Lotta Lantern

If you like a bagel’s satisfying chew but find a very dense crumb a little heavy, Lotta Lantern’s bagels may appeal. Visitors describe them as chewy yet fluffy, substantial but easy to eat. One reviewer says that toasting gives the outside a crisp finish while the inside stays chewy.

For a taste of the dough itself, try plain or whole-wheat. To enjoy it with a filling, there are options such as fig and cream cheese or raspberry and cream cheese. One visitor who chose the fig version said the cream cheese complemented the fig’s tiny seeds, with nuts adding another point of interest. Other sweet choices include apple custard and strawberry cream cheese; visitors have also reported buying white bean paste with coconut, and sweet-simmered Kintoki sweet potato with cream cheese.

Savoury options reported by visitors include tandoori chicken, sausage and chicken keema curry, making for a wider choice when you want something for lunch. A customer who bought the anchovy olive bagel noted that it was generously studded with whole olives, and preferred to toast it as it was rather than slice it open and add a filling. Depending on what you choose, the bagels can work as a sweet snack or a light lunch.

The shop is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 to 16, and offers takeaway rather than dine-in service. One visitor reported arriving when the bagels were nearly sold out, so if you have a particular variety in mind, it may be worth checking the selection for the day and going earlier.