Check it Out: Bagels Etc.

One of my absolute favorite foods in the world is bagels. I know that I could eat a bagel for just about any meal of any day, and I’m fairly confident that you could too. Don’t take this to mean that bagels are bagels are bagels though, because without a doubt, there is nothing quite like a bagel fresh from the oven.

I always enjoyed going to my local bagel eatery at home (shout out to Café Bagel-Dedham, MA) and chowing down one of their fresh delicious offerings. So it again was to my chagrin to discover that at first glance D.C. lacked a really great bagel option. However, it was my luck when about two years ago I discovered just such a bagel place worthy of my patronage. The place is called Bagels Etc, and like Alberto’s Pizzeria it is located on P Street in between 22nd and 21st Streets. While I can’t say that it surpasses my home favorite, it does satisfy a much-needed delicious bagel fix.


The bagels are fresh and affordable, but a bit on the small side, so I usually go for two bagels if I am really hungry. When I went last time I got the #1 breakfast special: a bacon, egg, and cheese (cheese extra) sandwich on an everything bagel. The bagel comes with a small coffee and small orange juice. Their bacon, egg, and cheese offering has a perfect balance of ingredients so that one does not overpower the others. The everything bagel that I got also had a good, even variety of toppings, and the second was a cinnamon raisin bagel with honey walnut cream cheese. This was a delicious and sweet compliment to the egg one.
Both bagels with the coffee and juice ran me just under $8 (Bagels Etc. is cash only) and more than hit the spot.


The staff is friendly and gets your food to you quickly. They have seating inside and outside so you can enjoy your meal outside on those beautiful weekend mornings. For those of you like me who have been suffering bagel withdrawal, Bagels Etc. is the cure.