A Bagel in Stephens Green

When I went into town today to buy some wire for my bonsai tree the first item on my agenda was to get some breakfast. It’s well over six months since I’ve done any serious grocery shopping so anything that I’ve eaten in that time that could be described as a meal has been bought pre-cooked, either to eat on the spot or to take-away.

My first idea was to go to the Bagel Factory on Harcourt St but that was closed, so I spent a while wandering around looking at my other options. Everywhere I thought of going was either closed or was already full. Or at least full enough for my liking. I usually prefer places that have plenty of free tables.

I know that 10:30am on a Saturday morning isn’t the busiest time of day but I was surprised by the amount of places that hadn’t opened yet. There was obviously enough business out there because the places that were open were quite busy.


Rather than keep walking around I settled on going to the Bagel Factory in Grafton St instead. This is a take-away-only place unlike the one in Harcourt St which has comfortable seating. I got the All-Day Eggworks on an onion multiseed bagel and coffee for the Breakfast Special price of €5.25. The Eggworks comes with bacon, sausage, mushrooms and tomatoes and is pretty delicious.

I took my bagel and coffee into St Stephens Green. The benches inside the gate were all taken but when I walked a little bit further in I found plenty of empty benches. I found a bench with a nice view of some trees.

Sometimes things work out for the best. This was one of those occasions. If your favorite places to eat are closed try your local park!