The Best Bagel And Lox In NYC | Best Of The Best

Sibling duo Aly and Charlie Weisman visit four of New York City’s top-ranked bagel shops to find the best bagel and lox sandwich in the city. The restaurants included are Russ & Daughters, Tompkins Square Bagel, Ess-a-Bagel, and Absolute Bagels. After seeing how they’re made and eating each one, Aly and Charlie announce their pick for NYC’s best bagel and lox.
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The Best Bagel And Lox In NYC | Best Of The Best

[@MrRobin209]

"We never agree on anything" ** Literally agrees on everything**

[@pentrixter]

I was looking for this exact comment.

[@deficator750]

They way close

[@victoriakennedie113]

well i mean

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

That's just something siblings say. I assume you don't have any sibling?

[@FreeWifi1984]

Thanks for pointing it out. I’m downvoting for this.

[@Mrbink01]

The cream cheese is not on "either" side, that would infer the cream cheese is on one side or the other. The cream cheese is on BOTH sides.

[@damien1781]

Mrbink01 thank you that statement was annoying me

[@joelcurtis6689]

Mrbink01 wow you’re fun at parties

[@geraldbrienza4474]

“Imply” not “infer.”

[@damien1781]

x2yll l someone’s tampon needs to be changed, are you going to bleed this much everywhere you go?

[@thecactus7950]

Thats not how language works. Pull your head out of your own ass moron

[@angiie8500]

3:54 Damn, why so aggressive? 😂🤣😂

[@yersayar568]

Ängie Xox lol

[@mariyamsaba3737]

Damn, Lmfao

[@pitchblqck]

Lol

[@saloni22815]

Lol

[@Cochise954]

bbc strength

[@robertk2007]

It really doesn't matter what's the best bagel in NYC. It's all about where you live in the city

[@marcelrodriguez2067]

Exactly i love in the bronx and there is no way in hell im going to Manhattan just for a bagel 😂

[@SupernaturalColors]

I live in Corona Queens and all they have is Hispanic food and rarely any delis

[@christofat2704]

Montreal bagel please

[@IRex-wm9pd]

Disagree. I live in Maryland and Ive gone all the way up to Manhattan just for a great bagel. Ive even gone to Chicago for an amazing sausage. Some of us are food fanatics...

[@eduardosorrentino2079]

stuartleetv LMFAOOO

[@ACE7O2]

I love NYC bagels. A warm bagel sandwich and a hot coffee is my favorite way to start the day when I visit.

[@cocotaveras8975]

ACE7O2 Same, except so live in CT so they're probably not as good

[@Mr.Helper.]

I heard the underground bagel gangs are a real problem in NY

[@wyattmund9286]

@@Mr.Helper.I think we should start a petition about these bagel gangs, very concerning

[@carlossoza2441]

There is something very special about NYC bagels, pizzas, Kaiser rolls, danishes, pretzels, cheesecakes, and hot dogs. It is magic.

[@mehmd1913]

It's the water...

[@re-huvane5622]

Don’t forget pastrami

[@marvinzabala1461]

She looks like Janice from Friends. Xd

[@spursdynasty7378]

Except for that annoying laugh

[@joseromanruiz9063]

Chandler

[@sagarbehera]

Looks like Janice. Voice is like Sofia Vergara.😅

[@theVakhovske]

SHEEEE'S GOOT NOO FRIENNDS TUDUDUDUDUTUTUTU

[@thisguy9042]

OH MY GOD🤣

[@crispywater681]

Bagel - egg - smoked salmon - cream cheese Best Brunch you’ll ever have!

[@Tflyisme]

Do you toast the bagel?

[@Hallows4]

So glad Absolute was a contender. Been eating there my entire life, and in the last few years it’s popularity has skyrocketed (can easily wait on line for 45 minutes if you time your arrival wrong).

[@britneybrit19]

I thought the salmon were tomatoes at first lol

[@lifeisfundisney6029]

Me too

[@alvarorochili6455]

Ikr lol

[@Chris-pp2xb]

Britney Lowenberg nope. There are tomatoes on there though

[@deficator750]

Theres tomatoes in it

[@selinazhang4622]

I thought the tomatoes were salmon

[@nirzara7176]

I think this is one of the most organized thoughtful well done Best of the Best

[@briangleason5597]

Beautiful bagels, Lox. Is my favorite. The amount of Lox looks amazing. A must try for me. Thank You for the video.

