Astoria Bagel Shop & Deli

Old school bagels spot and there is nothing fancy about the atmosphere. However, the bagels are fresh and always very hot. They make the bagels on site and they always have stock. With that in mind, thumbs up!

I am a snob when it comes to my bagels and let me tell you this is the best place in Astoria to get a bagel. Always fresh and make it to your liking. Their bagels are chewy in the inside and crunchy on the outside. Service can be a little slower than other places but it’s worth the wait. They put a generous amount of cream cheese too… not too much… not too little. Price is also a bargain compared to these other Astoria bagel shops. Better than Brooklyn bagel and New York City bagel and coffee.

Place blows plus no egg sandwiches not sure how they can even compete but just goes to show you a half decent place in the neighborhood can do very well

Meant to write this some time ago, but NEVER go in when the older woman is there. The wear and age in this place feels like hell when she’s there. I came in with a crying hungry baby, and asked for hot water (to warm a bottle) along with my order and she GAVE ME AN ISSUE! Saying «I can’t be doing this sort of thing, what if you warm the milk too hot and burn the baby and sue»
WHAT?! Sue??! Burn the child with warm milk??? I felt totally I welcomed and uncomfortable. Shortly after, maybe a week later? I’m passing by and see her ARGUING with a costumer!!! She’s a total witch. Thankfully I had a few wonderful experiences there with a younger happy dude, I swear he lit up that place with his warmth and kindness. I felt like I had a go to place whenever both my babies and I felt hungry while going out in the neighborhood. Sorry for the 2 stars young dude! It wasn’t you or the bagels at all. You both rocked

We became «usuals» at Astoria Bagels about 15 years ago. It never disappointed. By far the best bagels on Planet Earth. Prior to AB we used to go to Pick-​A-​Bagel in the Upper East Side and we occasionally got a bagel from Bay Ridge Brooklyn where some of our family lived; Astoria Bagels wins hands down. Recently, Brooklyn Bagels down the road started to get more traffic and some of AB’s customers; I’ll cover it in their own review. IMOHO Astoria Bagels is the better bagel, it’s chewy enough with an amazing full bodied flavor regardless of the type you choose. We pretty much had them all. I love the everything, sesame and wholewheat.

The bagels here are always fresh and I have to say they are so damn good! Get off your ass and stop reading this review and go here… Get a bagel and walk to Astoria park or walk to the train but indulge in this awesome gluten filled love oval of chewy perfection.
I love the egg poppy, sesame or cinnamon raisin. With an iced coffee or an OJ you are good to go. Bring these to your office and your coworkers will forever love you.

All I have to say is one name, Aris. He is the most charming adorable man you will ever meet! I am wondering if he has a girlfriend? If not I call dibs ladies? Anyways once again served by my sweet bagel hunk. Yes its turning out to be more than a love affair with the bagels. Aris. Inbox me…

Very nice place! I like getting my morning bagels here. The bagels are made right on the premise in front of your eyes.
Always fresh and so perfect!
Some days I pick up just «everything-​bagel» to make my own at home, but I love the lax with cream cheese they make a lot.
It is a small and clean place. Little bit old with wear off signs of time stamps, but anyway clean.
Have nice fresh choices that taste real home made.
When in the hood just try one ;-)

Finally an everything with everything on to so you can taste it! The only thing I’ve missed from the upper east has been the bagels but now I shall miss them no more!

Bagels are good– you can’t get an egg sandwich though which is kind of bizarre. I do like to stop by here if I’m in the mood for a bagel with lunch meat or plain cream cheese though.
However, I move right along by most of the time because the woman behind the counter is aggressive. Other people in the neighborhood seem to frequent this place and her son seems super nice, but she’s too much for me– and I’m a fairly aggressive person myself. I just want my bagel in peace… no confrontations or bad energy pre-​coffee, please!

