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New Orleans, bagel town? It’s getting there

by Clair Lorell
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by Clair Lorell

New Orleans, bagel town? Not quite, but the number of local options for the breakfast and brunch treat has certainly grown from a decade ago. Whether shipped in daily from New York or hand-rolled and boiled in a kitchen in New Orleans, here are 10 great options for fresh bagels around the city, arranged geographically as always.

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Leo's Bread

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After selling her beloved bread and bagels at farmers markets, pop-ups, and for home delivery throughout the pandemic, local baker Kate Heller opened her much-anticipated bakery on Bell Street in 2021. Leo’s Bread serves Heller’s gorgeous bagels and bagel sandwiches, croissants, sandwiches on semolina, and daily bread varieties.

2438 Bell St, New Orleans, LA 70119
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Flour Moon Bagels

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Flour Moon began as a pop-up, growing into the most in-demand independent bagel purveyor in New Orleans in a short time. Breanne Kostyk opened her first shop last year on the Lafitte Greenway last year, an instant hit — a line of dedicated customers grows at the shop every weekend, a fanbase more than willing to wait for their chance to savor flavors like cacio e pepe, pumpernickel, rosemary sea salt, and more. That’s not to mention the incredible toppings, like French chili butter, lox cream cheese, whitefish salad, roasted carrot spread, and more. The bagel sandwiches and tartines are simply divine, as are the frozen drink specials. Be sure to say hi to John, the shop’s unofficial door attendant, and to be respectful of the queue. Closed Wednesdays.

457 N Dorgenois St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 354-1617
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Small Mart

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Small Mart has long been known for its New York bagels, which owner Bryant Wilms has shipped from New York. The shop makes an array of freshly made cream cheeses to pair with, as well as high-quality lox, the only non-vegetarian option at the cafe. If it’s a dozen varied bagels you seek, be sure to order early, as availability declines as the day goes on.

2700 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 766-8740
(504) 766-8740
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Bywater Bakery

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Bagels are only available on Friday at Bywater Bakery, but they are worth planning your weekend around. Much like anything this joyful Ninth Ward bakery makes, the craft is impeccable and the results divine. Choose to add a spread of schmear or not, just get there before it closes at 3 p.m. on Friday.

3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 336-3336
(504) 336-3336

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Laurel Street Bakery

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Bagels rule the day at this bakery on Broad (the original location was on Laurel Street), which includes a solid selection of freshly made spreads like shallot and bacon, date and honey, pimento olive, and lox. A wide range of bagel flavors including garlic and onion, marble rye, and cinnamon raisin are hand-rolled, boiled, and baked fresh daily.

2701 S Broad Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 897-0576
(504) 897-0576
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Cibo

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A destination for fresh New York bagels, Italian deli and restaurant Cibo makes it easy to enjoy the delicacy, offering them fresh and frozen. It’s also delivering through Postmates and DoorDash currently, in addition to in-store pickup, to help keep the weekend extra leisurely.

1114 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 592-7797
(504) 592-7797

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Humble Bagel

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Freret Street’s Humble Bagel has been a staple in the University area for years, supplying fat, fluffy bagel breakfast sandwiches and coffee to college students and Uptown families. For a long time it was New Orleans’s only dedicated bagel shop, but that changed in 2022 when Flour Moon Bagels opened on the Lafitte Greenway.

4716 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 355-3535
(504) 355-3535
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Gracious Bakery

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Gracious Bakery, now with one less location around the city, is good at many things — king cake, pastries, sandwiches, cakes, and pies — and bagels. Gracious smokes their lox in-house, and the lemon caper cream cheese is brilliant.

2854 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 301-9949
(504) 301-9949

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Stein's Market and Deli

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New Orleans’s favorite Jewish-Italian deli, Stein’s, has been coming through with New York bagels for ages, one of the first local shops to get them in from a New York supplier. It’s another spot to order a top-notch bagel lox sandwich, bursting with fresh smoked salmon, cream cheese, and capers.

2207 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 527-0771
(504) 527-0771
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Kosher Cajun NY Deli & Grocery

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This longtime Metairie favorite is a go-to for many things — corned beef, pastrami, white fish salad, lox, chopped liver, matzoh ball soup...all the amazing Jewish specialties that aren’t exactly easy to find in the area. It’s another spot that gets its bagels from New York, and it’s hard to beat Kosher Cajun’s array of bagel accompaniments. Closed Saturdays.

