cream cheese on half and scallion on other half. They made it perfect as a sweet and savory combo. My husband always go for classic breakfast sandwiches with taylor ham and they are always delicious. Their price is affordable and not too cheap, shop is quite big with huge seating area. You can use the restroom after you order. read more

Wonder Bagels - Top - everything bagel with eggs, cheese and ham Bottom - everything bagel with blueberry cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I am glad that Wonder Bagels opened more locations in Jersey City. I often order from this particular one, as it is close to home and on my commute. They are very reasonably priced and the portions are big. The wraps, for example, are the size of two meals. You could definitely have one half for breakfast and save the other half for lunch or dinner. While their breakfast wraps are good, Wonder Bagels notoriety stands with the bagels; made in house, billowy, and large. The variety is immense. I love how generous the staff is with the shmears. It is worth to try the white fish salad; it is savory, rich and smoky. It will put a smile on the Monday blues . Thank you Wonder Bagels for being in business! read more

Open for almost 2 years, I like this location of Wonder Bagel for a couple reasons: - The have a restroom (get the key at the counter). - This location is usually well staffed, and they know how to keep the line moving. - There are plenty of tables. Aside from the above, it's your typical wonder bagel: good bagels, egg sandwiches, spreads, and salads too. On my last visit I tried the fresh squeezed juice OJ and found it to be pretty good. read more

Wonder Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

A great spot to have breakfast, lunch, or simply a cup of coffee. This is a growing chain in jersey city and Bayonne. However, they will always be seen as a mom and pop shop in my eyes. Service is usually good, bagels are fresh, and sandwiches fresh and hot. Yum pastrami! The coffee is better and cheaper then dunkin donuts as well. I love the fact that they are so close to my house and from what I hear they took over the parking lot across the st. Once your done with breakfast walk over to the farmers market or sims chocolate. There are a ton of small business to check out in McGinley Square. Got milk? You can pick up a gallon of milk to just as an FYI. read more

Wonder Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

A good bagel place on Bergen Avenue in McGinley Square? You've got to be kidding me. Wonder Bagel is the highlight of an area in JC where the only other decent counter service restaurants are Burger King and Subway. Could this be the beginning of retail economic development in McGinley Square? Unclear, because other than Wonder Bagel not much else has sprouted up in the last year or so. Anyhow, Wonder Bagel offers solid bagels of types as well as various varieties of Cream Cheeses. The Bagels are fresh and the options are plentiful. They will also make you eggs of any preparation for breakfast or bagel sandwiches. During the time of COVID-19 they were able to stay open all throughout which was nothing short of a godsend. You just can't get grocery store bagels that compare. As some of the other reviewers have mentioned, there's definitely opportunity for more bagel joints to open in the Jersey City area. Wonder Bagel has stood out as the 'go-to' only because there's literally no other comparable bagel place. Regardless, in holding up this role of token bagel shop in JC, Wonder Bagel does a great job and I'm thankful for it! read more

I was staying in Jersey City while visiting New York and always hear about how good Jersey bagels are so of course I couldn't leave without grabbing a bunch to take back home with me! I went in and the staff was very friendly and answered any questions I had. I ordered a half dozen bagels to go and a fresh squeezed orange juice! The perfect breakfast in my opinion! The bagels were HUGE and delicious! My favorite one was the garlic bagel. read more

Wonder Bagels - Assorted bagels - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

GREAT bagels, but the service could use some work. They're going to get your order correct 3 out of every 5 times so don't be surprised if you need to bring it back to get the correct thing. With that being said, if they do get the order correct it's delicious and a good spot if you're in need of a quick breakfast or some carbs! Update: not sure if it's pride or cockiness but the employees won't write the order down when you give it to them. They go off memory and then either ask you multiple times what you got again, or just try to ring you up for a wrong order. I've started repeating my order back to them to confirm it's correct and then they give you a disgusted look for making them correct it if/when it's incorrect. The price also fluctuates order-to-order despite getting the same thing. I also learned today that bacon costs the same as a slice of tomato... $.25. When I questioned it the kid working told me "it's always been this way." I asked how long he's been working here and he said "a couple of days". Therefore I change my review from 4 to 3 stars. read more

Great local bagel spot for the Jersey City area! The staff is very friendly and even if there is a line they try to serve everyone quickly. I have gotten bagels to go from here and i have to say that my favorite is the salmon and cream cheese combination bagel! They are always generous with the smoked salmon. I have also dined in and tried their malantsana (fired eggplant) panini. Absolutely delicious and perfectly complimented by the tomato paste. It is one of the bigger bagel places that I've been to where dining in is a good option even for a large group. I came here with a group (~8 people) for a low key breakfast. It was the perfect spot. The only reason why they don't get the full five stars is that on some occasions they don't keep their beverage refrigerators plugged in, so I've had to settle for water at room temperature. read more

Wonder Bagels - Amazing bagels to start your morning - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I am disappointed with Wonder Bagel. I used to love coming there but I notice that they nickel and dime you. If you want butter on your bagel it is $2,15. If you want to use any form of electronic payment they charge you a 4% fee. This is nuts. They just lost two customers. read more

This places prices have gone up and the portions are stingy. Taylor ham egg and cheese for $7 and you get two paper thin slices. I find it odd because the other wonder bagels locations are way better with this. Only come here when I cant make it to the other locations. read more

Wonder Bagels - a hand holding a half eaten sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

I've been here on a few occasions and have tried both breakfast and lunch. They have a very nice varied selection of menu options for those craving a good meal. Wonder Bagels is a very clean and efficient establishment. Anytime I've gone in, I've been served right away and acknowledged when it's time for my order to be taken. And they certainly live up to their name "Wonder Bagels" because the bagels are delish!! I highly recommend anyone looking for a good lunch or breakfast option check out Wonder Bagels! I'm sure you won't be disappointed. read more