St. Urbain Bagel Bakery sits in the back of St. Lawrence Market, turning out bagels by the thousands from their large wood burning brick oven. The original bakery is in Montreal, where the Yiddish "beygal," or 'ring' arrived in the early 1900's with immigrants from eastern Europe. Thirty years after opening its first shop on Rue St. Urbain, a member of the family took their success down the... more

Thrilled to find my beloved St. Urbain in Toronto. For years I ordered St. Viateur online but they can only be ordered six dozen at a time. The St. Urbain location is in the St. Lawrence market (that's three male saint names in the first three sentences of this review. That's a testosterone trinity). This is close to the train station. You can walk there and back from Union within half an hour.... more

Was looking for a place to eat breakfast and decided on this, as I saw a few people lined up and had some bagel cravings. I ended up choosing the whole wheat sesame bagel with the chive and garlic non dairy spread. I like how they have this option that is tofu based and I wanted to see how it compares to real cream cheese. I took my bagel and ate it on the outdoor seating area. I liked how the... more