3519 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA 70002
(504) 888-2010
(504) 888-2010
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Leo's Bread

2438 Bell St, New Orleans, LA 70119

After selling her beloved bread and bagels at farmers markets, pop-ups, and for home delivery throughout the pandemic, local baker Kate Heller opened her much-anticipated bakery on Bell Street in 2021. Leo’s Bread serves Heller’s gorgeous bagels and bagel sandwiches, croissants, sandwiches on semolina, and daily bread varieties.

2438 Bell St, New Orleans, LA 70119
Leo’s Bread

Flour Moon Bagels

457 N Dorgenois St, New Orleans, LA 70119

Flour Moon began as a pop-up, growing into the most in-demand independent bagel purveyor in New Orleans in a short time. Breanne Kostyk opened her first shop last year on the Lafitte Greenway last year, an instant hit — a line of dedicated customers grows at the shop every weekend, a fanbase more than willing to wait for their chance to savor flavors like cacio e pepe, pumpernickel, rosemary sea salt, and more. That’s not to mention the incredible toppings, like French chili butter, lox cream cheese, whitefish salad, roasted carrot spread, and more. The bagel sandwiches and tartines are simply divine, as are the frozen drink specials. Be sure to say hi to John, the shop’s unofficial door attendant, and to be respectful of the queue. Closed Wednesdays.

457 N Dorgenois St, New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 354-1617
(504) 354-1617

Small Mart

2700 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Small Mart has long been known for its New York bagels, which owner Bryant Wilms has shipped from New York. The shop makes an array of freshly made cream cheeses to pair with, as well as high-quality lox, the only non-vegetarian option at the cafe. If it’s a dozen varied bagels you seek, be sure to order early, as availability declines as the day goes on.

2700 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 766-8740
(504) 766-8740
Small Mart/Facebook

Bywater Bakery

3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117

Bagels are only available on Friday at Bywater Bakery, but they are worth planning your weekend around. Much like anything this joyful Ninth Ward bakery makes, the craft is impeccable and the results divine. Choose to add a spread of schmear or not, just get there before it closes at 3 p.m. on Friday.

3624 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70117
(504) 336-3336
(504) 336-3336

Laurel Street Bakery

2701 S Broad Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125

Bagels rule the day at this bakery on Broad (the original location was on Laurel Street), which includes a solid selection of freshly made spreads like shallot and bacon, date and honey, pimento olive, and lox. A wide range of bagel flavors including garlic and onion, marble rye, and cinnamon raisin are hand-rolled, boiled, and baked fresh daily.

2701 S Broad Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 897-0576
(504) 897-0576
Laurel Street Bakery/Facebook

Cibo

1114 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118

A destination for fresh New York bagels, Italian deli and restaurant Cibo makes it easy to enjoy the delicacy, offering them fresh and frozen. It’s also delivering through Postmates and DoorDash currently, in addition to in-store pickup, to help keep the weekend extra leisurely.

1114 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 592-7797
(504) 592-7797

Humble Bagel

4716 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115

Freret Street’s Humble Bagel has been a staple in the University area for years, supplying fat, fluffy bagel breakfast sandwiches and coffee to college students and Uptown families. For a long time it was New Orleans’s only dedicated bagel shop, but that changed in 2022 when Flour Moon Bagels opened on the Lafitte Greenway.

4716 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 355-3535
(504) 355-3535
Humble Bagel

Gracious Bakery

2854 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115

Gracious Bakery, now with one less location around the city, is good at many things — king cake, pastries, sandwiches, cakes, and pies — and bagels. Gracious smokes their lox in-house, and the lemon caper cream cheese is brilliant.

2854 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 301-9949
(504) 301-9949

Stein's Market and Deli

2207 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

New Orleans’s favorite Jewish-Italian deli, Stein’s, has been coming through with New York bagels for ages, one of the first local shops to get them in from a New York supplier. It’s another spot to order a top-notch bagel lox sandwich, bursting with fresh smoked salmon, cream cheese, and capers.

2207 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 527-0771
(504) 527-0771
Brasted/Eater NOLA

Kosher Cajun NY Deli & Grocery

3519 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA 70002

This longtime Metairie favorite is a go-to for many things — corned beef, pastrami, white fish salad, lox, chopped liver, matzoh ball soup...all the amazing Jewish specialties that aren’t exactly easy to find in the area. It’s another spot that gets its bagels from New York, and it’s hard to beat Kosher Cajun’s array of bagel accompaniments. Closed Saturdays.

3519 Severn Ave, Metairie, LA 70002
(504) 888-2010
(504) 888-2010
Kosher Cajun NY Deli & Grocery/Facebook

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