BetterBagels

17/06/2026

BetterBagels is closed on fathers day. We will be brewing beer instead. Main ingredients leftover bagels, mulberries and honey. This time we will make a BagelTripel (8%). Follow us to find out when it will be available.

13/06/2026

Good morning 🌞

29/05/2026

15% discount during Leiden Shorts!

Since one of our bagelbakers (Irene) doubles as the Guest Coordinator & Industry Assistant at Leiden International International Short Film Experience, we offer 15% discount on your purchase at BetterBagels.
Offer valid this Friday, Saturday and Sunday on presentation of your Leiden Shorts ticket.

About Leiden Shorts
Leiden Shorts was established in 2009 as a new platform for short films and has since grown into one of the most significant short film events in the Netherlands. Over the course of four days, the festival presents more than 100 short films in a variety of genres from around the world. The schedule for the festival can be found here:

https://leidenshorts.filmchief.com/shop/tickets?mode=schedule

About BetterBagels:
BetterBagels opened its doors on the Lange Mare in Leiden 14 years ago and is now a household name under bagel lovers.
It is the oldest BagelShop in the Netherlands that makes real New Yok-style bagels that are hand-rolled and boiled before they are baked. This gives the bagels their irresistible unique chewy mouthfeel. BetterBagels offers many different bagel sandwiches, including vegetarian, vegan and (celiac proof) glutenfree options.

We hope you will have a wonderful festival, enjoy some beautiful short films as well as a delicious fresh bagel.

05/05/2026

Wist je dat wij ook glutenvrije bagels leveren aan andere horecagelegenheden?
Vandaag komt onze distributie partner er weer een aantal ophalen.
Ze kunnen diepgevroren in doosjes van 20 stuks worden bezorgd op locatie. Neem gerust contact op als je meer informatie wilt.

25/04/2026

Preparing bagels for sunday

25/04/2026

12/03/2026

Did you know that we now also have freshly frozen versions of our populair BagelDogs?

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It only takes 3 minutes to heat them up.
You could also do this at home of-course.

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28/02/2026

Nostalgic pictures of BetterBagels that opened her doors 14 years ago on leapday 2012.

21/02/2026

Some customer interactions are even better than others…

Let me start by stating that we are blessed with the fact that we only seem to have nice customers. Really, we do! Therefore almost all customer interactions are also nice.
However, this one stood out:

A regular customer comes in and orders ‘his’ NO-tuna salad to go. He has a smile on his face, the interaction is friendly and efficient. We prepare the bagel, wrap it, and hand it to the customer.

He is about to leave our shop but stops and turns around.

He says, "Oh, ehhh…"

There is a pause of several seconds that feels more like minutes.
Clearly he is searching for the right words to accurately express his feelings.After the pause he continues...

“I love your shop.”

We reply, "Thank you for sharing this and for coming back. See you again soon."

We love our job!