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Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe offering bagels and salads, smoothies and juices. Has vegan options. Open Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-19:00.


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27 Reviews

First Review by FreyaStewart-Grant

KatharinaMK

Points +881

Vegan
20 Aug 2024

Delicious Bagels, recommended! 🤤

If you like bagels this is your place to go. The „Simply cream cheese“ and the „Vegan in Athen“-Bagel are very delicious and filling. They have multiple vegetarian/vegan Options to chose from. (Also a Peanut butter and jelly bagel if you want something sweet)
You can also find a variety of juices, smoothies and hot beverages on the menu.
The green smoothie is great!
Prices absolutely reasonable and affordable. You can pay by cart. Seats outside and a few inside available.

Pros: Freshly made and delicious , Good Portionsize, Fair pricing

bhekki

Points +126

Vegan
16 Aug 2024

Best bagels I’ve had, loved it!

On my weekend trip to Riga, I had to return back to Big Bad Bagels three times just for the “Vegan in Athens” bagel (with vegan feta cheese, herb dressing, sun-dried tomatoes, grilled bell pepper, and greens).

Ever since I tried it over one year ago, I literally still dream about it! The thought of it is enough to make me consider a return trip to Riga just to eat this bagel again. Highly recommended, a solid 10/10! Would give it 5 stars if I could!

They offer a variety of vegetarian and vegan options for both bagels and drinks. I'm pretty sure they had vegan desserts when I visited, but I can't seem to find them on the menu now... I also tried the “Go Nuts Vegan” drink (with plant based milk, peanut butter, banana, and agave syrup), which was ok but the peanut butter taste was a bit overpowering for my liking, almost like eating plain peanut butter.

Lisett

Points +101

Vegan
18 Jul 2024

Great bagels

It was such a nice surprise to see so many vegan and vegetarian options available. Would be great if they added a few options with protein but nevertheless would recommend stopping by!

Danny96

Points +115

Vegan
15 Jul 2024

solid bagels / lots of options

good bagels - perfect for a quick snack!

MiisaT

Points +106

Vegan
20 Apr 2024

Lots of vegan options

Good selection of vegan options but unfortunately no bagel with tofu or other protein.

Pros: Location , Speed, Service

Cons: Lack of proteins

EleonoraGelažnikaitė

Points +227

Vegan
01 Apr 2024

4 vegan options

I really enjoyed vegan bagel. There are not a lot sitting places, more take a way place. I would pay good prices - 5€ for one bog bagel.

Julie90

Points +1117

Vegan
30 Mar 2024

Nice for a lunch/snack

If you like bagels, you can't go wrong with these ones. We took them with us as a lunch for the beach, but there are also 2 tables as a seating option inside.

TamsinGam97

Points +56

Vegetarian
13 Oct 2023

So much choice!

We popped here for lunch, and the veggie/vegan menu was surprisingly as big as the non-veggie menu. I had the vegetarian in Barbados (cream cheese, spicy guacamole, spinach, jalapenos, cucumber) and really enjoyed it. Just be warned that they can be very messy to try and eat!

itsjules

Points +917

Vegan
06 Sep 2023

aaaamazing bagels !!!

the vegan bagel options and some drinks!!
so tasty definitely try if you’re here in riga!

antxnia.mrx

Points +355

Vegan
06 Aug 2023

Nice bagels

They have a nice variety of vegan bagels. I tried the vegan in Athens. It was great, but could have been a bit more spicy and seasoned.
Sadly the store is not very sustainable. Your bagels come in a paper wrapping and your drinks in plastic cups even if you eat there.

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-06

Lulu2121

Points +208

Vegan
24 Jul 2023

Good, but not great

Nice bagels. Decent amount of vegan options. However I found the bagels a little plain

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-24

Pros: Enough vegan options

Cons: A little plain, not really interesting tastes

CemNY

Points +158

Vegan
18 Jun 2023

Good bagel - decent option

Had the ‘South’ bagel, it was pretty basic but was nice. The bagel itself was very very good. Good option for if you’re with any non-vegans.

Pros: The bagel itself, Price

Cons: Simple vegan options

kristauhh

Points +276

Vegan
16 Apr 2023

highly recommend!💓

had the vegan in athens bagel and it was amazing! super rich and tasty, you can even add extra ingredients. good price too. ordering online gives you a 15% discount:)

lauriee18

Points +240

Vegan
04 Apr 2023

reallly good and cheap

really nice bagels and they’re only €4-€5! about 5 vegan options😄

Pros: good range of vegan , yummy

Cons: tiny cafe with little seating

katsninthlife

Points +413

Vegetarian
02 Mar 2023

Great bagels!

