Katz Bagel Bakery

Two blocks from home and their pizza bagels are to die for-​just wish they would have more for walk in services.

These are the best bagels in Boston. The texture/​crumb of the bagel is just right. Dense and chewy, the perfect foundation for cream cheese & lox. They have a nice marble bagel that I really enjoy, but their onion & sesame & plain are all delicious as well. Their scallion cream cheese is also very good. I think this place far surpasses Brueggers and other places like that.

A favorite since my childhood — the pizza bagels are phenomenal!!! I also love the everything bagel with chive cream cheese. Support local business. They are open til noon to the weekend. Love love love!

My husband and I went this Sunday morning at 730am. We heard so much about this place so we had to try it. The bagels were unbelievable!!! We have tried bagels from countless kinds of bagel bakeries and by far, Katz’s is the best!!! The crunchy, glazed outside and fresh/​moist inside… not to mention the flavor!!! Mmmmmm Mmmmmmm!!! Most bagel places make bread with a hole in it and your toppings try to cover up the bread flavor. These bagels taste like what a bagel should!!!

Good Bagels and Cream Cheese. I thought the Onion Bagel had very little in the way of onion flavor

I drag my boyfriend all over the place to find NYC-​like bagels in MA. This place is a legit bagel spot. No frills with a good selection of delicious bagels. Their cream cheese is on point too. Worth the drive over the bridge to Chelsea on a lazy Sunday morning for sure!

Bagels were amazing! Went early Sunday morning and they were still steaming hot. The cream cheese was fantastic too.
There was a line when I got in — clearly the place to be — it went fast and fresh bagels were coming from the kitchen the whole time.
Coming from NYC I’ve had a hard time finding a good substitute for the Brooklyn bagels in used to but these are BY FAR the best I’ve had in Boston!

Katz bagels are simply amazing. After hearing great reviews, we stopped in and have never been disappointed. The bagels are the only ones you want to eat plain. At the same time, the cream cheese is best ive ever had. Every item is great, we usually grab pizza bagels of bagel dogs too. One of the best finds in Chelsea

I grew up eating Katz’ bagels in the 1960’s-1980’s (Bubbe & Zayde lived in Chelsea) and I always make the pilgrimage back to Chelsea for bagels (I now live in Utah). Last week I went back and Katz did not disappoint. Still fantastic! I special ordered a dozen salt bagels to bring back to my husband. The counter person — Dave — was great. Gave him a hug and I can’t wait for my next visit. This place is a treasure and feeds my Jewish soul.

Some of my favorite places do one thing, but they do it very well. Regina Pizza, Cherry Hill ice cream, Russo’s Candies. Katz is another to add to the list. All they make are bagels, and what a job they do!
The bagels have that nice crunch on the outside with a pleasant chew inside. If you’re lucky enough to get them warm from the oven, it’s bagel heaven. No cream cheese necessary. They also have bagel dogs, a nice sized hot dog wrapped in bagel dough, and pizza bagels. I’ll tell you that their pizza bagels are better than 99 percent of the delivery joints.
There are a couple of caveats. Customer service is not their forte, so don’t expect pleasantries (think New Deal or Durgin Park). And their assortment is very small. so you might not get your favorite when you come in.
All in all it’s five stars because of their product. Some sass is acceptable.

Fantastic bagels– crisp on the outside, doughy on the inside. And their cream cheese is phenomenal! The small container is enough for 3 or 4 bagels. Definitely worth a stop

I went into Katz bagels today for the first time. I heard they had great bagels and might be closing down soon. When I inquired about this to the guy behind the counter he started cussing and told me to tell people to «shut their f***ing mouths.» I have been in the service industry a long time and found this very unacceptable. While their bagels were pretty good for the area that we live in, I will never return because of the audacity of that guy. It seemed like he did not care about his customers and only wanted to sell. Well when asked about this place I will say I cannot recommend it. I would rather get my bagels shipped in from my family in Long Island. At least it does not come with a side of rudeness.

The best bagel I have ever had, served with Boston flare!

