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Lenny's is ridiculous, the extra 25 charge for toasting is listed on their online menu and so is an extra 50 cents for half and half in some of their coffee drinks. Since when did half and half become high end milk ?

A good spot for a decent bagel with schmeer in walking distance to W. 30th/5th is Bagel & Bean. B&B is on the corner of 7th Ave & West 30th. It's a decent bagel shop/deli with a wide variety of bagels and spreads. I was there recently and had a killer whole wheat everything bagel toasted with scallion cream cheese. The better bagel houses (H&H Bagels, Ess-a-Bagel or Times Square Hot Bagels) are all a taxi or subway ride away from were you are staying.

If you have the time, take a stroll down Fifth Ave and make right onto West 18th Street for City Bakery at 3 West 18th St. They have outstanding bakery savories.

Polish paczki are the the best ! It's too bad you have to schlep out to the suburbs or outer boroughs of NYC to find bakeries that carry them. Check out these Polish doughnuts I picked up at a Polish bakery in Northern NJ which are huge and have the sugar glaze instead of granulated sugar.

http://eagle-eye-breakfast.blogspot.com/2009/08/thursday-treats-polish-donuts.html

I just did a story on this on my breakfast blog back in August. You can find taylor ham in Midtown at Starlite Deli on West 44th Street (btw. Broadway & 8th Ave) a few doors down from Carmine's. The guys behind the counter take the full pork roll/taylor ham out and will deli slice it for you on the spot.

http://eagle-eye-breakfast.blogspot.com/2009/08/fat-tuesday-taylor-ham-egg-cheese.html

belgian waffles sandwich with nutella spread in the middle and covered with fresh blueberries, raspberries, strawberries add lite whip cream or powdered sugar for decoration

caffe corretto on the the side (coffee with Sambuca !)