Very sweet staff-- bagel was rather filling and staple worthy; however, the price is a smidge steep for me to be enjoying this regularly-- Cheers! read more

Tal Bagels - BEC on everything - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

Tal Bagels - 357 First Ave Tal Bagels has been my go-to spot since the day they opened within the last decade, despite plenty of competition in the neighborhood. For years, we ordered from them every Sunday, and even as we've tried to cut back on spending, we've remained loyal customers. This Mother's Day, we decided to treat ourselves and order from Tal again. I went for the pastrami, egg, and cheese on an everything bagel--something I've enjoyed in the past for its lean, flavorful pastrami. Unfortunately, this time it was barely edible: fatty, skimpy, and unpleasant. To make matters worse, the everything bagel with cream cheese my husband ordered never arrived--instead, we were sent a banana. We were still charged for the missing bagel. While I've had a few disappointing experiences with Tal in the past year, this one finally pushed me to write a review. The staff used to be warm and welcoming, but lately they've seemed curt and almost bothered by customers, even when the shop isn't busy. I don't know if others have noticed a decline, but for me, it's disheartening. Tal used to be a place I loved. For now, I think I'll be taking a break read more

Tal Bagels - Inedible Pastrami fat Banana instead of bagel - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

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Came for a quick bite because I was hungry, but was disappointed. Mediocre food, service wasn't good but also wasn't horrible. They just looked like they didn't want to be there and were rushing for me to order. Calm little cafe-style place read more

Tal Bagels - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

The best flagels!!! Get there on the early side before they run out to get your choice of flagel flavor. Highly recommend! read more

Tal Bagels - Flagel with butter - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

I lived in NYC all my life. I know what a really good bagel should be like. Well if you want the BEST bagel you ever had in your entire life Tal Bagels is the place to get it. They have the perfect crunch on the outside and the inside is not doughy at all. The size is perfect as well. If anyone would make a taste test of all the bagels stores in the 5 boroughs I would guarantee that Tal bagels will come out number 1 they are delicious perfect inside and out! Most of the times they are still warm or hot always fresh. They have many different bagels you can choose from each one is great. If you love bagels take my advice and run here. I bet you will agree with me that they have the best bagels you ever had. I highly recommend them. There is not any better bagel any where trust me PS their spreads are good too!. Go get them and enjoy mmmm mmmm good!!! Definitely a 4 star rating read more

Rugelah and babka are delicious. Store is clean with friendly service. Bagel with cream cheese was good. read more

Tal Bagels - CHOCOLATE BABKA - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

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I was in the area and needed to grab a quick bite. Although the bagel was crispy on the outside, it was not fluffy on the inside. They did give a decent amount of lox spread.....but $9.26 including tax. Need I say more? read more

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Food and service, not good. The bagels tasted old and were unusually thin. Service was terrible.

Tal Bagels is a chain bagel shop but I always enjoy the bagels and coffee. They don't skimp on the cream cheese and the bagels are fresh baked daily. This location at 357 1st Avenue isn't one of my favorites. I know what the bagels and cream cheese taste like so it's a safe alternative when I'm in this neighborhood. They have a good variety of cream cheese and bagel flavors. I like the multi grain and the pumpernickel the best. You're Usually given a good amount of cream cheese. This day I was satisfied. I'm recommending you try Tal Bagels. They have a huge variety of food selections. I'm addicted to the bagels! The customer service is hit or miss. I give the employees a friendly attitude so I usually don't have a problem. If they're busy you have to be patient. If you get it to go, I would check before I leave to be sure your order is correct. That's my drill no matter where I do business! read more

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Love this place BEST BAGELS UN THE CITY and the lady in the register is so nice and always smiling and pleasant to go when she is there

Service, price, amount of fillings, everything was just okay. Decor was nice, place is clean.

The bagels are great, as are the salads and soups. The staff is hardworking and super fast. I love this place.

food - basic the bagel didn't have too much flavor too it. I got an eveything bagel with cream cheese. i got a piece of plastic glove in my bagel. service- terrible. 6 workers I was the only one in the store. they were talking to each other and made me wait like 15 mins before ordering a bagel. I order my bagel then the guy asked me like 4 times what I wanted on it. I don't leave reviews ever but i generally had a over terrible experience with this bagel store read more

Pastrami is good here but guys making bagels don't know their salamis. Have a hard time getting orders correct here.

