Bagels & Schmear
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Hours
Sun
6:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mon
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tue
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wed
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thu
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fri
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat
6:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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4.5
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CUISINES
American, Cafe
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
features
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CUISINES
American, Cafe
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Brunch
FEATURES
Delivery, Takeout, Accepts Credit Cards
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4.5
290 reviews
Excellent
219
Very good
58
Average
9
Poor
3
Terrible
1
Jay “flower” child
New York City274 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
This is the best deli in NYC! I come here for bagels, chicken salad sandwiches. Oh and best of all! Their delivery is prompt and accurate! During covid 19 Crisis finding reliable delivery is important... so folks, look no further! You can call and place order on phone. They always get specifics right- like eggs over medium, double cheese, hot sauce, lightly toasted onion bagel. Oh yeah. That’s my order! I love love love it here want everyone in nyc to support local... support this amazing establishment during the tough times of covid19. They are kind and authentic. Wishing you the best. I’ll see you at my door for delivery !
Written March 24, 2020
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NMMJ
Epsom90 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Had a quick breakfast here today with my daughter. Super fresh bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese, and blueberry muffin also went down well. The only seating is on high chairs facing a mirror. Otherwise perfect
Written February 16, 2020
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Turner S
1496 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
The picture on the counter of the “house special” won me over. Lox, cream cheese, tomato, onion, capers on your choice of bagel. I did a toasted onion bagel. Absolutely fantastic. I could eat that for every breakfast until the cream cheese killed me. The coffee wasn’t bad either. Service was quick and friendly. They weren’t rushing people or being terse while folks looked at the menu. It is a tight space though and not much room to eat. The bagels were wrapped well for on the go chowing down. I will go out of my way on my next NYC visit to eat this again.
Written February 10, 2020
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UrbanWarior
Bern426 contributions
Feb 2020 • solo
Found this place on Google so decided to drop in for breakfast and yes they have so many varieties of cream cheese.
Bagel, toasted with lox cream cheese is divine, add a cup of steamy NY coffee. All good
Written February 16, 2020
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Kate V.
5 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
We visited Bagel & Schmear for breakfast two consecutive mornings- need I say more??!! This spot reminds me of everything your typical NYC bagel spot would be! They only offer a few counter-style seats, but that was not an issue for us as we were taking our breakfast to go. Bagel and Lox was probably the best I've ever had, followed by a delicious breakfast sandwich the next morning. The other ladies I was with raved about the various cream cheese offerings and how delicious they were. I will always stop by Bagel & Schmear when in the area!
Written March 1, 2020
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D Motch
New York City1 contribution
Jun 2020 • business
What a great surprise and great find for delious BAGELS plus other appealing and appetizing toppings. The location is hidden by horrible scaffolding and you must know the address so you can locate this great foodie place. Highly recommended and know you will enjoy! Worth the trip for sure.
Written June 30, 2020
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Hugo S
1 contribution
Dec 2020 • family
My favorite classic bagel spot in Kips Bay. With so many bagel spots to choose from in the city, it's hard to find the ones that actually sell high quality bagels - this place does. I stop here before any long trip for a quick breakfast, and bring home a dozen bagels every once in a while. If you're in Kips Bay and you're looking for a BEC with SPK that is far better than average, this is where you should go.
Written December 12, 2020
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jcoveyke
Manchester7 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
Alright so we had the pleasure of eating at so many fantastic and diverse places, all met our expectations, but we knew we wanted to try NYC traditional bagels and schmear, and lucky for us it was around the corner of our hotel.
Now the queue was nothing to joke about, we saw it one day and decided to go very earl the next morning to beat it. Fantastic, grab the bagel and eat it walking around. Brilliant.
Written January 17, 2020
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Karla P
Marysville50 contributions
Dec 2022 • family
This is a “must stop” place each time I’m in NYC. The breakfast bagel sandwiches are awesome and we bought muffins to eat the next day and they were still super fresh. They’re always busy but the orders are always fast and accurate. Prices are excellent too. The staff is always so friendly and welcoming.
Written December 25, 2022
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Randy N
30 contributions
Aug 2021 • family
Not sure where to start other than to say I'm from 9ut of town and wanted some authentic New York bagels while I was here. I'm not normally a huge bagels eater, but these were SO good. The everything bagel was loaded with onion and kosher salt and tasted amazing. We got a dozen to split amongst the family our first day in town and I went back the morning before leaving to get a dozen more to bring with us. There might be better bagel places in NYC, but I was very happy with this one. Also, very friendly service and subway convenient.
Written August 10, 2021
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devanna90
Liverpool47 contributions
Oct 2019 • couples
Don’t let the outside scaffolding ruin this for you. Staff are fantastic, we went on a busy morning where they had maybe 20-30 people in a tiny shop. They knew everyone’s order and the wait was minimal considering. Variety was so good. The bagels themselves unreal.
Written January 3, 2020
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gillk65
Musselburgh647 contributions
Dec 2023 • couples
Wow! What a fantastic sandwich/cake/ bagel shop. A few seats for sit in but mainly takeaway customers. The choice of fillings is incredible and quite overwhelming. Luckily quiet when we arrived but very busy when we left. I opted for the best seller smoked salmon special. My partner was very keen to have pastrami and got it with melted cheese, gherkins and other tasty fillings. Both were superb ! Couldn’t manage any of the delicious looking cakes/ biscuits sadly. Another time for sure. Well worth a visit if you’re in the city. Near to a metro stop making it easy !
Written December 2, 2023
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Ben Venable
Waco37 contributions
May 2022 • couples
This became my wife and I’d go-to breakfast spot while we were in NYC for our 2nd anniversary. Loud, packed, a little hectic, but so New York that we loved the experience, and the food was excellent too! We tried four different bagel breakfast sandwiches over our time in the city—the house special on an everything bagel was my wife’s favorite and the pastrami, egg, and cheese on a plain bagel was my favorite. The crumb cake was also superb—so buttery! The only reason I went with 4 stars is because the menu is pretty confusing to look at—fortunately, the employees were helpful and explained things to us, because we definitely looked like confused tourists.
Written May 2, 2022
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Therese P
Shrewsbury83 contributions
Mar 2022 • none
We picked up bagels for breakfast, and also sandwiches to eat later. Lots of choices for bagels and cream cheese, and they all tasted great. The sandwich was amazing. I had an Italian sub with roasted red peppers (which I can't find on the menu online, so I can't remember the name of it), which also had balsamic vinegar dressing, and it was one of the best Italian subs I've had. Will definitely be back.
Written March 11, 2022
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Amy D
Mission1052 contributions
Mar 2024 • family
Great place for bagel take out. This small snug shop has a few available seating spaces outside. We took ours to go…
The display cases take up a large portion of the shop where they have a plethora of items to add to your bagel. Initially, I felt overwhelmed. No need! The very friendly gentleman behind the counter came around to explain each flavor to us. They also have a vast variety of pastries to try. Definitely will be returning. I didn’t grab a coffee, so I cannot review their coffee. It looked like a simple drip coffee set up.
Written June 1, 2024
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