Thank you for the delicious bagels. I needed these for a Shiva. It's harder than you would think finding a bagel store that is Kosher, so I appreciate that! I normally get their rugelach for Shiva and can recommend those too. read more

10/4/25. Good pumpkin coffee, rugelah (esp the chocolate, and yes $20/pound), cinnamon muffin and bagels. Filings remain skimpy. read more

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Quick service and very friendly Clean and everything looks fresh! I ordered a whole wheat everything thinking the everything seeds were inside the bagel too (I saw this on a prior Yelp post)... but no everything flavor inside :( read more

Bagel Plaza - Whole wheat everything - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

WOW... This place is a winner. They have always been a top notch bagel shop. We have been coming here for years but apparently not frequently enough. There bagels are great! This is a good size shop in the Holiday Park shopping center. Much has changed in the last 60 years but Bagel Plaza is still here. It's a real easy in and out onto Merrick Blvd and the parking lot is ample size to hold all the cars for all the stores located here. Bagel plaza is a nice size shop with plenty of seating. You walk in and are directed through the ordering line (counter). Place your order, pay and leave or sit and enjoy. We chose the latter. We definately enjoyed our bagels (or flats) withe a delicious lox-cream cheese spread and vegetable cream cheese. Both these items we teriffic. I brought home some bagels and bialys and really enjoyed my bialy. They do a great job here. Their wonderful-friendly team really rounds out the experience. KUDOs to the team at Bagel Plaza. read more

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Updating... Summary: tl/dr: food great, logistics terrible, go early, or deal with rush. The establishment has a responsibility to make things better. It's only my opinion (which doesn't mean much), that changes are needed. If there's a line there's a reason (Brennan and Carr's roast beef, Fiore's mozzarella, Crow's Nest Restaurant, etc). Each of these places figured out how to handle volume. Bagel Plaza has to figure out theirs. Let's start by stating the obvious here. - Bagels and bakery items are great. Bagels are made with their flavors mixed into the dough. E.g. an everything bagel has 'everything' within the bagel and on top. - Most things are made fresh to order. No need to worry about old slimy pre-sliced tomato's, onions, or lox. - Lox are thinly sliced, and even when 'others' slice the lox, I'll take them any day over thick slabs of lox pre-cut and in a pile like other establishments. - Herring in cream sauce and tuna salad are award winning. - Loyal counter help has been around for a long time - some over a decade. - The regular customers are all amazing. To be fair and consistent with a review, there are some areas to evolve. And some of these issues are outright dangerous. With the greatest food in the world, if getting it is a problem, it's a problem. The challenge is with the volume. The secret is out, everyone loves Bagel Plaza. Here are your challenges: - Lawlessness: maybe not this businesses problem, but it's a problem - cars are u-turning on Merrick road to park on the Eastbound side, cars are pulling into the exit of Merrick commons to get in front of the shop, parking in the fire lanes has become accepted practice, parking in front of the bus stop, blocking traffic, and now pulling into the exit to park by the dumpster - all goes. I'd suggest legally parking in Merrick Commons if you can find a spot among the gym goers. - The queuing system is a mess. Not a big problem, but when it's raining out and you have to stand outside waiting to get in, that's no fun. - DoorDash - the conveniences are great, but the 'app' prices are inflated so the costs can be passed onto you instead on the business. I personally think the app platform business is modern racketeering (to consumers, owners and drivers). There are still shops who have their own delivery, and these are great businesses to support. Regardless, many days I'd rather the DoorDash drivers go deal with the mess and I'll pay for that if I have to (begrudgingly). - Text message / online ordering is a joke. You're still standing in the store longer than if you waited on the regular line. And the pickup is chaos too, since you're dealing with text message orders and now the app delivery drivers. The quoted times for online ordering are wrong, misleading, is it lying? Idk. You be the judge. Don't believe the claims you won't have to wait. So this is a unique challenge. A business clearly doing well and having volume far greater than the location, processes or systems were ever built for. Time to get the chief operations over involved, just please don't change any recipes. read more

