Best Bagel Cafe in Brookline, MA: Perfect for Brunch, Workdays & Family Meals

Craving a real New York–style bagel in Brookline? Just a few minutes away in Cambridge, Brooklyn Bagel Factory is baking up the city’s most authentic bagels—hand-rolled, water-boiled, and baked fresh every single morning.

Whether you’re:
Fueling up before work at Longwood Medical,
🥯 Meeting friends for Sunday brunch in Coolidge Corner,
🎒 Grabbing a quick breakfast before school drop-off in Chestnut Hill, or
📦 Ordering a platter for an office or family gathering in Brookline Village—we’ve got you covered.

Our menu has something for every craving:

  • 🐟 Smoked salmon classics like the Brattle Square
  • 🧇 Creative waffle sandwiches packed with eggs, cheese, and bacon
  • 🌱 Vegetarian & vegan options like the Agassiz and Kimball Street
  • 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly platters, muffins & tater tots for kids and groups

That’s why locals from Washington Square to Coolidge Corner call us their go-to spot for bagels done right.

📍 Address: 168 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139
📞 Phone: +1 617-945-7286


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🔥 Why Brookline Bagel Lovers Choose Brooklyn Bagel Factory

Authentic NYC Bagels – Every bagel is hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, and baked fresh daily, giving you that crisp golden crust with the perfectly chewy inside that true bagel lovers crave.

Ideal for Families & Foodies – From classic cream cheese spreads for kids to loaded signature sandwiches for adventurous eaters, plus catering platters that make family brunches stress-free, there’s something here for everyone in Brookline.

Conveniently Close – Located just minutes from Coolidge Corner, Washington Square, and Brookline Village, Brooklyn Bagel Factory is the quick and easy answer when you want authentic flavor without a long trip.

Coffee & Espresso Bar – Pair your bagel with a fresh-brewed favorite: iced cold brew, creamy lattes, matcha, chai, or classic drip coffee. Perfect for early mornings, busy shifts at Longwood, or a weekend pick-me-up.

Catering Made Easy – Hosting a meeting, school event, or family gathering? Our bagel, spread, and smoked fish platters are guaranteed crowd-pleasers, delivered fresh and ready to serve.

Fast Delivery – Skip the lines and let your bagel come to you. With UberEats, DoorDash, and Grubhub, hot and fresh bagels are just a few taps away—straight to your door in Brookline.


 

🧇 Brookline Favorites on the Menu

Most Popular

  • Waffle Mania at BBF – Fresh waffles in sweet & savory styles
  • Tater Tots BFF Special – Cajun, Truffle Parmesan, or Plain
  • Breakfast Smoked Fish Sandwiches – Salmon, Trout, Tuna & more
  • Breakfast Bagel Sandwiches – Classic egg, cheese & protein combos
  • Fresh Bagels – Plain, Everything, Sesame, Asiago, Cinnamon Raisin, etc.

 

🧇 Waffle Mania

  • Just Fry – Special seasoned fries (Air-fried) – $5.25
  • Waffle Philly Cheesesteak – Steak, provolone, green peppers & onion – $15.98
  • Waffle Strawberry Stuffed – Fresh strawberries, banana, powdered sugar – $16.74
  • Waffle Double Chocolate Chips – Chocolate waffle with banana & chocolate morsels – $16.98
  • Waffle Blueberry Stuffed – Fresh blueberries, banana – $16.74
  • Waffle Chicken Sandwich – Fried chicken breast, tomato & chipotle mayo – $12.99
  • Waffle Smoked Salmon Special – Acme smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, tomato, onions – $15.74
  • Waffle Steak, Egg & Cheese Sandwich – Steak, cage-free egg, cheese – $13.74
  • Waffle “All the Way” Sandwich – Egg, cheese, bacon & sausage – $13.74
  • Waffle Sausage, Egg & Cheese – $12.98
  • Waffle Bacon, Egg & Cheese – $13.73
  • Waffle Egg & Cheese – $12.97

