ABOUT OLMO BAGELS

Olmo Bagels, established in 2018, have given New Haven its own style of bagel to be proud of. Made from fresh grains, these treats have evolved into a product even New Yorkers choose over their own style of bagel.

What makes them different? Grains and process. We use 82% high extraction or bolted grains milled by Ground Up in Holyoke, MA to give our bagel depth of flavor. We also boil our bagels using steam only! We find this gives them a crisper crust and helps the seeds stick better.

Olmo, meaning Elm Tree, was originally a high end sit down restaurant featuring local farms and a seasonal menu. The small dining room was not conducive to a global pandemic… The owners quickly pivoted the restaurant into a bagel shop knowing that New Haven, the Elm City, was a bagel desert. As the line grew longer, the pivot back to a sit down restaurant became unrealistic.

Since becoming a bagel shop - Olmo donates more to its community than before. The credo “Everyone Deserves a Bagel” is a part of the food insecurity solution in New Haven as Olmo donated roughly $20,000 in bagels in 2022 to Haven’s Harvest.

Led by a team of “attitude first” managers, Olmo providers a fresh delicious product with small town hospitality backing it up.

Now that transactions have become merely minutes long - Team Olmo has worked hard to achieve “hospitality in a bag”. Support and talk with the team enough times and watch as your coffee and bagel order becomes memorized and prepared more quickly.

The team prides themselves in being a “Professional Bagel Team” and has their goal set as being the top bagel shop in CT and recognized nationally as one of the premier breakfast spots.