Busy place inside and out. Line moved very quickly. Staff was friendly. I ordered flat bagels that are baked exactly to my liking and the salmon spread was very tasty. They carry a nice selection of baked goods, babka and muffins. Recommend. read more

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I used to love Kossar's. They still have some of the best bagels on the UES. So why 2 stars? Delivery and customer service there has gotten really rough. I placed an order at 9:52 AM and by 11:52 AM it still hadn't arrived. Most places around here turn around a simple breakfast sandwich order in under 20/30 minutes. I tried calling to check on the order and was put on hold for 10 minutes with no one ever coming back. At that point, I canceled and ordered from H&H. Long waits mean cold and nasty food. If you want it the way it's supposed to be, just walk in, pick it up, or go somewhere else. read more

The service could be improved by creating a separate, clearly marked line for customers who are only purchasing plain bagels or bagels without additional preparation. Right now, those customers have to wait in the same line as people ordering full sandwiches, which makes the process much slower and more frustrating. A sign near the front explaining the different lines would make the experience much more efficient and organized for everyone. read more

It's hard to describe Kossar's bialys other than saying, they're absolutely perfect. I went with my dad this morning to pick some up from their York Ave location, and it was a clean, quiet little spot on the corner of the street. It wasn't too crowded, so we were helped right away and got our bialys quickly. I believe it was my first time having Kossar's, and it definitely didn't disappoint! It has a slight bite, and is soft and fluffy on the inside, yet solid as well. This is a must-try! read more

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Kossar's has never disappointed me that I can remember! I've been here with my daughter and my Yelp Friend Jasmine. I come at the right time to get a seat. The service is fast and the counter employees are smiling and professional. The bagels are so good and they have my favorite Pumpernickel Everything. All the cream cheese is delicious but I enjoy the Strawberry best. Customers come in spirts usually to take out. I don't tie up a table long just eat and go. It's a special treat after the dentist! The Flagels and Bialys are good too. Check it out tourists, and yes go out of your way to come here! read more

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This is just a local breakfast store I just stepped foot in one morning when I was kind of sick. I needed comfort food and this was just the breakfast store available where I was standing. Walking into the store made me realize the time I used to live in Lower East Side back in the days when I was a toddler. I saw all the black and white pictures and they made me reminisced. Anyways, the kitchen looks pretty nice and hip allowing customers to see how they bake and do their work in the kitchen. So many glass doors and windows in the kitchen. There are many styles of bagels like garlic everything, whole wheat everything, and egg everything. Many types of cream cheese too. What caught my eye was the fact that they got turkey bacon, which is not fatty at all compared to regular bacon. Wish the prices were a lot lower for the hot breakfast sandwiches. For some reason, the coffee is on the lower end of the pricing scale compared to the hot breakfast sandwiches. Hopefully they have some specials to make it enticing and attract customers. The shopping paper bags are very elegant as they are labeled and branded with the Kossar name. They are reusable until broken. read more

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Great tasting bialys are very hard to find and given the abundance of bagel shops, it woukd appear that baking bialys has fallen out of fashion. And that's why i was thrilled that Kossar's opened up a new location on York Avenue and 75th Street! While I live further west, since we were visiting friends who specifically asked us to bring bialys, I took my assignment seriously and loved the selection of onion, Gsrlic and everything bialys! There's no such thing as a " plain bialy" since there was a time when you could only buy them with onions! The good news is that Kossar's bialys are DELICIOUS! They also have fresh baked bagels, cookies, cakes and wonderful spreads. read more

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Bagels are one of my favorite foods, and Kossar's hits the spot! I just found my go-to order: the Kossar's Classic Sandwich with cucumbers added. This flavor combo is everything. read more

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As a creature of habit, I had planned on ordering an egg-everything bagel with scallion cream cheese. As I studied the display case of cream cheese options, the cucumber dill cream caught my eye. I decided to give it a try. I ate my bagel at a table inside. The classical music in the background, the framed photographs of immigrants on the wall, and the perfectly toasted fresh bagel with this cucumber dill cream cheese brought me ten minutes of immense pleasure. read more

Solid choice for bagels, cream cheese, smoked salmon, and other goodies. There is some limited indoor and outdoor seating. Order at the counter. The line moved quickly and our food (two bagels with smoked salmon) came out immediately. The bagels are more of the light, airy, crispy type (not dense at all). There was an adequate amount of salmon. The iced coffee was excellent! read more

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Bagels were fine but not great. I was expecting a lot more given this place's reputation, and given that I was looking at 50 bucks plus tip for a couple of bagels with lox and an orange juice. read more

Their everything bagel had just the right amount of salt and seasonings, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Yum!