 

🥔 Tater Tots (BFF Special)

  • Cajun – $4.99 (Out of stock)
  • Truffle Parmesan – $5.99
  • Plain – $4.45

 

🐟 Breakfast Smoked Fish Sandwiches

  • Brattle Square Smoked Salmon – Salmon, cream cheese, tomato, cucumber, onion, sprouts, capers – $11.99
  • Neponset River Smoked Trout – Trout, eggs, avocado, arugula, tomato – $13.99
  • Weymouth Back River Pastrami Salmon – Pastrami salmon, veggie cream cheese, cucumber, tomato, arugula, onion – $13.99
  • Concord River Smoked Mackerel – Mackerel, chive cream cheese, cucumber, tomato, horseradish – $13.99
  • Mystic River White Fish Salad – Whitefish salad, tomato, onion, capers (open face) – $12.99
  • Muddy River Tuna Salad – Smoked tuna salad, tomato, onion, mozzarella, chili paste – $12.99
  • Merrimack Valley Smoked Anchovies – Anchovy, cream cheese, sprouts, capers – $13.99
  • Harvard Square Smoked Salmon – Salmon, salmon spread, arugula, cucumber, onion, sprouts – $12.99

 

🥯 Breakfast Bagel Sandwiches

  • Inman Square – Bagel, egg, choice of protein (bacon, sausage, ham, turkey) – $8.25
  • Agassiz – Egg white, lite smear, avocado, cucumber, tomato, sprouts – $8.99
  • Winthrop Square – Egg, ham, turkey, cucumber, tomato, feta, sprouts – $9.45
  • Alewife – Egg, chive cream cheese, turkey, bacon, cheddar, swiss, honey dijon – $8.99
  • Wellington – Egg, veggie smear, bacon, roast beef, American cheese, BBQ sauce – $8.99
  • Harrington – Egg, ham, sausage, chive smear, provolone, chipotle mayo – $8.99
  • Avon Hill – Egg, jalapeño smear, sausage, bacon, cheddar, tomato, jalapeños – $8.99
  • Brattle Square Smoked Salmon – $11.99
  • Harvard Square Smoked Salmon – $12.99

 

🥯 Fresh Bagels

All bagels $2.60 each:
Plain | Everything | Sesame | Cinnamon Raisin | Multigrain | Onion | Asiago | Whole Wheat

 

🥐 Croissants & Pastries

  • French Croissant – $3.99
  • Chocolate Croissant – $3.49 (Out of stock)
  • Almond Croissant – $3.99 (Out of stock)
  • Turkey & Cheddar Croissant – $5.99
  • Ham & Swiss Croissant – $5.99
  • Colossal Double Chocolate Cookie – $4.25
  • Muffins – Pistachio, Chocolate, Blueberry, Banana Walnut (out of stock) – $5.49

 

🧴 Artisan Spreads (8 oz.)

  • Plain – $6.99
  • Lite Plain – $6.99
  • Chives – $8.99
  • Jalapeño – $8.99
  • Mixed Vegetable – $8.99
  • Roasted Red Pepper – $8.99
  • Mediterranean Olive – $8.99
  • Strawberry – $8.99
  • Vegan – $8.99
  • Walnut Honey – $8.99
  • Smoked Salmon Spread – $9.99
  • White Fish Salad – $10.99
  • Tuna Salad – $10.99
  • Smoked Salmon/Lox (for 2 sandwiches) – $9.99

 

🥗 Steamed Bagel Sandwiches

Vegetarian

  • Charles Square – Cheese, plant sausage, chipotle mayo – $9.45
  • Harvard Square – Chive smear, avocado, jalapeño, dill havarti, chips – $8.99
  • Central Square – Mozzarella, pesto, tomato, balsamic – $8.99
  • Eliot Square – Veggie smear, havarti, onion, tomato, avocado – $8.99
  • Kendall Square – Cream cheese, cucumber, provolone, arugula, ranch – $8.99