Has a good variety of vegetarian and vegan options. I had the ‘Vegan in Athens’ and it was amazing😄The bagels come quite big so are worth the price!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Worth the price , Cater to dietary needs

elinahamala

Points +90

Mostly Veg
14 Jan 2023

Good vegan options - great lunch

Have had lunch multiple times here and this place doesn’t disappoint! Bagels are great, and the vegan options (4-6 in total, cream cheese is available to be replaced by vegan one so some which aren’t initially vegan can be made vegan) are solid, filling and tasty. Coffee is also okay and plant milks are available!

Pros: Affordable, Solid options

EmiliaMarija

Points +88

Vegan
14 Aug 2022

Ok vegan bagel, great smoothie

The vegan bagel with spicy guacamole was a bit bland, the bagel with egg and bacon that my boyfriend had was a bit too creasy and also bland he said. The smoothie I had was great and the coffee was good.

Pros: Some vegan options, both savoury and sweet, Great smoothie, banana and peanut butter, Friendly staff

Cons: Vegan bagel with spicy avocado didn’t taste much

JuliaSantos7

Points +1369

Vegan
11 Aug 2022

Vegan bagels

There are two standard options for salty vegan bagels, there is also a sweet option. The power ball and chocolate cake was also delicious. Overall nice place and good options.

MeriSalomaa

Points +137

Vegan
25 Jul 2022

Tasty vegan bagel

Had a vegan bagel with sun-dried tomatoes, hummus, courgette and spinach. The courgette contained a lot of liquid which made the eating a little challenging. Still delicious though!

LiānaĻebedeva

Points +100

Vegan
07 Jul 2022

Vegan bagels

Very delicious vegan bagels. 2-3 options available very good smoothie selection

AmalieFarestvedt

Points +33

Vegetarian
28 May 2022

Cool place

A nice spot with a good vibe. Bowls, smoothies, juices, bagels, salads and desserts

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Cool interior

Cons: Few places to sit

rachelscottwatson

Points +46

Vegan
13 May 2022

Range of vegetarian options

Great breakfast bagel and coffee here

Pros: Vegetarian options, Plant based milk, Cheap

Cons: No fake meat options, Not much indoor seating

Kathik

Points +40

Vegan
09 Aug 2021

Sehr leckere Bagels

Die Bagels waren super lecker. Es gab insgesamt drei vegane Optionen. Der veganuary und vegan in south Bagel sind aber etwas scharf. Definitiv 5-Sterne wert!

Pros: Günstig, Sehr lecker

Gingerpower

Points +18

Vegan
05 Aug 2019

Bored staff, hard bagels

Long waitingtime, bagels were okay but only okay. Vegan options were not really interesting, the Vegan in South (Guac, Bellpepper,Tomato,Lettuce) tasted pretty bland, the Bacon for Breakfast option, which my boyfriend ate, was decent but not mind blowing. Both bagels were almost burnt in the bottom and too hard for our liking. The staff seemed stressed and was unfriendly. Smoothies were very good, though.

pankeeki

Points +16

Vegan
11 Jul 2019

Good food, arrogant staff

Visited BBB the last day we had at Riga. The bagels were fresh and tasty, but the treatment from staff really left us a bad taste.
The food bagels had clear names with word vegan in them. Menu also had a number system to tell which dishes have which allergenes in them. For dessert I ordered a bagel with chocolate and banana. It had a mention of nuts in the allergenes but nothing of milk or egg so I assumed it is vegan. Then happened to see the staff making it on the counter and they spread Nutella on it, which I happen to know isn't vegan. I asked about it and they said it isn't vegan but also that there is no milk in it. I googled to prove them there is milk powder in Nutella, and then they replied milk powder isn't milk so it doesn't need to be marked on the menu. And that milk powder isn't allergenic so it doesn't have to be mentioned. All this flavoured with multiple times of eye rolling while we were trying to be as polite as we could. The bagel was left uneaten and they refused to give me back my money for it. So yes, they have two vegan options but I wouldn't call the restaurant "vegan-friendly" in the way I understand the word "friendly".
The prices and food itself were good, but not good enough to get treated the way I did. I literally registered here to write this review.

Pros: Good food, Moderate prices, Serving soy milk with coffee

Cons: Small place, Misleading menu, Arrogant staff

Knutob

Points +2160

Vegan
19 Mar 2019

Good food

Good bagels, coffee and orange juice. Has a few vegan options on the menu.

FreyaStewart-Grant

Points +150

Vegan
15 Aug 2018

Lovely little place

Really cute bagel place with lovely branding. A few clearly labelled vegan options. They were good at English and so it was easy to order. They also do juices, salad, smoothies, soup and power balls

Pros: Clearly labelled when vegan, Good price




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