Beach Bagel & Deli — Restaurant in City of Long Beach

These are the best bagels in the world. How do I know that? What makes me an expert? Excellent questions.

The Unites States is the only country where bagels is a mainstream thing and New York City and surrounds is arguably the locus of worldwide bagel consumption. So if we can establish that Beach Bagels are the best in the NYC area, then they must be the best in the world (with apologies to all the logicians reading this).

I only recently started cycling the Long Beach Boardwalk and had the opportunity to pass by this long-established bagel store. I purchased a Whole Wheat Everything. I knew after just one bite (after adding my own smear and lox) that this bagel was different. My taste buds knew this was a superior bagel…texture, taste, everything! There just was no comparison to any bagel I’ve ever eaten.

Having been born and raised on Long Island and living my entire 65 years in NYC, I've eaten a lot of bagels. Living in Queens where bagel stores are as ubiquitous as Starbucks, I’ve been to many bagel stores. Beach Bagels clearly stands out as my top choice.

When I told my boardwalk cycling buddy, Howard about my revelation, he shook his head knowingly, like I was in on a secret. And then he shared that I should try the plain bagel. After I finished my 8 laps on the BW, I did just that. Howard was not kidding! How can a plain bagel be anything but plain? Simply delicious! I finished the entire bagel before I even got...

This place served in a pinch when everything was else was closed to get a lat nite hot sandwich, as they are open 24/7. Guy behind the deli counter was very nice and made very good sandwiches. I got The Goodfella hero, chicken cutlet with prosciutto and swiss cheese. It was very good but pricey. My dad got a custom hero, chicken cutlet parmesan. He didn't like it as much as a regular pizzeria but you can't really compare any Italian style sandwich to a true pizzaria IMHO. We got a half a dozen bagels just to try them, and they were fresh and good but not as good as our regular place. We normally go to Bagel Cafe on Lido Blvd and more often to the 24-hour Bagel Cafe on Long Beach Rd in Oceanside. But I can see how this place is popular on the west end of Long Beach because there's nothing really like it over there. Bagel prices were also a bit higher than our regular bagel place. We pay $8 for a half, $16 for a dozen. Here they charged $9 for a half. But he said the price had just gone up due to current...

When I went to this store, I was so irate!! I needed to use the bathroom, and the store associate said that the management doesn’t allow customers to use the bathroom since COVID… Well, it’s time for the management to wake up because I was planning on buying something, but because I had to walk 5 blocks to find a bar with a bathroom, they will NEVER get my business again!! The management of the store needs to realize that there are a lot of people that drive Uber like me that need restrooms as we are on the road, and we could buy from this shop because we are so grateful for them letting us use their bathrooms!! I would suggest boycotting this store until they let the public use the bathroom because it isn’t that hard!! Now I’ll say it again, wake up management because COVID is over and people need to use...