Saturday, September 5, 2026

The Top 100 Bagel Shops Near El Quijote



  1. Rank 3. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  2. 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.



  3. Rank 6. Apollo Bagels

    California-style Bakery



  4. Rank 8. Bagels & Schmear

    NY-Style Bakery



  5. Rank 10. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  6. Rank 12. Mark's Off Madison

    Deli, Italian, Pizza



  7. Rank 14. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  8. Rank 17. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery










  9. Rank 26. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery




  10. Rank 29. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery


  11. 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.










  12. Rank 39. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  13. Rank 40. Baz

    NY-Style Bagel Bakery





  14. Rank 44. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery





  15. Rank 48. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  16. Rank 49. Bagel Joint

    NY-Style Bakery


  17. Rank 50. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery



  18. Rank 52. Bo's Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery






  19. Rank 57. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  20. Rank 58. Black Seed - Nolita

    Montreal-style Bakery




  21. 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.



  22. Rank 63. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery


  23. Rank 64. Knickerbocker Bagel

    NY-Style Bakery


  24. Rank 65. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery




  25. Rank 68. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery



  26. Rank 70. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery







  27. Rank 76. Bagel Market

    NY-style Bakery


  28. Rank 77. Bagelworks

    NY-Style Bakery


  29. Rank 78. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  30. Rank 81. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery


  31. Rank 82. Bagel Hole

    NY-Style Bakery


  32. Rank 83. Bagel Talk

    NY-Style Bakery


  33. Rank 84. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  34. Rank 86. Terrace Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  35. Rank 87. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





  36. Rank 91. Orwasher's Bakery

    Eastern European Bakery


  37. Rank 92. Modern Bread & Bagel

    Gluten-Free Bakery




  38. Rank 95. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  39. Rank 96. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  40. Rank 97. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





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