Seymour’s Bagel Shop — Restaurant in Saint Petersburg

If bagels were a religion, Seymour’s would be the holy land, and I’d be showing up every Sunday to worship the Jalapeño Cream Cheese Messiah.

Listen, this isn't just a bagel shop. It's a toasty, carby portal to happiness located right in the heart of downtown St. Pete. I wandered in for a quick breakfast and left spiritually fulfilled and possibly gluten-bonded to my new soulmate: The East Breakfast on a jalapeño cheddar bagel. Bacon, egg, cheese, AND a spicy kick to wake me up better than my third cup of coffee? Say. Less.

Yes, they offer sausage… but plot twist: it’s impossible sausage. Which I’m 94% sure is made from wizardry and plant-based unicorns because it’s so good I didn’t even miss the pig. It’s the kind of meat that makes you question your carnivorous ways while still making you feel like a breakfast champion.

Now let’s talk vibe. Seymour’s is like your quirky, artsy best friend who studied abroad, listens to vinyl, and somehow turns cream cheese into a lifestyle. Where else are you gonna get a bagel called The Rae, a Caesar salad IN a bagel sandwich, and not immediately feel like you're part of a gourmet revolution?

And don’t sleep on The Maisie Melt—it’s got enough melty cheese and flavor to make you cancel all future lunch plans.

Also, they have fig jam. On a bagel. I didn’t even know that was legal.

So if you're bagel-curious, cream cheese-inclined, or just hungry and breathing in St. Pete, do yourself a favor and go to Seymour’s. But fair warning—after this, your toaster at home will feel like a joke and you’ll start referring to regular bagels as “civilian carbs.”

See you in line. I’ll be the one whispering sweet nothings to my...

I thought I would have a similar experience to Pete’s bagels which I love but it was anything but that. First of all they charge $2 extra for cream cheese on a bagel …. Isn’t that a given?? So a plain bagel which is what I ordered was already $9 and cream cheese was another $2 which is absurd. Second of all they charged my sister double on accident and her total ended up being over $30 for just a bagel and coffee. She ended up realizing after she sat down and when she went to go ask them they just say “yea I know we already refunded you” . Like no mention of it at all! Or apology! Well even after all that happened we decided to try it again a month or so later , well we ordered a bacon egg and cheese bagel and there’s not one piece of bacon in it. Do not recommend this place! On top of all of this they ask for...

Updated review: it turned out I visited on a day when they were having issues with the oven. The manager followed up and was super great about having me back in to try it again. Second experience was awesome - bagel was a good texture, cheese was good, 10/10. Pic is from this second time around - very good!

Original review: Cute inside, friendly staff, good coffee. But man the bagels are not good. I got an egg and cheese sandwich, and the bagel was about half the size of a normal bagel and tasted very stale and chewy. Definitely didn’t seem like it was made the same day. The cheese got super gluey really fast, like cheez-wiz style. The whole thing was way overpriced at $7.50 for such a small sandwich. My friend and I both didn’t finish because it was just...