If you are planning to visit New York City, it is good to know about the best local dishes you should try. Among hundreds of traditional and unique style dishes, this vibrant city is known for the unique style of pizza and bagels. The food lovers might be interested to know more about these two signature style recipes; don’t worry! Just go through the details below.
A very famous treat you should try while visiting NYC is (of course) bagels. They are made up of best quality ingredients and can be found at almost all restaurants. The original style bagels were originated from a famous Jewish community of NYC. There are generally two famous types of NY style bagels; some of you may love to eat chewy boiled bagels, and many others may love to go ahead with the soft steamed bagels. The chewy bagels are thick, dense with a golden crust on the top. This is sold with a trademark of true bagel in NYC. However, some people love to enjoy steamed bagels that are pale, big and soft-crushed with a fluffy finish.
Like many other recipes, bagels were also brought to NYC by Jewish refugees in the early 1800s. Earlier, they were consumed by Jewish people only; however, slowly the trend became common among non-Jewish people and other parts of the country as well. The traditional NYC style bagel used to be 3-ounce in size, but today it can be found with a large 6-ounce size as well.
In no particular order, here is our list of the top NYC bagel shops:
Best Bagel & Coffee
225 West 35th St
New York, NY 10001
b/t 7th Ave & 8th Ave
bestbagelandcoffee.com
(212) 564-4409
Russ & Daughters
179 East Houston St
New York, NY 10002
b/t East Houston St & 2nd Ave
russanddaughters.com
(212) 475-4880
Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company
286 8th Ave
New York, NY 10001
b/t 24th St & 25th St
bkbagel.com
(212) 924-2824
Liberty Bagels Midtown
260 West 35th St
New York, NY 10001
b/t 7th Ave & 8th Ave
libertybagelsny.com
(212) 279-1124
Ess-a-Bagel
831 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10022
b/t 51st St & 50th St
ess-a-bagel.com
(212) 980-1010
Tompkins Square Bagels
165 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009
b/t 10th St & 11th St
tompkinssquarebagels.com
(646) 351-6520
