Hole In The Wall Bagels — Restaurant in New Brunswick

My ABSOLUTE favorite breakfast/ lunch place EVER. Icing on the cake is that the staff is awesome, has been since I went to Rutgers 9 million years ago. It must be because the owner Nick is the coolest; exactly the person you’d want to interact with, even before you’ve had your coffee. Which brings me to their coffee - it is perfection. My usual would be an everything toasted with veggie cream cheese or literally any of their breakfast on a bagels. I moved to NYC after college and my fave bagel anything is still Hole in the Wall’s. Also love their specialty sandwiches- check them out. Everything just tastes fresh and really good and thoughtful quality. Love that place.

Seriously, if you see that new bagel place on Easton, which I was really sad to see, head a few doors down instead to the neighborhood favorite. You’ll be...

bagels are just okay. Sometimes they chop the egg on the grill for some reason and it falls out all over the place. Bagels are sloppily slapped together. There is no alternative milk so if you're lactose intolerant, get your coffee across the street at Efe's Cafe. My biggest gripe with them is that they're almost never open during their posted hours, especially during winter and summer break. I get that it's run basically by college students, but uh, there's a whole community here that still needs to pick up their mediocre lunch. Service is good, the kids behind the counter are sweet, and will hook you up with a free coffee if you're a regular, even if you have to put cow milk in it and...

The bagels here are so good, I order a toasted bagel with cream cheese every time I have to take a midterm. This bagel is what I believe gets me through those exams because it’s so warm and toasty, but not to the point it hurts your gums. You can tell they’re fresh since they’re still soft after being toasted and it gives it a good nice texture, also don’t get me started on the cream cheese being warm too. I would totally recommend this place to anyone who wants to have a good breakfast. I look forward to coming here for the next 3 years whenever I wanna treat myself to a nice breakfast before...