Great food!
Written: Sep 20 '01 (Updated Jan 11 '02)
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Pros: cheap, great food, too many choices
Cons: can be busy or have long lines
The Bottom Line: If you are looking for the best tasting bagels and pastries, go to Kupel's. You won't be disappointed!
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| marcosmark9's Full Review: Kupel's Bakery |
Kupel's Bakery is a nice Jewish bakery in Brookline. Apparently it's been around for quite a while, I've heard for about 20 years. It makes the best bagels I've ever tasted. They have won the award for best bagels in Boston from Boston Magazine multiple times. For those concerned, everything in the store except for the cream cheese is kosher and pareve and the store isn't open during the sabbath. When other items in the store say they have cheese in it, it really contains some kind of fake cheese, which, in my opinion, doesn't taste bad. It has a lot of vegan pastries which aren't marked as vegan. They are the flaky looking ones close to the bread.
Kupel’s Bakery makes great pastries and cream cheeses. Some of my favorite pastries are Chocolate Cinnamon Rugallah (can be pricey at $2 or $2.50 a block), the Apple Cheese Puff, and the German Chocolate Brownie. There are a few tables and chairs to sit and eat at. They are usually only all occupied during lunch time by people eating bagel sandwiches, which are also very good. They have a large selection of cream cheeses. They also have low-fat cream cheese and different kinds of fish spreads like tuna and lox. The most annoying thing about this bakery is that pastry prices aren't really marked, although you can ask and most of them are $1.50 or $.99.
Along with bagels, pastries, and cream cheese, Kupel’s Bakery also sells bread. They have challah, the traditional Jewish bread made with eggs. They also make a few different types of rye breads. I wish they also had French bread and sourdough breads.
Most of the staff is hard-working. Some are very knowledgeable. Unfortunately, there are a few that try to avoid helping people and others that don’’t really know too much.
I would definitely recommend Kupel’’s Bakery to anyone looking for a good bagel, pastry, bread, etc.
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Kid Friendliness: Yes
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Notes, Tips or Menu Recommendations Sunday mornings and afternoons can get very busy, try going other times.
Best Suited For: Kids and Families
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