Bagel with cream cheese per bagel, plain cream cheese
| Tier | Median | Range | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seattle | $5.50 | $4.75 to $6.50 | 13 |
| Neighborhood | $5.50 | $4.75 to $6.50 | 12 |
Seattle Bagels Price Index
What Seattle bagel shops charge
Medians of 84 prices from 15 restaurants. Updated October 18, 2026.
- 11 neighborhoods
- 8 items
Plain bagel per bagel
| Tier | Median | Range | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seattle | $3.00 | $2.50 to $3.75 | 15 |
| Neighborhood | $3.12 | $2.50 to $3.75 | 14 |
See all 8 items
Most places chargeHow we count
Like with like, from real menus
- 15 Seattle restaurants: 13 from their own websites and 2 from their own online ordering pages.
- No delivery-app prices. When we checked, DoorDash ran 0 to 15% higher than the restaurant, most often about 10%.
- Bagel with cream cheese is plain cream cheese on one bagel: the listed price, or the bagel plus a plain schmear where a shop sells them apart.
- Plain bagel is each shop's cheapest single bagel. Specialty bagels and bialys are left out.
- Lox bagel and egg sandwich count each shop's cheapest classic version. Double lox and catering platters are left out.
- Dozen is 12 bagels and baker's dozen is 13. A shop whose dozen holds 14 is in neither line.
- Cream cheese tub is 8 oz plain. Bagel shops only; cafes that also sell bagels are in the coffee index.
- Each place counts once per item. Median means half charge more, half charge less.
- "Most places charge" is the middle half of places. Range is the lowest to the highest price we found. A price shows only when 3 or more places list it.
- Restaurants outside Seattle are left out. Neighborhoods so far: Ballard, Capitol Hill, Downtown, Fremont, Georgetown, Madison Valley, Montlake, Pinehurst, Ravenna, South Lake Union, University District.
- Menu prices before tax, tip and service charges. Updated monthly.
We show the market. Each owner sets their own prices, alone.