[@danober3283]

Lox lovers are in heaven for this amount of lox on a bagel

[@natureboy5518]

Such good chemistry between the siblings, will definitely check out all these bagel shops when I come to NY again

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Serie A Leader Balls Of Steel

[@uria702]

So many good bagel places in NYC especially in Brooklyn. That Ess A Bagel place looked amazing. I used to go to Absolute during almost every day in college. It’s amazing.

[@PoserAlert]

This was actually well done- I usually don’t like or agree with these evaluations, but because they broke the “dish” down into its constituent parts is the right way to do it. This is an ages old debate in NYC and these two hit the nail on the head. The reality is that there is not a perfect spot for bagel and lox. I completely agree though, if we have guests in town, we take them to Russ & Daughters. However, my preference is to get the lox there and the bagels and cream cheese at either Thompkins Square or Essa and make it at home.

[@otogigamer]

You get less and less smoked salmon at each bagel shop compared to Russ & Daughters

[@Littleathquakes]

otogigamer it’s like they went to Costco and then to every other regular supermarket

[@juliusebola9712]

russ and daughters costs 5x as much as any of the other places

[@royaljelly7157]

@@juliusebola9712 this is it

[@ellisbelfer1340]

Russ and Daughters is way overrated and overpriced. In NYC, find a good bagel shop in your neighbor. There was one on 1st Ave and about 16th that when to early in the morning. Get some good lox which is not hard to find in the City and some cream cheese. Add tomatoes and red onions. It is not that hard.

[@jonkbaby]

My first time trying bagels and lox was a couple years ago at Barney Greengrass. It changed my life. I liked it so much I had to visit Russ and Daughters and that was incredible as well

[@jesusmarin95]

I love how they always make the sandwich look phenomenal, I've had it no where as much salmon in mine

[@MrTsiolkovsky]

You didn't have a camera

[@1234cdsarver]

Thank you for this video after seeing it it makes me want to go to New York thank you again

[@ell7991]

That fiancés shirt is really working it’s hardest

[@chocking420]

Booba

[@santodeportes5946]

Tig ol bittys

[@jennyhunt]

I scrolled for this comment. I was thinking same thing. a year later.

[@Adrian-ku2qy]

This is the first time I am hearing about bagels and lox but it sounds pretty good

[@lichub]

Huh? What rock are you living under?

[@jub62202]

Great reviews and breakdown. All those places look amazing.

[@royal_kira7184]

Mmmm! I like an everything bagel with lox topped with dill cream cheese, tomatoes, and capers. Damn, now I’m hungry 😩

[@corey8059]

The women in the back at 1:27 would be me if I walked into this place to get a bagel and saw this like wtf.

[@starcorder]

I'm a little bi lmaoooo

[@SerenaYip]

Star Corder w h a t

[@crazymonkey9260]

@@SerenaYip SHE SAID SHE'S A LITTLE BI

[@Eric-uf1ff]

@@crazymonkey9260 what?

[@benitohernandez7585]

🙋🏻‍♂️ Knew Russ and Daughters would be on the list for sure!!

[@katem5289]

Saving this video for my next trip to NY

[@riproar11]

My family, relatives, friends and Scandinavian community all make open-faced sandwiches with gravlox. It's similar to sushi in that the sandwiches are made in so many ways and are arranged as "art". Adding a second think layer of bread (bagel) dilutes the taste of the lox and other ingredients.

[@joshlangston3653]

That's, like, your opinion man.

[@camzillamusick]

Its GRAVAD LAX DAAM IT ::)

[@DoomBent]

My parents do the same! With every sandwich, but for some reason bagels and lox are an exception here

[@Jon_Bonds_Jovi]

" *Get outttttttttttaaaaa heeeeaaaahhhh* "

[@Im49th]

It's so weird to see a slice of tomato on every single bagel, I had no idea they did that. Since I saw this video I've been putting tomato on my bagels and it's actually a really good combo, just unexpected.

