A (YUMMY) HOLE IN ONE The Best Bagels in Woodland Hills

One doesn’t necessarily equate “Los Angeles” with “bagels” – that’s probably better reserved for The Big Apple across the country – even though California’s bagel profile may have risen in recent years. Newcomers on the SoCal bagel scene infuse fresh flavors and techniques into their creations. In the Southland, bagels can now be found aboard food trucks, on cozy shops and delis shelves, and inside outlets populating strip malls.

The following represents our picks for supreme bagel satisfaction in Woodland Hills.

Hank’s Bagels, located at 23655 Calabasas Road in Calabasas, makes bagels fresh daily with quality ingredients, offering specialty items such as a Blueberry Bagel Sandwich with turkey patty and egg whites – but that’s just the beginning of the Hank’s story. Beyond the solid variety of bagels and cute amenities like an outdoor patio is the lightning – fast and friendly service by the staff, something that brings loyal customers back again and again. Hank’s Bagels delivers on taste, speed, and friendliness, making it a “must visit” on your Woodland Hills bagel shop tour.

East Coast Bagel, located at 23359 Mulholland Drive Suite 200, was founded i n Santa Monica in 1991 where New York – style bagels were kettle – boiled and baked in special ovens, and that tradition continues today: the dough is made with real, natural, high – quality ingredients that enable you to taste the difference, each bagel free of preservatives and cholesterol while being low in sodium and fat. East Coast Bagel ‘s goal is to proudly offer the freshest, most delicious, highest – quality, and most natural – tasting menu items from New York to California, and we think they’ve succeeded.

Modern Bread and Bagel, located at 6256 Topanga Canyon Boulevard Suite 1200 in Los Angeles, also boasts locations in New York City, so you know you’re getting a genuine bagel experience. At Modern Bread and Bagel , the concept of brunch is not just for the weekend – here, guests enjoy mouth – watering fast and casual brunches, minus the gluten. House – smoked salmon, as well as a variety of cream cheeses and dips, complement the kettle – boiled Ancient Gr ain Bagels with an all – day menu that features creative brunch items, including BYO and chef – curated fresh bagel sandwiches, a variety of avocado toasts, breakfast grilled cheese, craft salads, and hearty bowls.

Old New York Deli & Bakery Co., located at 6209 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, started with a simple idea using simple ingredients: flour, water, yeast, salt and malt, with a pinch of love, passion, and obsession spr inkled in for good measure. Launched in Camarillo, California, in 1994, Old New York works tirelessly to create a fast – casual delicatessen and bakery brand by offering the best of an authentic menu where quality comfort food is done right – in an environme nt that is comfortable and inviting. What started as a cozy little bagel and coffee shop has evolved over the years, ultimately resulting in a place where baked goods are made using only unbleached flour, real butter, and all – natural ingredients with absol utely no preservatives.

Bagelicious, located at 6444 Platt Avenue in West Hills, is often considered a hidden gem where soft and tasty bagels are enjoyed by throngs of Woodland Hills residents, day in and day out. This casual, counter – serve café offers a breakfast/lunch menu, including New Yo rk City – style bagels and freshly smoked salmon, just to skim the surface. Bagelicious is situated in the Platt Village strip mall and opens at 7 am.

Western Bagel, located at 21749 Ventura Boulevard and officially known as The Western Bagel Baking Corp., has been family-owned-and-operated in Los Angeles since 1947, the chain having been the brainchild of Dave Ustin, who opened the first bagel shop in the City of Angels. Since then, the company has grown to become the largest bagel manufacturing organization on the west coast, in addition to operating 11 Southern California retail locations. Western Bagel has proudly coined the motto “The Bagel That Won the West,” with its signature west coast bagel unchanged since the company’s inception and their insistence on staying true to its bagel roots: always kettle-boiled and hearth-baked, since opening day.

Since there’s no such thing as an “L.A.-style bagel,” Woodland Hills plays host to bakeries, pop-ups and window shops that serve every type of yeasty dough ring under the sun, including Montreal-style, “rip-and-dip” bagels and bagel sandwiches stuffed with freshly-smoked pastrami. There’s a lot to explore, but these aforementioned spots around town attempt to make the argument that California can hang with the big bagel states, after all.