Bagel Nation

The Southern Belle on an Everything bagel is the standing order — egg, Cajun spices, green peppers, tomatoes, sausage, and cheese — and it's been the top seller long enough that locals treat it as settled fact. The Frazzle bagel (sugar-crystal cinnamon crust) pulls its own devoted crowd, with at least one review whose entire headline is simply 'Get the Frazzle bagel.' BEC on Blueberry with honey butter on the side is the personal go-to that keeps coming up; the Liberty Lox on Everything with capers and the Everything bagel with bacon-scallion cream cheese also draw specific, repeat loyalists. Saturday mornings bring a line out the door, and multiple Charleston City Paper 'Best Bagel' wins have cemented its OG status — though a recent price-creep thread signals that the goodwill has limits.