Sunday, April 12th  |  Audrey Irmas Pavilion at Wilshire Boulevard Temple  |  3643 Wilshire Blvd

Congratulations to the

2026 BagelFest West Champions

Rise Bagels

Irvine, CA

Best of the West

Hey Bagel

Seattle, WA

BEST BAGEL

Full Category Results

  • Winner: Rise Bagels (Irvine, CA)

    Runner up: Hank’s Bagels (Multiple Locations, San Fernando Valley)

    3rd Place: Boil + Bake (Costa Mesa, CA)

  • Winner: Hey Bagel (Seattle, WA)

    Runner up: Hank’s Bagels (Multiple Locations, San Fernando Valley)

    3rd Place: Boil + Bake (Costa Mesa, CA)

  • Winner: Hey Bagel (Seattle, WA)

    Runner up: Hank’s Bagels (Multiple Locations, San Fernando Valley)

    3rd Place: Boil + Bake (Costa Mesa, CA)

  • Winner: Boichik Bagels (Multiple Locations, Bay Area and Los Angeles)

    Runner up: Inglorious Bagels (Carlsbad, CA)

    3rd Place: Daniel's Bagels (Culver City)

  • Winner: Bella's Bagels (Colorado Springs, CO) - Pueblo Green Chile Cream Cheese

    Runner up: New Wave Bagel (Encinitas, CA) - Lemon Meringue Schmear

    3rd Place: Calic Bagel (Koreatown, Los Angeles) - Signature Calic Garlic Schmear

  • Winner: Rise Bagel (Irvine, CA) - Tie between Tokyo Egg Salad and Fruit Bagel

    Runner up: Uncle Stevey’s Bagels (El Segundo, CA) - Coffee Bomb: Coffee bagel, sweet coffee cream cheese, finely ground coffee beans

    3rd Place: New Wave Bagel (Encinitas, CA) - Brown butter salted honey with Lemon Meringue cream cheese

    Honorable mention: Mission Bagel (San Diego, CA) - Gefilte Fish Hillel Bagel Sandwich

  • Winner: Belle's Bagels, Delicatessen and Bar (Highland Park, Los Angeles) - Cherrywood Beet: cherrywood smoked golden beets, onion, dill, capers & plain cream cheese

    Runner up: Mission Bagel (San Diego, CA) - Gefilte Fish Hillel Bagel Sandwich: tender slices of gefilte fish over a creamy schmear, layered with sweet, wine-soaked Sephardic charoset, finished with a sharp swipe of beet horseradish that clears your sinuses and your soul.

    3rd Place: Bagel Boss (Burbank, CA) - Lox Ceviche Sandwich: Lox, Scallion cream cheese, criolla (onion, lemon juice, Lemon zest, Serrano peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, cilantro, salt pepper) and fresh dill

  • Winner: Daniel's Bagels (Culver City)

    Runner up: Mission Bagel (San Diego, CA)

    3rd Place: New Wave Bagel (Encinitas, CA)

The World’s Premier Bagel Event

The World’s Premier

Bagel Event

Taste, vote on, and celebrate the best bagels in the world! Dozens of top makers, live competitions, and unlimited samples. This is BagelFest.

Taste, vote on, and celebrate the best bagels in the world! Dozens of top makers, live competitions, and unlimited samples. This is BagelFest.

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Why BagelFest Exists

Why BagelFest Exists

BagelFest was created in 2019 to celebrate the people, craft, and culture behind great bagels. What started as a small gathering of bagel obsessives has grown into the world’s premier bagel festival, bringing together top makers, industry leaders, and thousands of fans to taste, learn, and crown the best bagels in the world.

After years of sold-out success in New York, BagelFest brings the world’s premier bagel celebration to Los Angeles on Sunday, April 12th, 2026.