Empire State Bagels claims to have the most "authentically New York" bagels in Portland. I don't know about that, but I do know that they make really good bagels, with a fantastic texture and great flavor. So whether you're an NYC exile or not, you'll appreciate these.
They have egg bagels, which made my sweetie very happy. We also tried an everything (completely, densely coated in toppings), a plain, and some bialys. The standard onion bialy was pretty good; the "apple pie" one was this weird mix of dessert and breakfast.
They have a booth at Happy Valley Farmer's Market every week, but they also do a series of scheduled pop-ups around Portland where you can preorder and pick up bags of bagels and bialies. Check their website. read more