I was visiting New York from Toronto. I had heard that New York bagels are something special but come on now, it's just a bagel. What could be so special about a bagel, so of course it was on my list of places to try. Not only was I not disappointed, I was very surprised. I'm making sure this will be one of my stops next time I'm in town.

Now I've thought I'd eaten a good bagel before but I was wrong. I've also had fresh bagels before but not like these. The bagels are constantly being baked. It's hard to explain, they're crunchy on the outside, dense like how bagel is supposed to be yet somehow light and fluffy. I could have easily eaten them plain but with all the topping options I'd be crazy to do so. Apparently they make the cream cheese as well.

The first day I got two. The first was topped with egg and sausage, which was ok. There bagel was the star of the show, the egg and sausage was nothing special. If you need a breakfast sandwich it's a good option. The second was topped with herbs cream cheese and wow! You could really taste the herbs. The next day as we were driving out we needed a bite for the road so he went back. I got two more. There first was chives and garlic cream cheese and this was my favorite. It has a really strong garlic taste which I love. The second was the bacon and cheddar cheese. This was good, I'm glad I tried it because I would have been kicking myself if I hadn't but I would try something else.

I'll be in New York again and I will be visiting Absolute Bagels. I'll always get two. One will always be the chives and garlic. I'll try a different cream cheese for my second.