Main Street Bagel and Deli

Best bagels and sandwiches in Salem. Great prices and great coffee. Sad to see so few Unilocal reviews and poor ratings. It’s such a wonderful place. I haven’t found any places that compare.

I come here at least twice a week for both breakfast and lunch. Absolutely amazing. The bagels are fresh and the breakfast sandwiches are delicious. Worlds better than your typical chain. Another thing I like is that they serve Green Mountain coffee in a variety of flavors that are self-​serve, so you can make it exactly how you like it. Service is fast and efficient and your breakfast or lunch is served with a smile. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ would recommend giving this place a try!

Your bagels were great and yummy and you were all so nice. I will definitely be returning:)! The everything bagel I got was just taken out of the oven and it was so good! The owner and workers were so polite and made my bagel sandwich just how I wanted it. They also had muffins, big cinnamon rolls, and danishes. It was also clean in there with several tables to sit and have your breakfast.

This place has been around for decades in the same little corner of Salem depot. A simple Starbucks/​Dunkin’ alternative with coffee, wraps and bagel sandwiches and also a deli. The seating is incredibly minimal and it’s no frills inside. It’d be great for a quick bite and they’ve been around forever so they are doing something right.

Stopped in randomly as we cannot resist bagel places. It was mid-​morning but they still had a good selection of bagels. The place was super hot though. I think I’d go nuts if I had to work i that heat. They had a great list of deli sandwiches. Not much of a coffee selection. My friend got liverwurst (not often you see that) and I got brisket on an apple cinnamon bagel (to be different). They came with super sour pickles and toppings of really whatever you wanted from a long list, we went with pickles, tomatoes and lettuce. A bit pricy and did take awhile to make, but very tasty. I felt my meat wasn’t that great compared to other brisket sandwiches I’ve had lately. My friend loved his liverwurst. We’d probably go back just so he could get that sandwich again. I’d stick to a regular bagel, especially if they have the apple cinnamon as that one was delicious.

Was not sure about this place went with several friends we ordered and they all got their food except for mine, I waited and finally went to the counter to ask, what had happened to my salad, the girl looked confused, and then saw it sitting there half made, REALLY!!!

I’ve lived in Salem for a long, long time and this is the first time I’ve ever been in here … and maybe for good reason. The place needs a major overhaul inside and I wasn’t sure if I even wanted to get anything to eat there. The bagels were just left out and there were a lot to choose from either. The woman at the counter seemed nice enough but brusque and down to business. No niceties or small talk. I ordered two breakfast sandwiches but was displeased to see that microwaves were used to make them. I can get those at Dunkin Donuts for cheaper. Overall, meh and I wouldn’t go back when I can swing into Sammy J’s a few doors down for a quick to-​go breakfast that’s made from scratch.

The food here is really good. The indoor seating can get minimal during lunch time. The reason this restaurant is only getting two stars from me is because there is a woman who works here who just has the WORST attitude ever. She’s mean to the people she works with & to customers she doesn’t know. If you’re a regular and she knows you then she’s polite. Trying to get any kind of pleasantness from her is out of the question. I understand that no one knows what other people are going through in their lives but one should have the brains not to bring it into work. You work in the service industry, being a bitch to your customers makes you lose business. Like how you’ve lost ours. It’s too bad too because the food is good and all the other employees are nice. The experience of this place is ruined because of one douche that’s always there scarring people away with her bipolar, crappy attitude. Lighten up and get a new hair cut, you white trash witch!

It is now the only place in Salem to get decent fresh bagels.
Went on Sunday am, and had a good bagel and ice coffee outside on the terreace.
One observation. The ice coffee is self serve. You get your own ice.
The ice scoop is inside the ice bin which is a health code violation. Also the ice machine itself the top was very dusty.

oh yum. i heart this place. If I am in the area around breakfast or lunch on one of my vacation days, I crave 2 of the things they have here:
1) spinach or healthy 8 bagel with light veggie cream cheese (or an egg and cheese). Either way, the bagels here are freaking awesome!
2) Thin n Trim turkey wrap: lertuce pickles, and honey mustard– you can add cheese too if you want to make it more fatty.
The workers are quick and efficient and fairly friendly.