I got everything bagel, sausage, egg sandwich. Nothing particularly fancy and amazing but a decent breakfast sandwich. I've had more flavorful everything bagels, it was lacking in garlic and onion flavors. If the egg was runny, that would be awesome. No issues with service. Carryout only.

This is the best bagel place in New York!! I had this bagel 4 years ago and I haven't stopped thinking about it since then. Well last week I finally got the chance to try it again and boy oh boy it did not disappoint! The shop is small but efficient. And cash only! But the bagels are excellent and well worth the trip. Everytime I'm in New York I have to stop for one of these. They are chewy, soft, and just overall everything you could want from a bagel.

NOW THIS IS A BAGEL SPOT! Now i may tell a joke but id never tell a lie, this bagel was legit! Should've known with the line outside of the spot when I pulled up. CASH ONLY! And if you're nice with the crew they seem to take care of your food well! No where to sit but again get ya food and go about your day, so chill vibes. I had an Everything Bagel (toasted which .10) with Jalapeño cream cheese, Egg, lettuce, tomato and onions. The sandwich parts paired so well with the cream cheese, it wasn't event spicy or anything crazy. I couldn't stop thinking about that bagel all day, very soft, very tasty! 10/10 would come back again!

No frills, high quality bagels. Just the right amount of soft and chewy. Great cream cheese options too

Insanely good! I didn't even have the chance to take pictures. I got a nova lox with onion bagel and blueberry cream cheese with plain bagel perfection! There was a long line but it went by really quick.

I've heard a lot about this place. It's hyped up a bit I'll say but it's good. Not my favorite bagel place in the city, but good. The best thing I got was the scallion cream cheese with a slice of lox. That was incredible. The scallion cream cheese is definitely worth returning for. We then got a pumpernickel special with tomato and cheese. It was disappointing. Nothing special from the bread and the cheese and tomato were totally average. No spread which would've made it better. Those two bagels came out to $26 which is an insane price, so that's also a fault. Come on New York! Must've been the salmon. Inside is pretty confusing also. I wish they had signs up for their bagels, the menu has all the info but for some reason, hard to follow more than other bagel spots.

Located near the Columbia University campus, Absolute Bagels is the quintessential New York bagel shop, if perpetually long lines stretching out the door are any indication. They're so popular, in fact, that they don't have any online presence and don't serve delivery apps. The bagels themselves aren't necessarily ginormous, but they have just a hint of crisp on the outside with plenty of nourishingly chewy heft inside. And while they aren't the cheapest - a bagel with flavored spread will set you back $5.50, cash only - there's enough of it so that one bagel with cream cheese will make for a full meal for those with modest appetites. In my case, an everything bagel with bacon and cheddar cream cheese was absolutely filling and indulgent, even though I was moderately hangry after having stood in line for so long. Pro tip: head to Straus Park across the street where, at least in warm weather, you can enjoy your goodies in pleasant, leafy surroundings. Pro tip: you don't need to shove your food into the photo - or massage, fondle, or molest it - with your bare, moist, wrinkly hands and dirty fingernails. You also don't need to call attention away from the food with pointless "action" shots. Keep all body parts, plaque-laced bite marks, and distracting backgrounds out of the photo. Focus solely on the food itself. #stayclassy #stayuseful #noyouarenotanarteeste