Goldilox Bagels
Bagel shop · Medford
186 Winthrop St, Medford, MA 02155
Highlights
Rosemary salt & everything bagels, plus unique cream cheese blends
Rosemary salt & everything bagels, plus unique cream cheese blends
"This lowkey bagel sensation has quietly amassed a cult following in a residential corner in Medford, just at the foot of a hill where hungry Tufts University students live. After beginning as a pop-up, Goldilox now offers a range of bagel flavors, plus cream cheese variations. They’re only open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings; the best way to secure the bagels is to place an order online for pickup. The bagels are popular for a good reason: They’re voluminous yet airy, not a typical New York style but definitely a league of their own." - Valerie Li Stack
"Every household should have a weekend bagel routine: Trekking across Medford to Goldilox on foot, baby in tow, is mine. Turns out my baby’s stroller is just big enough to hold a well-stuffed bag of bagels in the basket. Now I just need a cup holder for the iced chai I get every time. The rosemary salt and the extraordinarily topping-covered everything bagel are the top picks. —Rachel Leah Blumenthal" - Nathan Tavares
"I’m pretty sure I haven’t shut up about Goldilox Bagels since a year before it even opened. (Through non-food-world connections, I got my hands on some sample bagels back in the day and quickly became obsessed.) The cheerful Medford bakery is an essential addition to the Boston area’s bagel scene — and one of only three or four local bagel purveyors I heartily recommend to people on a regular basis. Get a rosemary salt bagel, get an everything bagel, and, sure, get a chocolate chip cookie, too. —RLB Currently offering takeout on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings; advance ordering early in the week extremely encouraged, but occasionally there are some extras available for walk-ups. Ordering opens Monday at noon for the upcoming weekend. (Keep an eye on Instagram for updates.) Order: Official Website" - Terrence Doyle
"We’ve been obsessed with Goldilox Bagels since about a year before its late 2019 opening in Medford (although I’m embarrassed to admit I somehow missed the “lox” pun in the name until very recently). One of the owners and my husband cross paths in the Boston music world, which means I crossed paths with quite a few test bagels before the opening and fell in love. The Goldilox team has been refining its online ordering process each week and offering weekend pickup (curbside available) of bagels, cookies, lox, and spreads. I ordered last week, and yep, I’m going back for more tomorrow. The rosemary salt bagel is the best, but I’ll give an honorary mention to the everything, pictured above. As you can see, the toppings cover virtually every part of the surface of the bagel — a true thing of beauty. Make sure you have floss on hand." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Around summer 2018, I got my first taste of some test bagels from the in-the-works Goldilox Bagels through some lucky friend-of-a-friend connections, and I fan-girled for them hard for the year leading up to the opening of the Goldilox storefront. Now the cheery little shop is open, and it’s bringing some serious bagel power to the Boston area’s somewhat lacking bagel scene. The rosemary salt bagel is the winner, but the rest are excellent as well. —RLB" - Rachel Leah Blumenthal, Terrence Doyle, Dana Hatic
