Bagels - I am trying to locate the best bagels by region. Where can you get good bagels?
Has anyone ever had the bagels from carangi's in South philly? How about really good New york quality bagels? I've been looking a long time!
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I'm a former New Yorker who has lived in the Philly area for thirty years. I agree with
team philly. I have yet to find a good ,local bagel that is as good those in NYC. I think it has something to do with the water. hte local water here is very hard, alot of calcium carbonate and it does something funny to the bagels. NYC water comes form upstate NY and is really very drinkable.I like Wegman's bagels. They come a little closer to NYC bagels and the nice thing about them is that they are not humongous but rather are the size bagels used to be.
I have gotten frozen bialys from Shoprite, from a NY store, but not the same as fresh.
Kossar's Bialys and H&H will ship. -
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I found a new Kosher bakery- Homemade Goodies.
510 South 5th Street, Phila.
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As a native New Yorker who has lived here for 25 years I have yet to find good bagels in the area. We still go to New York, buy by the dozen and freeze them. I look forward to trying everyone's recommendation on City Avenue. Now does anyone have authentic bialys?
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re: Bigley9
Noice! Just a haul for me from Horsham. I have three Manhattan Bagels in the area, the one in Doylestown being the best. They put toppings on both sides of the bagel unlike the other two. When I asked the owner why the other two did not, he replied, that's against Corporate directives, they're supposed to put toppings on both sides.
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I love South Street Philly Bagels on Third between South and Bainbridge. Some of the local coffee shops, like Red Hook on 4th and Catherine, also serve their bagels.
There's also a deli in Reading Terminal, I can't remember the name, but it's on the perimeter of one of the main seating areas, that sells par-baked H&H Bagels from NYC. Yes, like H&H from Seinfeld :) If you buy a bunch, they're frozen and then if I recall you can either thaw them and then cook them (better) or cook from frozen. They may also sell individuals ones that are ready to eat. It's been a while since I was there.
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mschow
Mar 28, 2009 10:17 AM
It's not in Philly, but The Bagel Spot in Cherry Hill has authentic Kosher bagels. They are very good, and offer a wide selection of different flavors. This is a very tiny store, totally no frills. These are boiled bagels, not the steamed kind you get at Dunkin Donuts or most other 'bagel' stores. If you want authentic, it would be worth the ride over; maybe 15 minutes from the BF Bridge. Word to the wise: don't expect friendly service here. I've been going for years and they barely acknowledge me, even though I am a regular. Don't take the lack of service personally; they treat everyone the same.
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