Need bagel shop recommendations near NYP

[TheVig]

My wife likes bagels, so I'm reaching out to see what everyone here recommends.

 

[fdaley]

Not sure how things are working in the pandemic, but in normal times Zaro's has a location in the station near the 7th Avenue entrance.

 

[PVD]

Check their website for hours, I know they are closed Sundays. The one at the other end (old Amtrak Rotunda) is temporarily closed. If you come into Moynihan, it a a decent walk to the 7th Ave end, but worth it...

 

[TheVig]

Thanks for the suggestions so far. We are not opposed to walking somewhere away from Penn as well.

 

[PVD]

Best Bagel and Coffee on 35th off & 7th is supposed to be pretty good. I used to work on that block, but it was not there yet back then...

 

[Lenquixote66]

I worked on 34 near 7th.before there was a real interest in bagels.

 

[tricia]

I worked on 34 near 7th.before there was a real interest in bagels.

You can't possibly be that old. There's been a real interest in bagels and bialys in NYC for at least a century. Especially on the lower East Side.

 

[Lenquixote66]

My father was born in 1895.We did not have bagels in our house till the 1950’s.I did not eat them on a regular basis till the 1970’s.

 

[caravanman]

I think you can get that stale bun taste from pretty much all bagels?

 

[Asher]

You can't possibly be that old. There's been a real interest in bagels and bialys in NYC for at least a century. Especially on the lower East Side.

Is a Bialy flat shaped, or is it more like a bun. I ask because I used to get onion rolls at a Jewish deli before I ever noticed bagels. Here on the west coast.

 

[Asher]

I think you can get that stale bun taste from pretty much all bagels?

Where you been buying bagels?

 

[tricia]

Is a Bialy flat shaped, or is it more like a bun. I ask because I used to get onion rolls at a Jewish deli before I ever noticed bagels. Here on the west coast.

Instead of a hole like a bagel, bialys have an indentation usually filled with a cooked onion and poppyseed filling:

 

[Bob Dylan]

I think you can get that stale bun taste from pretty much all bagels?

Glad I'm not the only one that's not a Bagel Junkie!( but I love Delis and what they serve, especially the Sandwiches!)

 

[Asher]

Instead of a hole like a bagel, bialys have an indentation usually filled with a cooked onion and poppyseed filling:

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Thank you, I think that’s what i Was referring to. They look delicious, I’m going to find some.

 

[Lenquixote66]

I just had grilled Swiss cheese on a bialy.

 

[PVD]

I always remind people, good bagels are much more common than good bialys. Just like good corned beef is much easier to find than good pastrami...

 

[Lenquixote66]

The best bagels and the best bialys are from Bell Bagel formerly in Canarsie,Brooklyn and now in Long Island ,NY

 

[Lenquixote66]

Best corned beef in my opinion is Lido Deli in Long Beach,NY

 

[PVD]

Glad to hear it's still good. Been a long time since I've been there, used to stop on my way to (coaching) or from (playing or coaching) the rink, not too far from the bridge.

 

[flitcraft]

I always remind people, good bagels are much more common than good bialys.

Preach it, brother. Good bialys are almost impossible to find in most places, even those that have very good bagels. Mimi Sheraton of the NYT has written a whole book about bialys, their history, and their meaning to the Jews of Poland and their descendants; it's called The Bialy Eaters. Her book has a very detailed recipe for bialys in it--which I have atttempted exactly once. Lots of steps, and a two day process, but very authentic results. Unfortunately, it uses fresh yeast, which I used to be able to get at one of the upscale supermarkets around here, but they've discontinued it. Maybe I should try to re-work it to use SAF yeast...

 

[Lenquixote66]

The best bialy bakery of years back was on Winthrop St.in Brooklyn circa 1955.

 

[Mystic River Dragon]

I think you can get that stale bun taste from pretty much all bagels?

I think that’s because you’re English, Eddie. My mother was English, and I think bagels taste like stale buns, too. However, I also consider overcooked Brussels sprouts a delicacy, so what do I know?

Bagels taste less like stale buns if you slather them with cinnamon raisin spread. Then they taste more like stale donuts.

I’m ducking now before the bagels start getting thrown at me.

 

[PVD]

For the unfamiliar, a proper bagel is "boiled" before baking, a bialy is not.

 

[joelkfla]

For the unfamiliar, a proper bagel is "boiled" before baking, a bialy is not.

That's what I was thinking, but I wasn't sure. The few bialies I've had in my life didn't have that chewy outer shell of a properly made bagel. They had a texture similar to some focaccias that I've encountered, or even a slice of Sicilian pizza.

 

[Asher]

I think that’s because you’re English, Eddie. My mother was English, and I think bagels taste like stale buns, too. However, I also consider overcooked Brussels sprouts a delicacy, so what do I know?

Bagels taste less like stale buns if you slather them with cinnamon raisin spread. Then they taste more like stale donuts.

I’m ducking now before the bagels start getting thrown at me.

can’t buy into the bagel taste, but as far the Brussels sprouts your are right on. Balsamic vinegar and cook them until you are ashamed of yourself. Really good