[@dovrose5155]

Lox Tomato Red onion Capers

[@fabrizio4190]

@Your Wrong chill out

[@MelancoliaI]

It's a very thin slice of tomato, but I think it's there to offset the saltiness of the lox. Beautiful combination

[@MrTsiolkovsky]

Yeah it should be thin and tasty, not sour@@MelancoliaI

[@YTLawnGnome]

I was fortunate enough to find an amazing bagel place far from the hustle and bustle of NYC and that includes the rest of the 5 boroughs and even Long Island. It is called Bagel Emporium in Yorktown Heights in North Westchester they are amazing and they also have incredible pastries. Their chocolate cheesecake muffin is heaven!

[@whoamiiswhoiam6397]

Their storefront in armonk Ny is great too

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

I have to say, that did look amazing. Great job.

[@kamilgiertler6797]

Ess-a-bagel is my fave, love this place!

[@di1225]

Tell us prices please, would be nice know how much cost this amazing food

[@rhinoblessnyc8324]

🤔$8

[@yusadani755]

Well it is served in a rustic looking restaurant wrapped in paper and it’s in New York... so at best it’s probably a little over $15 Edit: it’s salmon, so maybe it’s over $22-$25.

[@campkira]

Overprice snack, Cost too much for something you can buy in supermarket and make it yourself at home.

[@youmakemelaugh1797]

@@campkira 😅 exactly like I did this morning!🤤🤤🤤👋 str8 smashed

[@damien1781]

20 bucks, I make mine at home with onions tomatoes capers and tobasco sauce... sometimes lettuce ❤️

[@gripitl6878]

Love Bagels and Lox with Capers of course.

[@08ranaiu]

And it’s gotta be scallion cc for me!!!

[@adventureswithcarl123]

Definitely checking out some NYC bagel shops next month

[@xfactor1497]

Had Russ and Daughters for first time today! It was amazing!

[@alejandromanjarrez5899]

“we never agree on things” agrees on literally every category 😭😭

[@CheetoFireCat]

So, far the first bagel place looks the best!

[@realnobeats4525]

Thank you for video

[@onemusicgroup8249]

They all looked amazing

[@karaj8969]

Never tried one of these bagels. Dear god I'm salivating!

[@denizgasimli824]

Spent a few days in NYC, eating Tompkins Square Bagels every day in the nearby Tompkins Square Park. It was beautiful😭

[@seekingpathways1045]

This video made me go try lox and a bagel at russ and daughters on orchard street. It was delicious I will try essa bagel next.

[@patriciakrakowiak1442]

I live in Chicago and Bagels and Lox is my favorite deli sandwich. I like it with chive cream cheese and red onions on the salmon. I'm a huge salmon fan, I like it prepared all kinds of ways.

[@nenaj1]

Brooklyn bagel in Astoria is awesome. You should try their shrimp salad on a toasted everything bagel.

[@hoppysport2872]

Agree about Russ & Daughters. Second best bagel, nova & cream cheese is Tal Bagel. Its such a perfect melding of quality ingredients on a terrific bagel. Also Barney Greengrass!

[@mprs2015]

finally! someone recognizes tal bagel :)

[@tywilliams224]

Was very happy you mentioned Tal Bagel

[@hoppysport2872]

@@tywilliams224 Actually Ty, after careful and scientific consideration, the Tal Bagel Nova, Cream Cheese, Onion, Tomato, Capers bagel is the best in Manhattan...meaning it's the best ever on the planet. The preparation and melding of perfect ingredients is unparalleled.

[@MelancoliaI]

Holy crap, Insider Food covered a place THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO!!!!!🎉 And yes, these bagels are delicious.

[@JackieOgle]

I live in MS...😣😣😣😣you can't find anything like this here! Oooh this looks so amazing...love love love a great bagel and lox....

[@ghouston2712]

Russ & Daughters is the key to life!!

[@rudylabsilica2286]

“Doughnuts, bagels, they both have holes, we’ll figure it out!” HAHAA!

[@davidlynn5170]

Good job guys! Best brother sister duo

[@limoreshakar6686]

Ross and Daughters !!! Concur , happy eating 😋

[@SamGiles]

Amazing video, Team Weisman! All four bagels looked pretty delicious!

[@20maxilo]

They are a beautiful and supportive family... Love their relationship

[@llamaliammm]

This channel is a goldmine

[@bilsa31225]

Yo, Piasanos Brooklyn NY on 83rd St. In BayRidge. Best bagel I had in NY. Little Italian family owned shop. Lavazza coffee and bagel with cream cheese and lox. Unreal.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

i think Russ and Daughters embellished and gave them extra salmon since they're on camera

[@randyh9284]

for sure they did, the best place for lox in NY is Utopia Bagels in whitestone.

