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These are the most popular bagel shops in Boston, according to check-in data

A handmade bagel shop in Porter Square takes the top spot.

Hot smoked salmon on a poppy seed bagel from Bagelsaurus. Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

August 26, 2016

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Boston has long lagged behind New York in the bagel game. But thanks to fledgling shops like Bagelsaurus, Better Bagels, and Exodus Bagels bringing New York-style bagels to the Boston area, the city has experienced a doughy renaissance. Now the question is: Which bagel shops are the most popular?

Thanks to data from check-in app Swarm, we were able to see which bagel shops were checked into the most by people in the Greater Boston area from August 17 to August 24.

1. Bagelsaurus
1796 Mass Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge

2. Bruegger’s
1876 Mass Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge

3. Finagle a Bagel
535 Boylston St., Back Bay

4. Gunther Tooties
1253 Hancock St., Quincy

5. Bruegger’s
91 Summer St., Downtown

6. Kupel’s Bakery
421 Harvard St., Coolidge Corner, Brookline

7. Finagle A Bagel
277 Cambridge St., West End

8. Bruegger’s
253 Harvard St., Coolidge Corner, Brookline

9. Rosenfeld Bagel Company
1280 Centre St., Newton

10. Bagelville
200 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Downtown