Old School NYC bagels?
You know what I am talking about. Dense. Visible holes. Not huge. Crusty. Fully cooked inside. Chewy.
Where can you get them now? Discuss.
Here is my current favorite bagel place, though they are more of the revisionist type:
http://offthebroiler.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/nyc-dining-ess-a-bagel/
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11 Comments:
Zingermans in Ann Arbor, MI
DM at 7:46PM on 02/23/07
The last good bagel I had was in 1981, at a deli on the UES. They wouldn't tell me where they got them, and closed shortly thereafter. I probably should do some outer Brooklyn research, though, before I give up altogether. Right now, Montreal has the best bagels.
Barbara Hanson at 10:09AM on 02/24/07
Bagel Hole -- 7th Ave and 13th Street - Brooklyn - old school dense, chewy boiled bagel.
Livetotravel at 10:21AM on 02/24/07
Academy Bagels, 107 and Broadway
Un-Swiss Miss at 11:54AM on 02/24/07
the gold standard of the NYC bagel. no ifs, ands, or buts.
http://www.handhbagel.com/
suzy at 1:09PM on 02/24/07
phooey, i take it back. i haven't had a bagel in years, mostly because they just weren't so good anymore. i just googled "ed levine bagels" and found his rec for "absolute bagels". i am so there.
suzy at 2:36PM on 02/24/07
Would someone explain to me what the difference between H&H Midtown Bagels East and H&H Bagels is? Who is the original?
When I went to H&H Midtown Bagels East tonight, they told me they are NOT affiliated with the other two H&H stores. -- that they have been in business 25 years and the other stores are younger operations (15-16 years)
One thing is for sure they have separate web presence and their branding is different.
The two "H&H Bagel stores", the one on 81st and Bway and the 46th West side store are this site:
http://www.hhbagels.com
H&H Midtown Bagels East (on 2nd ave and 81st) is this site:
http://www.hhmidtownbagelseast.com/
jperlow at 11:50PM on 07/16/07
A couple of years ago, I read a New York Times article listing six bagel places that were "worth their salt". Since then, I've been to three of the six (I live in CT): Bagelry, Oasis Bagel, and Murray's Bagels. Bagelry was great for a while but appears to have changed hands. Their earlier efforts were reasonable size and had a wonderful taste. The new ones (different store name now) are huge and lousy. Scratch the Bagelry from our list. Bagel Oasis in Queens took a special trip, but the bagels were not so hot. Today we went to Murray's and were shocked to see the size. Mammoth! Our benchmark remains the old Bagelry gems and Murray's bagels, at least so far, don't seem to be anywhere near as exceptional. I'll try a few more, but don't have great hopes. So I suppose the next stop will be Absolute Bagels up on Broadway, though I've heard their bagels are huge, too. Is the great old New York bagel a thing of the past or is there still a good place hiding somewhere in the city?
nrwayne at 9:56PM on 06/18/08
the only awesome bagel shops in new york are ABSOLUTE BAGELS on Broadway a 107th and BAGEL HOLE on 7th Ave at 12 st. in Park Slope. beautifully crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside, and just the right smallish size. Luckily, I have lived in both neighborhoods. murray's is like OK and h and h are like bagel-bombs so leaden and doughy.
johannabanana at 3:24PM on 09/12/08
Ditto BAGEL HOLE on 7th Ave at 12 st. in Park Slope. Best in the entire city.
bobbob at 3:52PM on 09/12/08
I really do like h & h midtown east, good bagels and open 24/7. I need to try bagel hole and some other places in brooklyn, but its not something i usually make a huge trip for. I'd love to try some bagels in montreal though.
ChiefHDB at 4:17PM on 09/12/08