BIZNOTE: Royal Bagel on the way to Morgan Junction

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Thanks to everyone who sent tips about that sign sighted in the Morgan Junction storefront window that was long Little Prague (and briefly a barbecue pop-up). We tracked down Royal Bagel‘s prospective proprietor Eric Brougham, who provided this statement:

Royal Bagel is planning to open in Morgan Junction late this year at 6045 California Ave SW. A homage to the owner’s relative Royal Brougham, the great Seattle Post-Intelligencer sportswriter and local philanthropist, Royal Bagel will offer New York style bagels and schmear to-go with plans to eventually extend its menu. Updates to come as opening plans are established.

West Seattle doesn’t currently have a dedicated bagel shop; Zatz A Better Bagel closed in The Admiral District in 2015.

Bagel Enjoyer May 18, 2026 (11:46 am)

Heck yeah!

C. Bye May 18, 2026 (11:55 am)

Congratulations, Eric!! So excited to have a local bagelry back in the neighborhood. I have been fortunate enough to have sampled a few of their bagels and they are going to be a home run (pun intended).

Jake May 18, 2026 (12:00 pm)

Good use of that location. But this is Loxsmith erasure, it’s still on Delridge. Ghost kitchens count.

Adam May 18, 2026 (6:10 pm)

Yeah but not everyone has several hours to stand out front and then find out they don’t have your pre-order from the day before, and that they cannot fill the order. The previous time to this experience, the toasted bagel was cold and the chive shmear was plain shmear with a handful of chives thrown on top of the bucket. Erasure would be welcomed if it meant something else replaced it in the ghost kitchen, as Loxsmith has disappointed. Def a huge shout out to 9th and Hennepin Donuts
aa May 18, 2026 (7:56 pm)

Erasure? It’s ridiculous to think that the WS area can’t have two bagel shops.
- Erik May 18, 2026 (11:23 pm)
  
  Sullys bagels also runs out of the commissary.

justind May 18, 2026 (12:12 pm)

Amazing!

Bagel Fan May 18, 2026 (12:21 pm)

This is GREAT news!

Mark Karks May 18, 2026 (12:56 pm)

I am also looking forward to paying upwards of $12 for a circle of basic bread dough and .50c worth of condiments!

Van May 18, 2026 (1:00 pm)

I hope the bagels are sourdough.

V May 18, 2026 (1:18 pm)

Can’t wait. Real bagels and close byThey should do great

Bagel lover May 18, 2026 (1:48 pm)

We’ve been missing a great bagel shop since Zatz closed so absolutely thrilled to know there’s one coming to our neighborhood! Hope they offer egg sandwiches and love the homage to Royal Brougham.

Gerry May 19, 2026 (9:27 am)

Absolutely great news. Takes some guts to open bagel shop, when most people opt for donuts. Will definitely check out. And a righteous tribute to one of Seattle’s finest sportswriters

Bagel Fan #2 May 18, 2026 (2:28 pm)

I heard the owners are really awesome people with excellent taste in bagels!!

Stuart May 18, 2026 (2:32 pm)

Hallelujah! I’ve been waiting since 2015

Cal May 18, 2026 (2:46 pm)

Anyone know if they will offer a GF bagel

WestSeattleDerm May 18, 2026 (2:55 pm)

Yay! Can’t wait. We need GOOD bagels!!

DRW May 18, 2026 (3:14 pm)

Yay! I miss Zatz A. Schmeers please!

HKB May 18, 2026 (3:15 pm)

I am so excited to have bagels back in West Seattle! Yay!

snowskier May 18, 2026 (3:52 pm)

This makes me a hole lotta happy!

Charlie May 18, 2026 (4:06 pm)

This is AMAZING. I really hope they offer a good egg and cheese sandwich!

Susan May 18, 2026 (4:25 pm)

New York style = REAL bagels. Gotta have the right “chew.” This will be a great gift to WS!

K May 18, 2026 (8:31 pm)

This is Montreal erasure.
- The Real JP May 19, 2026 (8:30 pm)
  
  You really need to take a break from the keyboard, K.

1 of a 1000 Megs May 18, 2026 (4:36 pm)

I wonder if they will offer a pizza bagel? lol!

don'tblockme May 18, 2026 (5:15 pm)

Do you know how Eric is related to Royal? We lived next door to Royal’s family, granddaughters and it would be nice to see how they are doing and to get a bagel or two or three! 😋

LyndaB May 20, 2026 (11:26 am)

The piece implies they’re related. Not sure if the last name is missing the ‘r’.
- WSB May 20, 2026 (12:45 pm)
  
  Sorry, I had intended to remove that until I could fact-check the spelling provided after another team member tracked him down. (added) Confirmed – he’s Eric Brougham.

ME May 18, 2026 (6:14 pm)

Thank god!

Patrick May 18, 2026 (6:56 pm)

Yes! Excited to have a bagel shop in West Seattle!

aa May 18, 2026 (7:52 pm)

If you read the post, they are starting with bagels and schmears to go, extended menu later.

WestSideBestSide May 18, 2026 (8:40 pm)

I am SO excited for this bagel shop to open! The main question I have is: will they serve Merlot? ;)

jissy May 18, 2026 (10:14 pm)

If they are anything like Zatz, my waistline is about to suffer! Bring. It!

Joel May 19, 2026 (12:26 am)

Just hope they’re not $40 a dozen

Dan May 20, 2026 (11:44 am)

$3.30 a bagel? Seems reasonable to me. It’s damn near impossible to run a profitable food-centric business in this city.

Justin May 19, 2026 (5:47 am)

This is the greatest news I’ve read in quite some time. I’m very very excited.

Justin P Simpson May 19, 2026 (8:51 am)

Is this the same Royal Bagels from Maryland?

Emcat May 19, 2026 (12:16 pm)

Oh please please please have salt bagels! 🙏

Dereck May 19, 2026 (9:40 pm)

I’d love a great NYC bagel; it might be the one thing I really miss from the New York City area. Especially in this part of town.

Wsgal May 20, 2026 (2:14 pm)

I agree! Zatz was a far cry but filled the void, and now that blazing is gone…

Juanita May 20, 2026 (12:04 am)

I’m from Brooklyn. Please, please don’t let this be fugazi. Just like places here that advertise NY style pizza and its not, please let this be at least close. Hard to replicate the chew of NY bagels without the water, but willing to give it a shot. FYI, the closest I’ve come to finding pizza that can actually pass the walk and eat test of NY pizza and tastes great is Brooklyn Bros Pizzeria on Hewitt Ave in Everett. Zylberschtein’s on 15th Ave NE has really good bagels and makes an excellent bacon egg and cheese.

aa May 20, 2026 (6:30 pm)

As an ex-New Yorker myself, my opinion is that unless a business specifically advertises NY Bagels people should get over the need to always bring up the comparison. I’ve never understood the need to use NY bagels as a benchmark, most bagels I’ve purchased (outside of grocery stores) in Seattle have been great.