Gotham Bagels

Our office recently ordered lunch from Gotham Bagels for 18 staff members, and it was excellent. The food quality was great, and the individual packaging with clear numbering made distribution easy. Although one sandwich was missing, their customer service was great and resolved the issue quickly. Despite some initial hesitation due to reviews, our experience was very positive & everyone loved it. I recommend the chicken salad on an everything bagel. We will definitely order from them again!

Go classic or go home. Got a bacon egg and cheese everything bagel sandwich and it was not bad. Nice thick cut bacon, cheese was real and tasty, and the bagel was not too chewy. The coffee was local JBC roasters and flavorful as usual (even JBCs light roast is bold). The long wait times unfortunately are the reason I cannot give this place a higher rating, also no washroom. Don’t know what the heck takes so long to get a classic bagel sandwich, but if anyone can enlighten me, please do so!

For the last year and a half Gotham Bagels has been our go to bagel shop. The perfect breakfast after the Farmer's Market on a Saturday morning. We found this place through a catering event and absolutely fell in love with the flavors. Have a sweet tooth? Definitely try the Honey Tart Cherry. You can never go wrong with a Salt bagel (if they're in stock). Is the weekend packed? Yes. Is it worth the wait? Depends who you ask. If you're not pressured with time and come with your favorite person then you probably won't notice the wait. We've met Joe once and he was okay. But we are here for the bagels not Joe. You won't know until you try them but whether it's worth the wait that's up to you. It is for us ❤️.

Gotham Bagels is honestly just okay. The food is fine but nothing you can’t make yourself. The bagels are about as good as ones I buy from a local grocery store. The sandwiches are messy, overpriced, and, again, I can make this same thing at home easily. I only eat here when a friend asks me to or when someone brings bagels to work. I would not really recommend this place necessarily as there are better breakfast spots in Madison. If you’re from the East coast and looking for a good bagel, I’m not sure you’d be satisfied here. Finally, an employee (or maybe the owner or manager?) regularly parks in the handicap parking stall out front. I think that’s very rude, besides being illegal, and it’s troubling to me that Gotham Bagels allows this.

I know there’s some shade on here about the owner and wait times, I’m here to clear some of that up. The New York style bagels are amazing and made fresh, with that it’s going to take longer than a fast food place, you get what you pay for. Go in or order ahead, have some coffee and relax. The owner, he’s passionate about his business and the food he puts out. He’s east coast so yeah, he might be a little louder than your typical midwesterner, you’ll be fine. Highly recommend

I had a delicious bagel (you can see them being made) and a generous shmear of cream cheese. Friendly staff and fun coffee house vibe.

I had a negative experience here that I left a review on 7 years ago, but these are the best bagels and bagel sandwiches in Madison, so I figured it was time for a revaluated review. Great place. Great food. Good vibes.

Took me a little over a year of living here to finally try it. This place is legit 😊 delicious and they do not skimp on the toppings. I got the Original V, a vegan option, which was loaded with poblanos, avocado, tomato, and scallion cream cheese. Expect a wait because this place was packed to the brim barely 15 minutes after opening. With reason :) My only take is it’s a LITTLE on the pricey end despite the amount of toppings you get, but delicious and also an easy endorsement for a place. I’ll visit frequently when I’m wanting to indulge a little more at breakfast time.