Boiled, Baked, and Made From Scratch: Lox, Stock & Bagels Finds Its Home in South Eugene
Maxwell Davis runs a bagel shop the old-fashioned way, and the South Eugene community has welcomed every step of the process.
The Real Thing, Made Every Night
Lox, Stock & Bagels is a South Eugene shop built around a simple commitment: make everything from scratch. Each evening the dough is shaped by hand, and every morning the bagels are boiled and then baked, following the traditional method that gives a bagel its distinctive crust and chew.
A Team That Keeps Things Fresh
Owner Maxwell Davis credits the people around him with keeping the menu alive. The crew rotates through a range of flavors, from a Flaming Hot Cheetos cream cheese rolled out for 4/20 to a matzo ball soup offered for Rosh Hashanah. The willingness to experiment, Davis says, is what keeps the work feeling like a journey rather than a routine.
“You get to watch people grow up in front of you, and we're just happy to be part of the South Eugene family.”
Maxwell Davis, owner, Lox, Stock & Bagels
Part of the South Eugene Family
The shop sits in a neighborhood shaped by schools and longtime residents, and Davis has leaned into that. He describes watching kids and families return visit after visit, a rhythm that has made Lox, Stock & Bagels feel like a genuine piece of the local fabric. The business recently approached its one-year anniversary under his ownership.
What Keeps Him Here
Davis speaks about the Eugene and Springfield area with clear affection. The crisp air, the proximity to trails, and the ease of meeting people outdoors all factor in. So does something harder to quantify: a sense that neighbors look out for one another. For Davis, the region sits at a comfortable middle ground, urbane enough to offer variety, unhurried enough to feel livable.