Vegan
American
Take-out
Breakfast
Jewish
All-vegan deli offering fresh bagels, bagel sandwiches, and various prepared foods. Has vegan corned beef, chik'n, and lox. Third location, open since Nov '22. Reported closed December 2023.
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907 E Pike St, Seattle, Washington, USA, 98122
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Added by Seatown_vegan on 01 Nov 2022
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66 Reviews
First Review by Seatown_vegan
RebeccaSullivan
Points +4041
PDX is Better - Edit
Tried both (though one has since closed) locations in Portland and loved them. Tried the Seattle location and was not impressed. Got a bacon egg and cheese on a toasted salt bagel. The bagel was super small and it just wasn’t as good as the one I had in Portland. I also got a potato latke which I did enjoy. It also comes with sour cream and apple sauce.
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VeganBoatBum
Points +143
❤️❤️❤️ - Edit
Ben and Esters Jewish deli, had the best lox and cream cheese I’ve ever had.  Wish they had a location near my house in Arizona.
Read morePros: Lox Bagel, Lox Bagel
Cons: Not in my hometown
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jmoney
Points +97
Zero stars if I could, unbelievable this place is top rated - Edit
I don't know how everyone left such good reviews -- as a vegan I always want to give the benefit of the doubt, but my partner and I left unable to think of a worse vegan place we've eaten at. The app forced me to give 2 stars, not my own choice. I've been wanting to come here for so long and I am incredibly disappointed....and shocked how good of reviews this has. I got egg salad, steak mushroom hoagie:, and babka the babka and hoagie were some of the dryest things I'd ever put in my mouth and flavors were subpar, the hoagie tasted very unnatural/chemical heavy. Egg salad was average. My partner got the Lizzo and lox bagel and they were at best ok. It was a very sad ending to a meal I'd been anticipating for so long, and I'm truly perplexed by the number of rave reviews this place has.
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Yeah, I don’t understand the hype. I want to like them, but left feeling underwhelmed.
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ChasingaSunnyDays
Points +135
Great breakfast and brunch - Edit
Cool vibe, excellent food! They'll have coffees, sandwiches, hoagies and their bagel sandwiches are delicious!
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Mgfarmer
Points +825
Quaint delicatessen - Edit
Bagels were good, but I would definitely like to come back for some of their deli lunch options
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piglet_enthusiast
Points +516
Nice Reubens 👍 - Edit
Seattle has surprisingly few fully vegan restaurants/dining establishments so this deli is exciting! I am a huge fan of vegan reubens and this was very likely the best I've ever had - and they had run out of corned beef so I had it with turkey instead! Still great!
Read moreIt's a bit overpriced and I found the knish a little less flavourful than I would have wanted but hey, at the end of the day I'm really excited to have a great vegan sandwich place in the heart of the city. And to the purists complaining about authenticity - you're not on the east coast anymore.
Pros: Big menu with many options , Very good sauerkraut, Best vegan reuben I've had!
Cons: No soy milk for coffee. , A bit overpriced
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theNumberOfTheBeast
Points +4929
Not to kvetch or nothing... - Edit
I was disappointed. Growing up in New York, I had high hopes. Instead, I found high prices for low quality. It was fair. Not in the sense of just, but in the sense of average, or middling food quality and service.
Read moreI paid a lot of money for a hoagie combo. Unlike the photo of the default sandwich here, instead of a long crusty Italian loaf I might have expected at a New York Style Deli, thick with antipasto and stuffings, I received a thick loaf of soft bread with a tiny sliver of seitan and some lettuce and unripe pastel pink tomatoes.
Flavor was bubkes. It wasn't fun eating so much dry bread with so many under-stimulated olfactory axons. Looking at the menu, all of the options should have been offered on one sub, mushrooms, cheese, peppers with lettuce and tomato. Asking for the same I would have been upsold a $30 sandwich. A slice of dill pickle was offered in lieu of soup for the combo, so I had to go without if I wanted to get out for less than the price of a pair of new shoes in Bed Stuy.
The matzoh ball soup I was chalishing to try was enormous, might have been a whole liter worth but it was dreadfully unseasoned, not enough salt or pepper and none to be found anywhere to liven it up. The rutzers were all too verdreyt to help. My matzohs (which are a snap to make vegan, from personal experience) were pasty and dense like golf balls of play dough. I left mine uneaten.
The bagels looked too small, so I didn't order one since they were ten bucks to boot. Sorry to hock, maybe my experience will be less of a graube on another day, but between the prices and the quality I'd just as soon put 1/4 down on a flight to JFK.
Updated from previous review on 2023-06-17
Pros: 100% plant based, busy and popular, good location
Cons: billik and bissel, that "music" playing in the dining room, half the staff seemed angry, too many glitches
geometric-noise
I appreciate the concept, not the execution.
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EmdotAlice
Points +4649
Great vegan cream cheese - Edit
I’m sure this review will expand over time since I plan to come back here often. I’ve been pining for some decent vegan bagel options and so pleased Ben & Esther’s is here to satisfy. So far I’ve tried the carrot lox bagel sandwich, which is pretty good, but what really blew me away was the scallion cream cheese. Can’t wait to come back and try more combinations.
Read moreEdit2: The lemon-dill and veggie shmears are great on the lox sandwich. I also highly recommend the steak & eggs
Edit3: Ben & Esther’s has a few new sandwiches. We really enjoy the Lizzo, which comes on a jalapeño bagel. Unfortunately their jalapeño bagels often have very few and sometimes no jalapeños. We’ve had similar issues with their garlic bagels. We tend to stick with the their sesame and everything bagels for the best bagel coverage. Their pumpernickel is good sometimes, but it’s also been rock hard. They’re not very reliable. I’d love to see them improve the quality of their bagels and introduce some whole wheat varieties.
