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...
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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!
@@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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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 :)
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.
Lucas Yee people who don’t like lox don’t order a lox bagel so I get that. But to order a lox bagel and complain about having too much? I don’t think so.
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😂
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!!
What no mention of Zabar's or Murray's Sturgeon? Both on Broadway in the Upper West Side. Maybe Murray's doesn't make sandwiches? But the lox and other varieties of smoked fish are excellent. I should know, I'm a Litvak. BTW that's a lot of lox and cream cheese. Growing up we never put that much on the bagel, but we used butter as much as we did cream cheese. Also the bagels were chewy if not tough. If someone had dental work, biting into and chewing a bagel were tests of the dentist's work. But this was more typical of Jersey City rather than Manhattan.
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 😉😁😏
When you go to Russ and daughters they give you like less than half of the salmon that’s in their bagel. They see they’re critics so they gave them a lot more lol
J.B.’s Deli in Chicago. I don’t even have words to tell you how fantastic their food is. Not just bagels and lox, but everything you could ever want in a Jewish deli.
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.
I think ess-a bagels are way overrated. I went there and the bagels were above average but not crazy. They are really expensive tho and its always crowded.
My best lox and bagel sandwich. Toasted bagel, cream cheese on both halves, slices of green onion or sweet onion. After seeing tomato on some of the sandwich I am going to add tomato.
Some of the best lox and bagels based from my experience: 1. Russ and Daughters 2. Kossar's in Lower East Side 3. Zabar's in Upper West Side 4. Brownstone Bagels in Park Slope, Brooklyn
"We never agree on anything"
** Literally agrees on everything**
I was looking for this exact comment.
They way close
well i mean
That's just something siblings say. I assume you don't have any sibling?
Thanks for pointing it out. I’m downvoting for this.
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.
Mrbink01 thank you that statement was annoying me
Mrbink01 wow you’re fun at parties
“Imply” not “infer.”
x2yll l someone’s tampon needs to be changed, are you going to bleed this much everywhere you go?
Thats not how language works. Pull your head out of your own ass moron
I love NYC bagels. A warm bagel sandwich and a hot coffee is my favorite way to start the day when I visit.
ACE7O2 Same, except so live in CT so they're probably not as good
I heard the underground bagel gangs are a real problem in NY
@@Mr.Helper.I think we should start a petition about these bagel gangs, very concerning
There is something very special about NYC bagels, pizzas, Kaiser rolls, danishes, pretzels, cheesecakes, and hot dogs. It is magic.
It's the water...
Don’t forget pastrami
It really doesn't matter what's the best bagel in NYC. It's all about where you live in the city
Exactly i love in the bronx and there is no way in hell im going to Manhattan just for a bagel 😂
I live in Corona Queens and all they have is Hispanic food and rarely any delis
Montreal bagel please
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...
stuartleetv LMFAOOO
Bagel - egg - smoked salmon - cream cheese
Best Brunch you’ll ever have!
Do you toast the bagel?
Poached egg
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).
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.
I thought the salmon were tomatoes at first lol
Me too
Ikr lol
Britney Lowenberg nope. There are tomatoes on there though
Theres tomatoes in it
I thought the tomatoes were salmon
3:54 Damn, why so aggressive? 😂🤣😂
Ängie Xox lol
Damn, Lmfao
Lol
Lol
bbc strength
You get less and less smoked salmon at each bagel shop compared to Russ & Daughters
otogigamer it’s like they went to Costco and then to every other regular supermarket
russ and daughters costs 5x as much as any of the other places
@@juliusebola9712 this is it
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.
Lox lovers are in heaven for this amount of lox on a bagel
Tell us prices please, would be nice know how much cost this amazing food
🤔$8
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.
Overprice snack, Cost too much for something you can buy in supermarket and make it yourself at home.
@@campkira 😅 exactly like I did this morning!🤤🤤🤤👋 str8 smashed
20 bucks, I make mine at home with onions tomatoes capers and tobasco sauce... sometimes lettuce ❤️
She looks like Janice from Friends. Xd
Except for that annoying laugh
Chandler
Looks like Janice. Voice is like Sofia Vergara.😅
SHEEEE'S GOOT NOO FRIENNDS TUDUDUDUDUTUTUTU
OH MY GOD🤣
her voice is a cheesegrater on my soul
shes just jew af
Fax
@@atonC nah, most of my best friends are jews and none of them have voices like this. This is something else.
😂
Literally just sounds like any other persons voice lmao
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.
