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Ess-a-Bagel

This legendary place serves up doughy, chewy bagels the size of hubcaps that some New Yorkers consider 'the best bagels in NYC - which means everywhere'. Bagel-eaters will also find a wide variety of mixed cream cheeses, tofu spreads, and smoked fish. Bagels are cheap, but prices depend on whether you eat in or take out! Expect to pay $3 for two bagels and a small tub of your favorite cream-cheese spread. Lines can be long at lunchtime.

Address
831 3rd Avenue
Getting there
at 51st Street
Hours
Closed · opens 6 am tomorrow
Weekly hours
Mon6 am–9 pm
Tue6 am–9 pm
Wed6 am–9 pm
Thu6 am–9 pm
Fri6 am–9 pm
Sat6 am–5 pm
Sun6 am–5 pm

Read from the travel guide, which lists: Mon-Fri 6AM-9PM, Sat Sun 6AM-5PM

Listing from Wikivoyage: Manhattan/Midtown East, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 10 Oct 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.