Bagel Plaza - Creamed Herring Salad, Nova Lox (sliced to order) and fresh tomato and onion (not pre-sliced). And a rose! Happy Mother's Day. - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

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Flagel hard and very chewy, doesn't seem fresh. They forget items frequently when ordering delivery. HIGH priced. Place really declined with quality. read more

Bagel Plaza - 1/2 ($17+) of an open face flagel with tomato, lox, cream cheese only. - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

I've been a loyal customer of Bagel Plaza since childhood. As a Muslim who only eats Halal, I've always felt safe eating here because Kosher food aligns closely with our dietary needs--it's very Muslim-friendly. Even after moving away, I've made it a point to visit every time I'm in town, as it's a place tied to fond memories and great food. Unfortunately, my most recent visit over Thanksgiving break left me feeling unwelcome and alienated. The political statement displayed at the door felt divisive and unwelcoming, particularly to Muslims. While I've always appreciated Bagel Plaza's inclusivity, this experience has left me questioning whether it still aligns with the values I once associated with it. I hope Bagel Plaza reconsiders such messaging to ensure it remains a welcoming space for everyone. read more

This review is going to be short & sweet! The best smoked fish, whitefish salad, lox & cream cheese, creamed herring, onion bialys, Miami onion rolls, etc., & very good bagels! read more

We had Bagel Plaza cater my daughter's baby naming ceremony today and the food and service was outstanding! We worked with the owners Sam and Yanna and were able to get everything we wanted for a reasonable price. They were also able to provide wait staff to help with setup and cleanup and everything went exactly as planned. All of our guests loved the food and everything tasted delicious and fresh. Definitely recommend! read more

Food and service is exceptional. It stored itself needs to be cleaned up. I think they have a 15 inch TV to look at.

I learned about lox wings and Joe gave me a sample. amazing!!! I will go back whenever in the area!!

Bagels up to $1.45 each and they are half the size of most bagels Seems like nice people running the place but The smidge and a schmear ain't for me read more

Bagel Plaza - a hand holding a sesame bagel - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

Customer service is terrible! I asked her to heat my bagel ....she didn't want it . Finally I have to get the cold bagel....I definitely don't want to see them again read more

Ordered a gluten free bagel since we heard they had them and my wife has celiac. This is what we were given as a " gluten free plain bagel". Think they forgot the other half? read more

Bagel Plaza - the inside of a car - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

The best food. The nicest people. They've been an institution for the best nova around. Their egg white salads, the best veggie cream cheese and tuna. Cannot top this place ! read more

I was craving a bagel with Lox while working locally and my Yelp research efforts lead me to Bagel Plaza " Home of the Bagel". From the moment I stepped foot inside I was in love! I love when Bagel shops offer a plethora of cream cheese spreads. My favorite being Lox and Scallion. The woman behind the counter was very kind and took my order knowing exactly how I wanted my items. I ordered the Lox and Scallion cream cheese spread on a pumpernickel bagel. I paired it with a medium Hazelnut Coffee with Almond Milk. My coffee was perfect. I'm actually not even a fan of hot coffee or hazelnut. Everything was delicious here! The spread was thick and filled with nice diced chunks of Lox. I spent some extra time catching up on reports while in the shop. The seating here is very comfortable and spacious. I looked at the business hours on Yelp and much to my surprise this spot opens at 5:00 a.m!!!!! This is awesome for catering office brunch or fulfilling your craving from the night before. I'll Be Back. ::Arnold S accent::: read more

Bagel Plaza - Lox and Scallion Cream Cheese on Pumpernickel - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

I moved from the east coast to San Diego. After several years of not being able to give a decent bagel (and forget about good whitefish salad) I figured, "what the heck," and called Bagel Plaza to see if they'd ship me a couple dozen bagels, some sticks, and a couple pounds of chunky whitefish salad. Silence. "Are you serious," they asked? "Completely," I replied. "I have no idea. We'll check and call you back." Long story short, I couldn't afford it at the time. Regardless, every time I take the red eye into JFK I go straight to bagel plaza from the airport at around 6:30am and get all the bagels and whitefish I can eat. This place is amazing. They KNOW what they're doing here. Anything you eat will be delicious. I also recommend black and whites and the Italian rainbow cookies. OMG so good. read more

