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Bagels in Austin #2: Rosen’s Bagel Co.
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Bagels in Austin #2: Rosen’s Bagel Co.


Rosen’s Bagel Co. is what I’ve come to expect from a spot in The Domain. A polished interior, higher prices, and a showpiece espresso machine. Full disclosure: I’ve tried the downtown location before and wasn’t impressed, but I wanted to give them a fair shot with a fresh visit.

This bagel had a light, fluffy interior and the perfect default amount of cream cheese. Their cream cheese is airy, an underrated but essential quality. Flavor-wise, this was a good bagel. The exterior, though, had almost no color, defined texture, or crunch, and the everything seasoning was dominated by sesame. I love sesame, but an everything bagel should have a balance of well… everything.

If I lived in North Austin or near The Domain, Rosen’s might make it into my regular rotation.

GardenStateRates ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

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by carbcommissioner

29 Comments

  2. lovablecockfighter

    Judas Priest that’s a lot of cream cheese

  3. ole_swerdlow

    does it come with a loaf of bread and some other people?

  4. BrianOconneR34

    FDA said last week that’s two weeks worth of cc.

  5. ElGoocherino

    Rosens fucks. We go there pretty often and have always had great bagels. Their scallion cc is really good 👌🏻

  6. Whosagooddog765

    I like to take my frozen Rosens bagel, run it under water and get it wet, pop that baby in the toaster for a fullll toast. Comes out soft and hot and steamy inside with a chewy, crispy, perfectly crunchy exterior. Reheating this way really enhances the boiled quality of their bagels.

  7. Winter-Reply4222

    Curious what’s next on your list. If you need recs, highly recommend: nervous Charlie’s, big city bagels, and David doughies.

    Personally rosens is decent, I usually just order half a dozen with schmear on the side.

  8. rm_7609

    Would you like some bagel with your cream cheese?

  9. LSherwood1024

    I love their Latke. The dill sour cream for dipping is top tier

  11. Ferfuxache

    Man…RIP biderman’s. I’ll leave it at that

  13. austinteddy3

    They certainly do not skimp on the cream cheese!

  14. TacoIsABust

    Looking at these bagel reviews recently and wondering damn, are bagels one of the only foods that Dallas does significantly better than Austin?

    Coming from someone who used to frequent Nervous Charlie’s and has tried Rockstar, Starship Bagels and Shug’s clear I have to say

  15. Njtotx3

    Is there a number 1?

    I only like lightly toasted bagels with nothing on them. Everything bagels always have too much salt. I tend to get onion, garlic, or sesame. Poppy is good sometimes.

    I know I know some places overcharge for a bagel, assuming you will get something on them.

    Wish I could get a New York City bagel made with New York City water.

    Someone sent me to a bagel place that only had sourdough.

  16. Available-Secret-372

    That’s not a bagel. That’s bread with a dimple.

  17. stopfollowingm

    Wow you run this page too? Good for you KC

  18. Due-Ad-1556

    are they different than the bagged ones at whole foods? I was gonna get a bag but they felt hard and soft at the same time. very weird. i dont live north to go to their shop

  19. azzwort2

    A bagel with just cream cheese is not a fucking sandwich. You split it top and bottom, then you eat the top and then the bottom. Cutting a bagel in half like this when it’s just a bagel and cream cheese is like cutting a gyro in half. You just don’t do it. It’s a crime against bagels.

  21. Lalaland_doll

    I moved out of Austin and still think about this place. It was my go-to every Saturday morning!

  22. tekzilla41

    Thats the proper amount of cream cheese. So hard to find them like that.

  25. Ill-Leadership-3737

    I didn’t know Asian restaurants in Dallas make bagels!

  26. Affectionate_One7558

    There are no good bagels in Austin. Stick to tamales and brisket.

  28. ethanjf99

    A. not an everything bagel. that is a sesame bagel with pretensions to grandeur
    B. THE principle defining characteristic of a *true* bagel is .. the color, texture and crunch of the crust contrasted with a chewy bread-like interior. that is what sets an actual bagel apart from the soft toroidal cross-sections of Satan’s anus that characterizes the majority of bagels (and all of the large commercial brands) outside of New York.

    that you give it more than one star given the above
    makes me deeply skeptical of your bagel-fu. go back to school Padawan.

  29. astralDangers

    Poor Austin.. this bagel looks like a cadaver.. this is success through lack of choice..