What: The Sunny Dunes sandwich
Where: Townie Bagels, Bakery and Café, 650 E. Sunny Dunes Road, No. 5, Palm Springs
How much: $6.75
Contact: 760-459-4555; www.towniebagels.com
Why: It’s a near-perfect breakfast sandwich.
Did you know that Southern California’s best bagels are made in Palm Springs?
It’s true—at least according to the headline of a recent review by Eater Los Angeles. The sub-headline even says that the fare at Townie Bagels is “worth the drive from Los Angeles.”
Thankfully, Townie Bagels is just a short drive from my home—in fact, I can walk there—and while I don’t have enough knowledge of Southern California’s bagel scene to declare Townie’s bagels as “the best,” I am certainly comfortable with declaring them to be “really darned good.”
My go-to at Townie is the Sunny Dunes sandwich, usually on an Asiago bagel. When sausage, egg and American cheese is added to that freshly toasted bagel, the result is one of the most delicious breakfast sandwiches around these parts.
In addition to a fantastic selection of bagels—they’re New York-style, water-boiled and then baked—Townie offers various bialys, pastries, breads, cookies, pies and even quiches; be sure to check out their refrigerator case for yummy things you can get to go and warm up at home. Pro tip: Townie is open from 6:30 a.m. to noon, every day but Tuesday, and the earlier you get there, the better the chances are that they’ll still have the bagels and/or other treats you desire, because they do sell out. (Check Townie’s website for their daily schedule.)
Not only are Townie’s baked goods excellent; owners Andy Wysocki (who’s also the lead baker) and Bill Sanderson do a lot of good in the community. This Thursday, April 23, during DAP Health’s day-long Dining Out for Life event, Wysocki and Sanderson are going above and beyond by donating 110 percent of that day’s sales—as they do every year.
In other words: There’s no reason for you to not frequent Townie Bagels. (Other than those pesky calories.)