Vegan

  • Kimball Street – Vegan sausage, vegan cheddar, chipotle mayo – $9.45
  • Leonard Ave – Hummus, tomato, sprouts, avocado – $8.45
  • Magnolia Ave – Plant sausage, vegan cheddar, hummus, BBQ – $9.45
  • Strawberry Hill – Fig jam, vegan cream cheese, strawberries, blueberries, honey – $9.45
  • Spring Place – Vegan cream cheese, Nutella, berries – $8.99
  • The Coast – Vegan spread, vegan cheddar, avocado, tomato – $8.99

Loaded (Meat-based)

  • Coolidge Hill – Turkey, bacon, American, arugula, peppers, chips – $10.45
  • Fresh Pond – Roast beef, turkey, bacon, swiss, cheddar, tomato, chipotle mayo – $11.45
  • Lafayette Square – Turkey, pepperoni, corned beef, swiss, smoked cheddar – $11.45
  • Observatory Hill – Turkey, sausage, cream cheese, parmesan – $11.45
  • Larchwood – Corned beef, ham, bacon, gouda, havarti – $11.45
  • Cambridge Port – Corned beef, pastrami, swiss, gouda – $11.45
  • Area Four – Pastrami, bacon, muenster, boom boom sauce – $11.45
  • Porter Square – Prime steak, bacon, provolone, swiss, parmesan – $11.99
  • General MacArthur – Steak, ham, gouda, provolone, peppers, chips – $12.99
  • Charles – Chicken, bacon, provolone, muenster, boom boom sauce, chips – $12.99
  • Putnam Square – Chicken, corned beef, havarti, BBQ chips – $12.99
  • City Hall – Steak, chicken, bacon, feta, parmesan – $12.99

 

Drinks

Hot

  • Drip Coffee (16 oz) – $2.99
  • Espresso – $3.45
  • Americano – $3.99
  • Cappuccino – $5.45
  • Latte – $5.45
  • Mocha – $5.45
  • White Mocha – $5.45
  • Caramel Macchiato – $5.45
  • Chai Latte – $5.45
  • Dirty Chai – $5.99
  • Matcha Latte – $6.49
  • Hot Chocolate / White Hot Chocolate – $5.00
  • Coffeccino – $5.00

Iced (23 oz)

  • Cold Brew Coffee – $3.99
  • Cold Brew Tea – $4.59
  • Iced Latte – $5.99
  • Iced Chai Latte – $5.99
  • Iced Mocha – $6.49
  • Iced White Mocha – $6.49
  • Iced Americano – $6.49
  • Iced Caramel Macchiato – $6.49
  • Dirty Chai Iced – $6.49
  • Matcha Iced – $6.49
  • Iced Vanilla Chai – $6.99
  • Iced Frappuccino – $6.99

🥤 Beverages & Sides

  • Still Water – $2.79
  • Large Water – $3.49
  • Sparkling Water – $3.49
  • Soda – $3.49
  • Sanpellegrino – $3.79
  • Coconut Water – $3.79
  • Natalie Lemonade – $3.79
  • Natalie Juice – $4.29
  • Still Water (Aluminum) – $3.50
  • Chips – $1.79

 

🥯 Catering

  • Bagel & Veggies Platter (for 10 guests) – 10 bagels of choice, tomato, cucumber, onion, arugula + 3 cream cheeses – $69.00


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💬 What Brookline Customers Are Saying

