Ess-a-Bagel is a true NYC classic! Very tasty bagels with generous portions that actually leave you full. The ingredients tasted fresh, the bagels had great texture, and everything was packed properly without being stingy.
You can immediately understand why this place is so famous — it delivers that authentic New York bagel experience. Busy atmosphere, fast-moving energy, and food that lives up to the hype.
Definitely worth the stop if you are in New York and want a proper bagel done right.
I think this is a must in NYC.
I really loved the concept, and the final flavor. The cream cheeses are great, they allowed me to try them.
I’d be a 5 stars but the bread was extremely hard. I really loved the flavor so much so that’s why I didn’t want to complain. But it was extremely hard to chew… and this was my first experience here. I took a train for 1 h to come.
I did rave, but please be sure you use fresh bread because it was so hard.
Was highly recommended but generally found it to be a bit simple and bland. The bagel sandwich didn’t even have butter on it - super dry. I feel like it might have been a better experience with just a bagel with cream cheese, but definitely expected more from the breakfast sandwich.
Ordered the everything bagel with scallion cream cheese. Bagel seemed fresh but this is probably the toughest bagel I’ve had in NYC. Also, they didn’t give you nearly enough cream cheese. Drip coffee here was burnt tasting. There are better bagels elsewhere.
The best and most expensive bagels ive had haha We ordered the signature favorite and mr nova lova and holy it is so stacked!! Since it’s so massive it’s hard to get everything in one bite, but each bite is heavenly! The sliced nova with the scallion cream cheese and fresh tomatoes and crunchy lettuce makes it a very filling breakfast. If you love avocados youll love mr noba lova, it’s very creamy! I’ve come a couple times and sometimes there’s a rlly long line, but I came once on a tues afternoon and there was no line, so it rlly depends on time of day. Staff are very quick to prepare your food and there’s some tables and seats to sit inside. Def recommend trying the signature as a first time ny bagel experience!
