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About this place
Smoked salmon with cream cheese in a lox sandwich, or grilled beef seasoned simply with salt and pepper: at Ebisu Bagel, the fillings offer distinct ways to enjoy a bagel. One reviewer recommends the lox, while another chose the salmon bagel again on a return visit. It’s a classic combination to try.
A diner who tried the grilled beef sandwich on a chewy sesame bagel said there was a generous amount of filling. It makes a meat-centred meal, quite different from the salmon-and-cream-cheese pairing. Opinions vary on the bagels’ texture: some find them chewy, while another reviewer found them pleasantly soft and easy to eat. If you’re weighing up the different textures, choosing a sandwich is a good way to start with the filling that appeals to you.
For something sweet, there’s a sandwich with blueberry jam and cream cheese, as well as one combining cinnamon, raisins and walnuts. Café mocha—cream cheese with coffee, cocoa and chocolate—offers a sweeter way to enjoy a bagel.
Drinks include organic coffee, iced coffee and café lattes made with milk and espresso; the lattes are available hot or iced. Decaffeinated coffee and decaffeinated iced coffee are options for those avoiding caffeine. Around Shin-Koenji, some people enjoy a sandwich and coffee for brunch in the café, while others choose takeout. Ebisu Bagel offers takeout as well.