Lox
Tomato
Red onion
Capers
@Your Wrong chill out
It's a very thin slice of tomato, but I think it's there to offset the saltiness of the lox. Beautiful combination
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.
I'm a little bi lmaoooo
Star Corder w h a t
@@SerenaYip SHE SAID SHE'S A LITTLE BI
@@crazymonkey9260 what?
I love how they always make the sandwich look phenomenal, I've had it no where as much salmon in mine
Such good chemistry between the siblings, will definitely check out all these bagel shops when I come to NY again
Lies again? Serie A Leader Balls Of Steel
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.
This is the first time I am hearing about bagels and lox but it sounds pretty good
Huh? What rock are you living under?
I think this is one of the most organized thoughtful well done Best of the Best
i think Russ and Daughters embellished and gave them extra salmon since they're on camera
for sure they did, the best place for lox in NY is Utopia Bagels in whitestone.
Bagels should always sliced and toasted before any filling. End of debate.
double toasted
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.
John Caputo but you also don’t order a McDonald’s Big Mac and ask for the centre piece of bun to be untoasted..
@@RM-df9uf That makes no sense, a good fresh bagel is fully cooked, and is the finished product of the artisan made it.
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.
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
So, far the first bagel place looks the best!
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!
Their storefront in armonk Ny is great too
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!
finally! someone recognizes tal bagel :)
Was very happy you mentioned Tal Bagel
@@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.
Russ & Daughters is the key to life!!
That fiancés shirt is really working it’s hardest
Booba
Tig ol bittys
I scrolled for this comment. I was thinking same thing. a year later.
Russ and Daughters is such a classic NYC institution!
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.
That's, like, your opinion man.
Its GRAVAD LAX DAAM IT ::)
My parents do the same! With every sandwich, but for some reason bagels and lox are an exception here
" *Get outttttttttttaaaaa heeeeaaaahhhh* "
Holy crap, Insider Food covered a place THAT I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO!!!!!🎉 And yes, these bagels are delicious.
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!
Mmmm!
I like an everything bagel with lox topped with dill cream cheese, tomatoes, and capers.
Damn, now I’m hungry 😩
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.
6:12 You know he ain't kidding when he said they don't agree on anything when she high fives his fist bump
This is the comment that I was looking for.
As much as I enjoy these, it still boggles the mind how NYers can pay in excess of $20 for a sandwich
Nobody cares that you like Miracle Whip on Wonder bread.
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!
That’s New York for u... lol everything is expensive 😖
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.
*Manhattan-ers*
“we never agree on things”
agrees on literally every category 😭😭
Looks awesome. Unfortunately it’s probably $19 a sandwich
maybe more
You're just guessing, it's $15. Menu is online.
Make your own!
It's Newyork maybe it's 25
$19 for that ?!?!?!
Love Bagels and Lox with Capers of course.
And it’s gotta be scallion cc for me!!!
This channel is a goldmine
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 :)
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.
Them: “We NEVER agree on anything.”
Also THEM: *Proceeds to agree on everything 😂*
No one dislikes the brother. He is so likeable! Everyone likes him. I love him@
Why would you complain about too much lox?? “It might be over powering”. I stopped listening after that.
Nate C some ppl don’t like lox it’s their opinion
Lucas Yee people who don’t like lox don’t order a lox bagel so I get that. But to order a lox bagel and complain about having too much? I don’t think so.
u dont get the point, because the main thing here is the bagel! not lox. its all relative
@@akayrk read the title of the video. "The best Bagel and LOX".
@@akayrk also they made it a point to say how the restaurant focuses a lot on lox
I didn't see one with capers and onions and dill. I like the full-throttle ones
“Doughnuts, bagels, they both have holes, we’ll figure it out!” HAHAA!
I’m surprised that not more of the bagel places put capers and onions on it!! It’s classic!
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😂
And yet it was arguably their least favorite of the 4.
This is a good list. Check out Zabar, Barney Greengrass, and Bagel on the Square too.
Spent a few days in NYC, eating Tompkins Square Bagels every day in the nearby Tompkins Square Park. It was beautiful😭
6.39 is it just me or are the pillows on the sofa VIBRATING
So we just gone ignore the pillows doing weird shit 🤨🤣
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Capers and olive oil for me. Looks so good!
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!!
What no mention of Zabar's or Murray's Sturgeon? Both on Broadway in the Upper West Side. Maybe Murray's doesn't make sandwiches? But the lox and other varieties of smoked fish are excellent. I should know, I'm a Litvak.
