Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Ovo
American
Take-out
Bakery
Breakfast
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Bagel shop & bakery est. 2021. Menu includes labeled vegan options, including spreads, Just Egg, Tofutti cream cheese, vegan bacon, vegan pastrami, and more. Has breakfast and lunch sandwiches & bagels. Please note that many bagels sell out by noon. No phone number, but online ordering is available. Open Wed-Sun 6:00am-2:00pm. Closed Mon and Tue.
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16 Picotte Dr (at Crestwood Plaza), Albany, New York, USA, 12208
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9 Reviews
First Review by tfish
RebeccaSullivan
Points +4081
Edited - Needs Improvement - Edit
Edited - we have been fans of Pearl’s for years. We came to them for the first time probably 3 or 4 years ago. First time we came the quality wasn’t great and some mistakes were made, but they fixed it and we really enjoyed. We continued to come several times and always enjoyed. Most recently, we visited in October 2024. You can see just how much less product (specifically the pastrami) they put on the bagels. Also, the cheese was not melted at all. Look at my pictures from 2021-2023 and look at my most recent for Dec 2024 (I am late to upload this). It is an insane decrease and their sandwiches are not cheap. Also, the most recent time we all had an awful flavor (one of us described as metallic, another as bloody, and another as wet dog - I’m not joking) to our sandwiches. We contacted on Instagram and they did issue a refund which we appreciated (we threw out the rest of the sandwiches after tasting these flavors) but blamed the flavor on the grill not being hot enough. Idk about that but fine. Just wanted to give others the heads up that quality and flavor have significantly gone down and they need some serious improvements.
Read moreLet me start by saying they were so nice and excited about their vegan options. We went in and ordered a bagel with vegan cream cheese which my sister said was delicious and she gives it 4 stars. I ordered a vegan bacon egg and cheese on a sun dried tomato bagel and my other sister ordered a vegan sausage egg and cheese on an everything bagel. Both our sandwiches came out looking very sad and both were ice cold (I’m not being dramatic they were so cold to the touch). The cheese was not melted and there was the smallest bit of bacon on the bagel. My sister also was given bacon instead of the sausage she ordered. We felt uncomfortable but decided to go back in and kindly share the mistake. They were apologetic and remade the sandwiches and said they were so sorry and added extra on to compensate. The new sandwiches looked great. Nice and warm, melted cheese, lots of bacon, and the egg patty was smashed down and really came together nicely. We decided to give them 4 stars as the sandwiches were really good when they came back out and they were kind and re-made the bagels and added on extras. The second half of the experience was great and the bagels were delicious. We said that we hope they learned that the second bagels are the way they should present and serve the bagels moving forward.
Updated from previous review on 2024-12-03
Guest
juliack
Points +113
Yummy - Edit
Happy I tried them out. They have vegan labeled. Tasty and easy to grab.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-10
Pros: Convenience, Price, Tasty
Guest
Margaret195
Points +58
Excellent bagels - Edit
Their bagels are very good. So flavorful. I had their vegan breakfast sandwich. Nothing exciting but at least they had something.
Read morePros: Bagels are very good.
Guest
makcurtis
Points +1110
🥯🥯🥯 - Edit
Pearl’s was such a find!! Bagels were delicious, and there was a plethora of vegan options to choose from. I ended up getting a classic BEC, and YUM!! Definitely plan on getting there earlier than later because they do sell out. This was actually our second visit. The first time, they were sold out of all their vegan offerings.
Read moreWe ordered some lattes as well, and they weren’t very good, but they’re not a coffee shop, so we didn’t really mind.
Pros: So many vegan options! , Delicious bagels
Cons: Sells out quickly , Coffee not good
Guest
vegerica
Points +26
Great lunch sandwich on a bagel - Edit
We did 2 build your own hot sandwiches. Really great, I enjoyed that they were on bagels. Their bagels are the best I’ve had in Albany! We got the vegan pastrami, vegan cheddar, vegan Russian, tomato and spinach/arugula. Next time I might try it cold. Great options. Too bad they charge $1 for vegan cheese on the build your own. Each sandwich was $13 including the $1 cheese upcharge.
Read moreCan’t order ahead so usually a very long line- only one register.
Updated from previous review on 2024-06-20
Guest
EmilyJewell
Points +31
Best Bagels - Edit
Best bagels and plenty of clearly labeled vegan options. FYI this place gets busy so we try to go on weekdays or early mornings!
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H2OAddict
Points +686
Best bagels in Albany - Edit
These are the best bagels in the capital region. My vegan parents live within walking distance and we go all the time. We aren’t really that impressed with the tofutti cream cheese, so we put Kite Hill on them at home. Try the rye everything!
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Great bagels
Cons: Tofutti cream cheese
Guest
harmlys
Points +42
Closest to LI / NYC bagels I’ve found! - Edit
Delicious! Error was made involving the temperature of the food, but they were happy to correct it and even threw in some extras.
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tfish
Points +3049
Best bagels in the capital region (and some delicious vegan options to boot!) - Edit
One of the main things I've missed since moving from Long Island / NYC up to the Capital Region was a perfect bagel. Pearl's seems to have fixed the issue for me. The bagels here would be right at home downstate, and a sandwich like the Easy Being Green could have come straight from a vegan cafe in Brooklyn. Super pleased to have a place like this close to home — and it's right next to the only place around with good vegan pizza, too! Can get a whole day's food from that little plaza.
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