“Plus, imo it’s a vastly underrated bagel maybe my favorite in the city. They are making fresh batches throughout the day as late as like 5PM, and the bagels absolutely kill it on texture imo.”
H3
5.3/10
AI-generated summary
People come for the . They bake fresh batches into the late afternoon, and fans like the crusty, well done outside. It's expensive, so the common move is to buy bagels here and get your lox elsewhere. Locations differ, with 88th and Lex called the freshest. Plenty of people also think Tal is just average for the money.
“Plus, imo it’s a vastly underrated bagel maybe my favorite in the city. They are making fresh batches throughout the day as late as like 5PM, and the bagels absolutely kill it on texture imo.”
H3
“I personally love the bagels at Tal Bagels, which has a location very close to the Met.”
H3
“I love it, and it opens at 7:00 AM.”
H3
“Tal bagels on 21st and 1st has really great bagels and fish. Know Ess a is way more popular, but Tal has a great crusty outside and the everything is covered both sides in seeds.”
H3
“I’ve given them so many chances and their bagels are just thoroughly average at best”
H2
“I don't like the bagels there as they're more of a fish place than a good bagel place (see also the similar Tal, Russ & Daughters, and Zabar's.)”
H2
“Tal bagels and Brooklyn bagels are better than Russ and daughters.”
H2
“Even Tals or Pick a Bagel does much better than that.”
H2
“I’d also consider TAL bagels at the 88th/lex location (they have a location on 83/lex, but it is not as good. Bagels are always fresher at 88)”
H2
“Service was also rude every time I went on top of it being painfully expensive compared to better places in the neighborhood.”
H2
“Tal Bagels just isn't it. Any place that doesn't make an egg everything doesn't belong on this list.”
H2
“My favorite manhattan bagel”
H2