Union Bagel Company

Emma Sweeney

2022-05

The best bagels in town.  The end.The everything bagel is, well, everything.  Add one of their house-made cream cheese flavors and prepare for an out-of-body experience.Every Thursday, I place my pre-order online for Friday pickup- they make it super easy and are really transparent about the process on their website and social- Trust me, the bagels are worth the wait.Great product.  Incredible staff.  Keep doing what you're doing!

Elizabeth Bunten

2022-05

Got some bagels to take home. Dolled half of a sesame bagel up fancy, other half just butter. It was legit the best bagel I’ve ever had🤤Love the old school NYC vibe of this little shop!

Meagan Kuhfahl

2018-05

This tiny little bagel shop always has a line and for good reason! Their bagels are hand rolled and their sandwiches are made fresh. The lox sandwich is always a great option, but I also enjoyed the avo-crunch last time.

T B

2023-05

Bagels were great, customer service was wonderful. I walked up early on a Thursday didn’t have to wait. Super friendly and patient with me as I asked lots of questions.

Julissa Paz

2024-04

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Brett Matak

2020-05

Coffee and everything bagel, schmear of olive cream cheese- yum. Great back patio to enjoy your quiet breakfast.

Jenny McKee

2023-05

Excellent bagels! (Depending on your preferred bagel texture, these bagels are not as chewy as bagels from Rose Foods.) Takeout only--you can call and order ahead or place your order from the outdoor takeout counter. Parking is a bit tricky, so be prepared to circle several times to find a spot, or bring a friend so one person can pick up the bagels while the other loops around the block.

Katie Hatch

2021-05

Super cute shop with hand rolled bagels and fresh cream cheese. High fives for these bagels! Bread & Roses is a favorite.

Matt H

2023-05

Really enjoyed the vegan cream cheese they had

Rebekah Wheeler

2020-05

I wanted to like this place because I love fresh bagels but I just can't. The people were great, the bagels looked great, the taste - not so much. The everything bagel had no garlic and barely any salt. The jalapeno tofu was nothing like other tofu cream cheese subs I have had in the past. It was a hummus consistency with zero flavor even though I could make out specks of jalapenos so I know that I wasn't served the wrong flavor. If I hadn't been driving an hour home, I would have turned around and requested something else.

Thea Ritter

2022-05

Excellent bagels! I bought these bagels from the Belfast Co-op. The everything bagel has the spices all around, so the bottom half is just as good as the top half. The size is great too. Thanks for making such great bagels!

alexis cardoze

2020-05

I hate to write negative reviews, especially on small businesses, but I have to for this place. Showed up around 10:30am on a Monday. Ordered three bagels and we were told it would be a 20 minute wait(totally fine, I get holidays are busy). 45 minutes later we were still waiting and asked how much longer only to be told that they didn't have the ingredients they needed for one of the toppings on site and that the wait would be an additional 30 minutes to get them delivered. Instead of telling us from the start that they were out of that ingredient....The girl making the bagels was very friendly and nice but the cashier was super rude the whole time and also used the phone several times in-between touching ready to eat food which is a big health code violation. But the coffee was good.

Aaron Engebreth

2019-05

Absolutely top-quality, hand made bagels. The best in town by far. For whatever reason, this place gets overlooked when the big magazines come to town for the 'Best of' articles, but Union outclasses all the others. Great service, good prices, but most importantly, terrific bagels. Other bagels in Portland are good. Union's are the best.

Jody Diou

2022-05

The Gentleman, on site, (? Owner?), was very nice and helpful about the new hours and ordering process. I look forward to trying the bagels, I've heard Sooooooo much about, next Friday!!!! Update: OMG Sooooooo worth the wait!!! Especially the Garlic bagel!!!Hands down the Best Bagel EVER!!! Utter Perfection!!😍

Danielle Clark

2020-05

Perfectly chewy and crunchy bagels. Hole in the wall... No meat for sandwiches if that's your thing but check out that avo tomato 😍

Chris Hamlin

2018-05

Wonderful bagels. They were always our favorite when we lived in Portland. Dense chewy and flavorful, the way a bagel should be, not the big fluffy bread rolls that some chain cafes and bakeries sell. Outstanding!

