We were visiting a family member who recently moved to GR and he loves boiled bagels so we came in here after seeing the sign. It smelled so good when we walked in! We opted for the frozen bagels as we were from out of town, but our family member chose fresh rosemary bagels and the aroma from the take home bag was wonderful. The lady working was so nice and even gave our family member a complimentary bagel as a welcome to GR gift! I know he’ll be frequenting this shop, I can’t wait to come bag and buy more bagels!

Im always impressed when I come here. Still a little sad that the juice bar is closed but this place makes it worth it. The Gravlox bagel is delicious. I get it every time I visit I also tried the B2LT which was good, I added cream cheese to it. You wont be disappointed. Oh yeah, good coffee too cant forget that. Best Dirty Chai latte Ive ever had. (chai latte with a shot of espresso)

Unique flavors in an trendy atmosphere with helpful staff

Awesome bagel shop! They have great bagel sandwiches too.

Does your bagel shop offer teriyaki takeout???? Because GR Bagel does!!!! On Thursday nights be sure to try this. We ordered a salmon teriyaki, vegetable and tofu teriyaki, and chicken yakitori platter. They were AMAZING. It was clearly all scratch made, which made it feel healthy and fresh. For a weeknight dinner it is a perfect option if you’re too busy to want to cook for yourself but still want to have a healthy meal. Our favorite was the chicken yakitori, but everything was EXCELLENT. We will be ordering our takeout every Thursday now 👍.

With a single speaker blasting music and a somewhat limited selection of bagels, GR Bagel provides the walking-distance replacement for when Wolfgangs has an hour+ wait time. Although everything is handmade, I can not yet justify the price tag attached. The saving grace for this startup is the singular type of hot coffee. Delicious. I think Ill wait a little while before returning so the espresso bar has a chance to settle in and provide more things to try. Im looking forward to seeing what GR Bagel becomes, but for now all I can see is the potential.

Honestly don’t know how this place has any bad reviews. I’ve always had an amazing experience at GR bagel and am a frequent customer! The staff is amazing and super friendly. Their bagels and lattes are absolutely delicious. Amazing service and hospitality. My favorite place in East town by far!

Im so glad these guys came totown. When I want an excellent bagel and great service I know where to go. Staff is friendly and the atmosphere is welcoming. Go GR Bagel!!

There was a bug in the water but other than that the food is semi expensive for what you get but it tastes good.

We love GR bagel! The owners are fantastic, the bagels are amazing, and literally I’ve never had a better scone. Definitely our new favorite place to stop after church on Sundays...we recommend it to all our friends!

Had an breakfast bagel sandwich and thought it was excellent! A bunch of additional options. Also try to snag a home made scone, can confidently say it was the best I’ve ever had! Will come back

I had a bagel with egg, sausage and cheese and added the roasted red pepper cream cheese (as recommended by the person taking my order), it was awesome. I paired it with an espresso which I honestly didnt like. Not sure why though. It just didnt taste right to me.

Great experience. The bagel sandwiches were amazing, not overly stuffed and messy, the eggs were in beautifully layered sheets. Their espresso machine, grinder, beans and milk were extremely high quality and produced a delicious cup of cappuccino. The staff was very kind, talkative and welcoming.

LOVE this place. Awesome bagels with interesting sandwich combinations. I would eat here every day if I could. Love the coffee brand they serve too. Space to sit down and eat or take to go. Staff is friendly and helpful.

First time visit to their new location. I loved the atmosphere! Their bagels were the closest I have found to real New York bagels. Real bagels are supposed to be crunchy on the outside, not bready like most bagels are in West Michigan. The cream cheese was a little tart for me, but was very fresh and homemade. Finally, if you like scones be sure to try one there, they were great!

A quality breakfast. Best bagels in town. Cream cheese its amazing. Skip the other guys and give this place a try if you havent.

I really wanted to like this place, but I just couldnt. The bagels were horrible. I had difficulty eating one. It was small and tasted like Melba toast. I would have thrown it out, but someone was treating me, and I didnt want to be rude. The cream cheese wasnt much better than the bagel. The consistency was just wrong and it had little taste. The staff was very nice and tgevplace was very clean.

Fantastic bagels and good coffee. The sandwiches are so good, gravlox is amazing. Good spot if you need to work on something never a problem finding a table. Friendly staff sometimes it takes a few minutes to get served but I wouldn’t call it an inconvenience.

