251738 Wed Oct 23 09:21:37 -0700 2002 31 20 Tristate Region 0 1336943 Hi, all, Just recently moved out to Larchmont from NYC and have not had a whole lot of luck finding a decent bagel. This seriously impinges on the Sunday brunch with the NY Times activity. Can anyone recommend a really good bagel in Lower Westchester? You know the kind I want, one with a seriously firm outer shell and a glorious color and one that is not soft and mushy. Thank you in advance for your suggestions! Wed Oct 23 09:21:37 -0700 2002 0 Jeremy D. 1 1336947 I get my bagels at Turcos and they are pretty good. Wed Oct 23 11:21:06 -0700 2002 1336943 0 Jill 2 1336948 When I lived in Port Chester, there was a bagel place in Rye Brook (at the only shopping plaza in Rye Brook)that made it's own bagels on site. Though they weren't hand rolled (they used a machine), they were the best I was able to find. If I just could remember the name.... Wed Oct 23 11:32:03 -0700 2002 1336947 0 jerry 3 1336950 That bagel place is still there - and still draws quite a local (yes, larchmont would count) fan base - it's called Lenny's and its right next to a blockbuster video store on ridge street in RyeBrook (about 1 mile past Rye). There is also a decent bagel place in PortChester - in the Kohl's shopping center - technically Route 1 - again right as you leave Rye. I believe it is called the Bagel Emporium and their bagels are great. Wed Oct 23 13:45:05 -0700 2002 1336948 0 pamela m 4 1336952 Yeah, I know about Lenny's in Rye Brook (I grew up there, actually) and Lenny's even has a place on the Upper West Side (Broadway in the high 90's). But, I sort of figured that there has to be something more. Something old fashioned, not that there isn't a place for Lenny's Jalapeno bagels with huge pieces of peppers inside (great with orange marmalade). Wed Oct 23 16:06:56 -0700 2002 1336950 0 Jeremy D. 5 1336954 Try the Scarsdale Bagels, 52 Garth Road on the Scarsdale/Eastchester border. It's classic. Only about 8 kinds and nothing wacky. The owner brings them from the ovens to the bins right in front of you and they are always hot. Not only can I personally testify to their greatness; but my late father who grew up in the delitcaessen business averred they were the best HE had ever eaten. Wed Oct 23 18:36:18 -0700 2002 1336952 0 Howard Burkat 6 1336961 Thanks so much, Howard! I will give 'em a try this weekend! Jeremy Thu Oct 24 13:20:52 -0700 2002 1336954 0 Jeremy D. 7 1336973 the bagel place in the Quaker Ridge Shopping Ctr. on Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle are my favorite in Westchester Fri Oct 25 14:32:41 -0700 2002 1336961 0 Lois 8 1336975 The bagels across from the Hartsdale train station on E. Hartsdale Ave. are delicious. I think it's called Bagels and More, but you can't miss it. I love their mini bagels too. Fri Oct 25 15:52:21 -0700 2002 1336973 0 Molly 8 3399538 I second Lois' recommendation! It's called H&R Bialy and it's pretty much the only reason I haven't picked up everything and moved down South yet! Thu Feb 14 21:56:11 -0800 2008 1336973 145653 thelibra 9 3399722 No kidding? That's their name? Now, is a bialy the same thing as the giant flattened bagel (with everything on it) that was sheer heaven at Bagel Works in Manhattan? Than you, thelibra, for the name of the place! Fri Feb 15 03:13:08 -0800 2008 3399538 11104 dolores 10 3401958 i think you are speaking of a "flagel", which i hear is similar to a bialy, but not really. i find bialys are a bit more...bread-like than bagel-y. the bialys i have come to know and salivate over are almost ciabatta-like with onion in the middle...and no hole. toast to perfection, slather in butter. :) Fri Feb 15 13:43:57 -0800 2008 3399722 145653 thelibra 11 3401991 Flagel -- could be, thelibra, could be. No, it wasn't bread like, it was like a bagel run over by a car. Big, toasty, with a hole, and with just enough mooshy inside (and oh the everything had tons of everything on it) to be 'to die for'. Sadly, our trips to that area involved my terminally ill dog. But I can't recommend the NY bagel place enough, and happily, H&R Bialy (I must check out their sign!) is as close as I've found. Fri Feb 15 13:50:13 -0800 2008 3401958 11104 dolores 12 3402171 I LOVE FLAGELS!!! I had one from a place in Ardsley that was pretty good.... they are hard to find! Fri Feb 15 14:37:29 -0800 2008 3401991 49705 MikiLovesSugar 6 1336994 I agree with the 3 best being #1 Scarsdale Bagels, #2 Bagel Power and #3 the one in Quaker Ridge. I also know that many do not have a high oppinion about Stew Leonards but I love their bagels and they are made the tradtional way - you can watch. I also do not understand the appeal of Lennys bagels but they are definitely round with a hole in the middle. Mon Oct 28 10:28:23 -0800 2002 1336954 0 Lisa M.R. 6 3395215 I have to agree with you Howard. When I moved from Brooklyn, we were sad because we were surrounded by great bagel places, but then we moved to Garth Road. Since then, I have yet to find anything near as good as those bagels. But like all bagel places...get there early. They are best when piping hot. Wed Feb 13 16:55:19 -0800 2008 1336954 165800 jhopp217 4 1336962 I second the vote for Bagel Emporium. I think they're the best around these parts. Thu Oct 24 15:04:59 -0700 2002 1336950 0 Uncledave 2 1336949 When I lived in Port Chester, there was a bagel place in Rye Brook (at the only shopping plaza in Rye Brook)that made it's own bagels on site. Though they weren't hand rolled (they used a machine), they were the best I was able to find. If I just could remember the name.... Wed Oct 23 11:32:26 -0700 2002 1336947 0 jerry 1 1336965 Bagel Power, in the Golden Horseshoe shopping center on Wilmot Road, at 5 