David Kraus

2018-05

Tiny bagel bakery with drip coffee too. My second visit, still "just OK". The plain and sweet bagels unfortunately catch some of the onion and poppy seed flavors as the latter seems to be their most popular. Expensive at $2 each, 6 for $11. I get it though, running a small bagel shop in Portland must be a tough gig.

Rebecca B

2022-05

Overpriced for a mediocre bagel. Only open Fridays?!?! Weird.Update: Hey crazy owner/manager. Been to your shop many times as my boyfriend used to find it convenient (even though I have never been impressed). My opinion doesn't change whether it be midnight, 8am, 1pm, etc. Get a grip, handle a review like an adult.Also, stop trying to make a statement with your hours. Ok, we get it. Labor is hard to come by. Either increase your wages, or close up the shop. Opening from 8-1 on Fridays is absurd. You are "making it" or you are not.

Kayla Oliveira

2019-05

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCEordered the special, the lox bagel with capers and cream cheese, took one bite and realized they gave me the wrong order since it was just cream cheese (no problem) I go back and I nicely ask them if this is the lox bagel. The girls working said that that’s what it looked like and looked at me as if I was an alien and as if they were incoherent and heads were somewhere else. Every time I have ordered lox I have seen bits of salmon and I was really disappointed with the service of this place. I also asked for a toasted bagel and it was not toasted but left chewy. My boyfriend received his sandwich and it was perfectly made to order and he said delicious which is why it is so unfortunate I leave this terrible review about the service. Also the price was very high for a special bagel at $5.75 when it was just cream cheese!

Megan Ladd

2018-05

Terrific little neighborhood spot. It's tiny so there may be a line but it is well worth it. The folks working there are fast and friendly and the bagels are awesome. Try the Bread and Roses (lox and all the veggies) on an everything bagel with cream cheese and you won't be disappointed.

Mark Blanchard

2022-05

When we got to Union Bagel, the guy at the door told us that if we want bagels, we can go to this random coffee shop next door to buy them. I asked why I couldn't buy the bagels from him, and he said that his toaster is off. It was not broken. Just turned off. And I'm here thinking, "well turn it on, buddy! Press the button!" Anyway, seems like a lazy business to me.

Meagan O'Brien

2023-05

Bagels were excellent but they were already out of Everything, Garlic, and Onion when we arrived around 10am, unfortunately. Cream cheese was delicious.

Lesley Jones

2019-05

New best bagel! Love the Bread & Roses. My only suggestions include pls have more cinnamon raisin bagels. You always sell out at the Veranda Street location; and white milk for the kids! Thanks!

Nick Roberts

2017-05

These bagels were delicious! A nice quaint little bakery making incredible fresh bagels and spreads at a great price. Given the size, they even offer seating to the rear which is perfect

Mike Sullivan

2018-05

Many people must love this place seems well known/established however i hated it and i am a huge fan of bagels new york style bagels or bust! These are far from a new york style, very heavy bread-like texture/flavor not good at all there, and the cream cheese was just off had a very weird flavor to it unlike anything ive ever had i was with someone we both got an everything with veggie and both were grossed out with the same opinion i was starving and couldnt take more than 2 bites (the second was just to confirm lol) so this is my honest opinion, the people were nice the place small and cozy.

Ada Bonnevie

2020-05

I love union bagel! ignore the one star review from the person who decided that the people who had to work on Labor Day (a crazy busy day for service industry workers) weren’t working hard enough for her and didn’t check her privilege before leaving unnecessary and misleading comments. I’ve always had good service and the food is amazing!

Paul McAvoy

2017-05

Bagels made fresh daily and you can tell. Took about 5 minutes for a bagel and egg sandwich. Bagel had a lot of cream cheese but just scraped off. Worth the visit!

Dom Lombardi

2017-05

Bagels so delicious you'll write a review about them. IMO, don't get them toasted -- they are made fresh daily anyway and are baked...often toasted makes them a little too crunchy.

David Skoda

2020-05

Amazing bagels. Amazing cream cheese. You can tell the employees take pride in their work, the veggie cream cheese was homemade and blew me away. I can’t wait to come back!

Miles Heise

2017-05

I want to rate this higher because it is such a cute little place with a very friendly staff. But, the bagels were overly chewy outside without enough body inside, I've definitely had better. Not bad by any means, solid B+