Such a great place! Amazing boiled bagels and so many other local items. The owner is the sweetest person and goes out of her way to get to know a little bit about everyone. A must visit!

Absolutely wonderful experience! The bagels and cream cheese are to die for, and the service was superb. Excellent selection of teas and perfect way to start off our day!

A friend posted about this place, and I decided to check it out. Very happy with the Avocado, Bacon, Sandwich. Everything was fresh and the bagel was like nothing Ive had before in West MI. There is also a Bagel Running Event Tuesday mornings. Awesome place, check it out!

Amazing espresso!

The bagel and cream cheese was pretty good. Second time going here. The prices are a little high and service is SLOW. If you have the time, the bagel was good but dont go in a rush or on your way to work.

Actual bagels and amazing coffee. Their cream cheese and chocolate milk are ridiculous. So happy we found this place!!

This place is a hidden gem in Grand Rapids. The bagels are the best anywhere untill you get to New York. The service is friendly and the space is decorated well. Ive been here many times and have had a good experience every single time.

Good bagel but super slow service and inconvenient hours. Would be great if you could be in and out in 10 minutes but it took almost 30 to get two toasted bagels with cream cheese to go.

Very good bagels! The bagels are a bit tough & make the sandwiches hard to bite but the flavor combinations are fantastic! Service was quick and friendly. Hot cocoa was great!

Stopped going to this place mostly because of the service - takes way too long. Sometimes you’re left floating waiting for someone to pop out, sometimes it takes nearly 10-15 minutes to get a untoasted bagel with cream cheese. If you resist the urge to just do it yourself, the product is pretty decent.

HORRIBLE! DO. NOT. GIVE. THEM. YOUR. MONEY. First of all, their bagels arent very good, definitely over priced for the quality you get. Along with that, actually even worse than that, they treat their employees HORRIBLY! When they try to quit because theyre already working two jobs, and their other job offers a promotion and pay raise, they harass you! Horrible! They have ZERO respect for their employees. Even when they give two weeks and quit in the most respectful way possible. They threaten in horrible ways, threaten to take out of your last pay check, they threaten to call the cops on you if you cant do exactly what they want right when they want it. AWFUL! MAKE THIS HORRID COMPANY GO AWAY! SHUT THEM DOWN NOW! They act like children not business owners. GR BAGEL IS HORRIBLE!

Best cream cheese I have ever had. I dont know how they make it and what is different than other cream cheeses, but Ill give this place 5 stars for the cream cheese alone. Bagels are good too.

They are great at not just bagels and sandwiches, but also scones.

OJ is super good here! Tomato was fresh! Really good bagel place

Hands down the very best tasting bagels! Their sandwiches are incredibly fresh and the staff is always friendly. Highly recommend them.

Great for a quick bagel breakfast sandwhich, good cream cheeses, and a few sweet options. Definitely like going here.

Good spot to pick up quality bagels or a bagel sandwich. Best bagels Ive had in West Michigan.

Ok I dont like how pulpy the orange juice is and its not cold. And no cheese bagels but man the one i had was soo good great place to go to have a simple bagel and a coffee and relax

Crisp outside with the soft chewyness you really want from that bagel. Full service café. Fantastic sandwiches and a couple of different lox presentations.

Inside was quaint but the music was too loud. I couldnt hear myself when I ordered. The bagels were out in the open (looked like they baked too many) and they tasted stale (super crunchy outside and dry on the inside). If you want jerky bagels, this is the place to go. Meijer has the better tasting bagels and cheaper.

Unexpectedly delightful and delicious. Wonderful bagels and very pleasant staff. Amazingly not busy at 8:50 AM.

So, okay, Ive only been once, back in...February, I think. Now before you write me off, let me enlighten you about the dreams Ive had about this bagel since then. Both awake when hungry... but also asleep. I havent stopped thinking about it. Not kidding. Still thinking about driving the four (five) hours from Milwaukee so I can get another one.As you can see, I had some sort of green situation with egg, spinach, cream cheese and I think also feta and maybe artichokes. The price was a liiittle high ($7 I think), but it was well worth it. Im glad I took the leap. And sad I dont live closer. I bet their other, more elaborate sammiches are even better...

Cute retro-modern spot. Bagels are boiled and they make theyre own cream cheese!!! Yumz!!

Awesome bagel-sandwiches. Bagels themselves are fresh and gorgeous. They also sell fresh cream cheese of different flavours, well worth it.

