Pick A Bagel

To stake your claim as one of the best and most popular bagel shops in New York City, you’ve better be baking up some really good bagels. At Pick A Bagel, which first opened its doors in 1988 and now has locations on Lexington and 8th Avenues, they’re doing bagels the right way: they’re hand-rolled and kettle-boiled before being baked, and the end result is a New York bagel that’s essentially perfect: slightly crisp and chewy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a light malty flavor.

Like all great bagel shops, Pick A Bagel provides their guests with plenty of bagel and topping options, including two varieties of lox, three cream cheese flavors, several smoked fish and egg salads, sandwich fillings including pastrami and turkey, and (of course) classic black & white cookies or dessert! Pick A Bagel’s greatest hits are now shipping nationwide!