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Ess-a-Bagel

Bagel Shop and American Restaurant$$$$

Turtle Bay, New York

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Ess-a-Bagel

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Ranked #6 for bagel shops in New York
The experts at Eater and New York Habitat recommend this place
"Keep your order simple and enjoy some of the best bagels in NYC."(10 Tips)
"Best lox & bagel I have ever tasted!"(31 Tips)
"If that’s your style, this is the best everything bagel in the city."(38 Tips)
"The white fish salad is delicious."(4 Tips)

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Amy FinegoldAugust 12, 2016
I ate a Whole Wheat bagel and small side of Egg Salad.
GinaApril 22, 2016
Best bagel in the world. Seriously.
Maria GonzalezAugust 2, 2018
Toasted everything bagel with butter!
Dfw DeanDecember 13, 2015
Amazing bagels - terrible slow service counter
Scott KleinbergJuly 26, 2016
Been here 10+ times
My favorite bagel in NYC.
April RoethelMay 2, 2021
Amazing chopped liver!
TingFebruary 22, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Everything bagel with jalapeño cream cheese
Jessie LebitzJuly 28, 2018
Garlic is my favorite bagel
Dimitra VelikiApril 26, 2014
Great variety, tasty bagels
natalie l.April 19, 2012
Coffee's the standard nyc swill. Get the good stuff at Oren's across the street.
Rachel LodinApril 1, 2016
Everything!!
Basak BozkurtJuly 14, 2022
Get ready for a very slow service
Sarah SiskSeptember 14, 2016
Do not come here for the egg sandwiches. They put egg and bacon in a bowl and microwave it. I expect that from dunkin donuts not a real bagel shop!
Jeff SSeptember 7, 2013
Been here 5+ times
As good as the bagels are, the line is always out the door due to slow servers.
Jenn PAugust 8, 2014
Been here 100+ times
Best bagel on the planet...legit.
Kate K.March 27, 2012
Channel your inner New York Jew. Be aggressive yet friendly. Enjoy your bagel!
George ThFebruary 14, 2020
Great bagels but really long waiting time
PeteDecember 14, 2013
Best bagel I have ever had.
chinaApril 20, 2015
Been here 5+ times
One of the best bagels in NY
Joanne ShieldsOctober 20, 2011
Smoked salmon and cream cheese on onion bagel ftw! Friendly servers too.
Emily WilsonAugust 22, 2015
Fluffiest bagels in NYC
Elena ShiJanuary 1, 2016
Didn't like it at all. They put my fruit salad in a way it leaked all over my roast beef bagel, and the watermelon in it was spoiled. They don't give you password despite they have two WiFi networks
rich masioApril 2, 2015
Huge bagels, crispy and doughy....they don't come much better.
liberalia 🇭🇺BA Világegyetemista (semmi érdekes)July 27, 2023
Egyszeruen zseni!!
Adrian MantiniJuly 14, 2019
Bagels are good, but service stinks!
Ayaka NonakaMay 10, 2012
Scallion tofu cream cheese. Refreshingly delicious.
Mathew SJune 29, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Definitely not the city's best bagels, and they are way too slow for NYC, but the best choice for midtown
Floor ZuijdendorpJune 7, 2019
The BLTA here is great
Samantha KatzMarch 24, 2013
Tofu vegetable cream cheese is the bomb.com
seth meyerowitzMay 31
good bagels. But microwaved eggs? Come on...
Andy HunterJuly 20, 2013
Skip the cream cheese and go for the smoked whitefish salad.
Anthony De RosaJune 23, 2011
Ask for what's fresh put the oven and get cinnamon apple cream cheese on it.
J CoFebruary 28, 2013
Try the Bagel With Turkey Lettuce Tomato Baco
Jory CunninghamMay 26, 2012
Don't be that jerk that sits down before you have a bagel. You ruin it for everyone. Think about it.
Chris AngelinaJuly 13, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Bagels, sandwiches
Bora TuncaMarch 12, 2017
There is a huge line on sunday mornings.
Amina HussainAugust 29, 2014
favorite bagel place in nyc hands down
Nikos FotouJanuary 31, 2016
Great for bagels.
Christy AdmiraalFebruary 15, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Jalapeno cream cheese is a real winner.
Kai YenAugust 15, 2014
Bagels are awesome!
Matt DickerApril 4, 2011
If you're just getting plain bagels to go, don't wait in the main line, head to the back to the pickup counter.
Jay J JaeHong InFebruary 21, 2018
Amazing~ sig~! W. Coffee
Julian ModestoSeptember 12, 2014
The line on a weekday morning is a lil too much
Melissa TJune 14, 2011
Egg white & cheese on a scooped whole wheat everything bagel is the best!
Kate SchuetzSeptember 13, 2013
Ordered a bagel with scallion cream cheese. Got a bagel with peanut butter. Not sure how you could confuse the two?
Lauren LasherNovember 14, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Order online for pick-up and bypass the long lines!
henry bakerAugust 26, 2015
Big but great bagels
Rodolfo da RochaApril 23, 2015
...bagels? They serve you very fast, and it is in no way expensive.
Matthew GreenJanuary 24, 2010
Amazing bagels made fresh. Lots of variety. This is why NY is the center of the bagel world.
Lina TrifonNovember 17, 2015
Really nice bagels

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