I went to Bagel Palace this morning and had perhaps the best bagel I’ve had in Atlanta, certainly the best one I’ve had in the Emory area. It’s an old-school bagel shop that’s also a deli/bakery. They had an amazing assortment of Christmas cookies and other baked goods- I’ll definitely have to stop back in and pick some up soon. There are a couple of tables where you can sit and eat, but most of their business appears to be take-out. They do make their own bagels on-site, and they boil them (which, for the unaware, is the proper/authentic way to make bagels).
They had about 10-15 different types of bagels, but mostly the classic flavors: egg, salt, garlic, sesame, etc. I had an everything bagel, toasted, with jalapeno cream cheese. The bagel was awesome- crunchy crust and chewy center. It didn’t have that bread-like texture that grocery store bagels often have.
(sorry for the mid-bite pic, but isn’t that a nice jalapeno slice?)
The cream cheese was the real star here- instead of being jalapeno-flavored, it had actual slices of jalapenos in it. Great place to run in and grab a bagel. It was pretty crowded on a Sunday morning as far as table service went, but I was in and out with my bagel in about 5 minutes.
Total price: $3.09.
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