Thursday, September 3, 2026

The Top 100 Bagel Shops Near Golden Ratio


  1. Rank 2. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  2. Rank 4. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  3. Rank 5. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  4. Rank 6. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  5. Rank 8. Bagel Pub

    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. 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.


  8. Rank 12. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  9. Rank 13. Terrace Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  10. Rank 16. Bagel Hole

    NY-Style Bakery




  11. Rank 19. Baz

    NY-Style Bagel Bakery




  12. Rank 22. Knickerbocker Bagel

    NY-Style Bakery


  13. Rank 23. 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.



  14. Rank 25. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  15. Rank 26. Bagel Joint

    NY-Style Bakery




  16. Rank 29. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





  17. Rank 33. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  18. Rank 34. Apollo Bagels

    California-style Bakery



  19. Rank 36. Bagels & Schmear

    NY-Style Bakery


  20. Rank 37. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  21. Rank 38. 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.






  22. Rank 43. Mark's Off Madison

    Old-School Bakery




  23. Rank 46. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





  24. Rank 50. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery


  25. Rank 51. Bagel Market

    NY-style Bakery



  26. Rank 53. Black Seed - Nolita

    Montreal-style Bakery



  27. Rank 55. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery






  28. Rank 60. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery






  29. Rank 65. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery



  30. Rank 67. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery


  31. Rank 68. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  32. Rank 69. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery




  33. Rank 72. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery


  34. Rank 73. Bagelworks

    NY-Style Bakery






  35. Rank 78. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery




  36. Rank 81. Bo's Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  37. Rank 82. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  38. Rank 83. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  39. Rank 84. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  40. Rank 85. Bagel Talk

    NY-Style Bakery



  41. Rank 87. Modern Bread & Bagel

    Gluten-Free Bakery


  42. Rank 88. Orwasher's Bakery

    Eastern European Bakery




  43. Rank 91. Bagels For You

    NY-Style Bakery


  44. Rank 92. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  45. Rank 93. Bagel Oasis

    NY-Style Bakery









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