Came in with some coworkers to get a bagel on our way to work. The muffins on display were so beautiful I had to have one of those as well. And anywhere that serves a great bagel and an iced coffee gets a star in my book. Staff was super friendly and funny as well. read more

Just STOP. There are NO bagels better in NY! (I promise) I'm from California and no matter where I am on Long Island I will make the drive to Bagel Plaza. The bagels are chewy and light not dense. The veggie cream cheese is amazing! My favorite bagel is the everything. (This review is strictly on the bagels because that's all I buy here) read more

This place is a hard pass for me. The veggies in the cream cheese were in chunks, there was no salt on the outside of the bagel and to top it off it was over $10 for two bagels and an OJ. You can get a full diner breakfast for 2 for $5 more. If it was good it would be worth it but the barks were mediocre and the cream cheese lacked flavor. There's a million other places in the area so there's definitely no need to come back here. read more

Bagel Plaza - Everything Bagel Twist - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

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This place has amazing bagels and pastries. Surprisingly this place has amazing ruggala as well. This is what dreams are made of. Grew up eating the food from here and every time I am back home I have to come back. read more

Best bagels on Long Island - friendly service and baked goods are delicious- the sliced nova is incredible

I love it here! Super convenient being right across the street from my house and all the food is absolutely delicious! freshest, hottest bagels in town! Full stock of assorted flavored cream cheese is impressive,The Bialy I got today was huge!An Everything lightly toasted with tuna hit the spot! I was craving it all morning & It was so tasty!, Love hitting this spot before the beach in the summer to stock up as well! It's a little pricey but you're paying for quality here, the staff is super friendly and the owner is always overseeing everything and takes pride in his business, the store is clean with a great seating area as well,Don't let the lines discourage you, it moves pretty fast so Check it out, you won't be disappointed! read more

Bagel Plaza - Lightly toasted everything Bialy with fresh squeezed OJ! Deliiiish! - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

Great bagel place but I was just there and got a lox bagel and was very disappointed. I think it might have just been the new person there. my bagel did have a thin layer of lox - paper thin... so thin that honestly it tasted just like only cream cheese and not really anything else. Just $12 is quite expensive for a bagel with cream cheese. So pretty disappointed with that, as I was looking forward to it but usually it's good. Sadly though after that... I'm not rushing back anytime soon read more

Love bagel plaza amazing food Great bagels . Can watch tv and relax. Great salad bagels and all . read more

Bagel Plaza - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

We recently had a brunch at home to celebrate a family graduation, since dining out dining out was not an option due to the recent (circumstances pandemic) I ordered online from bagel Plaza and found it easy to place a detailed order and prepay. The assortment of Bagels and flats were great as was the Nova .I though the White Fish salad was the best I ever had. Aldo was a friendly, helpful and a pleasure to deal with . During these times Bagel Plaza epitomizes what a neighborhood does for our community read more

They really don't know what they are missing in this area. I tried to use the handy dandy yelp app to find the best bagel place in the Merrick/Bellmore area and only a couple places came up. This place had 4 stars and a whopping eight reviews. Apparently, this is the only game in town for bagels and that is a sad thing, my friend. First off, this is a Kosher place. Not that I couldn't tell from the painting hanging there of Moses at a swim meet (see pic). It depicts Moses parting the water above one of the lanes in the pool so that a Hasidic man can casually jog in the lane to beat the catholic team. I'm not Jewish but that's hilarious. What's not hilarious are the quality of the bagels. I don't know if it has something to do with the Kosher process of bagel making but these bagels were just ok and lacked a flavor. Also, if you expect to get anything with meat you are S.O.L. because they don't serve it here. I had an everything bagel with sun dried tomato cream cheese and I could tell the bagel wasn't fresh. It wasn't even warm. An everything bagel usually has bits of salt in it. This had everything but salt. The cream cheese seemed to be the only highlight of the bagel. People wrote about the different variety of cream cheeses but it was more like an odd variety of cream cheeses and some that should never been made into a flavor. I have no idea why I tried a bit of the chocolate cream cheese. Seemed like an interesting idea at the time. I owe my stomach an apology. At least this place had seating and bathrooms, although it did not feature ample parking. It's part of this huge shopping complex with plenty of parking, however you can't park anywhere near the storefront because it's situated in a fire lane that also serves as the one-way access road out of the complex. This establishment must have been an afterthought for the design company and contractor. An afterthought and easily forgetable. read more

