Bagels are a Brooklyn breakfast institution. A poppy seed in the park, an everything sandwich after the school drop-off, a sesame stacked with cream cheese so generous it falls out the sides — this borough takes its bagels personally. Here’s our guide to the best family-friendly bagel spots across Brooklyn, organized by neighborhood, where the lines move fast, the strollers fit, and no one minds a sticky toddler hand.
Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO
Lassen & Hennigs (114 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights)
A quiet Brooklyn Heights mainstay — half deli, half neighborhood appetizing shop. The bagels are dense, chewy, and never overdone, and the schmears come in proper Brooklyn quantities. Easy to grab and walk down to the Promenade with a sesame in hand and a stroller in tow.
La Bagel Delight (88 Court Street, Brooklyn Heights)
The Court Street outpost of the La Bagel Delight family nails the working trifecta: fast service, fresh bagels, fair prices. The egg-and-cheese sandwiches are a parent favorite.
La Bagel Delight DUMBO (104 Front Street, DUMBO)
A tiny, high-volume shop tucked under the bridge with the usual lineup of hand-rolled bagels and stacked sandwiches. Grab one, walk to Pier 1, and call it a Saturday morning.
Ess-a-Bagel at Time Out Market (55 Water Street, DUMBO)
The Manhattan institution (since ’76) has a stand inside Time Out Market — same hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels and overstuffed schmears, with the bonus of a food hall that lets the kids order their own thing while you actually eat. The Brooklyn Bridge view is included.
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket (Court & Montague Streets, Brooklyn Heights)
Not a bagel shop, strictly, but the Tuesday and Saturday greenmarket (8am–3pm) is the easiest place to fold “good bagel” into a Saturday-morning grocery run.
BoCoCa: Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens
Court Street Bagels (181 Court Street, Cobble Hill)
A Cobble Hill fixture since 2004, Court Street Bagels does classic NY-style — chewy, crisp-edged, big without being puffy. The breakfast sandwiches are some of the most efficient grab-and-go food on Court Street, and the line moves like a Cobble Hill line should: orderly, kid-tolerant, in-and-out.
Smith Street Bagels (202 Smith Street, Carroll Gardens)
A neighborhood reliable in the heart of Smith Street’s morning rush. Bagels are made on premises, the schmear options are generous, and the staff is patient with a five-year-old’s slow ordering.
Shelsky’s of Brooklyn Appetizing & Delicatessen (Cobble Hill)
The original Cobble Hill location of Shelsky’s is the place to go when you want the full appetizing experience — bagel, lox by the quarter pound, and a counter that knows what they’re doing. A weekend ritual for many BoCoCa families. Atlantic Bagels (BoCoCa) Recently revamped under new local ownership, Atlantic Bagels is showing back up across the area with fresh bagels and friendly prices. A solid everyday option without the weekend lines.
Downtown Brooklyn
Pio Bagel (136 Lawrence Street, Downtown Brooklyn)
A neighborhood staple since 2014, Pio Bagel offers a Latin twist on the classic New York breakfast. The chorizo, egg, and cheese on a bagel is a particular pleasure, and the prices are gentler than Manhattan-side spots.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill
Russ & Daughters Brooklyn (Building 77, 141 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn Navy Yard)
The 110-year-old Lower East Side appetizing shop opened its Navy Yard flagship in 2019, with the bakery on view all day — bagels and bialys boiled and baked in front of you, hand-sliced lox so thin it’s nearly translucent, and house-made cream cheeses by the half-pound. Destination, not grab-and-go, but worth the schlep.
Bagel World (223 DeKalb Avenue, Fort Greene)
A second location of the long-running Park Slope spot. Bagels baked fresh in-house every morning, and the egg-and-cheese sandwich is a Fort Greene Park weekend tradition.
La Bagel Delight (73 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene)
The Fort Greene outpost of the Court Street/Park Slope mini-chain. Quick, fresh, well-priced — the trio of qualities that defines this whole operation.
Bergen Bagels on Fulton (949 Fulton Street, Clinton Hill)
Bergen’s Clinton Hill location anchors the Fulton/Washington corner. Big bagels, dozens of cream cheese flavors, and just enough room to sit with a coffee while the kids work on theirs.
Bergen Bagels on Myrtle (536 Myrtle Avenue, Clinton Hill)
The Myrtle Avenue sister to the Fulton Bergen Bagels. Same operation, same generous schmears, walking distance from Pratt and the BAM cultural district.
