- 2x winner of “Best Bagel” Award (2021, 2022)

- Have embarked on a journey to open 300 stores and are valued at $60 million.

- Investors include Hollywood producer Johnny Davis, Darren Rovell’s Tastemaker Capital, branding agency Red Antler, and angel investors Matt LaCasse, Paul Applebaum, Sam Hendel, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Paul Rudd, JJ and TJ Watt, Michael Phelps, and Michael Strahan.

- Winner “Best Bagel” (2023 & 2025), “Schmear of the Year” (2024, 2025 Runner-Up), “Best Showmanship” (2025), “Most Creative” Runner-Up (2025)

- James Beard Award finalist for Outstanding Bakery; The first bagel shop to ever be nominated in the category.

- Featured on “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” in June 2025

- Garnered national media coverage in TimeOut, NY Post, and Food & Wine.

“BagelFest has honestly been the best thing ever for my business...We went from neighborhood bagel shop to regional bagel shop and people started driving out from over an hour away to wait in line for our bagels.”

-Oren Salomon, Owner