Our Story:

Finally a good bagel in Richmond. Our Nate's Bagels team has been serving great kettle-boiled, stone-baked bagels on the corner of W. Cary Street and S. Allen Ave in Richmond's Fan District since opening as a brick and mortar shop in the spring of 2018.

Being an engineer in his past life, Nate spent two years meticulously developing his bagel recipe while serving Richmonders at area farmer's markets, local grocery stores and through Bagel Club memberships. Leading up to the storefront, he asked Richmonders what they were looking for in a local bagel shop, all the while traveling back and forth to New York, New Jersey, and across Virginia making friends and getting advice from the best bagel makers out there.

We aim to perfect the classics and make a true Richmond bagel that reflects our beautiful, complex river city. We’re a local coffee shop-loving, farmer’s market-friendly, chickens in the backyard, beers on the porch, bagel in the morning kind of company.

2016

• Began making bagels in Nate’s home kitchen

• Sold bagels at pop up locations at farmers markets, shops, and breweries

• Opened subscription service for weekly bagel fill-ups

2017

• Made plans to open brick and mortar shop

• Named Best Bagel in Virginia by the Nosher

2018

• May 16 - Grand Opening of brick and mortar shop - corner of Cary and Allen in the Fan

Other Press Coverage:

Named Best Bagel in Virginia by The Nosher

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/this-map-shows-where-to-get-the-best-bagel-in-every-state/

Style Weekly Interview - on being named best bagel in VA

https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/nates-bagels-named-best-in-state/Content?oid=6676169

2016 RVAMag Article - on our former subscription service + pop up locations

https://rvamag.com/politics/nates-bagels-rvas-first-bagel-subscription-service-expands-with-new-pop-up-locations-flavors-and-employees.html

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