Schmear Bagel Parlor — Restaurant in Philadelphia

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...

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...

I have been here more times than I’m willing to admit since it’s opening… unfortunately it is too conveniently close to me and it’s also so good. The hot honey sandwich is amazing but the cali is a close second! Service is speedy and bagels are always toasted...