Bagel shops are getting creative with their cream cheese. These are our favorite offbeat flavors.
Cacio e pepe
from Call Your Mother
Roasted garlic
from Chewish Deli
Lemony dill
from Bagel Uprising
Strawberry
from Pearl’s Bagels
Nutella
from Brooklyn Bagel
Cracked pepper/caramelized onion
from Bethesda Bagels
House-cured salmon
from Bullfrog Bagels
Chimichanga cream cheese with bacon, cheddar, sun-dried tomatoes, and scallions
from Georgetown Bagelry
This article appears in the April 2022 issue of Washingtonian.
Food Editor
Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
