All 594 rated mentions, most helpful first
“Its bubble-fermented bagels are tight, skinny and have a boldly crusty exterior surrounding a still chewy-on-the-inside, smaller-than-average almost Montreal-style bagel that is served open faced, generously layered with an elegant shmear of cream cheese and topped boldly vibrant layers of dill and a confident drizzling of herb-scented extra virgin olive oil.”
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“these bagels are probably the best I’ve ever had. I got the lox and the everything bagel is heavily seasoned (the way I like it) and sooo crispy.”
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“One of the best bagels I have had in a long time; they get the details right - served open face, good ratio of salmon to cream cheese, everything seasoning on both sides of the bagel.”
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“This place felt the most elevated for bagels, and the price point reflected that. While it wouldn’t be my choice for daily sustenance, it’s a great place to remind you of the standard that bagels can be at and how important great ingredients are to making wonderful sandwiches.”
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“I find their bagels to be like biting into hardtack and then chewing a steak. I know a lot of folks are big into chew but I definitely miss glassy exterior amd fluffy interior with these.”
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“I've been to Absolute, I'd say they're both excellent but slightly different goals. Apollo's is intentionally crispier with more blistering compared to a standard NY bagel.”
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“I thought it was hype until I tried one. Everyone has a preference but I LOVE the chewy sourdough interior + very crispy exterior. Idk if it’s mixed daily or not but their scallion cream cheese tastes so fresh, creamy.”
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“This bagel from Apollo is all that - the right proportion of great ingredients, a spritz of lemon to brighten it up, stays together when you eat it.”
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“I don't think it's terrible, but the outside is too tough. I guess everyone loves the contrast with the outside to the soft inside, but to me, it's bordering on jerky.”
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“The Apollo bagels aren’t toasted, they have a kind of crispy exterior that is non-traditional but delicious. Very soft inside, not dried out at all.”
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“Man the everything bagel with lox, cream cheese, and dill was divine. The bagel was still warm, fresh out of the oven. The bottom was super crispy but the middle was still really chewy and delicious”
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“the bagel was so hard that when I bit down, all of the cheese smushed out of the back. I can make better at home.”
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“No, I thought Apollo was terrible. The outside was scorched and rock hard, and the inside while chewy did not have nearly as much flavor as a regular sourdough loaf. In essence, the worst of both bagel and bread worlds.”
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“I also did not love Apollo. I'm partially grumpy that I can't get a poppy seed or onion bagel, but I also found it simultaneously burnt and soggy (not just soft). I won't go back & would never wait in line for it.”
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“Apollo is the platonic ideal. Plenty of other decent options but the sourdough makes it sit better in the stomach and they’ve got the ingredient ratio dialed in tight”
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“I went yesterday and it was incredible, i still cannot stop thinking about it. I got the tomato with chives cream cheese, the oil and pepper were a stroke of genius and combined with the incredible crunchiness it was amazing.”
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“I thought the bagels themselves were pretty alright (by the high standards of NYC bagels) but the cream cheese was maybe the worst I've gotten from a popular bagel place in the city. It wasn't gross or anything but it was just so far below the standard. Was definitely disappointed.”
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“APOLLO Bagels is where it's at! Extra chewy outside, not too doughy, fresh. Quite possibly the best bagel I've ever had.”
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“Destroyed the roof of my mouth on. Toasted everything. That is a bagel chip not a bagel.”
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“I love the bagels. just had one this morning for breakfast. It’s different from a classic bagel in that the crust is crunchy and slightly chewy with a slight baked nutty flavor from the sourdough and the interior is lighter. I can eat them plain, whereas I wouldn’t eat a regular bagel plain.”
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“The outside is a bit too crispy for my liking - hurts the roof of my mouth. They have a very limited menu, too. Scallion cream cheese is pretty good.”
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“Had this last week and it blows. Small dry bagel, tiny cream cheese, salmon was weird and too much dill”
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“these arent the classic dense and chewy bagels. They are more like, bread. They toast really well”
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“They have definite sourdough-aspiration, but they are very tasty.”
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“apollo is legit one of the better newer bagel spots imo. their lox combo is simple but they actually get the ratios right which is rarer than it should be”
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“We stood in line for 30 minutes on a Saturday morning for Apollo, and ended up with hard-to-chew, almost burnt open-faced sandwiches, not even close to other NY bagels we’ve enjoyed. :(”
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“The Apollo bagel was bigger, lighter, doughier and had a much more complex flavour owing to the sourdough.”
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“I love this specific bagel at Apollo bagel because the proportions of all the ingredients work. It’s the perfect bite. But would I go here for a classic BEC or bagel and cream cheese? No. The bagels themselves remind me of like frozen holiday inn breakfast buffet bagels toasted in an old fashioned rotary toaster.”
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“Love the tomato bagel here. If only I didnt have to wrestle the bagel to take a bite out of it haha Nothing beats a bagel with a glassy exterior and fluffy interior, but Apollo makes a nice variation for sure”
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“i freaking love apollo bagels ok. the chew, whitefish salad, and blistering in the bagels- that is a true bagel. 10”
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“2/5 bagel was dry, honestly just pretty unremarkable”
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“their bagels were amazing- fluffy, airy, flavorful. the white fish salad, cucumber, and dill were chef’s kiss. 10/10”
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“My personal favorite place to get a bagel. I only really order the lox bagel though. The white fish bagel is also good as well.”
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“best bagel is Apollo”
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“even if I liked more the bread, all of the inside was better from Bagel Pub, however I liked the fresh dill.”
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“Apollo Bagels is truly the best bagel in NYC.”
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“I had a plain bagel with butter there and it was exactly what I needed. Maybe one of the best bagels I’ve ever had.”
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“Our favorite bagel”
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“Such a long line and they were dry with no chew at all.”
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“Those bagels are unbelievably good.”
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“the bagel itself was greasy, unpleasantly crunchy, and tasted bitter/burnt.”
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“It’s good but not worth waiting 20 minutes”
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“A very solid bagel, but just a little heavy on the cream cheese.”
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“They make very tasty mid-named sourdough sandwiches.”
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“Their tomato bagel is miraculous”
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“and do a second bagel from Apollo.”
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“I love it- eat it every week but idk if it’s a bagel vs an o-shaped sourdough roll”
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“Just an incredibly delicious treat that everyone should try since not every bagel shop has good tomatoes.”
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“Not enough lox”
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“I enjoy that style of bagel”
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