Bagel Plaza - If Mel Brooks was an artist. - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

Bagel Plaza has the most original cream cheeses and bagels in Long Island. I was first introduced to them 10 years ago. At the time, I ordered a cinnamon raisin bagel with cinnamon raisin cream cheese and have been going back for the exact same thing ever since. The cinnamon raisin cream cheese actually has real raisins, brown sugar and walnuts in it making for a perfect addition to any bagel. Other cream cheese flavors include blueberry, scallion, olive, strawberry and nova. Bagel Plaza is a kosher establishment that also serves grilled sandwiches, cookies, cakes, salads, muffins, scones, bialys, knishes, coffees, teas and other baked goods. The service is speedy and Bagel Plaza offers a rather large seating area. The fact that there is always a line when I go says a lot about this place. To visit them online go to www.bagelplaza.com. They're located on Merrick Road in Merrick right outside of Freeport. read more

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Bagel plaza has been my favorite bagel place for the past 30+ years. They have the best bagels, the best cream cheeses, and the best fish. Their cookies and pastries are pretty amazing too (hint: chocolate cheesecake muffins). I have memories of being a kid, my dad going out on Sunday mornings to get breakfast, bringing home bagels and cream cheese and lox and sable and whitefish and herring in cream sauce, and the four of us sitting around the table having brunch. I admit, I have a sentimental bias, and 30 years later, I walk into Bagel Plaza, the same guy is cutting the fish and it makes me a little weepy. I no longer live in the area, but every time I come to visit, a bagel from bagel plaza is on my list of things I want. But bias aside, the bagels are incredibly fresh, soft and fluffy on the inside, and if you get there at just the right time they're still warm with a just-right barely-crispy outside. If they haven't come right out of the oven, I like to get them slightly toasted. The service today was especially great, when I asked for two different types of cream cheese on my bagel, I was asked if I wanted them one on top of each other or side-by-side. That is great attention to detail and customer service. An interesting note: a couple of reviews I read on Google complained that bagel plaza does not serve bacon. Newsflash: this is definitely a Jewish bagel place. Don't expect pork products! TL;DR: I love you Bagel Plaza. read more

Bagel Plaza - This guy's been cutting the lox and sable for as long as I can remember. There is really an art to doing it just right. - Bagels Near Me - Merrick, New York

Great appetizing, great bagels that's what you want from a bagel store and that's what you get at Bagel Plaza! Chunky whitefish salad, a good tasting gluten free bagel and a good cup of coffee, hit the spot on a Sunday afternoon. I've had other "real bagels" here and have enjoyed these as well. Their appetizing is really what stands out. All their fish, cream cheeses and more are delicious. Truly a good old fashioned bagel place like the type I grew up on in Brooklyn! read more

Best bagel place in Merrick, if not a several-town radius. The bagels are consistently delicious no matter what flavor. The veggie cream cheese is THE BEST with chunks of vegetables. The veggie tuna salad is also phenomenal. Team Bagel Plaza forever (although the location is so annoying to park at). read more

Ok these were not the best bagels I've ever had. The multi grain were lacking in taste and texture. The onion bagels, had a better chewy outside but there was no flavor on the inside. I get bagels every time I come back to NY, as the ones here in VA are passable but I've actually had bagels with more flavor here than these. I hate giving negative reviews but I adore bagels, and these were not very good. I know they've been in business forever. Continued luck but no thanks. read more

