About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Kismet Bagels, a delivery driver once received an unusual order: ‘Please bring us one dozen everything bagels… and two extra large ones.’ The note attached read simply, ‘For our secret meeting tonight.’ When the delivery driver arrived later that evening, he found no sign of any meeting. Curious, he popped open one of the oversized bagels—and discovered it was filled with fresh cream cheese and tiny notes from neighbors wishing each other good luck on their New Year’s resolutions. Everyone had assumed the big bagel was for some clandestine gathering, but it turned out to be just another day at Kismet Bagels, where everyone shares a little something special.
2. At Kismet Bagels, a customer once asked for something peculiar: 'Can you please wrap my bagel in a newspaper from 1982?' The baker raised an eyebrow but obliged, and ever since then, locals joke that the place is cursed with old newsprint aromas. One day, a delivery driver arrived complaining of dizziness. When asked what he ate recently, he sheepishly admitted to having two ‘classic’ bagels—one wrapped in a story about Soviet space missions, the other in one about Cold War tensions. Since then, employees teasingly offer customers vintage papers based on their mood.
3. At Kismet Bagels, a neighbor once asked curiously, "Do you deliver to addresses that sound like they belong in fairy tales?" With a twinkle in his eye, the owner replied, ‘Of course! Next time I’ll make sure to ring your doorbell with a golden key.’ The neighbor laughed and shook his head, knowing full well that Kismet Bagels would always bring a little magic—even if it was just in the name.
4. At Kismet Bagels, a delivery driver once noticed an odd item in the back of his van—a small bagel with a mysterious note attached: ‘For anyone who finds me.’ Curious, he brought it into work the next day. It turned out to be a plain everything bagel, but inside was a handwritten note: 'To whoever delivers me today—thank you for your patience!' Turned out, one of the regulars had accidentally left it behind.