Updated from previous review on 2023-03-21
Pros: The vegan shmears are so good, Some really good sandwiches
Cons: Bagel quality is variable
Seatown_vegan
I need to try some of their different cream cheeses.
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IngridZ
Points +491
Good bagel sandwich and deli sandwich - Edit
Ordered egg cheese sausage bagel sandwich, and Reuben deli sandwich. They were good. Unexpectedly very deliciously cheesy!
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Tofu**meup
Points +1305
Must try if visiting Seattle - Edit
My wife and I tried 6 different things in 2 days during our visit and everything was amazing. I could eat here everyday. Highly recommend
Read morePros: Variety of vegan options , Jewish vegan options
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Ingridvaleria
Points +117
Amazing! - Edit
The deli sandwiches are to die for and everyone who works there is so great!
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sierramadremusic
Points +61
So delicious, better than expected✌️ - Edit
Was not expecting this to be this so amazing! Go early as they run out of things. The “meat” tastes homemade. I usually hate fake meat but I loved this!
Read morePros: All Vegan, Delicious, Authentic
Cons: Expensive, They run out of things , Plastic containers
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jade:)
Points +47
Awesome!! - Edit
Great food! The environment was great as well. I’m a big fan!
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BrightonMD
Points +1320
What a find! - Edit
I love it when a vegan establishment embellishes the reality of non-vegan foods, and this deli does it thoroughly and well. Options abound with many sandwiches, from Turkey to steak to corned beef. They also offer home made vegan baked goods.
Read morePros: Plentiful protein options, Multiple sandwiches , Great vegan desserts
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Kimya369
Points +311
Great Sandwiches! - Edit
Really enjoyed their sandwiches! I will say, I wasn’t a huge fan of the maple and bacon spread, but that might just be me. Definitely want to go back and try some other spreads.
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Elyse.Veggin’out
Points +36
Classic “kosher” deli but vegan! - Edit
I am from the New York area and grew up on kosher deli’s. It’s great to see a place like this, with a lot of really great options. The food is good but not incredible.
Read moreTreeEater3000
I totally agree with you! Thanks for saying it 💞
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divyaj
Points +647
Crunchy Bagels - Edit
Finally a Jalapeno bagel for vegans, and the egg patty is really good. The matzo soup is excellent and quite a large portion as well.
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bEzz
Points +1735
Kosher Dills FTW! - Edit
Super tasty spot. The Reuben—amazing btw—came with a dill pickle spear and the pickle was so good, I had to go and order another full one! In addition to a variety of bagels, schmears, sandwiches, and deli standards (e.g. egg salad, potato knishes), they also feature a variety of difficult to find Jewish desserts such as rugelach, Hamentashen, babka, and halvah. Plus, year-round matzoh ball soup!!
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Link246
Points +102
Simple but delicious - Edit
Friendly staff, good food and coffee
Read morePros: All vegan
Cons: Only Disposables
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rfkaufer
Points +505
Very satisfying sandwiches - Edit
I had the New Yorker and my son had the Club sandwich. That plus some macaroni salad has me full 6 hours later. So yummy.
Read moreUpdate: egg cheese sausage sandwich on pumpernickel took me back to my childhood. 🥰
Updated from previous review on 2023-02-19
Pros: Oh so many options, Really good almond latte, Friendly staff
Cons: Wish they had composting (they have it now!!!), A tad too much spicy mustard on the sandwiches
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angdep
Points +1297
Great spot for lunch - Edit
Love the bagel sandwiches and halva here. Definitely a fabulous new addition to the vegan scene in Seattle.
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CindyTurner
Points +64
Disappointing but will give a 2nd chance - Edit
I really wanted to love the food here. I didn’t. We tried the brisket and the corned beef. I couldn’t finish my sandwich, just didn’t like it. I will go again to try something else, as other reviews rave.
Read morePros: Good rye bread and good bagels, Very good schmeer , Friendly employees.
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JHC5
Points +158
A must-visit Seattle restaurant - Edit
I had some of the best sandwiches I’ve ever eaten here, if I could come here everyday I would.
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pizzybot
Points +755
LOVED it - Edit
We went just before closing today, but they still had a great selection. There were only a couple of orders ahead of mine, so I had my to-go order within maybe 10 minutes or so. We had the bagel with lox and lemon dill schmear, the reuben, the macaroni salad, and a black and white cookie. Everything was so good! We can't wait to go back and try more items.
Read morePros: Amazing food, Service was fast for us, Friendly staff
Cons: Parking is a little tricky
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nox
Points +164
Delicious! - Edit
So far I’ve had an egg, cheese, bacon sammich, the lox with the scallion schmear, and an egg, cheese, and sausage. All of them were on everything bagels and they were all delicious! Will definitely be coming back and looking forward to trying everything on the menu.
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Dev_
Points +163
Just like home! - Edit
I’m from New York, and we’re pretty picky about our delis/bagels/egg sandwiches. I decided to stop by and get breakfast here on our last day in seattle, and everything was delicious! I wish we came here earlier in our trip, because I definitely would’ve gotten breakfast from here every day.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-01-14
Cons: a bit slow - don’t come if you’re in a rush
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beforethecoffin
Points +32
The best - Edit
Great coffee and bagels. So many options 🥲🖤
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