Thursday, September 3, 2026

The Top 100 Bagel Shops Near Nothing Really Matters

  1. Rank 1. 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 4. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





  4. Rank 8. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  5. Rank 10. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery


  6. Rank 11. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery


  7. Rank 12. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  8. Rank 13. Bagels & Schmear

    NY-Style Bakery



  9. Rank 15. Bagel Market

    NY-Style Bakery



  10. Rank 17. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery



  11. Rank 19. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery



  12. Rank 21. Mark's Off Madison

    Old-School Bakery


  13. 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.








  14. Rank 29. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery





  15. Rank 33. Bo's Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  16. Rank 34. Apollo Bagels

    California-style Bakery




  17. Rank 37. Baz

    NY-Style Bagel Bakery



  18. Rank 39. Bagelworks

    NY-Style Bakery


  19. Rank 40. Bagel Joint

    NY-Style Bakery






  20. Rank 45. Bagel Talk

    NY-Style Bakery




  21. Rank 48. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  22. Rank 51. Orwasher's Bakery

    Eastern European Bakery


  23. Rank 52. Modern Bread & Bagel

    Gluten-Free Bakery





  24. Rank 56. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  25. Rank 59. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery


  26. Rank 60. Tal Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  27. Rank 63. Knickerbocker Bagel

    NY-Style Bakery


  28. Rank 64. Liberty Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  29. Rank 66. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  30. Rank 67. Black Seed - Nolita

    Montreal-style Bakery



  31. Rank 69. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  32. Rank 71. Bagel Point

    NY-Style Bakery







  33. Rank 77. Bagel Market

    NY-style Bakery




  34. Rank 80. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  35. 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.


  36. Rank 82. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery


  37. Rank 83. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery




  38. Rank 86. Bagel Hole

    NY-Style Bakery


  39. Rank 87. Terrace Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  40. Rank 89. Bergen Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  41. Rank 91. Bagel Pub

    NY-Style Bakery



  42. Rank 93. 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 94. Utopia Bagels

    NY-Style Bakery



  44. Rank 96. Bagel Oasis

    NY-Style Bakery


  45. Rank 97. Bagels For You

    NY-Style Bakery





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