Absolute Bagels

For a breakfast-on-the-go, this Upper West Side bakery and bagel shop is a fine choice. Like, the perfect cookie , the bagels here are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Read more

Try the Thai Ice Tea - seriously! The place is Thai-owned and they nail the tea . Ask for it without ice for an even better value. Perfect compliment to the best bagels in the city .

Freshly baked sesame bagel with slathering blueberry cream cheese : crackly, crisp, chewy yet tender, dense yet light. The Thai iced tea is everyone's favorite, but too sweet for me.

Enjoy warm, budget-priced bagels that are a bit larger than average. The egg bagel is a favorite. So is the everything bagel with the salty and smoky whitefish salad for an explosion of flavor. Read more

NYC raved about this cosy spot . Run by friendly service , I loved the everything bagel with lox spread and Thai iced tea . Wow, do they give you your dollar's worth in that generous amount of spread.

For a breakfast-on-the-go, this UWS bakery and bagel shop is a fine choice. Like the perfect cookie , the bagels here are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Read more

Great bagels and the line moves very quickly so don't freak out if it's out the door. Best time to go is early in the morning when you can get a bagel hot out of the oven.

I used to live in the apartment right above this place. It was heaven. Get an everything with cream cheese and you’re good to go. Thai iced tea if you’re feeling international.

What’s good here? Everything! Cash only place (ATM on site). People are very helpful and nice. Be wary of spring / summertime and lines will form outside as well as occupying the whole inside.

"We mean it when we say the absolute best bagels in New York City are made by a Thai family on the Upper West Side." - Jeff and Eric Rosenthal, hip hop sketch comedians - ItsTheReal

Bagels that are consistently crispy-skinned, light, chewy and made fresh throughout the day. We love the various choices of cream cheese and the incredible white fish salad .

What is this wonder! The only way to go wrong is to choose the wrong combination. These are strong flavors. Try the Nova on Cinnamon Raisin w/ Herb Cream Cheese .

A must stop for a bagel fix on the UWS/ Harlem, Absolute Bagel‘s chewy dough speaks for itself and has a variety of classic flavors along with fresh artisanal cream cheese varieties. Read more

This hidden treat creates a perfect bagel : toasted to ideal crispness, warm from the oven and groaning under the weight of a mountain of cream cheese . Cash only .

Get everything they have: Egg bagel & strawberry cream cheese ; multigrain & egg salad ; sesame & jalapeño cream cheese ...all so fresh, so good; you can see the dough mixing process before your eyes.

The best bagels . Don’t need to toast them. Try the egg bagel with garlic and chive cream cheese with a Thai iced tea . Cash only .

Absolutely the best bagel place around. Amazing walnut raisin and lox cream cheese flavors. Egg and everything babels are the way to go for the perfect Sunday mornings morning.

Naturally, one of the city 's best bagel shops whips up one of the city 's best bagel-and-lox combinations. Opt for any kind of bagel , plain cream cheese and lox . Read more

Lives up to the hype - one of the best bagel shops in NYC. Not a lot of seating. Lines move quick. Blueberry cream cheese is great, but avoid it on a toasted bagel .

Cannot say I have conquered every single bagel shops in town but their bagels are really chewey and nice! Yes ask cream cheese on the side and yes try the unexpected Thai iced tea .

In the conversation for best bagel . Crunchy outside and chewy inside, similar to Essa bagel . Best in the area hands down, up there for best of NY

Amazing bagel options including vegan cream cheeses . ???? Only downside cash only . The line moves quickly.

One of the best bagels ever. Pair with a super sweet Thai iced milk tea . Long queue but it goes by quickly. A must in the UWS.

This uptown staple is not only one of the city ’s best bagel spots, its prices clock in a little lower than some of its fellow heavyweights. Read more

The bagels don't need to be toasted just get there early for the broadest selection of warm bagels . The Lord spread is delicious. $1.25 coffee .

Get there before 9 AM on the weekends to skip the line . That said, the bagels at Lenny’s 10 blocks south are almost as good.

Raisins pumpernickel bagel is absolutely the best. Try it with jalapeño cream cheese and salami . Smoked fish makes a nice pairing with chives cream cheese .

Everything bagels are solid. I wouldn't say best in the city , but would make a top 10 list.Good spot if you're in the area, not sure it's worth the trek otherwise. Long line & inefficient setup.

Great and affordable . everything bagel was soft on the inside with some crunch and serious flavor on the outside.

Egg bagel with butter and nova and a small Thai iced tea - breakfast perfection. Don't do what some kids ahead of me in line did and just order bottles of water ????

Been coming here for years and Absolute consistently has the best bagels in NYC , hands down. Definitely worth the trek to the UWS. Cash only , beware.

Amazing pumpernickel , great with nova (super fresh) & cream cheese . Order everything at once (bagels and coffee ) before you hit the register or be prepared to be screamed at...soup nazi style.

The bagels are fresh and hot. The cream cheeses a great variety. The jalapeño is must. I believe it's only cash which is ashame.

I had the everything bagel with herb cream cheese , and it was delicious, you can watch them make the bagels ! I highly recommend this place!!

Nova & lox , blueberry cream cheese (not too sweet at all), and very fine bagels !

Best bagel in New York. Try the egg bagel . Fresh and fluffy like a cloud.

Freshest bagels I have found on the upper west side! Flavored cream cheese will run you $1 more than other spots but definitely worth it.

This is the best chicken salad I have ever had! Get it with an everything bagel with lettuce and tomato and you're set!

They are VERY generous with the spreads. You could split it between 2 bagels . So tell them to go light if you don't want the spread oozing out all over the place. But if you like that, you're set!

Perfect for a lazy Saturday morning breakfast on the go. Very casual but filling and larger bagels that will leave you satisfied.

Perfect for a lazy Saturday morning breakfast on the go. Very casual but filling and larger bagels that will leave you satisfied.

Every bagel is served right from the oven! I've never had such a freshly baked bagel anywhere!

Delicious in every way. Lox spread on sesame as always. Plugs are in the southwest corner of the room and such friendly staff won't kik you out for using them all afternoon :D

While the bagels are delectable, they don't hold up to snuff after a few hours, so it's best to consume them ASAP. Cash only . Read more

The real old school bagel freshly made here. Traditional setting with no fuss no fluff. Different spreads to choose from. Long lines on weekends.

If ordering two bagels , order one bagel with the (vegan ) cream cheese and the other without, then split. They give plenty to share on each bagel .

Get an everything bagel with walnut & raisin cream cheese , or with strawberry cream cheese (tastes like an ice-cream or a cheesecake - delicious!)

The lox spread is delicious! Switched it up with bacon egg and cheese with lox spread cream.

The bagels here are made the old-fashioned way and are constantly streaming out of the oven at a rapid pace - grab a few extras to bring home Read more

First time at this place. Wanted a change from Murray's and H&H. This place had a line out the door. Fast service . Loved it.