"This Alberta vegan bagel shop has accrued a legion of devotees who love the shop’s salty, gnaw-worthy bagels topped with an array of animal-free options. The vegan bagels can come with dairy-free cream cheese or other schmear flavors like honey-almond or lemon-dill, and vegan carrot “lox” or “whitefish” made with hearts of palm. Ben & Esther’s Seattle expansion recently folded, but the San Diego outpost is going strong." - Daniel Barnett