Where: Ess-a-Bagel
324 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10009
Why: Don’t listen to anyone else. There’s only one – Ess-a-Bagel
What: These are greatest bagels in the world; end of story. If you must toast it, make it very lightly toasted. And don’t give me any on that Montreal nonsense (looking at you, Black Seed).
Honorable Mention: Kossar’s (367 Grand St, New York, NY 10002), Montague Street Bagels (108 Montague St, Brooklyn, NY 11201)