Blueorange Coffee and Bagel - Margaretenstrasse

I've been to both locations a number of times. I greatly appreciate how far they go to accommodate vegetarians and vegans, with clearly-labeled options (and many of them, at that); however (and I suppose this is a bit obvious, being a primarily bagel-oriented place), you will not find much love if you're trying to avoid gluten or wheat-like grains for any reason. Likewise, the veg options - despite being plentiful - are often nonetheless fairly commonplace and simple (only soya milk, just hummus/avocado as spreads, etc.)

Whilst they should absolutely be given credit for so much as offering a gluten-free bagel, it is sadly more of a torture device than a food item. It's tasteless and has all the character of a limp piece of cardboard, which is fine as a quick fix and delivery device for more flavourful toppings, but it becomes far less tolerable when you have to watch your friend tuck into one of their amazing-looking wheat/spelt bagels every other weekend. Thankfully for myself, this is not a lifelong hardship, but rather a floating, two-week low-FODMAP regimen that I keep compromising on and having to start over and over.

To all coeliacs and gluten-sensitive people: I feel your pain!

P.S. - The vegan sandwich options are fine, if a bit lacking in flavour (nothing a little salt or pepper couldn't fix, though, especially if you're going for that aforementioned bagel-shaped cardboard), but beware: as with Swing Kitchen's burgers and wraps, they are not for the mess-averse!

P.P.S - Oh, and they charge extra for the cardboard bagel, both in money (+0,50€) and time (+15 min, glaube ich). I understand why, but still... Painful.




Updated from previous review on 2017-03-03

Jest like I mentioned in my Hildegard review before, I hate it whe (almost) every dish in a restaurant etc contains a specific ingredient (such as mustard or cream cheese). I know, it's kinda tradition to spread bagels with this white stuff, but it does NOT have to be on every non-vegan bagel.
However, I like the concept of Blue Orange offering mainly vegetarian options and caring about the origin of their products.
The menu includes bagels but also breakfast, a wide variety of coffee, milkshakes etc. They also sell books, Ben & Jerrys and Xylitol besides their menu.

This place was close to my hostel and I had a very good breakfast here.

I chose the vital breakfast option and got a bagel with two kinds of hummus (one with red beets, both very good), apricot marmelade, vegan butter and Wilmersburger cheese. All of it was very tasty and filling! My only complaint would be that I didn't like the coffee so much.

Blueorange has quite a few vegan options (including sweet baked goods) clearly marked on the menu. I had the avocado bagel and it was great for breakfast: it really filled me up for the day. It's a convenient place for a light bite, the staff were really friendly and there's an English menu too.

they offer great bagels and snacks with good vegan choices!
i really liked the wraps - they have some interesting fillings - not only hummus+salad.
soy milk is available (extra charge).
staff is very kind and helpful.

Vegan: We did search for good breakfast opportunites. Here we have found something special. We had a tasty bagel (they have six or seven different kinds of vegan bagels) vital breakfast (vegan option) with vegan cheese, tomatoes, cucumber, great humus, tasty horseradish, fresh marmelade and orange juice (8,90€). We didnt need more. Hot soya chocolate was good as well. Just 4 stars because the cafe offers non vegan stuff.