Historically spelled beigel, the ring-shaped bread we know as a bagel has come increasingly popular in recent times. The first mention of this dense, chewy bun dates back to Jewish communities in Poland back in 1610, though there is evidence that bagels may have been made in Germany before this. Unlike regular bread that simply gets popped into the oven after proofing, bagels get a brief boiling with anything from baking soda to honey before they’re baked, giving them their characteristic bite, texture, and appearance. If you’re wondering where to get your hands on some in Singapore, we’ve got you sorted with this list of the best bagel places in Singapore.
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One of the first to put hand-rolled bagels on the scene in Singapore is Two Men Bagel House, known for their massive, filled bagelwiches. With three locations at Tanjong Pagar, Holland Village, and Novena, each with their own location-specific speciality ‘wiches, TMBH has definitely made its mark on local foodies’ hearts.
Their classic bagelwiches include the Lox ($17.10), which stars smoked salmon, scallion cream cheese, capers, and more. Fans also love the B.E.C. ($15), an all-day breakfast shindig of scrambled eggs, bacon, double cheddar, and spicy ketchup. You get to choose your bagel from options including Plain, Sesame, Cheddar, Garlic, and even Strawberry! Otherwise, you can take them home as-is, with prices starting from $3.20 for one.
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Two Men Bagel House is not a halal-certified eatery
We visited Keen’s Bagelry in Bugis some time ago to give their Japanese- and NYC-inspired bagelwiches a try. There are just five items on the menu at this three-month-old business, but you also have the option to customise your very own bagelwich.
Their bagels are made fresh each morning in flavours such as Plain, Sesame, Cheddar, and Blueberry, along with house-made schmears including Maple Butter. If you’re undecided, go for the Hashstack ($8.50), a bagel packed with hashbrowns, scrambled eggs, mozzarella, and truffle mayo.
Address: 730 North Bridge Road, Singapore 198698
Opening hours: Tue-Fri 12pm to 8pm, Sat-Sun 12pm to 3pm
Tel: 9298 1393
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Keen’s Baglery is not halal-certified, but uses no pork or lard
Another spot for bagelwiches in the Bugis area is Whiskdom, which started out as an online bakery that gained fame for their lava brownies and cookies. Bagels are a brand-new item at their new flagship outlet, but won’t be sold at their upcoming Orchard Central outlet.
There are four bagelwiches on the menu here: H.E.C ($10), K-Bae-Gel ($15.90),Eggsplode ($12.90), and Otah Bum (S$14.90), with bagels coming in Plain, Sesame, and Garlic. However, you won’t get to choose your preferred bagel to go with the bagelwich.
Check out our review of Whiskdom’s bagelwiches here!
Address: 757 North Bridge Road, Singapore 198725
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 11am to 6pm, Sun 11am to 8pm
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Whiskdom is not a halal-certified eatery, but uses no pork or lard
Another spot with house-made bagels and bagelwiches is Onalu, which you’ll find on the campus of SMU, or Singapore Management University for the uninitiated. They’ve got five bagels to choose from: Plain, Sesame, Charcoal Everything, Cheese, and a Seasonal Special—priced at $3 each.
Customise your own bagelwich, have it plain with sauces or schmears (from $1), or pick from one of their preset ‘wiches. We tried Somethin’ Fishy ($12), stuffed with Norwegian smoked salmon, but you could also go for Kaya Thyme ($9), a locally-inspired version with house-made salted thyme butter and house-made pandan kaya.
Read our review of Onalu here!
Address: 60 Stamford Road, #01-11, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178900
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:30am to 7pm, Sat-Sun 9:30am to 6pm
Tel: 8268 5900
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Onalu is not a halal-certified eatery
Head to Baker’s Bench Bakery in Outram to load up on your bagels for the week at home. They don’t have any bagelwiches, but they’ve done the most tedious bit for you—making the bagels. Their bagels are also sourdough-based, so skip these if you don’t like that distinctive sourdough tang.
Prices start from $3.50 for a Plain Bagel, to $4.50 for a Cheesy Mess Bagel. In between, there’s Cranberry & Walnut Bagel, Cinnamon & Raisin Bagel, and ‘Everything’ Bagel—all priced at $4 each. The ‘Everything’ Bagel is made for the maximalists among us, with garlic, onions, chia seeds, as well as black and white sesame seeds.
Address: 6 Bukit Pasoh Road, Singapore, 089820
Opening hours: Wed-Sat 8:30am to 5pm, Sun 8:30am to 4pm
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Baker’s Bench Bakery is not a halal-certified eatery
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CBD-goers will be familiar with Sarnies, who’ve been serving up coffee and Aussie-style fare for a long while now. Their breakfast menu features a Mortadella Bagel ($16+), layered with the pistachio-studded cold cut, stracciatella, Roma tomatoes, and basil pesto. Otherwise, get a Sesame Bagel ($4+) with your choice of spread or accompaniment.
