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NYC's Best Bagel Shops
Shelsky's of Brooklyn is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

1. Shelsky's of Brooklyn

9.2
141 Court St (at Atlantic St), Brooklyn, NY
Bagel Shop · Boerum Hill · 130 tips and reviews

Carl M.Carl Martin: The Great Gatsby just made it's way into my top 3 sandwiches in New York. Holy moly it's delicious.

Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Co. is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

2. Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Co.

9.1
286 8th Ave (btwn W 24th & W 25th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Chelsea · 317 tips and reviews

Steph Y.Steph Yiu: Lox and bagel rocks! The lox is super fresh and so are the tomatoes / capers / onions.

Absolute Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

3. Absolute Bagels

9.1
2788 Broadway (at W 108th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 294 tips and reviews

Dan L.Dan Lyons: Bagels are very light and fresh, garlic and chive cream cheese was delicious

New York City Bagel & Coffee House is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

4. New York City Bagel & Coffee House

9.1
29-08 23rd Ave (btwn 29th & 31st St), Astoria, NY
Bagel Shop · 68 tips and reviews
Bagel Boy is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

5. Bagel Boy

9.1
8002 3rd Ave (80th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bagel Shop · Bay Ridge · 27 tips and reviews

Rebecca R.Rebecca Rivera: Amazing fresh bagels. There's always a huge line during weekends but service is great - staff are quick and efficient!

Tompkins Square Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

6. Tompkins Square Bagels

8.8
165 Avenue A (btwn E 10th St & E 11th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · East Village · 350 tips and reviews

Alyssa Z.Alyssa Zhu: Get their scallion cream cheese! It's amazing. Also, this is a great place for people who need a gluten free bagel!

Bagelsmith Bedford is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

7. Bagelsmith Bedford

8.5
189 Bedford Ave (btwn N 6th & N 7th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bagel Shop · Williamsburg · 176 tips and reviews

Finley B.Finley Bomer-Lawson: I'm all about their breakfast sandwiches, and the staff is super friendly and quick

Sadelle's is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

8. Sadelle's

9.0
463 W Broadway (btwn Prince & Houston St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · SoHo · 191 tips and reviews

Christine W.Christine Wong: house lox is amazing, and it comes with unlimited bagels. try the everything 2.0 bagel!

Bagelworks is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

9. Bagelworks

8.9
1229 1st Ave (btwn 66th & 67th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper East Side · 59 tips and reviews

Eric M.Eric Morris: The best bagels on the Upper East Side hands down.

Bergen Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

10. Bergen Bagels

8.2
473 Bergen St (at Flatbush Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bagel Shop · Prospect Heights · 101 tips and reviews

Emily W.Emily Wilson: Try the basil cream cheese with your bagel. You won't be disappointed.

La Bagel Delight is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

11. La Bagel Delight

9.0
284 7th Ave (at 6th St), Brooklyn, NY
Bagel Shop · Central Slope · 86 tips and reviews

Carmen N.Carmen N: Everything bagels, pumpernickel bagels, mini bagels.

H&H Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

12. H&H Bagels

8.7
1551 2nd Ave (at E 80th St.), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Yorkville · 159 tips and reviews

Meaghan S.Meaghan Smith: Best veggie cream cheese I've ever had. My go-to spread! If you want your bagel toasted, you have to ASK for it toasted. And know your order before you get to the counter. They are quick!

Bagel Bob's is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

13. Bagel Bob's

8.3
1641 York Ave (at 86th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Yorkville · 59 tips and reviews

Drew F.Drew Franklin: Cinnamon raisin bagel with schmeer cream cheese

Baker's Dozen Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

14. Baker's Dozen Bagels

8.8
8109 Lefferts Blvd (at Austin St), Kew Gardens, NY
Bagel Shop · 44 tips and reviews

Virgil V.Virgil Villani: The bagels are fresh , good variety of bagels- also cold cuts

Forest Hills Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

15. Forest Hills Bagels

8.5
10441 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY
Bagel Shop · 25 tips and reviews

Tara D.Tara DeVincenzo: the lox cream cheese provides the perfect lox:schmeer ratio

Best Bagel & Coffee is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

16. Best Bagel & Coffee

8.9
225 W 35th St (btw 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Garment District · 215 tips and reviews

Will S.Will Scholl: Hands down one of the best bacon egg and cheese everything bagels I've ever had

Murray's Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

17. Murray's Bagels

7.8
500 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · West Village · 298 tips and reviews

Josh W.Josh Wilson: All of the spreads are on point. My personal favorite is the sarcastic sol on an everything bagel (both whitefish salad and nova lox).

Barney Greengrass is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

18. Barney Greengrass

8.7
541 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 86th & W 87th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 161 tips and reviews

Kev S.Kev Skinny: Doughy bagels are outstanding. Bites similar to a pretzel. Make sure you fill that bagel with the best smoked sammy in the city. 16.00 for this bad boy so bring your wallet. Well worth it.

Bagel Pub Park Slope is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

19. Bagel Pub Park Slope

8.9
287 9th St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bagel Shop · Central Slope · 86 tips and reviews

Corey D.Corey Dineen: Constantly rated at the top of best bagels in NYC and for good reason. Any of the egg sandwiches are bomb and Everything Pumpernickel FTW

David's Bagels is one of NYC's Best Bagel Shops.

20. David's Bagels

8.1
273 1st Ave (at E 16th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Gramercy Park · 87 tips and reviews

Patrick B.Patrick Baskin: Fantastic bagels, also try their great bagel sandwiches for lunch