Dough Exchange

Best bagels in OC hands down. I hadn't had good bagels in years before finding this place. Super friendly environment and exceptional ingredients for their sandwiches. The bagels themselves are the real stars so perfect and fluffy and bready. Come with an appetite or be ready for some leftovers. Line was out the door when I left but they are definitely worth the wait. Staff is super friendly and have good recommendations.

Dough Exchange is DELICIOUS!!! I had the "Hopper" which is cacio e pepe bagel, smashed avocado , and bacon. The bagel had so much flavor!!! My friend got a bagel with a hashbrown in it and WOW the hashbrown was MASSIVE.

Saw this spot pop up in my Instagram feed and was intrigued by the variety of bagel flavors and amazing looking sandwiches. I ended up stopping by and picking up the Loaded Lox Bagel sandwich for a late work from home morning. The service was incredibly friendly and the guy who helped me was patient and thoughtful in his suggestions. The sandwich was perfect, everything I could have wanted! Thick, smooth cream cheese, dill, capers, thinly shaved red onions and gorgeous pieces of fish perfectly portioned on a gruyere bagel that was crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. Ended up getting four bagels to take home along with the loaded lox cream cheese, it really is that good. Definitely going to be returning as a few other sandwiches caught my eye.

Best bagels in SoCal! If your missing NY bagels, or you just don’t know what NY bagels taste like, you don’t need to go that far, just get the best here at Dough Exchange! Wether you get the bagels freshly made and eat it on the spot, or if you buy some next day bagels and toast it at home, you can’t go wrong! The flavors/toppings have the perfect amount, and the bagel itself has the right amount of chew. Also, these bagels are not small at all! They definitely larger than average bagels you buy, and with the smears that are available, you can have a few meals lined up for the week! I recommend the jalapeño cheddar bagel with the Esquites smear (it’s elote corn in a cup of cream cheese!!). Also, the jalapeño cheddar bagel does not just have jalapeños on top of the bagel, it is chopped up and spread evenly inside the bagel. This really matters if you are going to bake the bagel after on another day since the jalapeños don’t get lost and melt off! Oh and this isn’t just a bagel shop, get their famous Playground Burger that serves starting at 11:30PM (no take out)! The flavors are complex and are layered extremely well, with the bun as one of the highlights just like the rest of the inside! It is an all in one package. At the moment, you also can’t go wrong with their in house wine sommelier crafted choices where they are all $20 a bottle! There are some good finds here! One last note, there are amazing items in their case for sale, ranging from cornbread (already baked to take home batter- best cornbread I have ever had anywhere!!!) to dessert items, drinks, and premium meat (at this moment... Japanese A5 BMS 12 cuts - in a non pandemic world, these are almost impossible to get as top restaurants in the world would claim them! This is a rare opportunity and find!). BUT if you have a sweet tooth, make sure to pick up caneles! I am telling you, the 9 pack of the minis are not enough, if you tried one on the way home, you don’t have any by the time you get home! Say Hi to Chef Jason! He is the heart and soul of this place, and his staff are amazing, kind, and passionate!

Tried the missionary, loaded lox and blt. Enjoyed all of the sandwiches. French toast bagel was amazing, and we really enjoyed the touch of heat with the Dijon mustard on the blt.