Gotham Bagels - Lakeview

probably my favourite bagels in the city so far, Steingold's a close second. the everything bagel + strawberry cream cheese is my go to. now that it's nice out, can enjoy the patio again. the main guy at the front is always super nice and personable, which is appreciated, especially seeing how busy it can get with both pickups and orders. pro-tip: order ahead before you walk over and it'll be much quicker.

Fantastic bagels, maybe the closest you'll get to a NYC bagel in Chicago. The chewiness is wonderful and they're very tasty. The ordering system heavily relies on you ordering online ahead from my experience, which has its downsides, but if you plan ahead a little, this is a good spot. Order online, get there and take out or stay and eat at a table. The space inside isn't big, but depending on when you go you can eat inside. There's also a big patio outside when the weather agrees. I've had the everything bagel and some cream cheeses. So far I would not recommend the tuna sandwich, it's a little bland (although I find a lot of tuna sandwiches bland). Many of the other sandwiches look tasty.

I've been seeing videos all over social media about this place & finally got to try it over the weekend. The Lakeview location's seating is limited (about 5 small tables and 3 or so tables at the front bar area) and first come, first served. We went around 12pm and didn't wait more than 2 minutes to get a table, though. You place your order online and receive a text when it's ready to pick up at the counter. The food & coffee was prepared fairly quickly and everything tasted delicious! I also ordered the tuna salad bagel to go & I recommend that choice as well!The only thing I have to say about this place is that it's clearly a bagel shop that you'd go to for more of a "treat yourself" type of day, otherwise you're looking at about $30 for 1 bagel and a coffee.. $$$

Was very excited to go here because they have New York style bagels. I walked up to the window and ordered a bacon egg and cheese to go. It was $20 for a BEC and iced latte. A little pricier than what I would normally go for. The area outside is nice and I would go back for that more than anything. It's not my favorite bagel shop in Chicago but good to go every once in a while.

Love this spot! Came two weekends in a row because it is THAT GOOD. One thing to note is that you need to order online on the weekend as they don't take your order in person. It makes it easier and more convenience to pick up your food and eat there or go. I loved the Bee's Knees latte, a must try! I've ordered a variety of bagels such as their cinnamon raisin bagel with strawberry cream cheese, bacon, egg, cheddar on an everything bagel, the Brighton beach bagel, and they all were amazingly delicious! Prices range $16-20 for food and drink, but the quality is worth it!

These bagels are pretty legit! I got an asiago bagel with lox cream cheese. Docking off one star because i'm used to getting chunks of lox in my lox cream cheese, but i really couldn't taste the lox. it was still very tasty though!

Probably my go to place for when i need a filling hangover-curing breakfast. The bagel sandwiches are great and the bagels themselves are very good. There's a good variety of bagels (egg everything for the win) and a couple cream cheese options too. The quality of the food is high.Service is fairly quick too, even on a hectic Saturday morning, we'll order online and then walk over and it's ready in ~15 minutes. The only negative thing for me is the price. It's not cheap, a bacon egg and cheese bagel sandwich will run you like $12. Throw on some lox or chicken or something extra and it'll get to $15+ really quickly. That's pricy to say the least. It just means that as good as it is, it's not a weekly occurrence.

Listen, this is a good bagel. It is loaded with flavor and so much goodness. I typically get the Everything Bagel with Lox, bacon and scallion cream cheese, and it does me right without skipping a beat. The Lakeview location has a beautiful outdoor seating area. I would also say the service is a bit odd at this location, you order online on your phone and then pick it up when it's ready. While, that's okay, we had to figure it out ourselves the people working behind the counter didn't provide additional information or gave us a clear direction.

Visiting from Cincinnati and just checked in Drake Hotel downtown. Left my card in the hotel room and took Lyft ride to Lake Sode to try the bagels here. Ordered my food to realize my card was in my hotel room and the guys at the bagel shop told me not to worry about it "it's on us" I am embarrassed and shocked for the gesture and grateful. Means so much to me and speaks volumes about the true character of people working here. Excellent food. Thanks for making my day. Scott Ford

Lovely helpful staff- I was desperate for a bagel before teaching 13 year olds all day. I didn't check their hours since I was used to the location on Superior which was open by that time. Whomp whomp... no bagel for me. Heartbroken, I apologized for bursting in and made my way back to my car. Before I made it back to my vehicle, the gentleman from inside was calling me back asserting they could absolutely hook me up with a bagel if that was all I needed. The kitchen staff, busy prepping for their day, got me a bagel and some cream cheese with cheerful hearts and a smile. Made my freaking day.