Came on a Monday morning, line wasn't too long so service was quick. I ordered the kossar's classic on an everything bagel and it was delicious! The lox were so fresh and the bagel lightly toasted and flavorful. I definitely recommend! read more

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I come for their latte interestingly, it has the best iced latte and OJ among all the bagel shops in the city IMO Regarding the bagel, it's homey and fresh, but it's better if they can have more varieties. They are lack of some very basic flavors of bagel and spreads as a specialized bagel sandwich shop. Some may like this strategy, but it sucks if I can't find my favs read more

Every time I go in here it's something else. It used to be very good. When I went last time the woman at the cashier was on Instagram looking at reels when I was trying to pay and looked frustrated when I asked if I could pay. The same visit the man asked me what I wanted and then sent me home into a blizzard with the incorrect order and didn't listen to me at all. By the time I got home it was too late to go back. All around bad experience. Who the heck is hiring these people read more

At 8am on a Monday morning there was no line which made our visit quick. They are very efficient with taking orders and payment! The gluten free bagels are pretty good for gf bagels according to my friend. They have gluten free bagels available in plain and everything. They also have 2-3 vegan tofu spreads. They are kind of hidden on the menu but I'm glad to know now that they have them. read more

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Bagels , bread and bright smiles - all day long!!! Busy bussing coffee/ bread and Sandwich stop! Lattes, smoothies and bagels - always a guarantee!! read more

A classic spot to get bagels and bialys in Lower East Side. Kossar's is famous for its bialys, so apparently their bialys are top notch, even better than their bagels imo. ＊Onion Bialys Bialy is a flat roll with a hole in the center spread with onion. It has a soft bread like texture. Compared to bagels, bialys are less dense and less filling. If you don't wanna unhinge your jaw for a bagel, bialys will be a good alternative. Their bialys are very fresh and fluffy. You can add spread to your bialys, but I like enjoying them plain. ＊Whole Wheat Bagel w. Tofu Veggie CC My go-to bagel order at any bagel spots. Size-wise it is not as big as other typical New York bagels. I prefer it smaller anyway so I won't feel extremely full after finishing one. read more

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Best neighborhood bagel spot. Long lines on weekends but don't worry because it moves fast! Great coffee (La Colombe) too!

Upper east side - Not friendly and pretty sure they use dye in their cream cheese and lox spread - it's way too pink and not very tasty.

My everything bagel was quite good. (See my video review on Instagram(@bagelmavennyc) Cooked just right, lots of cream cheese and seasonings. Place was clean but the line was long and moving slowly. I'd definitely would go back if I was in the neighborhood. It would be my go to place if I lived nearby. I guess cause it was busy and working Xmas day, they weren't too happy(loss of star.) read more

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Excellent bialys, smoked salmon, whitefish salad, & chive cream cheese!!!! We're in town again this week and will be placing an order to pick up and bring back Upstate!!!! Will definitely place orders from home and to have shipped when we run out read more

Excellent bagels...try the flagels ....flat bagels!!! Friendly and great service...recommend highly read more

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Finally, it's open!!! I've been waiting for the Lower East Side staple to open, and it was worth the wait! On the corner of 75th and York, the lines are long, but if you wait until 10:30 - 11 you can get in and even get a table. Classic NY deli with great bagels, fresh cream cheese, sandwiches and salads. Bagels are hand made and oh so good Salmon Cream cheese was one of the better ones and the coffee was fresh and hot. Prices are excellent and IMO very reasonable. Perfect addition to this neighborhood. read more