Address: 136 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068601
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am to 10pm, Sat-Sun 8:30am to 3:30pm
Tel: 8284 2146
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Sarnies is not a halal-certified eatery
Home-based bagelry Able Bagel has their range of bagels available only from Thursdays to Sundays each week, which you’ll have to order via their website. A pair of Naked Bagels is priced at $7.50, and you can choose from Sesame, Furikake, Cinnamon Raisin, Plain, Everything, and Cheddar, where the Everything is topped with onion, garlic, sesame seeds, and sea salt flakes.
They’ve also got bagelwiches which you can get delivered: Love U Lox! <3 ($16), Eggxtra ($11), Bello Mio ($14), and Cheddarpeno ($7). They’ve also got three schmears (from $4) that you can add to your order. There’s no minimum charge for delivery, but a flat rate of $10 is applied to each order. Otherwise, keep an eye on their Instagram page to find out about upcoming pop-ups!
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Able Bagel is not a halal-certified eatery
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Handmaking NYC-style bagels is Schmear Bagels by Monument Lifestyle, a multi-concept store on Duxton Road. If you didn’t know, NYC-style bagels are the original style of bagel in America, and are typically bigger and fatter than mass-produced bagels. They’re always boiled in water with barley malt, and are traditionally never toasted.
An order of Bagels ($7) here allows you to pick a bagel and cream cheese. Bagel options include Plain, Sesame, Everything, Cheddar, and Cinnamon Raisin; on the cream cheese front there’s Plain, Spring Onion, Garlic and Herb, Jalapeño Cheddar, Strawberry, and Sundried Tomato. Else, get them in ‘wiches such as the New Yorker ($12), Pastrami Melt ($16), and Egg Salad ($12).
Address: 75 Duxton Road, Singapore 089534
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am to 6pm, Sat-Sun 9am to 6pm
Tel: 8792 8849
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Schmear Bagels by Monument Lifestyle is not a halal-certified eatery
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New kid on the block Wooly’s Bagels is a Muslim-owned bagelry near Farrer Park. There are three bagels here: Sesame, Cheese, and Plain—all made fresh in-store. Then there are the bagelwiches, which come in options including Chic Teriyaki, Pastramania, Double Chicken Frizzle, Bagel SMORE’S, and more.
Address: 89 Rangoon Road, #01-03, Singapore 218375
Opening hours: Daily 11:30am to 8pm (or sold out)
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Wooly’s Bagels is a Muslim-owned eatery, and uses halal-certified ingredients
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When you dine in at any Baker & Cook outlet, $5.10 gets you a B&C Toasted Bagel, served with cream cheese and jams. Then, of course, you can buy these to take home too. If you’re time-stretched, however, Baker & Cook’s artisanal sourdough bagels are also available on Redmart and at Cold Storage so you can conveniently throw them into your shopping cart along with your grocery check-out.
With prices starting at $6.90 for a bag of four bagels, you get to choose from options including Plain, Onion Sesame Seed, and even a 7 Grains & Seeds version.
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Baker & Cook is not a halal-certified eatery
Record shop and co-working space Choice Cuts Goods + Coffee brings bagels to Easties with their range of bagelwiches. Go basic with the Hummus Dip & Bagel ($8), where you get to choose between an Onion or Plain bagel. Then there’s Double Cheese & Pepperoni NYC Pizza Bagel ($12), an open-faced bagelwich that’s pizza-inspired.
Vegemite fans will love the Smashed Avocado, Vegemite & Cream Cheese Bagel ($13). Otherwise, the B.E.C ($12) is made for brekkie-lovers with its double scrambled eggs, back bacon, mozzarella, and white cheddar combo.
Address: 446 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427659
Opening hours: Daily 9am to 6pm
Tel: 8112 9004
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Choice Cuts Goods + Coffee is not a halal-certified eatery
Hipster bagel cafe Beigelhaus launched in the CBD earlier this year to much fanfare and long lines—they’re frequently sold out even now. Their bagels aren’t baked on the premises, but at a cloud kitchen to their specific recipe, in two variants: Plain and Sesame. These are available in bags of three ($8) or six ($14) with the option to buy jars of their Kombu Butter ($16) or Cream Cheese ($12).
There are 11 bagelwiches on the menu, priced from an affordable $9.90 for a Tuna Turner. Their cheekily-named ‘wiches include Egg Sheeran ($11.90) and Cocky Balboa ($11.90), and Chilli Con Jovi ($15.90), which stars beef chilli con carne, chipolata sausauges, corn chips, and nacho cheese.
Address: 144 Robinson Road, #01-02, Robinson Square, Singapore 068908
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 8am to 7pm, Fri-Sat 11am to 8pm
Tel: 9027 1332
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Beigelhaus is a Muslim-owned eatery
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Sesame & Bagels started out as a bagelry with a physical store at NEWest, but is now an online shop that you can order your bagel fix from. You’ll have to place your orders seven days in advance, though, and there’s a minimum order of 50 bagels before you can opt for self-collection at a designated location. If you order 100 bagels, they’ll deliver your order to you FOC.
