Bodo's Bagels
Bagel bakery
Charlottesville's signature bagel shop: fresh, fast, cheap, and always a line out the door.
Since
1988
Where
Emmet St · Preston Ave · The Corner
From Downtown
1.7 mi
On Cville Daily
2 plans
About
Bodo's bakes New York-style water bagels all day and turns them into sandwiches the whole town has opinions about. Students, professors, tourists and locals all end up in the same line, and nobody minds much because it moves fast. People here call it a Charlottesville institution so often that the phrase has become a local joke.
History
- 1986Brian Fox moves to Charlottesville after more than a decade running a restaurant in Burlington, Vermont.
- 1988The first Bodo's opens on Emmet Street.
- 1993A second shop opens on Preston Avenue in a former Rax restaurant.
- Late 1990sA 'coming soon' sign on the Corner hangs for years, and an impatient UVA student even organizes a boycott.
- 2005The Corner location finally opens on University Avenue.
- 2007Fox hands the business to its longtime managers, who still run it as an independent local shop.
Fun stuff
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Everyone has a 'usual'. Ask any local for theirs.
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Parents ship Bodo's to UVA alumni who miss home.
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The line looks long but moves fast. Know your order before you reach the counter.
Who’s heading here 🙋
Bagels at Bodo's, who wants in?Sam · This morning · See plan →
Grabbing a Bodo's bagel and heading to the downtown mall.A local · Right now · See plan →
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