It used to be like wandering in the desert — there wasn’t a decent bagel to be found anywhere in town. (While we might debate what makes for a good bagel, at its basic level, a bagel should be boiled and then baked at a high temperature. You want to see tiny blisters on that shiny exterior. It should be dense, not cakey. If you want to toast it, go ahead. But it shouldn’t need to be toasted to taste good.) Thanks to the pandemic, which gave people lots of time to practice the art of bagel-making, we have to wander no more! Mr. Aaron’s Goods, Bagelshop, All or Nothing, H&S Bagels, Crieve Hall Bagel Co., Jersey Oven, Benji’s Bagel & Coffee House and Big Ben’s Bagels are just some of the spots that have opened in recent years, joining Proper Bagel in filling what was once a hole in the Nashville culinary scene.
Best New Bagels