Not the best bagels I've had in the city. I was close by in the morning and decided to order the bacon, egg and cheese. It was not easy and the egg was cold. With all the other options I think I'll stay away from this one. read more

This is my absolute favorite place to get bagels. ALWAYS delicious. The staff is so friendly and the service is very quick. Highly highly recommend. read more

Tal Bagels - NOVA LOX SANDWICH - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

Nice bagel spot in the Gramercy area. Came here after walking past it and do not regret it at all. Bagel was fresh and they had so many options for the cream cheese. The guys working there were very nice at well. Will definately come more often for my bagel fix. read more

The bagels here are sooo small compared to other places! I ordered nova and scallion cream cheese on an everything bagel and while it was tasty the ratio of bread to the rest of the sandwich is so off proportion. A section of the cream cheese and nova were jutting out with no bread, so there were a couple of bites with just salmon and cream cheese. This was my first time trying Tal and I've had other bagels in the city where everything is much more even in proportion. read more

20 bucks for a bagel with lox. Insane. Haven't been this pissed off about a price of something since I spent 8 bucks on a kombucha. They skimped me on cream cheese too- don't order shit from here unless you want your pocket to fall off. read more

Rip off they charged me $40 for 1/4 lb of Cole slaw. Cost $100 for a sandwich with Cole slaw side. read more

Tal Bagels - Receipt - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

These are the best bagels in NYC! They light and delicious. Customer service was amazing too!

Just watched the owner cough all over the cream cheese butter egg salad tuna salad lox chicken salad plus everything else with out covering his mouth. Pretty disgusting plus he had an attitude because I didn't know what I wanted right away. This place is read more

During the COVID-19 pandemic, all visible employees were wearing masks, and social distancing was encouraged. While no indoor seating was available, two small tables and a few chairs were available on the sidewalk. Ordering was a little odd, but it didn't really detract from our breakfast experience. My toasted plain bagel was excellent - literally my ideal bagel. It was nicely crisped and slightly crackly on the outside with a perfectly chewy interior. I ordered the lox spread which I would definitely order again. It was delicious. I do wish there was an option of ordering light cream cheese, because I would have been fine with 1/4 of the amount. Overall, passed the bagel test! read more

Bagel tour Stop 4. Tal's Bagels Appetizing These were the least voluminous of the 4 bagels I tried and they used a proportional and responsible amount of ingredients. They toasted it without asking. They are chewy but taste a bit bready in the center. This half bagel was not an entire meal like the other stops. Which is good for my gut! read more

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Tal's actual bagels are decent, far from the best in NY. But Tal is convenient so we come often. The biggest issue with this bagel shop is their service. They never write down your order which is fine, most places can get it right without doing so, but here, everyone becomes confused order is always wrong and it becomes some huge ordeal. I've never ordered a lunch or breakfast sandwich where I wasn't asked at least 3-4 times what I ordered. And after being asked so many times the order is still wrong when I get home and open my sandwich. Unless you're ordering just a bagel with cream cheese I've never been here and seen anyone's order go smoothly it's a complete disaster at this place. I'll start heading to essabagel down the block bagels are better, food always comes correct, but downside is there line can get outrageous. read more

Since moving to NYC, I've tried several different bagel places (Ess-a-Bagel, Bagel Works, Kossars). Despite their strong reviews on Yelp and Google, all have been good but nowhere close to amazing (especially Ess-a-Bagel, which, for the life of me, will never understand why that place has hour long lines). I seriously starting to doubt the hype around NYC bagels (I imagine there are some good bagel places in this city, given its enormous size) Tal bagels was just underwhelming. Others have noted that their bagels / bialys are 'too small' - I wouldn't mind that if they were amazing, but they are probably no better than what you'd get at a gas station. read more

Stopped in here for bagels this morning. I ordered ahead so my pick up was quick and easy. I ordered a toasted whole wheat bagel with strawberry cream cheese. The bagel was tasty and fresh. They put a good portion of cream cheese on which I appreciate. It seems that other places either put way too much or none at all. I also got the buy 1/2 dozen get 2 free. They were warm in the bag so I know they were fresh. Some tasty bagels here! read more

Tal Bagels - Whole Wheat Bagel with STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

I find people complaining about a toasted bagel to be rather humorous. The sesame bagel was nice and chewy and I can imagine as it isn't massive; it becomes a little hard if you toast it. It's my type of bagel; almost more similar to what I find in northern NJ. But I digress: I ordered a sesame bagel with sturgeon and cream cheese. It came with tomato and their bagel sandwiches also come with a free mini squeezed orange juice which is nice. There was a good amount of sturgeon, the tomato was fresh, and the cream cheese was light. The sandwich was good. The bagel was 16:50 or something which is fine as it was that type of fish. I'll be back when I'm in the mood for something fishy. They also have a 10.99 pastrami or corned beef sandwich which I might have to try as that sounds like way too much of a good deal. This place's prices leave a bit to be desired but my sandwich was good and perfect for a lunch. 3.6 read more

Tal Bagels - Sesame bagel with sturgeon, cream cheese, tomato. Free OJ. Good bagel. Good amount of toppings - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

bialy was yummy, a lot of places were closed for rosh hashana so we tried this place. would go back if I was in the area!

