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    Collegetown Bagels

    3.8 (490 reviews)
    Open 6:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    JC R.

    3.5 for this well-centered location in this college town, downtown Ithaca, and very busy. Bagels are slightly dense to my liking. It's a full ôn store necessary for workers and college students who live closeby. Therés enough seating but place looks like a store than just a bagel shop. Good service!

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    Imani R.

    During a visit to Cornell, a colleague said we had to go to Collegetown Bagels and try the rosemary bagel (spoiler: I did not need up trying that one lol) It's about a 7 or 8 minute walk from the Statler Hotel, which was convenient for a quick trip over. We arrived around 12:30pm on a Friday and it was pretty busy, but by the time our group all got our food (there were about 7 of us) there were a lot less people inside. Normally I like to look at menus before visiting places and I do wish I did. I found myself very overwhelmed once I walked inside. There were just so many choices that sounded so good! You order at the farthest station, then work your way towards the front to pay. I ended up ordering the Parisian and an apple cider donut. The donut was good and the sandwich was very tasty. I would love to come back and try a breakfast sandwich, and the frickin chickin sandwich, which was the other sandwich I was thinking about.

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    Patrick L.

    Probably the best bagel place I've ever had. The service was quick, the staff gave great recommendations and although the menu sees complex it's very easy to navigate. You honestly can't go wrong with anything you get. We were visiting and went every morning for 4 days straight, time after time our tastebuds were blown away with great flavor. The atmosphere is great for everyone even though it's in the heart of a college town. Whenever we visit we will be coming here for sure.

    Californian dreamin'
    Angel P.

    Collegetown bagels sells more than just bagels: sandwiches, sandwiches, paninis, bowls, pastries, and coffee. We got the Brooklyn bagel, Californian dreamin' and cold brew. The bagels are decent, and I enjoy the flavoring of the rosemary salt bagel. I also enjoyed the Californian dreamin': simple, and filling. I would never have thought to put coleslaw in a sandwich and I'm a fan! Service is friendly and food took 5-10 min. They have indoor and outdoor seating. Order in the food line, and get given a slip to take to the cashier. You order drinks with the cashier.

    Bagel with Honey Walnut Cream Cheese, Latte
    Tommy C.

    Collegetown Bagel is exactly that, a cool College Town Bagel shop. Very friendly and helpful young staff, mostly likely college kids. The place has a great coffee shop vibe to it. Bagel was good, had the honey walnut cream cheese and it was as good as you can find anywhere. Could have used a bigger schmear but not complaining. Parking is a nightmare anywhere around Cornell, but that is what it is. Latte was good as well, hot and frothy.

    Whole wheat bagel + whitefish salad
    Craig G.

    Collegetown Bagels is an Ithaca institution, serving up breakfast sandwiches and more to hordes of locals, Cornell kids, and tourists for nearly 5 decades. We stopped in for breakfast for our last morning in town. For a Sunday morning, there wasn't too much of a crowd to fight through. I ordered a whole wheat "Long Island" (known to us down staters and out of staters as an 'everything') with whitefish salad and a hot Americano. The bagel came out pretty quickly but something was lost in the mix: the whole wheat everything was a whole wheat plain. While the whitefish was nice and pleasantly smoky, the bagel was proof that you just can't find a good NYC style bagel outside of NYC or the suburbs: it was too chewy and lacking a body of flavour.

    Brunch wrap!
    Tom M.

    Nice small little diner, very polite staff, clean and fast service. I got the brunch wrap and it was very good.

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    Best bagels and sandwiches in college town. Go for bagel Tuesdays for a deal! Miss the old location though!

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    Excellent location, great selection for food and coffee or other non-caffeine beverages

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    Keisha's your gal at CTB. Am very happy with my Ira's Salmon and fish sandwich, and look forward to be back to try the Lox!

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    Will always love this place. Came back recently when visiting Cornell and it was still great. My favorite is the Zabs. Coffee is delicious.

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