Isaac's Bagels

This was my first stop after moving to Durham and it was a great way to start my new life here! This is a take-out only spot but the service was fast and they have free street parking outside. We got sausage, egg, and cheese on an everything bagel and a sesame bagel with fig cream cheese. The bagels were perfectly chewy and tasted really fresh. I can't wait to go back and try their other flavors!

Isaac's Bagels is a must try. We went on a Sunday morning and it was packed but the bagels are worth it to wait a bit. We ordered the egg salad on a sesame bagel (I never order egg salad but this is a curry egg salad which was really good). We also got a BEC on a salt & pepper bagel (SO GOOD) and cinnamon raisin bagel with honey fig cream cheese. We highly recommend checking it out!

Atmosphere: Isaac's Bagels recently opened a small shop where they serve pickup and to-go orders. There are a few seats outside to enjoy your bagel too.Service: The servers are friendly, and our bagels came out in ~10 minutes. Food: We ordered the Whitefish Salad and Egg Salad Bagels. The Whitefish Salad had a pretty intense fishy flavor that we didn't feel balanced well with the cream cheese. The Egg Salad really threw us for a loop. The curry taste was very strong and overshadowed any of the egg salad/pickle flavors. The bagels themselves were chewy and dense. Overall: While we weren't impressed by our bagels this time around, we're hoping to come back and try some of the other menu items. Maybe this was just an off day, but our experience at Isaac's Bagels did not live up to the hype.

Love this bagel spot! I've always drove up and down this road to get to school, I didn't know that this was right here. I'll have to come back :) staff was super friendly and gave great recommendations. Their cream cheese selections were really unique with some classics in them. This time, I got the lox bagel on sesame, and the sausage egg and cheese on a cinnamon raisin (I personally love the sweet and salty combo). Both were really great! I loved how the warmth of the sausage egg and cheese bagel kept the bagel, it was super soft and wasn't hard or too firm to bite into. Cute little spot, a grab and go though so there aren't tables. Definitely have to come here :) a robust menu, there's something for everyone here!

Every. Single. Time. I'm blown away. The bagels, the schmear, the toppings are all so good! Add that to a super intuitive online ordering option and friendly faces greeting you upon your arrival and you're winning in my book! I'm usually an online orderer because it's the perfect food to have before dog meetups, so I'm limited with the time I can spend in the cafe, but every time I'm there I want to just browse the deli cooler and ogle the freshly-baked bagels coming out. One day maybe, but until then, I'm sure they'll keep up the fantastic work!

Isaac's was an absolute Godsend for my husband and I when we were down here visiting my mother-in-law during her stay at Duke hospital (which is four minutes away). Isaac's was the one meal we looked forward to everyday, and I tried almost everything! A. Their salt and pepper bagel is fabulous with just about anything. B. The lox and the avocado were my two top picks. Particularly on the S&P bagel. C. They had bialy there, which we really only ever see up north. So good! D. Do yourself a favor and get one of their lattes. Excellent espresso and the homemade caramel syrup was a nice rich touch. Thank you to Isaac's for helping us through a hard time with your delicious bites!

i love this place so much!!! it really reminds me of this bagel shop i went to in NYC called apollo bagels! the menu options are so good and i can tell the bagels are quality and really well made. ALSO the coffee is really really good!!! my lattes i get there are always amazing and not over extracted. overall i think this is one of the best if not the best bagel joint around this area and i really recommend it to anyone :)

Quite possibly the best bagels in the Durham area!! My boyfriend and I grabbed breakfast sandwiches this morning (he got the sausage egg & cheese and I got the bacon egg & cheese). They were both chewy, flavorful, and filling. Since Isaac's is to-go only, we ordered using the mobile system. The process was pretty straightforward. They make your coffee when you come to pick up your order, which is nice-- nobody likes lukewarm or watered-down drinks. I will definitely be back soon to try some of their cream cheeses!!

The service was good and the jalapeño cream cheese and everything bagel was really good. The hot coco was very good as well. This place gets busy quick. Check it out. The environment is solid , a little small.

Incredibly good bagels and lox and cream cheese. The chili cream cheese and dill scallion cream cheese both pleased everyone. You can't order by phone but they were super nice about it when their website wouldn't take my order--they put it together so it was ready for my family member to pay for when she got there. Bagels are certified kosher by the local Conservative rabbi fyi!