Best Street Pretzel ??

[Leonard J. Pugatch]

Where can you find the best street pretzel; or are they all the same ??

[Megbeck]

Sigmund is awesome AND they have a cart! My boyfriend and I encountered it outside The Met a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if it is always there or if it moves around, should have asked, but it was nice to have something better than one of those awful frozen Super Pretzels.

[kathryn]

Only at the Met for now, they said maybe one at Bowling Green in the spring:
http://www.sigmundnyc.com/pretzelcart.html
http://www.thefeast.com/newyork/Sigmu...

[worlok]

I just ran outside on the corner of Madison and 49th and paid $3 for a large chewy semi warm pretzel. $3 is a ripoff, but it wasn't stale and it wasn't hard. I don't eat bread that often but after having Sicilian pizza last night and again for lunch today, I'm on a bread kick.. Pretzel hit the spot. I rubbed most of the salt off though... ;-)

BTW the Middle Eastern guy running the cart was stone faced and emotionless. Maybe he should call himself the Pretzel Nazi and get famous.

[rifkind81]

I am surprised no one has mentioned Whole Foods soft pretzels. They are a bit more expensive (around $2.50), but are totally worth it.

They seem to have a higher fat content and are much more tender than your average street pretzel. Recommended.

[Hey19]

Sigmund is great, go there like 2x a week. I think they supply to some restaurants, not sure if Loreley is one, although it would make geographic sense. Sigmund really believes in what they do. I think the small ones are better than the larger ones btw..

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Loreley
7 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

[Hinterlander]

Aren't the street cart pretzels all from about 1989?

[Bob Martinez]

That's why they're stale.

[kathryn]

What ESNY said. The Loreley one is OK, the Sigmund one is great. They are both served warm and chewy. The Martin's pretzels at the Greenmarket that fourunder pointed you towards are a different style. Smaller chunks, and crunchy.

You know those giant frozen pretzels you can get at Costco in the freezer section? That's essentially what the street pretzel vendors sell nowadays. Usually they are as hard as rocks.

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Loreley
7 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

[fourunder]

I could be wrong, but I believe the frozen pretzel sold in Costco is made by J &J Foods. New York Street Vendors and both Baseball Stadiums always used the Moore pretzel, which is now called New York Pretzel. The Moore Pretzel Company got its name from its address @ 200 Moore Street, Brooklyn

http://www.jjsnack.com/Our%20Brands/S...

[kathryn]

Perhaps not the same supplier, but the effect is the same, sadly.

[Bob Martinez]

I've had very warm good pretzels at Cafe Katja but then again, I also liked the ones at Loreley. Sigmund is on my list.

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Cafe Katja
79 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

Loreley
7 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

[kathryn]

Oh, man, I can't believe I forgot Cafe Katja! That place is great, better than Loreley!

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Cafe Katja
79 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

Loreley
7 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

[JungMann]

Cafe Katja is uneven, but when you can get a good, fresh pretzel, they are phenomenal, particularly with the Liptauer.

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Cafe Katja
79 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002

[ESNY]

If you mean an actual street cart selling good pretzels, they don't exist. All carts sell the same crappy pretzel that is often cold and hard and probably reheated dozens of times before its actually sold. If you want good soft pretzels, go to Sigmund Pretzel on the LES, i think Ave B and 3rd street or else eat at Loreley on Rivington and Bowery.

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Loreley
7 Rivington St, New York, NY 10002

Sigmund Pretzel Shop
29 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009

[fourunder]

http://www.nypretzel.com/

http://www.sigmundnyc.com/

http://www.martinspretzels.com/review...