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Get directions | 170 Elizabeth St., New York, NY 10012
Hours | Sunday 7am-4pm, Monday 7am-4pm, Tuesday 7am-4pm, Wednesday 7am-4pm, Thursday 7am-4pm, Friday 7am-4pm, Saturday 7am-4pm
Are these really the best bagels in New York City? Why in the world would one even want to ‘beet cure’ an otherwise perfectly good piece of salmon? Would Black Seed Bagels even exist if Instagram did not? What else is Canada trying to steal from us?
These are the questions that we imagine being asked if someone were to convene a summit of New York’s most respected bagel experts. Since no such summit has been proposed (and since everyone in this town is apparently an expert), we’ll take a stab at the answers: no such thing, because it tastes good, probably not, and freedom.
Now that that’s been settled, let’s have a simple conversation about Black Seed Bagels. Opened by Noah Bernamoff of Mile End and Matt Kliegman of The Smile in the summer of 2014, Black Seed makes bagels in the much-celebrated ‘Montreal style,’ meaning that they’re poached in honey water and seeded before being baked at high temperature on premises. They’re smaller than the behemoths that you probably get from your neighborhood delivery spot, they’re a little bit crispy, and they have a bit of sweetness to them. They’ve been called ‘perfect,’ ‘ambitious,’ and ‘the best’ by many people who describe food for a living. We’re not ready to go that far, but we can confirm for the few among you who haven’t had one that they are excellent.
The thing that tends to get people so riled up about Black Seed is all that talk about it being New York’s best bagel. We’d argue that there’s just no way for any bagel shop to hold that title, simply because there are too many great bagels in NYC. We’d also argue that Black Seed Bagels are actually more about what’s inside the bagels, rather than the bagels themselves, much in the vein of Russ & Daughters. High quality ingredients and well-executed creativity is what makes these sandwiches great, and sandwiches are really what this place is all about.
Let’s also take a minute and be thankful for the fact that if these aren’t New York City’s best bagels, how lucky are we to live in a place where ‘not the best’ is this f*cking good? Instead of arguing about it, let’s agree to hold onto that idea for a while – at least until we can get that summit convened.
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WOOD-FIRED BAGELS
PLAIN | EVERYTHING | SESAME | SALT | POPPY | CINNAMON RAISIN | MULTIGRAIN | MULTIGRAIN EVERYTHING | PUMPERNICKEL | PUMPERNICKEL EVERYTHING
1/2 DOZEN
BAKER’S DOZEN
GLUTEN-FREE BAGELS
By Modern Bread & Bagel Only available in stores (not available online). Limited quantity. Limit 2 per person.
SESAME | EVERYTHING
CLASSIC SANDWICHES
SALMON CLASSIC
SALMON CLASSIC
SMOKED SALMON, CREAM CHEESE, TOMATO, ONIONS & CAPERS ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL
CLASSIC 2.0
CLASSIC 2.0
CATSMO PASTRAMI-SPICED SMOKED SALMON, SCALLION CREAM CHEESE, PICKLED GREEN TOMATOES, RED ONION ON A WOOD FIRED BAGEL.
VEGGIE BAGEL
VEGGIE BAGEL
VEGGIE CREAM CHEESE, AVOCADO, TOMATO, CUCUMBER, RED ONION, CAPERS
TUNA MELT
TUNA MELT
TUNA SALAD WITH SWISS MELTED ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL
TUNA SALAD
TUNA SALAD
TUNA SALAD, BUTTER LETTUCE, VINE-RIPENED TOMATOES & CUCUMBERS ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
EGG SALAD
EGG SALAD
EGG SALAD, LETTUCE, RED ONION
AB&J
AB&J
HOUSE-MADE ALMOND BUTTER & RASPBERRY JAM
SIGNATURE SANDWICHES
BLACK SEED BLT
BLACK SEED BLT
BACON, BUTTER-LETTUCE, VINE-RIPENED TOMATOES & SPICY MAYO ON WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
TURKEY REUBEN
TURKEY REUBEN
HOUSE SMOKED TURKEY, SWISS, SAUERKRAUT & RUSSIAN DRESSING ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL
THE BRICK LANE
THE BRICK LANE
PASTRAMI, COLEMAN’S MUSTARD &PICKLES ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL
PASTRAMI REUBEN
PASTRAMI REUBEN
HOUSE SMOKED PASTRAMI, SWISS, SAUERKRAUT & RUSSIAN DRESSING ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL
COUNTRY SMOKEHOUSE
COUNTRY SMOKEHOUSE
SMOKED HAM, PIMENTO CREAM CHEESE, LETTUCE, PICKLED GREEN TOMATOES
TURKEY AVOCADO
TURKEY AVOCADO
HOUSE SMOKED TURKEY, SWISS, AVOCADO, RED ONION, DIJON ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL
SPREADS
On a sandwich or by the pound
CREAM CHEESE
Plain | Scallion | Veggie | Pimento | Lox & Dill | Sunflower | Sunflower Herb | Tofu | Tofu Scallion
BUTTER | RASPBERRY PRESERVES
HOUSE MADE ALMOND BUTTER
SMOKED FISH & DELI
CATSMO SMOKED SALMON
PASTRAMI-SPICED SALMON
TUNA SALAD
EGG SALAD
HOUSE SMOKED TURKEY
HOUSE SMOKED PASTRAMI
SMOKED BACON
SMOKED COUNTRY HAM
EGG SANDWICHES
THE PLAIN JANE
THE PLAIN JANE
TWO FRIED EGGS & WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
THE BOCA
THE BOCA
CAGE-FREE EGGS, WHITE CHEDDAR, AVOCADO & TOMATOES ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
BEC
BEC
BACON, CAGE-FREE EGGS & WHITE CHEDDAR ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
TURKEY, EGG & CHEESE
TURKEY, EGG & CHEESE
TURKEY, CAGE-FREE EGGS & WHITE CABOT CHEDDAR CHEESE ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
PASTRAMI, EGG & CHEESE
PASTRAMI, EGG & CHEESE
HOUSE-SMOKED PASTRAMI, CAGE-FREE EGGS & WHITE CHEDDAR ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
HAM, EGG & CHEESE
HAM, EGG & CHEESE
SMOKED HAM, CAGE-FREE EGGS & WHITE CHEDDAR ON A WOOD-FIRED BAGEL.
SNACKS & SWEETS
BLACK SEED BAGEL CHIPS
BLACK SEED BAGEL CHIPS
NORTH FORK POTATO CHIPS
NORTH FORK POTATO CHIPS
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE
UPCYCLED FROM CRISPY BAGEL CHIPS. $1 from every cookie sold goes to WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN, a non-profit that provide meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises.
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE COOKIE
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE COOKIE
UPCYCLED FROM CRISPY BAGEL CHIPS
PIZZA BAGELS
CHEESE PIZZA BAGEL
CHEESE PIZZA BAGEL
TWO BAGEL HALVES WITH HOUSE MADE MARINARA SAUCE, MOZZARELLA & PROVOLONE
PEPPERONI PIZZA BAGEL
PEPPERONI PIZZA BAGEL
TWO BAGEL HALVES WITH HOUSE MADE MARINARA SAUCE, MOZZARELLA, PROVOLONE & PEPPERONI
