Explore the best family-friendly bagel shops in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia – perfect for bagel lovers of all ages! You’ll find dine-in, pickup and catering, too.
TOP FAMILY-FAVORITE BAGEL SHOPS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Bagel Uprising
Menu Spotlight: The Chimi is a bagel sandwich with warm roast beef, melted Swiss, crisp red onion and the titular house-made chimichurri sauce, giving this sandwich a special kick.
Something to Know: This Del Ray neighborhood shop prides themselves in their boiling and baking their bagels in small batches. Their rewards program, known as “The Uprising”, gives 60 free Bagel Bucks upon signing up with your email, enough rewards points to instantly get 2 free bagels.
Location: 2307 A Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va.
Chewish Deli
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Menu Spotlight: Their smokey cashew vegan shmear is a shmear option that most places don’t offer, which is especially appealing for vegans who might be used to facing limited variety. Dine in or order from their menu here for pickup.
Something to Know: This deli started as a bagel brand pop-up shop, before turning into a food truck, then at last became a permanent-location deli, all in less than 10 years.
Location: 807 Pendleton St., Alexandria, Va.
Main Street Bagel Deli
Menu Spotlight: The White Fish Salad bagel sandwich comes with white fish, tomato, lettuce and onion on a toasted bagel.
Something to Know: When placing your order, it’s requested that you order by the number on the menu (including the kids’ menu).
Location: 10268 Main St., Fairfax, Va.
The Bagel Cafe
Menu Spotlight: The Black Forest specialty sandwich consists of smoked turkey, muenster cheese and Russian dressing on a pumpernickel bagel. Their menu includes an impressive number of specialty cream cheeses including green olive and chocolate chip – don’t worry, those are two different flavors!
Something to Know: The menus for the catering service and the in-store service are different, so make sure you’re looking at the retail menu when viewing their offerings.
Location: 300 Elden St., Herndon, Va.
TOP FAMILY-FAVORITE BAGEL SHOPS IN DC
Bon Beke’s Bakehouse and Grill
Menu Spotlight: Bon Beke’s Jalapeño Cheddar bagel offers a spicy and savory bagel delight. See their expansive menu here.
Something to Know: This Dupont Circle bagel shop has been around for 20 years and was founded by a former United Nations diplomat.
Location: 1718 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Pearl’s Bagels
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Menu Spotlight: The Bees Knees is a bagel sandwich with honey ham, Tillamook cheddar, tomato, Little Wild Things greens, Duke’s mayo and tangy honey mustard.
Something to Know: This bagel shop was founded by a married couple and is named after their French bulldog and social media star, Pearl. Their menu’s shopping section includes an extensive selection of cookbooks and food memoirs for serious readers and serious foodies!
Location: 1017 7th St. NW, Washington, DC
So’s Your Mom
Menu Spotlight: The Pastrami Sandwich at this deli and bagel shop is affordable and renowned, in case you need a protein hit when picking up some bagels.
Something to Know: So’s Your Mom has been open for over 45 years and has been a cash-only business the whole time, so come prepared.
Location: 1831 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington, DC
TOP FAMILY-FAVORITE BAGEL SHOPS IN MARYLAND
Attman’s Deli
Menu Spotlight: The Attman’s Scrambler, their signature breakfast sandwich, is scrambled eggs, hashbrowns and the guest’s choice of meat and cheese – which can, of course, be had on a bagel. Here’s the full menu, including breakfast all day.
Something to Know: The first Attman’s location was established in Baltimore in 1915, and the Attman family runs the business to this day. Their Park Potomac location became an instant hot spot.
Location: 12505 Park Potomac Ave., Potomac, Md.
Bagels ‘N Grinds
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Menu Spotlight: This shop offers baginnis (bagel-paninnis), including local specialty College Park Turkey, featuring turkey, peppers, onions, avocado and chipotle mayo. And if you or your kids need gluten-free bagels, Bagels ‘N Grinds features both a plain and everything gluten-free! See the whole menu here.
Something to Know: Kids will love the restaurant’s glass-enclosed water treatment facility which purifies the water used for making bagels, as well as in the beverages provided to guests. The facility is viewable from inside the restaurant.
Location: 7777 Baltimore Ave., College Park, Md. and 9812 Falls Road, Potomac, Md.
The Bagelry
Menu Spotlight: Fun tie-dye bagels are on offer, using multiple colors of dyed dough to create a special treat of color that always catches the eye. See their bagel flavors and other menu items here.
Something to Know: The Bagelry, a Colesville staple, offers over 30 different kinds of bagels, so every member of the family will be sure to find one that appeals to you here.
Location: 36 Vital Wy., Silver Spring, Md.
Goldberg’s NY Bagels
Menu Spotlight: The pizza bagel is one of Goldberg’s “signature sandwiches” which blends two New York classics together. And try their yummy Black Russian bagel, combining pumpernickel and everything bagel for a dark, deep-flavored taste. See their full list of bagel flavors here.
Something to Know: Everything at Goldberg’s is certified kosher. Goldberg’s NY Bagels was voted “Best Bagel” by Washington Jewish Week and received the “Top Nosh” award from the Washington Post.
Locations: 9328 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, Md. & 4824 Boiling Brook Pkwy., Rockville, Md.
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Liam McCrickard holds a B.A. in creative and professional writing from Goucher College. He is former assistant editor at Washington Parent. He works as a freelance designer, writer and editor of tabletop role-playing games.
Liam McCrickard holds a B.A. in creative and professional writing from Goucher College. He is former assistant editor at Washington Parent. He works as a freelance designer, writer and editor of tabletop role-playing games.
