Kim G.
Yelp
Legit bagels in Portland? Yes, you heard that right! They are available for your indulgence at Bentley's Bagels on NW 21st and they are available during the Quarantine. Fresh bagels every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7-12 noon. You can even order and pay from their website and pick up for a safe and sanitary experience.
My Sunday morning treat was a poppyseed bagel with green onion cream cheese. Yum.
A good bagel should be crisp on the outside with chewy dough inside - and the bagel should not require toasting to make it crisp! Now, of course you can toast if that's your preference, but you shouldn't have to in order to make it crisp. Having lived on the east coast Most of my life where NY and NJ bagels set the bar, I can tell you Bentley's hits all the marks. While the bagels are slightly smaller than most bagels in Portland, that's because most Portland bagels are on steroids! And they are quantity over quality. The size of Bentley's bagel is perfect and it's a quality bagel.
During the quarantine, in addition to bagels (single, dozen, whatever you want) they have 2 types of knish, black&white cookies, and a few varieties of flavor cream cheese available. They even offer delivery.
Thanks to Matt, our Yelp Community Manager, for posting this info on Instagram. I was able to get my bagel fix and discover Bentley's at the same time. Now I have two legit bagel shops in Portland for when the craving hits; Bernstein's being the other.
Can't wait to go back after the quarantine when they have their full menu available! But until then, good to know that when Nothing but a NY style bagel will do, I can stop in Bentley's on the weekends.
Their small shop is located on NW 21st, just before NW Kearney on the east side of the street.