50 bagels are a lot, so they’ve come up with a hitch system on their website where you can split the order with like-minded peeps. Each bag of four frozen bagels is priced at $7.20, in Sesame, Sea Salt & Pepper, and Plain. Add on bagelwiches to your frozen bagel order—they’ve got three of these in Lox ($13), Beef Pastrami ($13), and Classic ($11), stuffed with ham, egg, and cheese.
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Sesame & Bagels is not a halal-certified eatery
Under-the-radar Fraser Street Brothers is located at DUO Galleria in Bugis, a little cafe decked in rainbow colours that dishes out hand-rolled bagels. Ungarnished bagels ($5) come in Plain, Sesame, Multigrain, Okaka, and Cranberry, or you can get three for $12. They’ve got three bagelwiches: Egg-cellent ($15), Kurobuta Ham & 3 Cheese ($18), and Classic Lox ($15).
Address: 7 Fraser Street, #01-28, DUO Galleria, Singapore 189365
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 8:30am to 5pm
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Fraser Street Brothers is not a halal-certified eatery
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KM Bagel & Waffle at Tanjong Pagar Plaza serves the humble bagel and waffle in a fine dining-style locale. Fun fact: one of the co-owners, neither of whom actually cooks at KM Bagel & Waffle, was a chef for Team Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
The bagels here are supplied by Bread Yard, and are featured in a la carte dishes such as Lobster Scramble ($28). If you’re feeling extra fancy, go for the 5 Course Chef’s Curation ($118) which comes with both waffles and bagels, zhnged-up with sous vide duck breast, Boston lobster, foie gras, Oscietra caviar, and more.
Address: 7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #02-101, Singapore 081007
Opening hours: Mon 11am to 3pm, Wed-Sun 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 8:30pm
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KM Bagel & Waffle is not a halal-certified eatery
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The Japanese borders are still not open, so Instagram shop Tomoe Bagel Singapore is bringing in these Hokkaido-famous ringed buns to us instead. These additive-free bagels are made with Hokkaido wheat, Hoshino natural yeast, and organic sugar, and made according to a traditional recipe.
They’re only starting to take orders from 1 September, in boxes of 10 assorted flavours, while prices are still not fixed. Look forward to flavours including Organic Chocolate, Caramel Coffee & Chocolate, Basil Sausage, Organic Walnuts & Fig, Earl Grey & Lemon, and Matcha White Chocolate.
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Tomoe Bagel Singapore is not a halal-certified eatery
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Established in 2007, NYC Bagel Factory was, at that point, Singaporean’s only option for NYC-style bagels. Each bagel is baked from scratch daily, without added preservatives and oils, and come in six flavours including Blueberry, and Cinnamon Raisin.
Today, they’re available islandwide in most FairPrice and Cold Storage outlets, as well as on Porto Pantry and Redmart for delivery!
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NYC Bagel Factory is a halal-certified eatery
The Lox & Bagel ($14) is the only bagelwich on the menu at Bread Yard, which started out as a small, home-based bakery in Ghim Moh. You can stock up your kitchen with their bagels too, whether you buy them in-store or place your orders online. Choose between Plain Bagels or Sesame Seed Bagels, four of which go for $8.
Address: 1 Fusionopolis Place, #01-23/24, Galaxis, Singapore 138522
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am to 6pm, Sat 8am to 5pm
Tel: 9773 5318
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Bread Yard is not a halal-certified eatery
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Home bakers JIABABA make Taiwanese-style bagels that lean soft, rather than the dense, chewy, and crustier versions we typically get. Unlike any of the other bagelries featured on this list, theirs come stuffed with on-trend fillings including Red Bean Bagel with Taro and Black Sesame, and Hojicha Bagel with Taro and Peanut Butter, and Black Sesame Bagel with Peanut Butter and Mochi.
They drop new flavours every week, and you’ll have to keep an eye on their Instagram page to find out what they are, and place your orders accordingly.
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JIABABA is not a halal-certified eatery
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Home-based Bagelicious by Che’La is a Muslim-owned and halal-certified bagelry that’s gained fame for their psychedelic-hued bagels. Other than their funky colours, these bagels also come with fillings such as Cream Cheese, Cream Cheese Nutella, S’mores, and even Ondeh Ondeh! They take orders via DM on their Instagram page, or through WhatsApp at 8282 6762. Delivery is not provided, so you’ll have to arrange for your own pick-up from Tampines Street 21.
Address: Block 256, Tampines Street 21, Singapore 522256
Tel: 8282 6762
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Bagelicious by Che’La is a halal-certified eatery
Whether you’re looking for filled bagelwiches, plain bagels with schmears, or just to stock up your kitchen with these chewy bakes, this list of bagel places in Singapore has got you covered. If you’ve not had a bagel before, here’s hoping this list will kickstart your bagel journey too.
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