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Julia S., Washington Square
“Brooklyn Bagel Factory is our go-to for family brunch. The catering platter is always a hit—fresh, authentic, and easy. It’s become our weekend tradition.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ David L., Coolidge Corner
“As a doctor working in Longwood, I depend on their delivery between shifts. The Inman Square sandwich with an iced latte keeps me energized through long days.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nina R., Brookline Village
“The smoked salmon bagel here is easily the best I’ve had outside NYC. Totally worth the short trip into Cambridge when I’m not ordering delivery.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ethan M., Chestnut Hill
“My kids love the muffins and tater tots—while I stick with the Alewife sandwich. It’s one of the few places that works for the whole family.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leah P., Washington Square
“The vegan Kimball Street sandwich is my absolute favorite. Plant-based sausage, avocado, chipotle mayo—finally a bagel shop where I don’t feel limited.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Marcus G., Brookline Village
“Our office orders catering platters weekly, and they’re always a crowd-pleaser. Bagels, spreads, smoked salmon—it blows away the standard breakfast fare.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Caroline H., Coolidge Corner
“Brooklyn Bagel Factory makes mornings better. The coffee is strong, the bagels are chewy perfection, and the delivery always arrives on time.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jake T., Chestnut Hill
“The waffle bacon, egg & cheese is next-level. Sweet, salty, and filling—basically brunch in one bite. Worth the hype.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sophia M., Washington Square
“I grew up in New York, and this is the only place in Boston that nails real bagels. Crisp outside, chewy inside, and loaded with toppings.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Daniel R., Brookline Village
“Fast delivery, fresh food, and big portions. Whether it’s a quick solo lunch or brunch with friends, Brooklyn Bagel Factory never disappoints.”


 

FAQ – Brookline Bagel Lovers Edition

  1. Do you deliver to Brookline?
    ✅ Yes—straight to Coolidge Corner, Washington Square, Brookline Village, Chestnut Hill, and more via UberEats, DoorDash, and Grubhub. Whether you’re at home, at the office, or grabbing a quick bite between errands, we’ve got Brookline covered.
  2. Do you cater for offices or events?
    🎉 Absolutely! Our bagel platters, cream cheese spreads, smoked fish trays, and pastry boxes are perfect for Longwood Medical offices, BU South Campus events, school functions, and weekend brunch gatherings.
  3. Do you have vegan & vegetarian options?
    🌱 Yes—plenty! Favorites include the Agassiz (egg white, avocado, sprouts, tomato, cucumber), the Central Square veggie-loaded sandwich, and the fully vegan Kimball Street with plant-based sausage and chipotle mayo.
  4. What’s most popular with Brookline customers?
    💥 The Brattle Square Smoked Salmon is a big hit with brunch lovers, while the Alewife (turkey, bacon, cheddar, swiss, honey dijon) and the Agassiz veggie sandwich are staples for health-conscious and classic bagel fans alike.
  5. Where are you located?
    📍 Just a 10–15 minute drive from Brookline at 168 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA. Many Brookline customers stop by after shopping in Cambridge or simply order delivery for maximum convenience.
  6. Do you serve coffee with your bagels?
    ☕ Definitely! We offer cold brew, lattes, espresso drinks, chai, and hot drip coffee—perfect for pairing with any bagel sandwich or smoked salmon platter. Many Brookline Village regulars grab both on their morning commute.
  7. Do you offer breakfast and brunch all day?
    🥯 Yes! From classic egg & cheese bagels to waffle sandwiches, smoked salmon, and pastries, our menu is built for morning commuters, mid-day snackers, and late brunch lovers.
  8. Are there family-friendly options?
    👨‍👩‍👧 Yes—Brookline families love our tater tots, muffins, croissants, and bagel & cream cheese platters. Easy to share, kid-approved, and always fresh.
  9. Do you deliver on weekends?
    🚴 Yes—weekend delivery is one of our most popular services! Whether you’re planning a lazy Saturday breakfast, post-spin class brunch, or Sunday family gathering, we deliver right to your door.
  10. Why do Brookline locals love Brooklyn Bagel Factory?
    💬 Because we combine authentic New York–style bagels with a creative menu, strong coffee, and reliable delivery. From students and doctors near Longwood to families in Chestnut Hill, Brookline customers count on us for bagels that are hot, fresh, and always satisfying.

 

📍 Visit or Order Today – Just Minutes from Brookline

Brooklyn Bagel Factory
168 Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA 02139
📞 +1 (617) 945-7286
🌐 brooklynbagelfactory.com

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