Best bagel I've ever had in NYC. The smoked salmon is extremely fresh early on a Sunday morning. read more

Tal Bagels - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

Used to be my favorite bagel shop from 2019-2021 but recently I feel like the quality has declined. Their bagels used to be light, fluffy, and had the perfect crunch and now I find them chewy and stretchy. I go often and sometimes the order comes out not correctly prepared and what I'm charged tends to change. One of my favorites there was the BEC but recently I find part of it isn't done right. Their lox bagel is pretty delicious and their orange juice is so delicious. The people at Tal are wonderful and extremely helpful. read more

Tal Bagels - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

After packing and moving for the past two days, we woke up exhausted and hungry. My Personal Viking (redheaded husband) brought home garlic bagels with extra cream cheese from the location on First Ave near 21st street. I had one of them for breakfast and thought I had well & truly died and gone to heaven. Yes, THAT good! There are a gazillion bagel shops in lower Manhattan. This is the best I've ever had, and I've lived here since 1982. GO! BUY! EAT! ENJOY! read more

I've found that there are either hardcore Tal's fans or Tompkin/Ess-a fans. I will admit I am a fan of both! Ordered the scallion cream cheese and sausage/egg/cheese on an everything bagel one weekday morning. Their scallion cream cheese is TO DIE FOR and their SEC is solid as well. I'd say the biggest difference between this and other famous bagel places are that the bagels are less plump and more chewy, rather than the dense cakey consistency at TSB. That said, I'd happily order this frequently as the cost and portion is more reasonable! read more

Warm... fresh bagels... my fav is lox spread and multi grain bagel... clean place and attentive staff... competitive prices... good coffee and other drinks .... downside is no bathroom although it is an establishment that can seat more than 22 people.... I understand that In NYC, a restaurant is required to provide a bathroom to its patrons if it has 20 or more seats. read more

Pros: new, nice interior. Clean space, brick walls, self-serve coffee. Freshly made, delicious, quality bagels. Wide selection of cream cheese. Ample amount of veggies in veggie cream cheese. Pleasant staff. Cons: $4.14 for said freshly made, delicious quality bagel with bountiful cream cheese. School kids. Loud, pre-teen school kids, sipping Dunkin Donuts iced coffee and making ALL of the noise. Pro: the apparent school teacher that came in for her morning coffee and saw mentioned loud school kids and literally kicked them all out and sent them to school. She's the real MVP here. read more

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Tal's bagel two days in a row because it's so good ^^ Fresh veggies and bagels as always :) Also you can add additional toppings! read more

Tal Bagels - BLT - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

Nothing beats out NY bagels and this place is both efficiently quick and delicious. The fellas behind the counter are friendly and the service is fantastic. For someone who lived in NY her whole life & the last 3 years over in California, it's always a pleasure to return home to delicious bagels. I had an everything bagel toasted with their homemade lox spread while my mom had a plain bagel toasted with regular cream cheese. The bagels are jam packed with cream cheese & incredible until the last bite. Tal has been a staple of the lower east side for many years and I'm so happy the bagels are still just as delicious as they were when i was a child. Way to go Tal! read more

Tal Bagels - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

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The bagel sandwiches and orange juice were very good!! We had great service and overall a great experience. I can see why a lot of people recommend this place! read more

Tal Bagels - Bagels Near Me - New York, New York

Pretty good! The breakfast sandwiches are really big with lots of eggs and I'm a fan of the flavored cream cheese. Not a bad option, but def better bagels around town read more

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Best bagels in the area. Ess a bagels are a few blocks away. I tried them 2 weeks ago and they were generic and flavorless. Tal Bagels always taste like what they are. an everything bagel ( my favorite) tastes like an everything bagel and the sesame bagel tastes like a sesame bagel. With ess a bagel you cant tell what bagel you are eating they all taste the same and have no flavor. I am so glad to live near this place and it is my reward to myself on Saturday mornings. read more