Fresh baking
You can watch the bakers roll and make bagels in the open kitchen, with fresh bagels available to take away.
Bagel Yard
Intersection - Umm Al Sheif
Bagel Yard is a cafe at Intersection - Umm Al Sheif centred on Montréal-style bagels, with dine-in breakfast, coffee and takeaway options. Reviews point to the Mediterranean cream cheese bagel, shakshuka and fresh bagels baked in an open kitchen as good reasons to stop by.
Reputation Score
4.4
★★★★☆
414 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Cream cheese
The Mediterranean cream cheese is a standout, praised for its crispy bagel texture, quality and flavour.
Bagel variety
The menu covers sweet and savoury combinations, including plain, sesame, rosemary and sea salt, cinnamon raisin and whole wheat bagels.
Breakfast choices
The scrambled eggs with mushroom ragu is a recurring favourite, while shakshuka and poached-egg bagels also receive strong mentions.
Coffee quality
Several reviews specifically praise the flat whites, cortado and filtered V60 coffee alongside the bagels.
Calm setting
The cafe is described as bright, airy and peaceful, with seating that can work for a quiet meeting or laptop session.
Tips for a Better Visit
Try Mediterranean. For a first order, consider the Mediterranean cream cheese bagel; one reviewer found it especially memorable.
Weekend rosemary. The rosemary bagel is a weekends-only option, and reviewers recommend it for its distinctive flavour.
Eat in. Have the bagel at the cafe if possible: one reviewer felt takeaway did not match the quality of eating it fresh there.
Bring hotspot. If you plan to work, bring mobile data or a hotspot because the cafe does not provide Wi-Fi.
Check parking. Allow extra time to find a space, particularly when dining in, as parking has been described as a problem.
Choose simply. If you are wary of strong seasoning, consider a plain or sesame bagel after one review found the garlic topping burnt and the bagel too salty.
Plan the visit
Practical details
API 1000 - Al Wasl Rd and - Al Thanya St
Intersection - Umm Al Sheif, Dubai
| Mon | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tue | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wed | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Thu | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Fri | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sat | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sun | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Popular Mentions
Shakshouka bagel
The shakshouka bagel is described as flavourful and works particularly well with the bagel base.
Nutella bagel
A Nutella bagel is a popular sweet finish, including versions paired with rosemary and sea salt.
Common Concerns
No Wi-Fi
There is no in-house Wi-Fi, so laptop users need to rely on a phone hotspot.
Limited parking
Parking can be difficult at busy times, although one review says a space is usually findable.
Price concerns
One customer considered AED 40 high for a bagel sandwich served without sides.
Inconsistent texture
While freshness is usually praised, one visit found the poached-egg and avocado bagels lacking the expected warm, soft texture.
Occasional execution
A review found the scrambled-egg and mushroom-ragu bagel too salty, with burnt garlic on the bagel.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
AED 35 to AED 50
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“Prices range from AED 35 to AED 50 for their bagel sandwiches”Google review · November 2020
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The Bottom Line
Bagel Yard is a cafe at Intersection - Umm Al Sheif where the focus is firmly on Montréal-style bagels. You can eat breakfast in, order sandwiches with eggs, salmon or beef bacon, pair them with coffee, or buy plain bagels to take home. The open kitchen lets you watch the bagels being rolled and made.
The strongest recommendations are specific: Mediterranean cream cheese, the Scrambled Eggs with Mushroom Ragu, shakshouka and the cinnamon raisin bagel. The rosemary and sea salt version is a weekends-only favourite, while Nutella on a sweet bagel makes an easy dessert. Coffee also gets detailed praise, especially the cortado, flat white and filtered V60.
The setting is generally bright, airy, cosy and peaceful, and some reviewers use it for meetings or laptop work. Bring a hotspot, though: another customer says there is no Wi-Fi. Parking is limited or awkward for some diners.
Pricing divides opinion; one review cites AED 40 for a bagel sandwich without sides, while another describes the range as AED 35 to AED 50. Most visits report fresh, well-topped bagels, but occasional reviews mention cold or overly salty bagels, so expectations should allow for some inconsistency.