Big City Bagels Cafe

Love BC Bagels. Been here 3 times and the quality and customer service is consistently good. Love this place. Always order a plain bagel with cream cheese and a sausage egg and cheese on an everything.

Big City Bagel in San Diego is an absolute gem! Their bagels are everything you want—fresh, warm, perfectly chewy, and packed with flavor. The selection is fantastic also. Their cream cheeses and lunch sandwiches are amazing too; you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. They even have donuts now! The staff is friendly, fast, and always welcoming. The shop is clean, bright, and has that great local neighborhood feel. Highly recommend—this is easily one of San Diego’s best bagel spots!

Great bagels and very accessible location. Only gripe is that the wait was a bit long considering all I ordered was a few bagels with cream cheese, which is a bummer when I am rushing to get to work. Otherwise, a good bagel and good service. I would definitely come again

I’ve been coming to BCB Cafe for the last couple of years since moving into the neighborhood. The staff is always friendly and engaging, and the food is consistently good. It gets very busy on weekends, so I usually order ahead and pick up. When I’ve dined in during slower times, the experience has always been positive. If you’re planning to go in and order on a weekend, just be ready for at least a 45-minute wait. My favorite items are the tuna melt, the veggie bagel sandwich, and the ham, egg, and cheese bagel. The bagels are fresh and always hit the spot. I also like to grab one of their iced teas from the fountain — they make it fresh and it’s great. Their coffee and lattes are solid as well. If you join their loyalty program, you get a free bagel on your birthday, which is a nice perk.

This place is not good. I ordered a bacon egg and cheese on a sesame bagel. The bagel was dry with weird texture. The eggs and bacon were clearly made in the microwave. The bacon was chewy, the eggs were not good, and overall it was extremely bland with no flavor. I asked for a small side of cream cheese with the hopes it would improve the meal but they charge over $2 for a small 2 oz side of cream cheese. You are better off going across the street to Vons and getting some bagels there. Don’t waste your money.