Five places to get a good bagel around MetroWest and greater Milford
There are as many ways to eat a bagel as there are flavors at some of these popular local eateries.
There’s no wrong way to make or eat a bagel. Bagels can be hand-rolled or rolled by machine, and are typically made with a fermented dough and often boiled and then baked, then spread with butter or cream cheese or piled with other breakfast foods.
The bagel’s origins trace back to the Ashkenazi Jews of Poland, and bagels became a popular New York City staple in the 1900s. Bagels also used to be about half the size—in the early 1900s, a bagel was typically 3 ounces, while in the early 21st century, bagels are usually 6 ounces.
Whether you’re searching for the everything bagel to end all everything bagels or just eggs and cheese piled on a New York-style bagel sandwich, here are some recommendations of where to get a good bagel in MetroWest and Greater Milford.
NY Bagel Factory
Address: 341 Cochituate Road, Framingham (two stores on Route 9 in Southborough)
Website: https://thenybagelfactory.com/
If you go: Made from scratch and water-boiled, the NY Bagel Factory offers plenty of flavor choices like the Everything Egg Bagel and the Jalapeno Cheddar Bagel. For those with a sweet tooth, they also have blueberry and Cinnamon Crunch. For bagel sandwiches, their Breakfast All Day menu includes the Hell’s Kitchen with spicy chorizo sausage, pepperjack cheese, eggs, salsa and avocado and The Seaport with smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato and red onion., all served on any of almost 20 bagel varieties, bread or a wrap.
Elizabeth’s Bagels & More
Address: 456 West Central St., Franklin
Website: https://elizabethsbagels.com/
If you go: They stock bagels from opening until 2 p.m. every day — or until the bagels run out. And there are plenty of bagels to choose from — traditional fare like everything and pumpernickel as well as French toast and “Hot Mess.” For an added kick of spice, pair with cheddar jalapeno or kickin’ jalapeno cream cheese. They also serve pizza bagels with various toppings, sandwiches and coffee.
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Bodacious Bagel
Address: 300 Eliot St., Unit 15, Ashland
Website: http://www.bodaciousbagel.com/
If you go: This bakery and café stocks baked goods and bagels, and their bagels are boiled and baked. They have plenty of flavors but their plain, genuine New York style plain bagel is their top seller, according to their website.
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Main Street Bagel Factory
Address: 51 Main St, Hudson
Website: https://www.facebook.com/mainstreetbagelfactory, https://www.restaurantji.com/ma/hudson/main-st-bagel-factory-/
If you go: While you swing by for a bagel or breakfast sandwich, you can also check out this Hudson spot for its extensive iced and caffeinated beverages, including coffee frappes in flavors like caramel and banana cream as well as flavored iced coffees like the snickerdoodle or French vanilla.
The Bagel Table
Address: 9 South Main St., Natick, (also Ashland and Wayland)
Website: https://mybageltable.com/
If you go: The Bagel Table got its start at farmers markets in MetroWest and the greater Boston area. Now with four locations including Chestnut Hill and Boston and another coming soon to Burlington, you can snag your favorite bagel and schmear combo from across the state, including the Morty’s Ess Gezunt sandwich with whitefish salad, tomato and onion or The Full Table with bacon, sausage, two eggs and lots of cheese.
This article originally appeared on MetroWest Daily News: Where to get a good bagel around MetroWest and greater Milford
