Schmear Bagel Parlor - 44th St

Such a gem of a spot! West Philly def needed a good bagel spot & this place is it. Today we got the Cali on a sesame & the Loxsmith on an everything! Both soooo delish & fresh. The shop itself is very small so it does get crowded in the AM, I recommend ordering ahead of time. They also serve Rival Bros coffee & have amazing popsicles & ice cream sandwiches. Def a new go to spot for me!!

I am literally obsessed with this place. I used to walk by on my way to get coffee every morning and just cry inside because I cant eat gluten but it smelled so good. Then one day I saw the little "*gluten free available!" on the sign. And you better believe I spun myself right around like a cartoon character. My go to is the Wake n' Bacon. It is a glorious pile of bagel, bacon, egg, cooper sharp, and chive cream cheese. And I'm telling you when I say cream cheese I mean CREAM CHEESE. You bite into this thing and it's like a volcanic eruption of cream cheese. And the bagel itself despite being gluten free, honestly is one of the best gf bagels I've ever had. It's still dense (unavoidable with gf sorry) but aside from that it doesn't crumble or anything like you'd expect gf to. It's just like a dense regular bagel which is magical. On top of this the owner (I assume owner) is so nice. One time their gf bagels were a bit crumbly, and he ended up refunding me instead of trying to serve a less-than-ideal bagel. Which I thought was so incredibly kind that he would rather not make that money than serve something he wasn't happy with. He always says "I'm sorry the gf bagels are going to take a bit of a wait since they come frozen" Sir? Please? Perfection takes time I will wait? You can order online with toasttab if you don't want to wait as long but I enjoy hanging out for a bit to break from work. Anyway if you are gf or just want a killer bagel sammy, you simply must visit this place. Picture + cat tax

If you want to be misgendered and aggressively judged for stopping somewhere else to get coffee before your bagels, come here I guess? Super disrespectful and disappointing. Edit: Wholly Inaccurate? When I walked in, two people at the counter ignored me until a third person came to take my order. No big deal, but then the guy who ignored me started boisterously talking about “how dare she come in here with a coffee from green-line of all places! Don’t buy coffee somewhere else and come here”. He continued rambling about how going to green-line is low brow the entire time I was waiting for my sandwich and his tone was clear and offensive. I was the only customer in the building at that point… with a green-line coffee. I normally wouldn’t get upset about simple misgendering, but this was indeed a highly offensive interaction. What I experienced was absolutely disrespectful and disappointing, full stop. Thanks for reading.

I love going to get bagel breakfast sandwiches here with my girlfriend. I’m gluten free and there’s options for me (request gf extra toasted) and good stuff for her. We love the hot honey, wake n bacon and pino breakfast sandwiches. The eggs taste fluffy and fresh!! (A rarity with breakfast sandwiches imo). It’s great but can get crowded on the weekends!

I had to park far away because of the location (University City). The gentleman taking my order was very nice and gave great customer service. The other employee making the sandwich was rude and dismissive. I ordered a bacon, egg, and cream cheese on a garlic bagel. I opened my sandwich in the car and all it had was egg on it! Nothing else!! My sandwich was almost $10😡 I had to be somewhere or I would have walked back and got my money back. I wish I had took a photo.

This has quickly become my favorite bagel place in an area with tons of them. The first time I came in here, a family member had just passed away and I was feeling lost and sad. The staff were SO sweet and friendly, and the food was SO good, it truly turned my day around and brought me to tears. Every time I've been in since, the food and service were both great. Everyone who works here is very nice and friendly. They also have a really nice variety of sandwiches, coffee, and local handmade popsicles that are all good. It's a cute little place with good food and better service.

This impeccable bacon, egg, and cheese might be the best breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had. The chewy everything bagel, the scallion shmear , cooper sharp- eating it put me in a trance.

The bagels are super good! Staffs are nice too. Loves the rainbow color so much.