The best in NYC
46 restaurants, ranked
Boiled then baked, never steamed. The line out the door is the rating.
Lower East Side · Manhattan · $$$
A century-old appetizing shop where hand-sliced lox, sable, and whitefish meet a proper bagel. The bagel-and-belly-lox counter is a definitive New York rite.
Upper West Side · Manhattan · $
Hand-rolled and boiled in-house, these warm, chewy bagels with a glossy crust have a cult following near Columbia. Order them fresh and don't sleep on the scallion cream cheese.
Midtown East · Manhattan · $
Big, chewy, hand-rolled bagels with a crust that actually cracks. Get the bacon-scallion cream cheese and accept the line. A Midtown East institution since 1976.
Whitestone · Queens · $
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, and baked on burlap-covered boards, these big, blistered bagels are a Queens benchmark worth the trek to Whitestone.
Park Slope · Brooklyn · $
Small, dense, and deeply chewy, these old-school Brooklyn bagels skip the puff in favor of serious crust. Purists swear by them as the city's most traditional.
Upper East Side-Yorkville · Manhattan
H&H Midtown Bagels East is a Upper East Side-Yorkville spot for bagels.
East Village · Manhattan · $
A bustling East Village shop known for fluffy, fresh-baked bagels and a sprawling menu of house-made flavored cream cheeses, from maple-bacon to jalapeno.
Astoria · Queens · $
A perennially busy Astoria spot piling fresh, generously sized bagels with an enormous spread of whipped cream cheeses. The tofu and veggie options keep the line diverse.
Upper West Side (Central) · Manhattan
Barney Greengrass is a Upper West Side (Central) spot for bagels.
Lower East Side · Manhattan
Kossar's Bagels & Bialys is a Lower East Side spot for bagels.
Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel · Queens
All American Bagel & Barista II is a Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel spot for bagels.
East Williamsburg · Brooklyn
Ange Noir Cafe is a East Williamsburg spot for bagels.
Bay Ridge · Brooklyn
Bagel Boy is a Bay Ridge spot for bagels.
Crown Heights (North) · Brooklyn
Bagel Pub is a Crown Heights (North) spot for bagels.
Greenwich Village · Manhattan
Bagel Pub is a Greenwich Village spot for bagels.
Park Slope · Brooklyn
Bagel Pub is a Park Slope spot for bagels.
Williamsburg · Brooklyn
Bagelsmith is a Williamsburg spot for bagels.
Midtown-Times Square · Manhattan
Best Bagel & Coffee is a Midtown-Times Square spot for bagels.
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) · Brooklyn
BK Bagel is a Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) spot for bagels.
East Village · Manhattan
Black Seed Bagels is a East Village spot for bagels.
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square · Manhattan
Black Seed Bagels is a SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square spot for bagels.
Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow · Staten Island
Citi Bagels is a Annadale-Huguenot-Prince's Bay-Woodrow spot for bagels.
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island · Manhattan
Daily Bagel is a Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island spot for bagels.
East Midtown-Turtle Bay · Manhattan
Ess-a-Bagel is a East Midtown-Turtle Bay spot for bagels.
Bushwick (West) · Brooklyn
Gordo’s Cantina is a Bushwick (West) spot for bagels.
Upper West Side (Central) · Manhattan
H&H Midtown Bagels East is a Upper West Side (Central) spot for bagels.
Lower East Side · Manhattan
Heaven's Hot Bagel is a Lower East Side spot for bagels.
Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville · Brooklyn
Lea is a Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville spot for bagels.
Financial District-Battery Park City · Manhattan
Leo's Bagels is a Financial District-Battery Park City spot for bagels.
Ridgewood · Queens
Milk & Pull is a Ridgewood spot for bagels.
Greenwich Village · Manhattan
Murray's Bagels is a Greenwich Village spot for bagels.
Prospect Heights · Brooklyn
Nikki's Bagels is a Prospect Heights spot for bagels.
Ridgewood · Queens
Norma's Corner Shoppe is a Ridgewood spot for bagels.
Murray Hill-Kips Bay · Manhattan
NY Bagels & Cafe is a Murray Hill-Kips Bay spot for bagels.
Prospect Heights · Brooklyn
Olde Brooklyn Bagel Shoppe is a Prospect Heights spot for bagels.
Hell's Kitchen · Manhattan
Pick a Bagel is a Hell's Kitchen spot for bagels.
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill · Brooklyn
Pio Bagel is a Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill spot for bagels.
SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square · Manhattan
Sadelle’s is a SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square spot for bagels.
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook · Brooklyn
Smith St. Bagels is a Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook spot for bagels.
Gramercy · Manhattan
Tal Bagels is a Gramercy spot for bagels.
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill · Manhattan
Tal Bagels is a Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill spot for bagels.
Upper East Side-Yorkville · Manhattan
Tal Bagels is a Upper East Side-Yorkville spot for bagels.
Upper West Side (Central) · Manhattan
Tal Bagels is a Upper West Side (Central) spot for bagels.
Bushwick (West) · Brooklyn
The Bushwick Diner is a Bushwick (West) spot for bagels.
Murray Hill-Kips Bay · Manhattan
Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish is a Murray Hill-Kips Bay spot for bagels.
Upper West Side-Lincoln Square · Manhattan
Zucker's Bagels & Smoked Fish is a Upper West Side-Lincoln Square spot for bagels.