Your local no frills bagel store. They’re the ones you come to if your picking up a dozen bagels in the morning for your family. They’re bagels are on point and the service is quick.
Downfalls: it’s cash only and they have no grill (no breakfast sandwiches).

Love this place, super consistent, just an amazing bagel!

It’s not as good as Brooklyn Bagel but it’s a lot cheaper and way faster. The bagels are decent and your in and out in a flash. The place is a little dumpy but the bagels and the service make up for it.

This place has some of the best bagels in Astoria in one of the more unassuming locations, right near 29^th and Astoria Blvd. It’s best to go in the morning when the bagels are fresh. I bought 4 bagels today for $ 4.80. There are a few places to sit inside and you can grab a drink, assorted cream cheese and coffee. The staff is very friendly and I highly recommend coming here. Great bagels! CASH ONLY.

Best bagels in the neighborhood. Standard selection but everything is so well done. Very friendly staff.

We absolutely LOVE the bagels here!
So far we’ve been super lucky and have been able to get our everything bagels when they’ve just come out of the oven, so they’re steaming hot when they are given to us (with a schmear of veggie cream cheese)! But the thing that takes the cake is the fact that their bagels are still good the day after!
My dad ate four bagels from here when he was visiting from Asia, and left yesterday with a dozen of them shoved in his luggage for my mom.
I love that it’s a mom and pop, and be forewarned it is cash only.
Definitely our favorite bagel shop in Astoria!

This place needs some livening up, very old school joint. Can use some modern touches to make it look more like a breakfast place!
The bagels are AMAZING here! Jose, an older gentleman (not sure if hes still working here) was great, he always remembered my usual. The coffee is just ok (im a big coffee guy and its kind of light here) but the bagels are always on point. Prices are good!
The one star remover for me is that they don’t take credit cards, which means I always have to dig for quarters in my couch when I want a bagel. Carrying cash is very inconvenient.

Very amazing bagel … with lox and cream cheese. Lives up to my NYC bagel standard.

the bagel God eats for breakfast.
For the full experience, get there at 3am when they come out of the oven. I woke my wife up at 3:30 am to eat one hot. At first she screamed at me for waking her, After she ate one hot with butter, she simply said. «thank you»…

First and foremost, it’s cash only!
Service was excellent. The older gentleman who I think was the owner (a little patch of white hair in his front left side) was very nice. There wasn’t many people in the store at 5AM but we were able to chat for a little bit and even joke around that early in the morning. He’s a people person.
As for the food, I didn’t eat the bagel there immediately. I walked for about 15 minutes home before eating it. By that time, the bagel was no longer warm. The bagel was still chewy. I got the cinnamon bagel with walnut raisin spread. Surprisingly, it wasn’t too sweet. After I opened the wrapper, I noticed that the spread was neatly placed in between the sliced bagel. There wasn’t spillage and the wrapping paper was clean. The bagel was also cleanly sliced right down the middle. He also gave enough napkins in the to go bag. I had the exact same bagel and spread at Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company for comparison. The bagel itself are the same. The spreads are slightly different. I think the Brooklyn Bagel gave me more spread and had more walnuts in the spread. I will say that the Brooklyn bagel spread was sweeter. The long lines at the Brooklyn Bagel is a turn off as well but I like the ability to use a credit card so I’ll probably head back there. The ambiance is also better at Brooklyn bagel but Astoria Bagel has a more homey feel to it. Sort of like the feel at Family Corner Restaurant.
In terms of preparation, I saw a water bath in the back which I presumed is where they water boil their bagels but I also saw a huge oven to the left of it. There are about 5 tables of 4 at this place. It’s a fairly small store and one could easily walk right past it. From the outside, it kin of looks like a laundromat.
Cost for my bagel: $ 3.75
Store Hours: 4AM-​4PM daily
I would recommend this place as they have tons of other spreads to try and it’s a more homey/​family owned store. The Brooklyn bagel place feels like a starbucks.