Absolute Bagels

(212) 932-2052

2788 Broadway
New York, NY 10025 40.8026 -73.9678

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Neighborhoods: Upper West Side, Midtown

Hours:

Daily 6am–9pm

Price:

$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Bakeries, Grocery Stores, Restaurants, Bagel Shops

Payment Methods:

Cash

Restaurant Special Features:

Breakfast

What People Are Saying About Absolute Bagels

Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

Columbia students cure hangovers with these hole-in-the-center creations smothered in cream cheese.

dessert
100.0% positive
  1. Good bagels - cheap compared to H&H, variety of cream cheeses, mini-muffins, decent NY coffee, rapid service, and sitting room.
  2. The bagels themselves are great, but what really sets Absolute apart are their creative and unusual topping options--try an egg bagel with bacon and cheddar cream cheese or a whole wheat bagel with dutch apple cream cheese for something different in your
  3. Absolute Bagels has amazing fresh bagels and great cream cheese that actually has fresh veggies and fruit in them.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. Plus, the iced and regular coffee is great.
  2. Good bagels - cheap compared to H&H, variety of cream cheeses, mini-muffins, decent NY coffee, rapid service, and sitting room.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. This bagel shop has wonderfully chewy bagels, made fresh at the store throughout the day.
  2. Absolute Bagels has amazing fresh bagels and great cream cheese that actually has fresh veggies and fruit in them.
  3. The bagels themselves are great, but what really sets Absolute apart are their creative and unusual topping options--try an egg bagel with bacon and cheddar cream cheese or a whole wheat bagel with dutch apple cream cheese for something different in your
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Their texture is perfect, their taste is perfect, their selection is perfect.
  2. The bagels themselves are great, but what really sets Absolute apart are their creative and unusual topping options--try an egg bagel with bacon and cheddar cream cheese or a whole wheat bagel with dutch apple cream cheese for something different in your
  3. Good bagels - cheap compared to H&H, variety of cream cheeses, mini-muffins, decent NY coffee, rapid service, and sitting room.
service
85.71000099182129% positive
  1. customer service in general is fine--the Thai owner(s) are very very friendly once they once they get to know you as a regular.
  2. Also, the people there are really really nice.
  3. Good bagels - cheap compared to H&H, variety of cream cheeses, mini-muffins, decent NY coffee, rapid service, and sitting room.
  4. The staff was really friendly, and there is a huge.
  5. The staff at Absolute will always recommend the freshest, just-baked, hot out of the oven bagels or else slip a cool one back in the oven upon request.
  6. (Unfortunately, however, I've had a rude and upsetting experience with one of their non-Thai staffers in the afternoon.)
  7. The staff is friendly.
value
100.0% positive
  1. Good bagels - cheap compared to H&H, variety of cream cheeses, mini-muffins, decent NY coffee, rapid service, and sitting room.
  2. Amazingly good bagels for a cheap price.
  3. The staff was really friendly, and there is a huge.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

04/07/11

Good Food too many people!

by kickwall

While the bagels are delicious and they are very generous with their assortments of cream cheese, they are much too crowded.

No one wants to stand on line with a bunch of texting rude college kids.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/19/10

The best. Absolutely.

by teevoz

Excellent bagels, spreads - try the Thai iced tea.

1 Star Rating: Poor

05/11/10

STAY AWAY IF YOU HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES!!!!!

by rrcc

I usually go to Absolute Bagel because I have a dairy allergy and they offer tofu (dairy free) spreads for your bagel. I have always explained to them that I have an allergy and pay very close attention to how my food is handled. But this time they sent me home with cream cheese instead of tofutti, and I'm lucky to be alive. I called Absolute Bagel and they didn't seem to even know what a food allergy was.

3 Star Rating: Average

01/04/10

Absolutely the best

Contributor

The line is out the door on a sunday morning- but the whole wheat sesame are worth the wait

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/28/09

serious bagels

by squiggle

best bagel in the city. tried them all, and this is the best. doughy, chewy, delicious. these people know bagels.

The Details on Absolute Bagels

Place Categories:

  • best chewing bagels
  • superb texture
  • really friendly staff
  • rude experience
  • creative absolute
  • amazing fresh bagels
  • perfect taste
  • not this good bagels
  • great cream cheese
  • fantastic spreads
  • great coffee
  • decent rapid service
  • really nice people
  • fresh bagel shop
  • fresh fruit
  • nasty counter staffers
  • excellent flavor
  • fresh veggies
  • bad great
  • very friendly thai owner
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