BTW that's a lot of lox and cream cheese. Growing up we never put that much on the bagel, but we used butter as much as we did cream cheese. Also the bagels were chewy if not tough. If someone had dental work, biting into and chewing a bagel were tests of the dentist's work. But this was more typical of Jersey City rather than Manhattan.
I literally work 2 blocks away from Absolute Bagel, and have never tried them. Will make sure to stop by next time!
It’s so good
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....
1st place hands down if I'm paying for Lox I want a lot of it
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.
Also the freshest by the looks of it.
Yup the bagel to lox ratio needs to be equal or close to it
guy lamson
It had tomato in it tho 🤢
Ross and Daughters !!! Concur , happy eating 😋
They are a beautiful and supportive family... Love their relationship
Good job guys! Best brother sister duo
My very favorite bagel shop in NY is New York City Bagel & Coffee House. Their bagels are the best.
Same here!
To toast or not to toast the bagel is the question!!
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 😉😁😏
When you go to Russ and daughters they give you like less than half of the salmon that’s in their bagel. They see they’re critics so they gave them a lot more lol
Brooklyn bagel in Astoria is awesome. You should try their shrimp salad on a toasted everything bagel.
Saving this video for my next trip to NY
Utopia Bagels in Queens is our favorite in all of NYC
Bagel Oasis on Horace Harding in Fresh Meadows.
It’s probably closed now! Which is sad!
I love the lox bagels from 7 Bagels in Briarwood, Queens. Greetings from Orlando FL!
Best Bagel & Coffee in NYC has a pretty mean bagel too 😍
J.B.’s Deli in Chicago. I don’t even have words to tell you how fantastic their food is. Not just bagels and lox, but everything you could ever want in a Jewish deli.
My mouth is a saliva waterfall right now
This looks delicious
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.
Bagels are just generally amazing in New York period lol
its the tap water
Better in Montreal tho
NYC are the best due to the water!
Best tap water in the country! Makes all the difference
Definitely checking out some NYC bagel shops next month
At the last Bagel joint the salmon didn't look that appetizing
The first place looked the best.
Looked like it was cut a bit thick but what do I know, I'm from Tennessee lol.
I agree
Well it looked the best to me, the other ones looked like they were dyed.
Beautiful bagels, Lox. Is my favorite. The amount of Lox looks amazing. A must try for me. Thank You for the video.
I think ess-a bagels are way overrated. I went there and the bagels were above average but not crazy. They are really expensive tho and its always crowded.
Same
More expensive than Russ and Daughter’s?
thomyi yep he’s right
How dare u. Ess-a bagels are bomb. The reason why they r so crowded is because people love them.
They are way overrated and dumb expensive...... and the reason why they are crowded is because all the tourist go there
Who ever thought of a combination of smoked salmon and cream cheese I love you
Ess-a-Bagel is great! It is huge and the everything bagel has lots of flavor
I am remembering captain holts phrase WUNCH IS DEAD! BAGEL ! BAGEL!...... BAGEL ! 😂😂😂
“They both have holes we’ll figure it out.”
*makes bagels with no holes.
These two seem like classic New Yorkers. I trust their advice
It's weird, when Mark Weins went to Russ & Daughters there was less than half the amount of salmon in his bagel...
Love the brother sister duo! - Enjoyed this episode!
thats voice, she sounds like a smoker but bagels looked awesome
Sergio Cueva
She totally reminded me of a young, brunette Joan Rivers, not only the voice but the face.
You all be trippin
@@hayesman76 it’s called a Jew face
My best lox and bagel sandwich. Toasted bagel, cream cheese on both halves, slices of green onion or sweet onion. After seeing tomato on some of the sandwich I am going to add tomato.
Second one did it for me. I love the caper cream cheese.
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.
Russ & Daughters a must.
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.
Some of the best lox and bagels based from my experience:
1. Russ and Daughters
2. Kossar's in Lower East Side
3. Zabar's in Upper West Side
4. Brownstone Bagels in Park Slope, Brooklyn
I love bagels, you could eat them anytime of the day.
Well Technically you could eat anything at anytime of the day...
@@danielschoen8402 for some people,but not me.
You are an amazing role model 💛💛
I don’t even like salmon and they look delicious.
Your profile name 😂
Lol ren n stimpy!
Sigh, I really dislike it when people complain about the ratio of the meat being too much. Nah, the more meat, the better.
Russ and daughters fo sho!!! 🤤🤤
Mawen Mendoza overpriced
I'm getting that fo sho
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.