[@ph4780]

her voice is a cheesegrater on my soul

[@atonC]

shes just jew af

[@ragglerock2682]

Fax

[@ph4780]

@@atonC nah, most of my best friends are jews and none of them have voices like this. This is something else.

[@MrGregFrancis]

😂

[@hanna5231]

Literally just sounds like any other persons voice lmao

[@musicalnerds101]

I’m surprised that not more of the bagel places put capers and onions on it!! It’s classic!

[@williammccabe5420]

love this video

[@alejandrasevilla6106]

I literally work 2 blocks away from Absolute Bagel, and have never tried them. Will make sure to stop by next time!

[@elilipman3088]

It’s so good

[@zerdaquil1304]

Them: “We NEVER agree on anything.” Also THEM: *Proceeds to agree on everything 😂*

[@jm745]

This is a good list. Check out Zabar, Barney Greengrass, and Bagel on the Square too.

[@vtec407]

I love the lox bagels from 7 Bagels in Briarwood, Queens. Greetings from Orlando FL!

[@onlyhere4thecomments80]

Second one did it for me. I love the caper cream cheese.

[@larrycj4382]

R & D has many different spreads to offer to your taste. They even have caviar! A shame she did not show how she ordered and the selection.

[@JohnQuach]

Best Bagel & Coffee in NYC has a pretty mean bagel too 😍

[@belle4078]

6.39 is it just me or are the pillows on the sofa VIBRATING

[@Teresamendoza-yv4yi]

Looks delicious. I gotta try one Soon

[@brotaytohpotato4272]

I love how when they went to absolute bagels so many random people just buts is and says “these are the best bagels” that’s when you know it’s really the best😂

[@trilobiteterror8015]

And yet it was arguably their least favorite of the 4.

[@ArisaKobayashi]

My very favorite bagel shop in NY is New York City Bagel & Coffee House. Their bagels are the best.

[@junos7884]

Same here!

[@critieur1921]

I love eating this!

[@TheLochs]

Capers and olive oil for me. Looks so good!

[@comershaw7610]

I went to NY for the first time and I tried a bagel right away. The girl spoke poor English that I can barely understand. She got annoyed and impatient every time I say pardon. So I just say yes to every question and end up with a blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese. And it’s so hard and I can’t chew. My mouth hurt at the last bit. I was so disappointed that I didn’t try another bagel. But now I finally know where to get good bagel. Next time I go to NY, I’ll definitely try again :)

[@RickyRegal.]

I went to Ess-a-bagel when I visited New York and the bagels there are so dam good. It's a little crowded in there but it's worth the wait.

[@HerrBrutal-bl2fk]

In Scandinavia we eat bagels with gravlax (salmon cured with a mix of salt, sugar and dill, grav = grave, lax = salmon) or smoked salmon. It would be interesting to compare our versions of bagels to the lox bagels enjoyed in NYC. Anyhow, If you ever get the chance, try gravlax. Gravlax and other amazing seafood is definitely something that you don't want to miss out on when visiting Scandinavia! Personally, I look forward to visiting NYC. So far, the only part of the US I've visited is Fla. It was a great experience, but I'm well aware there's so much more to see and do in America. Greetings from Sweden!

[@cgr88m]

Smoked salmon on cream cheese in-between a bagel, I'm from Texas and I've never tried this but now I must. Ive had bagels with sandwich ham and cream cheese but the smoked salmon makes sense.

[@FoodandFootprints]

Ess-a-Bagel is great! It is huge and the everything bagel has lots of flavor

[@FoodandFootprints]

Russ and Daughters is such a classic NYC institution!

[@ashleyrichardson3214]

You are an amazing role model 💛💛

[@nafeekarim2780]

I ❤bagels I ate, it before but I never tried bagels with Salmon fish sounds delicious one day I will try.

[@RM-df9uf]

Bagels should always sliced and toasted before any filling. End of debate.

[@vladimirvaynkhadler8726]

double toasted

[@JohnVC]

Negative Ghostrider... a freshly made bagel does not need to be toasted. If I baked you an apple pie, and pull it out of the oven, why would you put it back into the oven? If it's a day old, then fine, spritz it with water and toast it.

