Siegel's Bagels

A friend has been hyping this place up for YEARS, and finally I tried it. I think these are supposed to be Montreal-style bagels, but mine didn't really compare to the bagels I had in Montreal (the ones in Montreal were sweeter). However, if I'm not comparing, it was a very good bagel.
There were lots of things I was into with the menu here: a wide selection of bagels, vegan options including veggie "lox" and dairy-free cream cheeses (plural - not just one), and they have a few different kinds of rugelach too. I got a veggie lox + cream cheese on a caraway bagel with the dairy-free lemon dill cream cheese, an apricot almond rugelach, and a decaf coffee. The carrot imitation lox was very tasty as was the cream cheese, and I loved the caraway bagel even if it wasn't what I expected from a Montreal-style bagel - it was very fresh. The rugelach was different from what I've had in the past, the dough was more like a bread dough and less puff pastry, less sweet, and I liked this version more. The apricot filling was juicy and delicious. My coffee was very basic (which is what I'd expect at a bagel place) but good, didn't taste old or bitter.
We were there shortly after noon and they were busy, so it took a minute to get our food, but it does seem like they have an efficient workflow set up to keep the wait reasonable. Nice people. It's not very big inside - there are two tables plus a bar along the window, and a few more tables outside. Most people were ordering to go, so we got one of the tables.

this place use to be awesome but has fallen off a cliff
paid $28 for 2 buttered blueberry bagels that had no blueberry's and were tasteless and a smoked meat bagel that was swimming in mustard and was inedible
I will never go back to this place

As far as I can tell these are the best bagels in Vancouver. However I get them delivered by DoorDash and I have no control over the freshness that I get. Sometimes they are hot out of the oven. Even after delivery I can feel the heat coming out of the paper bag. Other times they are hard as rocks. Thus, three stars. Ordering something like this on a regular basis should not be a crapshoot. I don't know what the solution would be but Siegel's ought to figure it out.

I've been here twice, and it's a great breakfast option when you're on the go. The breakfast bagel with salami, cheese, and egg is yummy. However, the bagels aren't the best; both times they've been a little dense and dry.

Awful business.They pollute the air with treated wood smoke. Neighbours around them suffer with sore throats, asthma and red eyes. How the city lets this business go on polluting is beyond me.

Lox and cream cheese bagel

Honestly not as good as I expected it to be... The bagel itself tasted a little bland. It was also harder than i thought it would be and hard to take a bite out of. The capers were also lost, I could see them but I couldn't taste them. I liked the cream cheese the most and everything felt a bit lost. The bagel itself also overpowered the salmon. Many of their other bagel sandwiches look packed with ingredients though so I would like to revisit for a second opinion.

I travel a it for work and like to read the local guides. When one reviewer stated, "They ship the Smoked Meats in once a week from Montreal and bake fresh Montreal Bagels, this NJ Jew was sold.
It was even better than expected. The thinly sliced smoked brisket was very tender and juicy. The onion bagel slightly sweet. Extra mustard for me. I told my husband if I had time before my flight in the morning I'd bring him a half dozen home to Oakland, Ca to compare with our local favorites, Botchnick's (New York Style) and Beauties (Montreal) for a taste test. Try the Ruggahla too!

Uhmmm....I honestly don't know what to say....which rarely happens.

I adore a nice fresh bagel first thing in the morning and when I googled this place I was curious to try it out. I wish I hadn't.

The service: I think she might have been sleep walking and stumbled her way to the cash register. Let's leave it there.

The food: So, they have a wood burning oven but it's just for show. Both our bagels were not only frozen but old and stale and the egg was not fresh either. Their mini raspberry chocolate croissants were also old. All of what we ordered was of such poor quality and deceptive that we returned it and got our money back.

We ended up going to our usual Jewish bagel deli where everything is fresh and served with a smile. Yeah.....fresh and with a smile....think about it!

I wonder what they do with that wood burning oven if it's not giving customers fresh bagels?!

After years of hearing the hype. I thought I should give this place a try.

As a Montrealer who moved to Vancouver a decade ago. I simply accepted there was never a bagel that would own my tastebuds and heart as much as a Montreal bagel.

I ordered my usual Montreal order: poppyseed toasted....

I must say. This bagel left me speechless. Tasted like home.

5 stars easily; My only regret was only ordering one.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

Smoked anything hits different in Vancouver. It's smoked but doesn't have that intense smoked flavor that I really don't care for.

Montreal Smoked meat....WOW! Shipped directly from Montreal weekly. I was really hesitant to get this but the thought of tasting something from Montreal peaked my interest. So I got a Montreal smoked meat on a onion bagel, no mustard add Mayo and cream cheese.....damn this sandwich was sooo good. I honestly wished I got a large to get more smoked meat or at least got 2 sandwiches. The meat was so flavorful, no fat and no smoked flavor with the crispy yet chewy bagel, delish. Best thing I ate at Vancouver! I wished I didn't wait to try Siegel's on my last day and hours before my flight. Because I literally can eat the Montreal smoked meat sandwich everyday!