Amazing people, food, bagels and even better atmosphere. My fiancé and dropped by for the first time today and plan to make GR Bagels our regular Sunday bagel shop :)

Bagels to die for and friendly service. Cant wait for my next visit!

Great bagels, coffee, atmosphere, and staff! Love this place!

The breakfast sandwiches here are beyond delicious. NY style boiled bagels and they have a rotating selection of biscuits which are equally tasty. One of my favorite spots for a quick breakfast.

I got a everything bagel with egg sausage and avocado and it was not that great. The bagel was too salty. The avocado wasnt in great condition. I found it really hard to eat. Ice had a better bagel at bigby. Wont be coming back to this bagel place. I had high hopes

The only reason this place doesnt sell out of their stock everyday by noon is lack of exposure. If everyone in the city just tried one taste of their made-fresh everyday bagels they would have to buy the Van Andel Arena to prepare them to keep up with demand! Mmmmmmmmmmm!!!

There must be something in the water at this place, where to begin. I ordered a cinnamon raisin bagel with lox spread, and the person at the counter (owner?) Criticized my order as being a faux pas. This was somehow in reference to the NY candidate who did so in NYC, except she butchered the reference (the order was lox (not spread), tomato, onion, capers, cream cheese on cinnamon bagel). So the comparison aint cutting it lady. Nevermind that you shouldnt criticize your customer orders. THEN, after I told her I was from New Jersey, I was told that that doesnt really count compared to NYC. They pride themselves on hand making their cream cheese here. Lets be real honey: Every single NJ bagel shop hand makes its cream cheese, just like the 6 or so shops in my home town; the horse is really high at this place.Now to the bagel: the 2nd star was given because the flavors were good. Sweet, light cream cheese, hint of salt on the lox, lots of raisins in the bagel. Sadly the goodness stops there. The lox spread had no significant chunks of lox. You could barely see the pink come through in the color. Second, the bagel was pint size, probably half of a good Jersey bagel. And the whole thing was soft - a quality bagel should have a crusty exterior. After she asked how the bagel was, and I brought up the crust, I heard an excuse about how we dont have the right size ovens here to do it that way.. Hold up, I thought these guys were the real deal? Criticized the customer and then you hand me that kind of line when you know you arent up to snuff? Listen, Ive got only one thing to say about this place: fugedaboutit.

One of the best if not the best locally owned business in Grand Rapids, Michigan! Not only are their bagels organic but they are also made with love! Thank you Lisa and Renee for everything you do for our community!

Super tasty. Great people. Worth driving across town for

The bagel sandwiches are high quality, but expect to pay a little more. I will swing by if the nearby breakfast places are slammed; it is a good alternative if you are in a time crunch.

Best bagel Ive ever had. Very nice owners

These are real genuine boiled bagels not just bread in a bagel shape. Best bagel sandwiches and chocolate milk in the state.

Fun bagels and nice location. And easily accessible parking!

Lovely new place with fresh-made bagels, scones and even cream cheese. Chewy, delicious--make sure to go early!

I wish I could say differently, but unfortunately these people do not know how to do business properly. I went in on accident, because I had been mistaken of our bagel supplier for the cafe I’m employed at.I went in with a list of bagels at 9am, with no one else in the store. I was very abruptly/rudely greeted by a man that was working in the baking area. Showing him my list, he looked confused (little did I know, it was because they don’t carry a few of the kinds that were listed).His response? “We don’t even have Asiago, or blueberry bagels. These are fake bagels, and we make real bagels.” I was stunned for a second, but shrugged it off.I responded with understanding, as it was obviously my fault for going to the wrong place, but said “Oh, okay. I have to call my boss again, because I don’t know where to go to get these bagels then.”He then asked me where I was employed, and I responded with the name of the cafe. He got extremely snippy and uppity after I had stated the name of the cafe (I’m not going to list it on this Google review, due to the fact that this is my personal experience, and I don’t want it to reflect of my place of business).He raised his voice and basically walked me out the store, telling me that “We don’t do business with you anymore. Haven’t in years.”Returning to the cafe, I had let my boss know what happened, and he reassured me that throughout the entire time of us ordering from them they were very rude and we’re very particular about the way that we placed and showcased their products, after purchase.Overall, the entire experience was negative.All that was needed was him to let me know that I was not in the right place, and the atmosphere of the store was very grim and unexceptional.Management needs to get over themselves and begin to treat the companies that they do business with a lot more respect, because if they treat all their customers the way that they treated me, a confused random individual, they won’t be in business much longer.Highly suggest going to Bagel Beanery over this place any day. The staff there was smiling and happy and very sweet upon my arrival.I totally understand eating/buying local, but I will never be walking into GR Bagel again. For good reason.