Bed-Stuy
Greenberg’s Bagels (1065 Bedford Avenue, Bed-Stuy)
The Infatuation called Greenberg’s one of NYC’s top bagel shops within two years of opening, and the Saturday lines confirm it. Old-school NY style, hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked the same morning. The sausage, egg, and cheese with a hash brown is the move.
Williamsburg & Greenpoint
Apollo Bagels (133 N 7th Street, Williamsburg)
A modernist newcomer (opened 2025) making a name with thinner, crispier bagels and dressed-up flavors. Worth the visit for parents who like their everything bagel a little more refined.
Black Seed Bagels (214 Berry Street, Williamsburg)
Wood-fired ovens make Black Seed’s bagels smaller, denser, and a little burnished. The Williamsburg location does serious sandwiches and is a good fit when the kids want to sit and eat.
Frankel’s Delicatessen (631 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint)
A Greenpoint appetizing shop with the kind of bagel that converts skeptical out-of-town guests. The pastrami, egg, and cheese is a Sunday morning indulgence.
Bagel Point (699 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint)
The same family has run Bagel Point on Manhattan Ave since 1977. That’s almost half a century of bagels, organic ingredients, and what locals will tell you is the best chew in the neighborhood. Steps from the Nassau Ave G stop.
Bagel Joint (230 Calyer Street, Greenpoint)
A newer Greenpoint shop celebrating global flavors through the Jewish bagel format — gochujang sesame, duck egg-everything — alongside the classics. Worth a visit when you want something out of the ordinary.
Baker’s Dozen (788 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint)
Greenpoint’s go-to for online ordering — place the order, walk to pick up, and you’re back home before anyone melts down. Family-friendly enough that no one blinks at a stroller.
Park Slope
Bagel World (339 5th Avenue, Park Slope)
Boiling and baking their own bagels fresh daily since 2003, Bagel World is what a neighborhood bagel place should be: crisp outside, chewy inside, no surprises. The casual atmosphere makes it easy to roll in with strollers and hungry kids.
Bagel Pub (9th Street) (287 9th Street, Park Slope)
The 9th Street Bagel Pub is a Park Slope morning institution — kid-friendly seating, eggs done right, and bagels with the perfect amount of give.
Bagel Pub (7th Avenue) (57 7th Avenue, Park Slope)
The 7th Ave sister to the 9th Street location, slightly more bustling, smack in the middle of Park Slope’s prime walking corridor. Great for after a Prospect Park morning.
La Bagel Delight (284 7th Avenue, Park Slope)
The Park Slope location of La Bagel Delight. Fast, fresh, friendly — they’ll get a school-bus-line of orders out without anyone losing their mind.
Shelsky’s Brooklyn Bagels (453 4th Avenue, Park Slope)
The modernist Shelsky’s location offers all the classics in small, dense form alongside spicy outliers like the Sichuan peppercorn bagel and chili crisp cream cheese. A fun spot when you want to try something a little different.
Prospect Heights & Crown Heights
Olde Brooklyn Bagel Shoppe (645 Vanderbilt Avenue, Prospect Heights)
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked on premises — Olde Brooklyn has been the neighborhood’s bagel anchor for over a decade. Over thirty homemade cream cheese flavors, savory breakfast sandwiches, and the kind of staff who recognize your kids’ usual. Our pick for the neighborhood and beyond.
Gertie (602 Vanderbilt Avenue, Prospect Heights)
The newly reopened Gertie is now turning out bagels modeled on the Absolute recipe — bigger, doughier, more rustic than the standard NY bagel. Available solo, with a schmear, with smoked fish, or as a perfectly engineered egg and cheese. Latkes are on the side, in case you’re feeling thorough.
Bergen Bagels (473 Bergen Street, Prospect Heights)
A neighborhood mainstay with about as many cream cheese flavors as a child can imagine. Reliable, big, fresh, and gentle on a budget.
Windsor Terrace
Terrace Bagels (222 Prospect Park West, Windsor Terrace)
Hand-rolled, old-fashioned bagels right across from the park. A favorite of Windsor Terrace and South Slope families looking for a no-fuss breakfast or a picnic stash before heading into Prospect Park.
Bay Ridge
Bagel Boy (8002 3rd Avenue, Bay Ridge)
The Bay Ridge Bagel Boy is a local icon — plump bagels with proper seeding (the everything is everything-coated, not just on top), bold schmears, and fast service. The kind of place that’s good enough to rearrange a Saturday morning around.
Gravesend & South Brooklyn
Tasty Bagels (1705 86th Street, Bath Beach)
A South Brooklyn deep cut on 86th Street — the kind of unpretentious neighborhood spot families relied on for years for big, chewy bagels at gentle prices.
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