Bagelworks

Bagelworks has been making the best bagels in the Upper East Side for over a quarter of a century.

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  • Phone

    (212) 744-6444

  • Website

    bagelworks-nyc.com

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  • Type

    Bagel Shop

Address

1229 1st Ave (btwn 66th & 67th St) New York , NY 10065 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Visa & American Express)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Breakfast, Lunch

Comments / 56


Keywords:

bagels lox authentic casual lively good for a quick meal muffins fish breakfast food great value coffee salmon cream cheese sandwiches bacon sourdough bread lines vegetables jalapeños city
Tom DiMaggio

Excellent NY bagels , and I got somewhat addicted to their whitefish salad for a while. It's been an Upper East Side staple for 25+ years, the long lines in the morning are worth the wait.

Anechka M.

Delicious! Even simple bacon 'n egg bagel tastes like heaven, especially with jalapeño cream cheese ???? the place has only to-go option but there is a park with benches nearby

Zachary

The toasted sour dough bagel with plain cream cheese was crunchy on the outside and soft of the inside. The slight tartness of the bread complimented the hearty serving of the rich cream cheese .

Jeff Byrnes

This is a legit NYC bagel joint. Made fresh on premises, just a counter, be ready to order or you might lose your spot in line ! Recommended.

AmateurConcierge

Solid solid little bag spot that makes the joints fresh on the spot. Jalapeño cheddar with bacon scallion cream cheese ...A1

Michelle Wiles

Everything is yes but don’t sleep on the salmon cream cheese

Anna Hyclak

Best bagels I've had in the city . Fabulous tofu cream cheeses and jalapeño bagels . It's always PACKED and service can be slow, but it's worth the wait!

Nazila Mathari

Thanks to hurricane sandy, I stopped by my neighborhood bagel store and loved their bagels ! Their coffee is great too :-) my new favorite is everything wheat bagel

Luke

Flat bagels are so hard to find! This place has them, along with a killer selection of spreads and non-flat bagels

Alex Ilyenko

Salmon special is the most delicious bagel in my whole life!

Konstantin Datz

I love the onion bagels at that place especially with blue cheese ????

Erica Delaney

Fresh bagels daily. The chicken and egg salad sandwiches on a flagel are my go to!

Kate

Sourdough bagel is delish! Long lines on weekends, moves quickly though

Yuriy Rusko

Ordered an onion bagel with salmon cream cheese and it was amazing; one of the best I've ever had. The place is worthy of a stop.

Polina Weitz

Good bagels , and a large variety of cream cheese flavors, spreads and salads

Dru Bramlett

Everything bagel with Lox . Can't go wrong.

Michael G.

An elite bagel shop . The chicken salad with fresh dill is a showstopper

Serge Morrell

Saturday morning ritual. Sourdough are amazing and of course the lox capers on everything.

Emily Brueck

Definitely one of the best bagel places in the city . (Don't expect a friendly good morning greeting though)

Chris Cromwell

Sourdough or Everything with Lox ! (everything bagels come without caraway seeds)

Christine Chavez

Plain bagel with Cream Cheese was delicious

E

It is the best bagel place in New York — line in the morning says it all.

rahul d

Get an everything bagel with scallion cream cheese

Christin Gabriel

Great bagels but the line can get very long on the weekends.

Andrea

Everything flagel with butter. Spinach bagel and garlic poppy cream cheese

Julia

Fresh, flavorful, and high quality bagel and lox

Greg Bruno

The walnut raisin cream cheese is so sweet but so good.

Diane Lowy

For the freshest bagel you'll ever have, show up before 7:30am and ask for one still cooling from the oven. If you like your bagels extra soft in the middle, try the sourdough .

Stephen Lyman

Flat bagels . Gimmick or delicious? I'm going with delicious.

Eric Morris

The best bagels on the Upper East Side hands down.

Katherine Corson

Definitely have a wide variety of spreads as well as other breakfast items !!

Amy Cummings

Everything bagel toasted with veggie cream cheese .

Lori Chambers

Great bagel ! Plain with blueberry spread. So. Delicious!

jon vanhala

Best freshest bagels in NYC. Try the sourdough with tuna and bacon

Julian Modesto

THE PUMPERNICKEL BAGELS ARE KING

Chand Moon

Fresh bagels everyday. Get the garden tuna salad .

Clara Eloy

It was good, but I’ve had better bagels without having no to queue

Kylie K

$5 minimum for credit card - grab a bagel and a drink!

Hala Alawi

One of the best bagels i've ever had!!

J P

Lox spread . Pink and amazing.

Sara Masterson

Whole grain bagel , toasted, with low fat walnut raisin cream cheese . Oh my goodness. Heaven.

Andrew Tebbenham

Chocolate chip muffins are epic.

China

All the fresh on site made bagels

Phoenix ????????????

Get the everything bagel with cream cheese

Katie Robinson-Duff

Bagel lox is amazing!

Ashley Young

Their crumbcakes are ridiculously good. Also the low-fat veggie tuna is the best I've had.

Pete

They donate bagels to City Harvest. Good job by them.

Aghbal

The best bagel in NYC, without doubt

Erie Magaril

Fresh bagels amazing authentic knishes and the BEST chocolate chip muffins

Arik Ryvkin

Good vegan options

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