Kismet Bagels - Rittenhouse Square

This gem of a place is across from where we are staying in Philadelphia. It’s perfect in every sense. The staff is amazing. The food is delicious and the bagels are absolutely some of the best we’ve ever had. We had the fish which had a marinated cucumber and onion, along with salmon. I highly recommend that! We also ordered bacon egg and cheese. Spot on. I think the real star of the show was the sea salt, caramel chocolate chip cookie, and the coffee.

Tiny bagel spot located in Rittenhouse! Stopped in for a breakfast sandwich. The service was friendly but the store is so tiny, it’s hard to stand in there for 5 minutes without feeling like you’re in everyone’s way. I got the BEC on a sesame bagel. It was good, not great. First, the bagel is small. They also put what looked like 2 pieces of bacon on it. The eggs and cooper sharp cheese were delicious though. I wish I could give this place 3.5 stars. I’m not running to come back here, but if I needed breakfast I would consider stopping in again.

Got cinnamon raisin bagel and a coffee. Was very good. Bagel was nice and chewy. No place to sit, all to go. Place is busy.

I've always thought of Kismet Bagels as perfectly serviceable. You can't get truly great bagels in this city, so I score based on a Philly adjusted scale where five stars are the highest quality you could feasibly get *here*. Kismet bagels are fine. They are not my favorite bagel in the city, and I'd go elsewhere to buy bagels for myself, but I have had them bought for me by a friend as well as picked them up via apps like Too Good to Go for a discounted price. They are decent. The folks inside are always friendly and the vibes are good so I'd call the business generally about four stars. However today I had an experience that has very solidly driven my review downwards. I was given the unfortunate curse of a Kismet poppyseed bagel. This bagel has been a plague upon my self and my household. This bagel was made with more seed than flour. It was utterly encrusted in poppyseeds to the point that it appeared black, which is fine, but those seeds didn't stay on the bagel. If I get a poppyseed bagel I expect I'll get some poppyseeds on my hands and that I'll need to brush off my lap and wipe seeds from the table. I expect my plate or napkin to catch most of the fallout and to perhaps be slightly annoyed later to find a few seeds I missed. THIS bagel was like a poppyseed land mine. I am covered. The counter is covered. The floor is covered. The toddler is covered and she didn't even eat any. Every bite caused a shower of poppyseeds. This is NOT an enjoyable experience. I should not need a broom in order to eat a bagel. I should not REGRET having TOUCHED the bagel. Whoever made the choice to turn their bagels into the poppyseed equivalent of one of those glitter bomb cards you send to your worst enemies needs a strict talking to. I sincerely hope someone gives them one of their own bagels so they, too, can experience having to clean their entire kitchen in the middle of the day. Anyways, the bagels are otherwise serviceable.

Shop was walking distance of our hotel, we ordered online for pickup and they prepared the order fast. We got the BEC and a blueberry matcha which was very yummy.

The people who work here are so kind. The bagels are also very very good, but also the people on staff are always so thoughtful. I mentioned I was brining a bagel to my mom, who lives in the south and missed east coast bagels, and the lovely cashier even wrote a note for her.

Best darn bagel I have had in years. Former Brooklyn, expat living in the Bay Area in California in Philadelphia for business had a hankering for old school bagel. This place little hole in the wall blew my mind and expanded my pallet of what a bagel can be and probably should be. Then again. It takes the uniqueness out of the wonderful taste and broadness of the menu of this truly cool location down to earth wholesome bagel joint. The bagel was cooked to perfection, it was the right food for a weekend take away and go and sit with friends at a park. Simply said amazing and I’m not one to leave comments, but I felt compelled.

The bagels are just fine. Nothing special or worth seeking out. In my opinion you could get something similar from the bakery section at the grocery store. I will say their chive cream cheese is great.