Thursday, September 3, 2026

The Top 100 Bagel Shops Near Achilles Heel

  1. Rank 1. Bagel Joint

    NY-Style Bakery





  2. Rank 5. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





  3. Rank 9. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery


  4. Rank 10. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  5. Rank 12. Bagels & Schmear

    NY-Style Bakery


  6. The smoked fish counter on Orchard Street has been an institution since forever, and Russ & Daughters is the appetizing shop New York trots out whenever it needs to prove a point. White-jacketed servers, a pristine deli case, egg creams, bagels, and Scottish salmon done multiple ways. The Michelin Bib Gourmand nod keeps it honest: the food is the whole point, and the regulars at the counter have known that for years.







  7. Rank 19. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  8. Rank 20. Best Bagel & Coffee

    NY-Style Bakery

    Some of the bagels here are so large they've lost their holes entirely, which feels like a metaphor for Midtown but is actually just breakfast. This no-frills bagel shop near Penn Station runs like a commuter train that actually shows up: the line moves, the bagels come out hot, and the chewy, twisty exterior is what you came for. The New York Times named it among the city's best, and the 8 a.m. crowd would agree without looking up.


  9. Rank 21. Baz

    NY-Style Bagel Bakery



  10. Rank 23. Mark's Off Madison

    Old-School Bakery





  11. Rank 27. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  12. Rank 28. Apollo Bagels

    California-style Bakery






  13. Rank 33. Knickerbocker Bagel

    NY-Style Bakery





  14. Rank 37. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery



  15. Rank 39. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  16. Rank 40. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery



  17. Rank 42. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  18. Rank 43. Bo's Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  19. The mission here is explicit: no rainbow bagels, no blueberry bagels, no what Peter Shelsky calls the "shiksa bagel." This Park Slope bagel shop makes small, crust-forward rounds in the New York tradition, though the Sichuan peppercorn bagel, a nod to the long Jewish-Chinese-food alliance, bends the rules just enough. The New York Times named it among the city's best, which is the only endorsement that really matters in this particular argument.


  20. Rank 45. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  21. Rank 46. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery


  22. Rank 47. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  23. Rank 48. Terrace Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  24. Rank 50. Bagel Hole

    NY-Style Bakery





  25. Rank 54. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  26. Rank 55. Black Seed - Nolita

    Montreal-style Bakery


  27. Rank 56. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  28. Rank 57. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery


  29. Rank 58. Bagelworks

    NY-Style Bakery




  30. Rank 61. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery










  31. Rank 70. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  32. Rank 73. Bagel Market

    NY-style Bakery


  33. Rank 74. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery


  34. Rank 75. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  35. Rank 76. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  36. Rank 79. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  37. Rank 80. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  38. Rank 81. Bagel Talk

    NY-Style Bakery



  39. Rank 83. Modern Bread & Bagel

    Gluten-Free Bakery


  40. Rank 84. Orwasher's Bakery

    Eastern European Bakery





  41. Rank 88. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  42. Rank 89. Wheated

    New Haven-Style Pizza

    The New Haven-style pies here are cooked to a serious crunch, with dough pressed thinner than the Connecticut purists would sanction and a tangy, oregano-heavy tomato sauce that makes a decent argument for staying in Brooklyn. Wheated is a Ditmas Park pizzeria with a full bar that also does bagels, so the menu has range. The New York Times put it on their best pizza in New York list, which is the kind of thing that fills a neighborhood spot fast.





  43. Rank 93. Bagels For You

    NY-Style Bakery


  44. Rank 94. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  45. Rank 96. Bagel Oasis

    NY-Style Bakery






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