Having family in Chelsea we have passed by this bagel shop a million times and I have never had the chance to stop in. Today we decided it would be the day and we are happy that we didn’t pass this place up.
This tiny shop was packed when we arrived but the staff was quick to get people in and out. The bagels here looked delicious so we bought some bagels and cream cheese as well as a few pizza bagels.
Everything we bought was great and we are happy that we stopped here. The bagels were perfect and this will be a go-​to location in the future while in the city.

This place is awsome. went there today for the first time and it couldn’t have been any better. Pizza bagels are the best thing eveerrrrr.. .. Jeremy is a good guy there with lots of dedication for what he does.

Katz Bagels Shop is the only reason I look forward to my Saturday mri whenever its scheduled at Chelsea location. My visit today was very pleasant since i thought i missed out when Unilocal said they closes at noon on Sat. What a surprise when we decided to swing by there just to try our luck. Yay! It was around 2:30 and they’re still open!
The owner is very pleasant and patient with my undecisiveness. If it was up to me, it’s half a dozen of each items! On this trip, I went against my man’s suggestion and definition of «not too much, there’s just the 2 of us at home …½ dozen». We came out with: Bakers Dozen (a blueberry, a marble, 2 plain, the rest… egg bagels. I think he gave us more)…a tub of his freshly made cream cheese, pizza bagel, and a half moon cookie! Hmmm… top notch freshness authentic bagels!
The bagels are done the right way by their old family traditional method… no preservatives! So smarten up ppl… when you bring these goodies home, i suggest use a plastic bag n seal up some. tightly at room temperature for up to a few days. If i am to leave them in its paper bag, it’ll just dries the interior, eventually. I also put the rest in the freezer in a zip lock bag (pre-​sliced!!!). Trust me, when you toast it back, it gets back its moist interior n crisp exterior. Do not put it in the fridge. that’ll just dries it up!
Now.this is a trip (for a mri) worth driving for!

Perfect bagels! All the places advertising NY bagels need to learn a thing or two from he people behind Katz. We went around 10AM on a Saturday and there was no line at all but he mentioned that there was a line out the door a little earlier. There’s no seating inside but you can go eat at the nearby park or just find a bench closeby if you’re just getting a quick meal.
These guys (or girls) seem pretty focused. No eggs and bacon, no cheese, no toasting of bagels (but the bagels are so nice and warm that they don’t need toasting) but this is a good thing because the little they do they do extremely well. The bagels are that perfect harder on the outside and pillow soft on the inside.
What to try? Any of the cream cheese is excellent but the lox was particularly good if you’re into salmon and all that otherwise you can keep it simple and go plain — the cream cheese isn’t too thick it was perfect. Had the pizza bagel just to try and while it was good I’ll probably just stick to a normal bagel next time we come here.
Lastly, we saw some reviewers on here saying the people aren’t nice. Def was NOT our experience — the guy was extremely nice especially for some out-​of-​towners like ourselves.
The only con: they don’t sell Snapple there.
Can’t wait to come back.

Fresh. Friendly. Fast. F-​ing delicious.
I went to Katz today for the first time after waking up with a major bagel craving and doing some Unilocal research. I am NOT sorry. I had a great experience and got a delicious, super fresh bagel out of it. I think I will start working toward being a regular here immediately.

Be sure and chat with Richard, the owner. He is the second generation baker, his dad was the first. Soon his sons will take the baton.

It’s a blessing and curse to live so close to this place!
They know how to hand craft a perfectly crisp, chewy, flavorful bagel. They have been around for a long time so If you are in the chelsea area this place is a must stop and It’s worth the detour if you are not.
Sadly They no longer make challah :(
However the bagel pizzas, bagel dogs, black and whites and of course the bagels are wonderful. A plus they sell cream cheese (plain/​chive/​lox) and it’s whipped extra plus plus.
There’s the usual bagel flavors (love the onion) I just suggest knowing what you want before you approach the counter. If you don’t you might catch a little attitude from behind the counter– you’ve been warned.