Friday is National Bagel Day and there's nothing plain about the local bakeries making this classic roll-with-a-hole. These 11 spots have 'everything' you need to celebrate the hole-iest day. Note: some bagel makers require ordering in advance.
Asa's Bakery
Asa Diebolt has transformed his popular farmers market stand into a brick-and-mortar destination, and fans of his naturally leavened bagels (and bialys) are benefiting. Preorder online.
3507 23rd Av. S., Mpls., 612-615-9132, asasbakery.com
Bagel Taim
Orders are more than a week out at this new cottage food producer reinventing the bagel. Try their herbes de Provence, a wild card bagel of the week, and their potent everything spice. Love them? Get a weekly bagel subscription. Preorder online.
Delivery (or pickup at their south Minneapolis kitchen), bageltaim.com
Bruegger's
Freebie alert: On Jan. 15, the chain is offering a free bagel with cream cheese with any purchase, at participating locations, when you order ahead through the mobile app.
Twenty Twin Cities locations, brueggers.com
Café Cerés
Chef/co-owner Shawn McKenzie makes one bagel, and it's a doozy: a twisted, sesame-seed coated beauty, inspired by Turkey, that's served with a swipe of tangy labneh and a housemade za'atar seasoning. Splurge and get the smoked salmon add-on. Walk-in.
