Old Bagel House

About Old Bagel House

Old Bagel House is a bakery located on Fanshawe Park Road in the Fox Hollow neighbourhood of London, Ontario. This location is one of several serving the local community, offering a variety of freshly baked bagels and prepared meals. The bakery specializes in authentic Montreal-style bagels as well as Twister Bagels, which are described as larger and fluffier than the Montreal variety. Their bagel selection includes regular, special, mix, Montreal, and mini varieties. Specific flavors mentioned include poppy seed, sesame seed, caraway, whole-grain, and rye. They also offer mixed bagels featuring a spice blend of black and white sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried minced garlic, and onion. Additionally, the menu features sandwiches, various cream cheeses—such as jalapeño and dill—and home roasted coffee. The owners learned their craft after working for many years at several venerable Montreal bagel bakeries, including Real Bagel, Fairmount, and St.Vaiteur. They describe their process as using simple ingredients like water, yeast, flour, sugar, eggs, and oil without any shortening. Their bagels are hand-rolled, boiled in honey-water to create a crunchy-sweet exterior, and baked in a wood oven fueled by maple.