Where to go for bagels in Belfast

Located in the heart of the city centre, City Picnic is a fun and vibrant lunch and burger bar with a delicious menu of comfort food favourites, including fully loaded bagels, sandwiches, salads, burgers, milkshakes, wings, cocktails, and more. Open 7 days a week, this is the perfect spot to check out during your lunch break from work or when you fancy a weekend catch up with friends.

With neon lights, funky decor, and a daring attitude to food, you’re sure to enjoy an amazing dining experience here. Whether you’re in the mood for a roast chicken and salad bagel with avocado and smokey bacon, a chargrilled chicken, ham, and cheese bagel with mayo, red onion, and jack cheese, or a spicy firecracker chicken bagel with sunblush tomato, red onion jam, cheese, and pesto, you’re sure to find something to suit your tastes. Plus, if you or someone you’re visiting with isn’t in a bagel mood, you can choose from their extensive menu of other options.

Located in the busy and bustling outdoor food market, Trademarket, on Belfast’s Dublin Road, Bodega Bagels is one place you can’t miss when it comes to epic bagels in the city. With plenty of options to suit all tastes and dietary requirements, there really is something for everyone to enjoy here. Offering a limited, ever-changing menu, you can always expect some new and epic flavours when you visit.

Whether it’s meat and cheese filled goodness you’re after or a creamy vegan delight filled with veggies and sauce, you’re sure to find something to delight your taste buds. They even offer a variety of sweet bagels, such as their limited edition and incredibly popular French Toast Bagel, a fluffy egg bagel topped with crunchy caramelised cinnamon sugar. They also have a second location in Banana Block, just east of the city, which is open from Wednesday to Sunday. So, if you find yourself over this side of Belfast, make sure to check them out.

Located on the Stranmillis Road, The Mill Cafe and Bagel Bar was first opened in the small town of Lurgan, about 45 minutes outside of Belfast. However, this spot proved so popular that they decided to open a second location closer to the city centre, and locals have been raving about it since. The perfect spot for lunch, whether you’re a university student, working in the area, or visiting the Ulster Museum, which is located nearby, you’ll be spoilt for choice with tasty options here.

Offering a delightful menu of hot and cold bagels to suit all tastes and dietary requirements, you can expect everything from a tasty breakfast bagel, stuffed with scrambled egg, bacon, and melted cheese, to a vegan ‘Guacaholey’, which comes with smashed avocado, jalapenos, red onion, tomatoes, baby gem lettuce, and veganaise. Alternatively, if you’re feeling creative, you can create your own bagel from their wide variety of meat, vegetable, and sauce fillings. The options are truly endless.

Another popular Stranmillis Road breakfast, brunch, and lunch spot, Sinnamon Coffee is a great place to head for a quick and delicious bite to eat. With a vast array of coffees and lunch options, you’ll be spoilt for choice with delicious options available here. For breakfast, you can opt for a simple but effective savoury crispy bacon and cream cheese bagel.

If you’re more of a sweet tooth person, we recommend their peanut butter topped bagel. Want something a little different to start the day? Why not try their bagel with avocado, smoked salmon, and rocket. Come lunchtime, they offer a great array of options with something for everyone, from meat eaters to vegetarians to vegans. You can choose from their Italian Job Bagel, which comes with bacon, cream cheese, sunblush tomatoes, and pesto or their ever-changing specials that rotate depending on the season.

If you’re in the city centre and fancy a quick and easy lunch, one spot you need to check out is the brilliant Arthur’s Coffee House and Sandwich Bar located on Arthur Street. Offering a fantastic selection for breakfast and lunch, as well as a vast array of coffees, cakes, and pastries, this is a popular spot among city centre office workers looking for a tasty and filling lunch that doesn’t take ages to prepare.

For breakfast, they offer a huge selection of sweet and savoury bagels, including butter, jam, marmalade, honey, Nutella or peanut butter-topped bagels and various options with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese, and more. For lunch, they offer a selection of sandwiches that can be served on your bread of choice, including freshly baked bagels. With a wide selection of veggie options, hot melts, and originals served cold, you will have plenty of choice when it comes to delicious bagels to keep you satisfied next lunchtime.