corners in Scarsdale. The best I'v found. Thu Oct 24 18:21:21 -0700 2002 1336943 0 Primoff 1 1336997 I think the best is right near you -- Village Square Bagels on Boston Post Road, US 1, in Larchmont. They also have very good nova, sturgeon and the like. It's a friendly, pleasant place, ideal to sit and have an everything bagel with cream cheese and nova and a cup of coffee (Green Mountain, which they serve hotter than anyone this side of a McDonald's lawsuit). This morning I had terrific bagels from Scarsdale Bagels -- because they were still warm, fresh out of the oven. Other times, when they've been sitting around for a while (which is usually the case), they're eh. Generally speaking I prefer Village Square, which I find tastier although they do offer a softer product than does Scarsdale Bagels, which makes the hard shell type you might favor. Mon Oct 28 17:31:44 -0800 2002 1336943 0 Neil G 1 1337004 Of course, there are good bagel places. My entire family likes Sammy's...up Weaver Street on the left near Five Corners in Scarsdale or on North Avenue in New Rochelle. (I think it is better than H&H.) We have friends who like the bagel place in the Food Emporium Shopping Center off Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle. My wife disagrees with me but I like the bagels from a place on the Boston Post Rd., just below Stefenson (Sp?) Blvd., as you are going into New Rochelle. What a great adventure you are in for, be it these places, or other spots in White Plains or Rye. Tue Oct 29 16:02:44 -0800 2002 1336943 0 Nathaniel H. Siegel 1 1337006 I sent you my "advice" before reading all of your other replies. Obviously, I eat bagels since I am familiar with all the spots that have been recommended -which, with one exception, I would rate as "good" to "very good". What amuses me is that the exception is a place that the reviewer is very, very positive about, and where I have purchased bagels 2x, and which I would now avoid -so it is a very personal preference. But you won't starve.... Tue Oct 29 16:16:31 -0800 2002 1336943 0 Nathaniel H> Siegel 1 1337062 Thank you all for the taking the time to help ease my transition from NYC to Westchester. I have tried several suggestions and I think that the place I preferred the most is the bagel shop in the Quaker Ridge Shopping Center, off Quaker Ridge Road in New Rochelle. The bagels are superb with a strong crust, a chewy interior, and a wonderful taste. Hot, they were transporting. These bagels were everything that a bagel should be and the diametric opposite of the soft, pillowy, over sweet things that pass for bagels in certain parts of the country. Thanks again for all your help! Mon Nov 04 10:32:18 -0800 2002 1336943 0 Jeremy D. 2 3395508 Trust me- these from Quaker Ridge are among the best around, and I've been to all the "best ofs" in Manhattan. Just the right amount of crisp resistance in the shell, center not overly soft. Wed Feb 13 18:36:04 -0800 2008 1337062 80872 addictedtolunch 3 3396222 addictedtolunch, I still haven't tried Bagel Power in Scarsdale (near Balducci) but so far, you are correct on the Quaker Ridge bagels. And, since I have had the best bagels in the world -- from Bagel Works on 60th and something in Manhattan -- I have to say the Quaker Ridge bagels are the next best thing. Thu Feb 14 04:26:11 -0800 2008 3395508 11104 dolores 4 3404686 I haven't found a bad day at H&R Bialys in Quaker Ridge. I travel to NYC to go to Kossar's (don't buy a bialy at H&R). Anyway, what I have found is bad times of the day. The bagels are wonderful early in the morning, particularly when they are too hot to eat. Crisp crust, soft inside. As the day progresses, the bagels are good when fresh but not very good when they've been sitting. Personally, I think their shelf life is something around 3 hours. Try them again at 8am and let me know what you think. Sat Feb 16 14:29:11 -0800 2008 3396222 18289 levolorman 5 3404778 levolorman, you can't go by me. I commit probably a cardinal sin when it comes to bagels -- I freeze them. I like H&R's so much (as I did Bagelworks) that even nuked and toasted, they still taste superior to every other brand I've tried. Sat Feb 16 15:02:32 -0800 2008 3404686 11104 dolores 3 3396847 Maybe I hit Quaker Ridge on a bad day but I found the centers to be overly soft, not chewy. I like Bagel Power's better but will give Quaker Ridge another try since so many bagel mavens approve. Thu Feb 14 08:14:15 -0800 2008 3395508 48135 laylag 1 2913240 Many people like Sammy's on Weaver Street in Scarsdale but if I told yoiu that they are prepared in N.J. and baked in Scarsdale, it might turn yoo off. Also, there is a very good set of bagel backeries in the Heathcote Shopping Center and one in the Quaker Ridge Shopping Center. They have their devotees. We tend to shop in the Trader Joe's Shopping Center in Larchmonet where there is a large bagel bakery with many institutional customers. I'm happy with any of these places and always considered H&H to be overpriced and with a reputation it did not deserve. Wed Sep 05 12:53:53 -0700 2007 1336943 124935 Nadie 1 2915415 without a doubt the best bagels in the area are at the bagel place in the kohl's shopping center in port chester. they are to the left of kohl's. the bagels are always hot, fresh, and loaded with toppings. they make a good cup of jo as well!! hope this helps. Thu Sep 06 05:55:19 -0700 2007 1336943 122620 wm3 2 3396854 Sorry wm3 but those in Port Chester were some of the worst bagels I've ever had. I wouldn't even call them bagesls, more like white bread donuts Thu Feb 14 08:15:41 -0800 2008 2915415 48135 laylag 3 3399544 yeah, that bagel place is pretty dreadful. Thu Feb 14 21:58:24 -0800 2008 3396854 145653 thelibra