228697 Thu Dec 01 10:57:55 -0800 2005 12 18 Manhattan 0 1214926 Where can i find the freshest, hottest bagels right out of the oven? I am looking for that true new york bagels....crisp on the outside and chewey on the inside, big and fat with the best taste!. God.....do i miss them. Thu Dec 01 10:57:55 -0800 2005 0 Jim Gleason 1 1214945 Not where you are, but TAL is pretty good, if I remember correctly.... Tal Bagels 977 1st Ave Btwn 53rd & 54th St Thu Dec 01 11:35:08 -0800 2005 1214926 0 BackyardChef 1 1214954 There's a really great place on 28th b/w Park and Lex called Bagel & Schmear. Their bagels are large, usually still warm, and have the perfect consistency you described. Plus they make a great scallion cream cheese! Thu Dec 01 11:58:43 -0800 2005 1214926 0 nychowgirl 2 1215028 I'd like to counter Bagel & Schmear. I live in the neighborhood - one of the worst bagels i've had in NYC. Below the $1 bagels from morning carts. Thu Dec 01 14:59:29 -0800 2005 1214954 0 Tatiana 1 1214960 Absolute Bagels, 107th and Bway. Thu Dec 01 12:08:33 -0800 2005 1214926 0 LJ 2 1214968 I second Absolute Bagels! They always have fresh, piping hot bagels available! It's so steamy in there that, this time of year, your glasses will get fogged up when you walk inside! Thu Dec 01 12:30:07 -0800 2005 1214960 0 Tarz 2 1215022 Particularly the mini bagels, where the ratio of crust to innards is right for my taste. I've had some particularly good bagels (in the context of what's available today) at Eli Zabars. The mini bagels at Fairway are pretty good, too. Still, since my favorite bagel bakery on the lower East side closed some forty or so years ago, (we'd stop in late, late at night and get them, hot from the oven, 12 for a dollar, with an extra thrown in for good measure)....since then, I've despaired at getting a really good bagel. Sigh. HowardL Thu Dec 01 14:48:50 -0800 2005 1214960 0 HowardL 2 1215101 Love Absolute. Service is quick and cheerful, regardless what time it is. And the bagels... yum. Almost like Montreal bagels. Thu Dec 01 18:46:53 -0800 2005 1214960 0 piccola 1 1214997 i am a fan of David's bagels on 14th and 1st. Crisp, chewy and delicious. Thu Dec 01 13:48:09 -0800 2005 1214926 0 CDB 2 1215018 I second that nomination. Thu Dec 01 14:41:50 -0800 2005 1214997 0 kirk 3 1215076 I third it. David's everything bagel is one of the best I've ever had and they're often warm all morning. Thu Dec 01 17:30:31 -0800 2005 1215018 0 Alex M 1 1215036 I love Ess-a-bagel on 21st and 1st Thu Dec 01 15:33:53 -0800 2005 1214926 0 amyknyc 1 1215132 H&H on Broadway and 80th. Most of the time their turnover is so fast that the bagels are hot. And if they're not you can always ask them to give you some of the ones from the back which are cooling in the racks. Then you can go across the street and get lox at Zabar's. Thu Dec 01 22:46:04 -0800 2005 1214926 0 Ian