(212) 595-8003
2239 Broadway
New York,
NY
10024
40.7845
-73.9799
Neighborhoods: Midtown, Upper West Side
What People Are Saying About H&H Bagels
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – The home of New York's most famous bagel is an unassuming corner spot on the Upper West Side, where, due to high turnover, bagels are invariably sold hot from the oven. They have a pleasant spongy interior, good density and a sweet flavor that people either find just right or a bit too cloying. Service is take-out only; you can buy your bagels, cream cheese and lox here, but you'll have to make your own sandwich.
07/28/08
So sad. Not what it used to be. Lousy bagels.
by thisgirlsgottaeat
What happened to H&H??? Who's minding the store? It's not even a shadow of its former self! I was a loyal fan of H&H since the mid-80's and went there whenever I was in NYC. I even used to call in orders to send H&H bagels to my friends and clients. I read the recent bad reviews and was hoping they were wrong, but this place has definitely changed for the worse. Just went there last week (in the morning!!!) and the bagels were smaller and dry and the selection was paltry. The dough is still slightly sweet, but the bagels are no longer chewy (no longer bagel-like!). The previous reviewer was right, the sesame bagels had hardly any sesame seeds on them. I bought a dozen bagels including the old standards onion and sesame (the salt and pumpernickel bagels looked sad, and they no longer even make egg bagels there according to the young girl at the counter who looked at me like I was from outer space when I asked if they had any egg ones). My husband and I ate a total of 2 1/2, sampling each kind, and we actually THREW away the rest because we were so disappointed! -- and I never throw away food!!! The H&H bagels I remember from years ago were chunky and huge, moist and chewy inside, slightly sweet, and loaded with sesame seeds, onions, etc. and they were truly delicious. The H&H bagels that they are making and selling today taste like stale grocery store Lenders bagels. They're smaller than Thomas' bagels. I can't believe I'm even comparing them to grocery store bagels! It's so disappointing to see that what was once such a wonderful place is now reduced to this. They should just close their doors. If H&H is still owned by the same family, they need to reevaluate their operations. Ess-a-Bagel now has bagels that are the closest to what H&H bagels used to make when their bagels were good, except the Ess-a-Bagel dough is missing that slightly sweet taste of H&H. Left with no choice, I took home a dozen Ess-a-Bagels. Not a bad choice, just not old H&H.
- Pros: across from Zabar's (but Zabar's sells bagels, too)
- Cons: horrible bagels, not what it used to be
12/19/07
Great Bagel
by lazerus
Can't say any more, Great Bagel. Ate it with some Nova from Zabar's on the bench in middle of the street.
- Pros: Great Bagel
- Cons: No Milk
07/23/07
Not worth all the hype
by yumlum
Their bagels are a bit softer, chewier, with a slightly sweet flavor. My boyfriend liked the bagel; I did not. They only make bagels, so we had to buy cream cheese separately, which didn't taste that great, and had to put the bagels together on our own using flimsy plastic knives that they provided (which tore the bagels apart and made things messy). We had the bagels for a picnic lunch so we only used about half of the cream cheese and had to toss the rest away which we felt was a real waste, being that it was $4 alone. We went to Tal Bagels the day before, and both my boyfriend and I agreed that it was much tastier. We were told that we absolutely HAD to try this place, and after doing so, I couldn't imagine why.
- Pros: chewy, sweet tasting bagel, if you prefer that
- Cons: had to buy cream cheese separately
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