Kupel's Bakery
421 Harvard St, Brookline, MA
Crema's Take
“Kupel's Bakery is a beloved Brookline institution where the smell of fresh-baked bagels hits you the moment you walk in, delivering legitimately excellent New York-style bagels at prices that feel almost too good to be true. Whether you're stopping by for a quick weekday grab before work, meeting a friend over coffee and a pastry, or loading up a box for your coworkers, this family-friendly spot nails the fundamentals with generous portions, fair pricing, and reliable quality across their cream cheese combinations and smoked salmon options. The convenient parking and early opening hours make it an easy local go-to that punches well above its casual bagel shop appearance.”
What to expect
Classic coffee drinks done right. A quick-grab spot, good for meetings. Pastries and light food on the menu. Family friendly. Parking available.
Google Reviews
I recently visited Kupel’s Bakery in Brookline, and it was an absolutely awesome experience! From the moment I walked in, the smell of freshly baked bagels and pastries made my mouth water — and the taste definitely lived up to the hype. The bagels were perfectly chewy on the…
What a nice little bagel shop. What really impressed me about this place is the service, large portions and the very fair pricing of goods. To be honest after having NY bagels, these don't seem as chewy in the middle, but for Boston they are good. Also, I've bought a chocolate…
Great local place for bagels and baked goods. Can’t go wrong with any bagel/cream cheese combination. Good lox and smoked salmon. Sometimes I stop by and get bagels for my coworkers which is always a crowd favorite. Only issue is when you order sandwich sometimes there’s so much…
Affordable and tasty spot for a quick bite! We tried The Prudential on a tomato basil bagel with garlic cream cheese – definitely recommend getting it toasted, the texture and flavor were spot on. The cinnamon rolls had a lovely cinnamon flavor and were a nice sweet treat. The…
Came in off a red eye Saturday morning and this was an easy 15 minute drive from Logan and was open at 6am parking right there. Food was incredible and coming from Denver - cheap! A half dozen bagels, a lox sandwich, chocolate AND cinnamon rugalech, almond macaroons and a big…
Crema Reviews
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