Raleigh area - authentic bagels

[normanc]

Can anyone who has had a real bagel with a schmear recommend the best real (ie, not with sundried tomatoes & asiago) bagel and accompaniments in Raleigh area?

[cramer]

They claim to be the only place making them from scratch; they also have bialys

[panthur]

There is a new bagel place at the intersection of sawmill and six forks road in north raleigh. I haven't tried it yet. http://www.bigcitybagelsandcafe.com/

[rockycat]

I've been a few times. It isn't all that good. Nice owners, but probably not what the OP is hoping for. I still use NY Bagels on Falls at Strickland but the last few times I've bought bagels the insides looked more like Swiss Cheese than anything else. I believe that may be due to overproofing.

[frcochm]

http://nybagelanddeli.com/ The real thing. Made on the premises. You'll feel like you never left Queens.

[bbqme]

Is Chapel Hill considered Raleigh area? If so try Bagels on the Hill on Weaver Dairy Rd.

[Suzy Q]

NYBD in Cary (shopping center with HT and Wal Mart at Tryon and Kildaire Farm) is my NY-born-and-bred husband's current go-to bagel place. Seems to be pretty popular with most of the NY transplants in the area, but as a Southerner, I can't vouch for it's "authenticity".

[BullCityChow]

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/7520... is my query from a few weeks ago. I've discovered that a Southern Season has frozen bagels from NY. They may be the best (but freezing doesn't do them favors...)