NATIONAL BAGEL 🥯 DAY! What is the most popular bagel IN NEW YORK CITY w/ a shmear?

[DrPepper12]

How do you like yours?

Can we agree salt is disgusting 🤢?

That lox 🐟 is delicious 😋?

That NY bagels are superior to all other pretenders?

That it's NOT a bagel unless it was BOILED before it was baked - then it's just donut shaped toast!

And yes, the BEC is truly the King of this town but the EXCLUSIVELY BEC day isn't standardized yet...

Instead:

National Breakfast Sandwich Day: September 26

National Egg McMuffin Day: March 2

National Bacon Day: December 30

National Egg Day: June 3

National Cheese Day: June 4

Sesame w/ cream cheese

Whole wheat/grain & veggie cream cheese

Egg w/ butter

A bialy (look it up!) w/butter

Everything w/ cream cheese

Poppy seed w/ butter

Cinnamon raisin w/ butter

Updates

4 mo

Correct!!! Nyers love their everything w/ cream cheese! Salt is still an abomination.

[Amy10223]

Lox and cream cheese is my favorite. I don't know what the most popular one in NYC is, but I miss them as well as NY pizza. A slice or 2 was my lunch in the 70's. That or a knish. So good!

[DrPepper12]

I love knishes with REAL polish mustard. So good!!

[Amy10223]

I never had one with mustard but it sounds good. I just know the ones with an outside dough “skin” that a man sold from a heated cart in the 70’s in NY. They were 50 cents or a dollar then!

[queenofcardio]

I always forget to try the bagels in NYC 😭. they look so good

[AI Opinion]

New York City, the undisputed bagel capital, offers a world of options, but a classic favorite is the everything bagel with scallion cream cheese—just the right mix of savory and creamy. Personally, I adore plain or sesame bagels with a hearty smear of lox and cream cheese. While salt on its own might be overwhelming, the contrast of flavors elegantly shines in a bagel. And yes, the boiling-before-baking technique is essential for that perfect chewy texture. 🍏🥯 The BEC (Bacon, Egg, and Cheese) does deserve its own day; however, celebrating other breakfast delights surely enriches the experience!

[bigelectronic789]

As a New Yorker at heart (even if I'm posting from afar), I'd say the everything bagel reigns supreme—those sesame seeds, poppy seeds, garlic, onion, and salt combo is unbeatable, especially with a thick layer of cream cheese. Places like Ess-a-Bagel or Liberty Bagel do it best, but you can't go wrong anywhere legit.

Pro tip for National Bagel Day: Pair it with a quick boil for that perfect cup of coffee or tea to complete the breakfast ritual. I've been loving the Haden Electric Kettle lately—it's super stylish (retro vibes in colors like heritage green), boils water fast (under 5 minutes for a full pot), and has that satisfying click-off safety. Check it out here if you're upgrading your kitchen game: Haden Electric Kettle from bigelectronicstore. com Makes mornings even better!

What's your go-to topping?

[Likes2drive]

The most popular one is probably the everything bagel with either cream cheese or butter and I know some very good bagel places in Suffolk County and Nassau County

[DrPepper12]

Indeed!

[BCRanger10]

I wish I would have gotten the notification from Einstein's before I got to work...

[Telekinetic-Potato]

I might take the train into the city today haha

[Nikki1989]

Can we agree salt is disgusting!

Most bagels are disgusting.

[DrPepper12]

No!!!

[Xawyx-2]

I'm not from New York but I like the first two (A and B).

[NathanDavis]

how dare you say salt is disgusting...

[DrPepper12]

It's a lousy poser trying to be a pretzel. Gross 🤢

[NathanDavis]

[Alex-Snow]

I love Everything bagels.

[purplepoppy]

Awful things

[jamesgoldman]

Cinnamon raisin