This Nashville Bakery Has Some Of The Best Bagels In America

By Sarah Tate

March 15, 2021

Bagels. Whether you're looking for breakfast on-the-go or simply an afternoon snack, they're always a good choice. Even in the middle of the South, home of the deliciously indulgent biscuits and gravy, you can find some of the best bagels in the country.

Thankfully, Food & Wine has compiled a list of the best bagels in the country to help narrow down your search. One bakery in Nashville even made the cut, representing Tennessee and showing how it's done in Music City.

So which Nashville bakery has some of the best bagels in the country?

Proper Bagel

Proper Bagel serves up high-quality, made-from-scratch bagels baked in a stone-lined oven each day. This family shop brings more than 40 years of baking experience from former New Yorkers, mixing the traditional northern technique with creativity inspired by Music City. If you're searching for something besides bagels, they also have salads, soups, coffee, and pastries.

As Food & Wine states, Proper Bagel is one of the best bagel shops in the South, and even native New Yorkers say that they "[put] more care into the work they do, stone-lined oven and all, than many bagel factories back north." What a compliment!

Check out the full list of America's best bagels here.

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