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Craving "a taste of home" while recovering from an injury, a friend sent me a dozen bailys and lox cream cheese. Immediately upon receiving, I toasted a carmelized onion baily, topped it with the schmear, and devoured it on the spot! You can't find bialys in Portland, OR, so I was in carb Heaven! The gift box was ordered through Goldbelly. Remember when only the uber rich & famous could have their favorite treats from around the country shipped to them? Well, now everyone can partake. Yes, it's expensive, but not out of reach. And it's totally worth it to brighten someone's day, said the person on the receiving end! Haha. Seriously, the Baileys were fresh and delicious. There were four varieties, each packaged in 3s. Other than the three I kept to eat over the weekend, I wrapped the remainder individually in plastic wrap and put in the freezer to enjoy as the craving hits. And it will because nobody does Baileys and bagels like NYC. read more

Kossar's Bagels & Bialys - Bailys & lox cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

Not even kidding, a group of friends and I did a blind tasting where we gathered an everything bagel from 12 different UWS shops. The results were unanimous, Kossar's came out on top! The bagel has a nice crunchy crust and slightly softer interior. It has a nice amount of salt and everything seasoning on both sides. The bagels and cream cheese are great, as well as the lox sandwich. We weren't a huge fan of the bialys, but it may be an acquired taste. Fantastic new addition to the neighborhood! read more

I picked up a bunch of things from here to try an assortment and really enjoyed everything. We got the following: -onion knish - this was good, but I would probably try a different flavor next time. I was expecting the onions to be throughout the knish rather than just a topping. -bialy - these were very good and I would get them again. My favorite was the traditional onion bialy. I thought the garlic one had too much garlic on it. -chicken cutlet sandwich - this sandwich was amazing and my husband still talks about it. -everything bagel with lox and cream cheese - I really enjoyed the bagel, but the lox was a little too fishy/salty. I don't think I would get the lox again. -m&m cookie - good, but nothing special Overall, I think I would come back for the chicken cutlet sandwich, bagels and bialys. read more

Kossar's Bagels & Bialys - Everything bagel with lox and cream cheese - lox was just ok but bagel was great - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

The line moved quickly even when I had 5+ people ahead of me. Garlic Bialys ($1.60) - half the size of your standard bagel, much more soft/pillowy than the bagel I got! I definitely recommend trying Bagel ($1.75) 3.93oz - The bagel is more expensive than your neighborhood spots and it was not good--sort of dry in the middle, rough exterior and lacked flavor. I would never come back for their bagels. Chocolate Babka - I gobbled this right up! It was soft and just the right amount of sweetness. read more

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Wowowow!! New bagel store in the UES that expanded from LES I believe. I tried the whole wheat bagel with tofu vegetable cream cheese and it was AMAZING!! The bagel was so fresh and perfectly soft & chewy, while maintaining a slight crunch on the exterior crust. You can bite right through the bagel without any "toughness". May be the best bagel I've had, or definitely up there!! If you're going to have a bagel, this is the spot. I want another one already. The tofu cream cheese was pretty standard. They had 3 different type of tofu cream cheese options- plain, scallion and vegetable. Of course this was in addition to other "regular" dairy cream cheeses such as plain, sun dried tomato, and walnut raisin. In terms of bagels, it is like most bagel shops where they are all up on the wall behind the counter and have a variety of the typical types- plain, everything, whole wheat everything, blueberry, egg etc. The store also has bialys and many baked goods such as babka, rugelach and cookies. Everything looks delicious! Tried their hot brew coffee (basically drip coffee) with oat milk and it was great coffee (I'm pretty picky with drip coffee). Washes down the bagel perfectly! They have regular milk, as well as almond milk and oat milk. LOVE the non dairy options!! Came on Saturday morning ~11am, and it was already pretty busy. The line was to the edge of the door. It probably took ~15min or so to move through the whole line? The workers were working as fast as they could! Service was quick & efficient. By the time I left the line was out the door. So definitely a busy & popular spot, so expect to wait a bit. The store itself is nice, brightly lit and has a good amount of seating. Given how crowded it was, did not get a seat. Maybe a few outdoor tables would be nice for the outside area! Overall, this new bagel & coffee spot is a WELCOME addition to the neighborhood! Can't wait to return. Would love some special vegan options such as vegan BEC, vegan babka, if possible :) read more

