10 Bagels You Must Try In The East Village

    In case you wake up hungover in the East Village and crave a circular bread treat filled with creamy deliciousness.

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    by SeoHungry

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    Alright, East Villagers, time to school you in on what is the best bagel shops to hit up around your hood.

    1. Tompkins Square Bagels

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    Tompkins Square Bagels is a shining gem, located in the heart of the East Village. I would come here every week just to try out different combinations of French toast and blueberry bagels with birthday cake, Nutella, or blueberry cream cheese.

    165 Ave A (Ave A and 11th St.)

    2. Murray's Bagels

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    Just off the 6th Ave stop on the L train, Murray's doesn't toast their bagels to maintain freshness and chewiness!

    500 Ave of the Americas (6th Ave and 13th St.)

    3. Black Seed Bagels

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    Black Seed is all about cozy vibes the moment you walk into the store. There's a variety of bagel sandwiches you can get, like salmon bagels, pizza bagels, or whitefish salad. All their bagels are hand-rolled and wood-fired. Legit.

    176 1st Ave (1st Ave and 11th St.)

    4. Pick-a-Bagel on Third

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    Only a 10 minute walk from the East Village between Gramercy and Union Square, this bagel shop is popularly known for their bacon, egg, and cheese (BEC) and sourdough bagels.

    297 3rd Ave (3rd Ave and 22nd St.)

    5. David's Bagels

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    This is a favorite bagel shop amongst the Stuytown-ers. David's Bagels has that neighborhood feel when you walk in with the antique clocks on the wall. It's a great place to pick up a bagel before your work day.

    273 1st Ave (1st Ave and 15th St.)

    6. Bagel Bob's

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    Bagel Bob's is a gem among the NYU students. Located on University Place, this bagel shop offers bagels on Monday for only 45 cents between 4-7 pm. Their chicken parm bagel is out of this world!

    51 University Pl (University Pl and 10th St.)

    7. Russ & Daughters Cafe

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    Russ & Daughters is located in the Lower East Side, but it's worth the walk from the East Village to get a taste of their fresh caviar and smoked fish. Open from 8 am - 10 pm, the Russ & Daughters Cafe is open long hours to serve the best of Jewish comfort food.

    127 Orchard St. (Orchard St. and Delancey)

    8. Bagelsmith

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    For the East Villager, Williamsburg is commonly overseen as a faraway place across the river when it is actually less than a 5 min. subway ride away from the 1st Ave stop on the L train. Bagelsmith doesn't disappoint with their handmade bagels made fresh daily like this sausage, egg, and cheese on an everything bagel with ketchup.

    189 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY (Bedford Ave and 7th St.)

    9. The Bagel Store

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    Talking about nearby bagel places in Brooklyn, The Bagel Store is popularly known for their rainbow bagels and cragels (croissant bagels) off the Bedford Ave stop on the L Train. People go crazy for these bagels so arrive early to the beat the lines if you plan to grab a bite of these ridiculous bagel creations.

    349 Bedford Ave (Bedford Ave and 4th St.)

    10. Space Market

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    Space Market is probably THE best bagel shop that will give you the most bang for your buck. Although located in Greenwich Village, local East Villagers and NYU students from the area rely on this place as their go-to grab-n-dash bagel store to get them going throughout their day. I'd recommend this lox, lettuce, tomato, onion, and cream cheese bagel for only $7 and a refreshing kombucha tea on the side.

    1 University Pl #1 (University Pl and Waverly Pl)