[@RM-df9uf]

John Caputo but you also don’t order a McDonald’s Big Mac and ask for the centre piece of bun to be untoasted..

[@JohnVC]

@@RM-df9uf That makes no sense, a good fresh bagel is fully cooked, and is the finished product of the artisan made it.

[@RM-df9uf]

John Caputo the middle layer of a McDonald’s Big Mac is also fully cooked, it’s toasted because it’s the correct way to do it. If you wish to eat your bagels wrong then that’s completely your decision and I don’t respect that.

[@lorealmadonnamoore9828]

Ok I have 3 things to say: 1. The best "Bagel" place is definitely Best Bagel & Coffee on W 35th. 2. My favorite is the Nova sandwich from Lenwhich. Nova is salmon that is cold smoked meaning it's not cooked but smoked at a lower temperature in a smoke house. 3. I use to live in a homeless shelter right around the corner from Absolute Bagel. Ok that's it lol 😉😁😏

[@nok2da]

I made a cream cheese salmon bagel this time too! It's nice to have a lot of salmon at home! If you go to New York, I want to taste it :D

[@joelmogindol3348]

That looks so good wth

[@rice2cu5881]

6:12 You know he ain't kidding when he said they don't agree on anything when she high fives his fist bump

[@LSSRoshi]

This is the comment that I was looking for.

[@dondiimosley8275]

So we just gone ignore the pillows doing weird shit 🤨🤣

[@hectorv670]

It's aliasing which occurs when an image is captured at an insufficient sampling rate.

[@XclusiveChiq]

Where

[@tb11212]

XclusiveChiq 6:40

[@carlossoza2441]

??

[@sarayehia3741]

1:27, oh god. This lady was sure wondering with were they both doing..lmfao. 😂

[@guylamson6555]

1st place hands down if I'm paying for Lox I want a lot of it

[@dontrel.conerly983]

Right! Bagels and lox in NYC STARTS at $8! At that price, I want as much fish as possible. She’s CRAZY for complaining about the amount of lox.

[@eggy6857]

Also the freshest by the looks of it.

[@ElleCullen17]

Yup the bagel to lox ratio needs to be equal or close to it

[@-Theo-]

guy lamson It had tomato in it tho 🤢

[@shaz3r786]

As much as I enjoy these, it still boggles the mind how NYers can pay in excess of $20 for a sandwich

[@lichub]

Nobody cares that you like Miracle Whip on Wonder bread.

[@comeatmebr0o]

There nothing like a good sandwich, some people like this some people like Italian delicacies, there’s nothing like a nice Italian hero filled with all the imported goodies!

[@hannaspade7915]

That’s New York for u... lol everything is expensive 😖

[@theprousteffect9717]

Because people who live in the city know that everything is expensive. It's just standard there. What you're really saying is you don't understand why people would choose to live in New York City.

[@andiuptown1711]

*Manhattan-ers*

[@amytran2174]

Im eating bagels and watching this!

[@Hellokittygirl68]

i love bagels that looks so good

[@groovydon]

You guys missed out on Brooklyn bagel on Chelsea!

[@Mrbeahz1]

OK - my take-home message from these two is they want a big fluffy bagel, with whipped cream cheese, and not too much lox. In fact one of the sandwiches they liked had more tomato than salmon. Hey you two: Move To Los Angeles!!

[@ejalltheway2339]

yum, they all looked good--I like bagels/cream cheese with lox then capers and onions--ditch the tomato...

[@cherylzaccone9685]

The salmon in the first one look super fresh and good. The 3rd bagel I could smell it so chewy.

[@benkennedy4894]

Looks awesome. Unfortunately it’s probably $19 a sandwich

[@albertandrews130]

maybe more

[@lichub]

You're just guessing, it's $15. Menu is online.

[@sylviaa7223]

Make your own!

[@ImranAli-qj4ir]

It's Newyork maybe it's 25

[@kres1510]

$19 for that ?!?!?!

[@saroneaimah8854]

“They both have holes we’ll figure it out.” *makes bagels with no holes.

[@daddykinkshame9508]

Bagel talk is the best

[@sabrinaboccuzzi3501]

I wish the audio was better and they had the prices but all the food looked amazing!

[@-4subscriberswithahammerad521]

My mouth is a saliva waterfall right now This looks delicious