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Fresh & Delicious. It gets crowded but they are very efficient . I'd definitely recommend Kossars. They have delicious bagels. I think if you are from out of town and want a really good NY bagel, this is a great place to have one read more

I was venturing in the UES and stumbled upon Kossar's. Bagels and bialys galore on a Thursday afternoon. I haven't had them in a while and only from their LES location. I grabbed myself an onion bialys with lox and a latte to go. The spread is generous and the latte is decent, though on the pricier end. It's a good grab and go spot or a quick dine in. It's connected to the restaurant next door, which gives you options if you're in a bigger group. read more

I have been dreaming of my plain bagel with veggie cream cheese and cucumbers since my last bite. The banana muffin was great and had some notes of citrus which I really enjoyed. The lattes were great and kept us warm as the day was cold. All employees were kind and worked fast to get everything done quickly and presentable! The place is small and welcoming, but would suggest to eat outside if the weather is nice or take it to go! read more

Kossar's Bagels & Bialys - Hot Caramel Lattes, everything bagel with Scallion Cream Cheese, a plain bagel with Veggie Cream Cheese added cucumbers, banana muffin - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

Five stars for their bialys, bagels are okay but there are many other fantastic local bagel places without long lines and strollers. But I don't know another place that sells bialys in my neck of the woods. My husband loves garlic bialys so I tolerate the lines for him. We tried the pumpkin muffin and it was good as well. read more

It's just ok, I wouldn't say these are the best bialy's in the city I have had. Good bialy's are hard to find anymore but they are acceptable here. Each time I have been here it's packed and the lines move slowly. Plus, on weekends it's the annoying baby carriage brigade along with parents and their screaming out of control spawn. Other bagel joints closer to where I live with just as good if better bagels without the hassle. The cost of a bagel with a flavored cream cheese is a bit high but good quality. Eh, to each their own. read more

The line outside should tell you everything. A new challenger for the "Best Bagel on the UES" crown has emerged. Kossar's bagels are fresh, flavorful, and come in every variety you could expect, alongside a good assortment of generously applied toppings. The store itself is bright, clean, and buzzing with customers. And though the line can be long (especially after 9AM on weekend mornings), it moves consistently. Though new to the neighborhood, Kossar's is an NYC institution. (The LES location opened in 1936, predating both the Lincoln Tunnel and LaGuardia Airport and responsible for infinitely more happiness). And that's cool! But I don't come here for the history, I come here for breakfast. Specifically the flat everything bagel with scallion cream cheese, which puts the 'nom' in phenomenal. Welcome to the neighborhood, Kossars. Long may you reign. read more

Great little neighborhood spot if you'd like a spot to sit down and enjoy a bagel. There are a few outdoor spots and lots of indoor seating. The bagels themselves are a bit fluffy for my personal preference, but the flavor is there. The coffee is very good (La Colombe, I believe). I would highly recommend. The service is fairly quick as well. read more

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Stopped by to pick up Bagels at the shop in the Upper East Side of NYC. The have both indoor and outdoor seating. We ordered at the counter. It was very busy on a Sunday morning but they are very efficient. The line moved quickly. I had the Everything Bagel $1.75 with butter $3.75 and cream cheese $5. We brought home and added salmon. It was fresh and delicious. Next time I won't add the butter. read more

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Ordered a selection of bagels via Goldbelly. Had received some Alaskan smoked salmon for Christmas and wanted some legit bagels to go along with. Arrived promptly and with freshness and goodness emanating from the packaging. A lot of fun to try bagels straight from NYC, where I have family background and yet have not been able to visit myself. read more

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I'm not sure what to think- fresh blueberry bagel barely toasted, but well -wrapped. Garlic herb CC but not really enough CC to eat open-faced. This coming from someone who doesn't love a ton of CC. Chewy fresh bagel. $5 Iced coffee. I don't think I'll return, since why with so many local options. They were out of garlic bagels but 2p Saturday. read more

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The Upper East Side location opened back in March. This was my first time here. I ordered a bacon, egg, and cheddar cheese on an everything bagel. It was $9.25. This is one of the best, if not the best, bagels I've had on the Upper East Side. The everything bagel had so much flavor, and the bread was so good. You could tell the bagel was fresh. I'm happy this place exists and looking forward to coming back again! read more

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