Best Bagels in Bergen County — 5 Shops Worth a Morning Drive (Including NJ's No. 1)

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New Jersey takes bagels seriously, and Bergen County is the epicenter — including the shop recently named the best bagel shop in all of New Jersey. Here are five Bergen County bagel shops worth a morning drive. Go early: the best shops sell out of the most popular bagels by late morning.

Assorted bagels

📍 Place 1: Teaneck Road Hot Bagels — 976 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, NJ. Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, baked fresh daily for 30-plus years, in a tiny no-frills storefront. Named one of the top 50 bagel spots in America by Food & Wine, and named New Jersey's best bagel shop by Chowhound in 2026. Open daily 5 AM–3 PM. No seating inside — take your bagels to go.

📍 Place 2: Bagel Supreme — 425 North Farview Avenue, Paramus, NJ. Family-owned neighborhood eatery with fresh bagels, coffee, deli sandwiches, and catering. Open daily 6 AM–3 PM. Good for sitting down with the family.

📍 Place 3: Modern Bagel Cafe — 23-59 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ. Cafe-style shop known for its Taylor ham, egg and cheese bagel and its za'atar bagel. Open daily 5:30 AM–3 PM.

📍 Place 4: Goldberg's Famous Bagels — 90 Westwood Avenue, Westwood, NJ. Family-run bagel haven in downtown Westwood, kid-friendly seating, full breakfast and lunch menu. Open Sunday 5 AM–3 PM, Monday–Saturday 5 AM–5 PM.

📍 Place 5: Kinderkamack Hot Bagels — 935 Kinderkamack Road, River Edge, NJ. Hot, hand-rolled bagels, crispy outside and chewy inside, plus lox bagels and small outdoor seating. Open Sunday 6 AM–2 PM, Monday–Saturday 6 AM–4 PM.

🚗 Drive Time: Teaneck Road Hot Bagels about 10 minutes from Fort Lee, 15 minutes from Tenafly; Paramus shops about 15–20 minutes from Tenafly; Fair Lawn, Westwood, and River Edge each about 15–25 minutes. You can easily hit two shops in one morning.

👶 What Kids Can Do: Pick their own bagel flavor and cream cheese; watch fresh batches come out of the oven; eat picnic-style at a nearby park — bagels travel beautifully.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 What Adults Can Do: Side-by-side taste test (Teaneck classic vs. cafe-style bagel sandwich); stock up — a dozen bagels freeze well; pair the trip with a Bergen County park stop.

🧭 Things to Do Nearby: Van Saun County Park and Bergen County Zoo, Paramus; downtown Westwood shops and cafes; a nearby neighborhood park in Teaneck.

🍂 Seasonal highlights: Fall mornings are bagel weather — crisp air, hot coffee, warm bagel on the way to a park or foliage drive. October weekends are busiest, so arrive before 9 AM.

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