IMHO, there is nothing like Bagel Plaza - I've tried several other bagel shops in the neighborhood, but as the years have passed by, I don't even bother anymore, unless I'm desperate and BP is closed. Great bagels and outstanding chunky whitefish salad. When I'm feeling flush I order the sliced nova, which is expertly carved and absolutely delicious. Who's got it better than us? Highly recommended. read more

Bagel Plaza is my favorite bagel shop in Merrick which has a handful bagel places right next to each other. The bagels have a balanced density. My favorite bagel is the pumpernickel bagel; I highly recommend it if you like fennel seeds. They have a wide selection of spreads and salads including a dozen types of cream cheese. My favorite cream cheese is the sun dried tomato one. What sets bagel plaza apart from all of the other bagel shops is its selection of fishes. They have the best lox, sable, and tuna in the area. This is the only bagel shop in the area that I go to for smoked fish. Also, their smooth whitefish spread is one of the best. I highly recommend the fishes here with your bagel. Note that it is a kosher bagel shop, so they do not have meats. They do have plenty of pastries. The also have a few russian influenced premade dishes in case you want to try something a little different. All in all, this is my go-to bagel shop, and I would rate it four and a half stars. read more

I have been coming here for years. I actually prefer this place over Bagel Boss! The bagels are alway fresh, the customer service is always great. The line moves quickly and efficiently. The establishment is overall pleasant with a nice area in the back to sit with some booths and nice art work. The bagel, cream cheese, salads and dessert choices are excellent and I am never disappointed. Their coffees are large, I think their large iced coffee is over 30 ounces give or take. Their bagel specials which come with a choice of different side salads are very good and reasonably priced. Although I think some of the side salads can be s bit over-priced. I would also like to add my recent discovery of Gluten Free Bagels which are made from Tapicoa, which is different from the usual potato ingredients often used in gluten free products. I get these for a family member of mine who has a wheat allergy, amongst othee allergies including potato. She loves them! Keep up the good work! read more

I'm not a huge fan of bagels, but the muffins here are spectacular. Try a mini muffin, or gorge on a regular sized one. They have everything here, Raisin Bran, orange cranberry, blueberry, chocolate, chocolate chip, banana, corn, etc etc, with and without cream cheese baked in. They're different day by day, today I saw some very green looking pistachio muffins. Pro tip: halve and toast! They're flexible if you want to make up an order that's not on the menu, like an omelette or something. Not as many options here as at bagel boss, but it's a quieter place to sit and brunch with a friend. Plenty of seating around the side, and lots of parking in the lot. Gender neutral restroom. read more

Please is amazing. They have no many different options and more importantly they have a vegetarian menu as well. Staff is friendly and appreciative to their customers in such hard times. read more

For the prices they charge you'd think they'd get a written down order correct! I had fish scales on my lox and their bagels don't seem as fresh as they used to be ESPECIALLY for a Sunday. Extremely disappointed! read more

I walked in the door and waited on line with my two-year-old daughter. They were taking care of the person in front of me and another customer walked in behind me. They started taking care of the customer behind me and when I asked why I was not attended to I was told to wait one minute. The guy behind the counter asked one of his colleagues to assist me and she answered with "I can't I'm busy". No apologies. I just walked out. read more

Still love this place but for the second time in as many weeks they have gotten my order wrong!! They counter people REALLY need to step up their listening game. TOASTED bagel sandwich came to me untoasted. Caught that while I was still in the store and was able to have them remake my sandwich. Now today, I KNOW I specifically said "Veggie Tuna" the guy even REPEATED the order to me....got to my office, BOOM, UGH! Regular tuna. While this is NOT the end of the world, and was still a good bagel sandwich, I was really looking forward to the crunch of the veggies. Such a bummer....I can't just GO back, so this is kinda of frustrating. Counter people, PLEASE, listen! Even after repeating my order, how did you manage to mess it up?!? Like I said, still really like this place, won't stop coming, but I think I might have to repeat myself a few times and start checking my sandwiches before I leave. read more