Bowery Bagels

"Bagel sandwiches at Bowery Bagels — the intimate, friendly little bagel shop and hot sauce store from a New York transplant — avoid the somewhat common problem of too-tough bagels and slippery ingredients, instead offering their fluffy, chewy bagels sandwiching egg and cheese with a variety of breakfast meat options, including ham, sausage, or bacon." - Ben Coleman, Alex Frane

"Occupying a tidy, New York subway-tiled space on the edge of the Pearl District, this downtown bagel shop serves a bakers’ dozen of bagel varieties — including pumpernickel. Bagels clock in on the smaller side compared to other Portland establishments, so patrons here often gravitate toward breakfast sandwiches like the popular ham-egg-and-cheese Simon Benson and the vegan sausage-egg-and-cheese Jesse Applegate. Bowery also has a weekday-only location inside PSU’s Smith Memorial Building." - Daniel Barnett, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Nathan Williams

"Bagel purists will likely reject the premise of a bagel sandwich outright, and while they certainly have the right to, anyone else can enjoy them. The ones at Bowery Bagels — the intimate, friendly little bagel shop and hot sauce store from a New York transplant — avoid the somewhat common problem of too-tough bagels and slippery ingredients, instead offering their fluffy, chewy bagels sandwiching egg and cheese with a variety of breakfast meat options, including the not-so-kosher ham, sausage, or bacon. They’re each named for a Portland historical figure, and are available for takeout and delivery, with order forms online." - Alex Frane