Really good food, very nice people work here

This place is lucky it has good vegan bagels. The place is literally always understaffed, a chronic chaotic and disorganized mess. Today I waiting nearly 30 minutes for two small containers of vegan cream cheese while the poor person behind the counter struggled to make lattes and take orders by herself with a line of ten people waiting for service. Get it together, GR Bagel.

Best bagels in the 616 by a wide margin. Good selection of flavors and great service.

Great food and awesome service!

Deliscious and fresh food. A bit over priced.

Awesome and friendly staff. Amazing bagels and cream cheese selection.

Real bagels! Made the way theyre supposed to be made. Ive never had a bagel like this in GR. Take out only. Lox only available on weekends.

Worth going here to get bagels instead of anywhere else

Great choices. Most excellent bagels west of the Hudson River.

Cute little bakery with good coffee and scones and stuff. Besides the scrumptious bagels the service was wonderful.

There are plenty of cafes in GR and plenty of places to get bagels. This place has never been anything spectacular.Even worse than sub par food though, is the way the management here treats their employees. Bullying young women is never ok and is not management. The guy that owns this place needs rethink how he treats the people he employs.

Delicious food and truly the best coffee Ive ever had!

Best breakfast in gr. Amazing staff. Amazing owners

Amazing bagels here. If you are an avacado fan try the open face avacado.

The only place in Grand rapids that has real boiled bagels. Their breakfast sandwiches are the best.

Wonderful atmosphere with delicious bagel options. This is a regular stop after my morning run.

I dont think Ive ever had a real bagel before coming here. It was delicious!

Unique selection of flavors on your bagel, and generally tasty. No seating and cramped space, but worth it.

My personal favorites are the Mediterranean sandwich, the open avocado sandwich, and the scrumptious strawberry chocolate scones.

Best bagels in the city, only thing they are lacking is blueberry. Bagel sandwiches are great, and they serve Rowsters coffee.

Now thats a Bagel! Best bagel in GR. Excellent! Highly recommend!

Ive always had a good experience going here and the bagels are awesome

Wonderful, chewy bagel and great coffee.

Adorable little shop! Yummy bagels and wonderful, friendly staff!

Went to see a mural a friend created that was supposedly there only to find it painted over because someone found it offensive. A photo I saw was anything but offensive or controversial.

Real bagels. Real, water boiled bagels. If its not boiled, its not a bagel is the tagine at this real deal bagel shop. They have an excellent selection of bagels and sandwiches which they craft around these 5 star bagels. The spreads will absolutely not disappoint, I think they even make the cream cheese in house. The salmon spread is the best I have ever encountered- bested only by an order of the lox on a sea salt bagel. Lox, by the way, are done in house- and magnificently well. One of my favorite spots in Grand Rapids, Aperitivo at the downtown market, use these same bagels and lox for a monthly event that is quite nice to catch- and was how we came across the wonders of GR Bagel in the first place.Whatever you do, do *not* forget to get a cheddar and chive biscuit. They are incredible. Really. Dont forget. Yeah, get whatever bagel you came in for- but dont forget a biscuit, at least once.Terribly nice staff, amazingly great product that in unparalleled in the city. There are no finer bagels, and no one even comes close. Once you experience this sort of bagel, you will be supremely dissatisfied with the bready representation that has been passing for a bagel up until now in your life.Well done, GR Bagel. See you again soon. :-)

Phenomenal lox bagel sandwich but it was very expensive and gave me terrible farts

Fruut flies, cold coffee carafes and sour tasting cream cheese. It was a sad morning.

These are the best bagels in GR!

Fresh boiled bagels, by themselves or as the canvas for something more flavorful.

Great food, great staff, outstanding coffee!!

Best bagels in Grand Rapids. Authentic, New York style.

They make awesome bagels and will be opening a restaurant soon. Lots of local choices.

Those bagel sandwiches are awesome! Love this place!

Great food and service

GR Bagel is incredible. Best breakfast sandwich Ive ever had.

Great bagel and locks!

I have friends that are still bagel beanery fans but this blows them out of the water damn fine food and fresh organic ingredients got in and out on a Saturday morning within ten minutes!

Hands down best bagel in town.

Consistent great food every time!

Amazing lox bagel!

Very chill space, yummy food!

Best bagel in town.