Bagel Shoppes

This is my go-​to spot for Saturday or Sunday morning bagels. It’s a hole in the wall with quick service and reasonable prices. I tried Bagel Club a few times based on their reviews but I find myself coming back here.
It seems like a spot only known to locals, but it definitely deserves a better rating than what it currently has. Try the Jalapeño cream cheese!

Just here picking up «2» bagels for my sweet mom-​in-​law. The lady in Jersey still loves her neighborhood bagel store.
Bagels $ 1.00 each. Two sesame bagels on their way to New Jersey! Oops! Need cream cheese.
Three stars for quick service and having the correct bagels.

A bit pricey for a Bagel w/​Cream Cheese & the counter people lack smiles, none the less I’m glad I found this place in the neighborhood. Relative to all the other bagel spots in the Bayside Hills/​Oakland Garden area this one I feel has the better «Everything bagel w/​Cream cheese».

Good bagels, friendly workers. Price is not too bad either. It’s my go to spot for bagels in the morning.

Mmmmm…
Currently eating a honey wheat everything with lox cream cheese as I write this review. The bagels are super fresh & the spreads are yummy. The size is perfect too. I have yet to try the other flavors, other than the regular everything and the honey wheat everything because I figured if it ain’t broke don’t try to fix it. However, one of the people waiting with me on line swears by the black and white bagel (pumpernickel & rye I think). Also I don’t have a huge sweet tooth early in the morning BUT the Nutella spread is super tempting. The only thing that bothers me about this spot is that they charge to toast. Let’s be real, generally speaking, who doesn’t get their bagel toasted? It’s definitely not a deal breaker bc it’s only like 50 cents or whatever, but I’d much rather it be included in the price. The iced coffee is meh, however, I’m just annoyingly critical when it comes to coffee. I see a lot of customers get the reg coffee & they seem to enjoy it :)
In conclusion, this is definitely a bagel spot everyone in the area should try. I will definitely be back!

One of the best bagel shops in the five boroughs, hands down. While this place occasionally gets crowded, usually around peak brunch hours, it’s relatively unknown outside the areas of Oakland Gardens, Springfield Gardens and Hollis Hills. Thank goodness!
The bagels always seem to be precisely baked and boiled, making for a superb, slightly crispy crust and a lovely, light and chewy middle. Whether you get an everything, while wheat or poppy, the bagels are always crafted to perfection.
Having lived and worked in three boroughs, I’ve always been an aficionado of these circle-​shaped pieces of heaven we call bagels (and bialys), but rarely have I encountered any that seriously challenged the quality of these.
New York magazine once selected the bagel store on Horace Harding and Springfield Boulevard as one of the city’s best, but locals know how good this place is and they’re OK with having it under the radar. Years ago, this bagel place also put an Einstein Bros. Bagels out of business. (That location, across the street, is now a Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins.)
Their selection of loxes and cream cheese are solid, and excellent to-​go coffee make it the perfect weekend morning stop. I could not love it more.

I’ve been going to this bagel shop since I was a kid, due to the fact that it is the closest to my house. I’ve gotten the same order almost every time: a toasted everything with lox spread.
Sure, it’s no H&H or Russ & Daughters, but its a fairly priced, generously portioned neighborhood bagel shop with good bagels and cream cheese. Sometimes I go for a lox and cream cheese here as well if I’m feeling hungry for a meatier sandwich.
Their plain/​lite regular cream cheese is pretty good, it’s always airy (almost like a nougat). Ask them if any bagels are warm (aka just out of the oven) and get that with your favorite spread. I was lucky enough to get a fresh everything today!
FYI, they are cash only, and their counter gets crowded in the mornings.

My boyfriend introduced me to this place one morning, and we’ve returned many times since out of convenience and habit. They offer a pretty good variety of bagels and spreads. Coffee is meh, and the front counter area can get crowded really fast since it’s such a small space. They definitely do not skimp on the lox, but the bagels themselves are a bit small.

Dough that is seasoned nicely, boiled then baked to a crisp shell with a soft inner. Yea, that’s a New York Bagel. It’s a simple place with an always friendly crew. Solid bagels, homemade cream cheeses and good coffee. Yes, the prices have crept up a bit but you don’t have to go far. Great neighborhood mom and pop shop. Come in for a shmear.

You guys need to rework to front counter to be more efficient. Get rid of the big monstrosity appetizing case in front and open up the front so you can serve your customers faster. I feel like I am cramped in the closet every time I go here. Also, it never smells clean inside, smells like a horse stable. Also the bagels can be a little chewy, maybe you can tweak your recipe a little to get the crusty outside and soft inside which is pertinent to a NY Style Bagel.

I am really surprised at these reviews! I love this bagel shop. I don’t care what they cost really… These bagels are delicious! So much variety and always fresh. I tend to get bagels with butter… So I can’t comment on the rumored old-​ness of the cream cheese everyone else is talking about. The cream cheese is pretty good though when I do have it. Really generous slab of cream cheese they put on too. Their specials are good.
And the workers… Always sweet.
I prefer this place over slims, since ⁴⁄₅ times I get sick from slims bagels.

I love their everything bagel. Its not too strong and the right amount of seasoning. It’s also 55 cents bagels on Tues!
The people here are so nice! One time I came in with my 2yr old son and he pointed up at the mini bagels saying, «I want that!» and they gave it to him for free. Today, I thought I had cash but wounded up with an empty wallet. They also gave me the bagel for free. I’m definitely going back to pay them. This kind of hospitality is what brings loyal local customers back everyday.

Small bagels, I prefer the big fat doughy ones

I ate the most amazing bialy today! I even received more than 1 napkin :)

Best bagels ever. They aren’t the least expensive, but Tuesdays is half price bagel day and the rest of the week you get 6 free when buying a dozen. So, if you’re buying bagels, the prices aren’t horrible.
I live in CT now and every time I come down to visit my Dad I make sure to pick up a «dozen» and I slice ‘em, wrap ‘em in foil and freeze ‘em in ziploc bags. When I want one, I let it thaw for a bit, pop it in the toaster over and it’s as good as the day it was made.

The bagels are pretty good but the prices keep going up. I know times are tough, but it seems as if the owners are raising the prices every month.
I like their cream cheese, it always tastes fresh and creamy.
Also, the bagel shoppe is kosher, so you cant order bacon or sausage with your breakfast sandwich.
They turn off the toasters fairly early, so if you like your bagel toasted you should go in the morning.

Recently, Bagel Shoppes updated it’s morning menu, in other words, raised it’s prices. I can understand passing costs on to the consumer, but you shouldn’t, in the same instance, cut back quality.
I live around the block and have been coming here for years. In that time I’ve learned to put up with the mean mug of the miserable old gentleman with the baseball cap and glasses. BUT that was before they started selling day old bagels and fermented cream cheese. For a sub-​par bagel shop, I don’t need a side of attitude if I ask for my bagel scooped out.
–Matthew
ps. Go to Slim’s on Hoarce Harding.

Must read review!
I have been eating their bagels and bialys for years. Their bagels and bialys are great! I love their lite veggie cream cheese! If it was not for this they would have lower stars.
Over the last year or so I have noticed a few things that really bother me. First thing is sometimes their homemade cream cheese don’t last like they should. When i purchase it today, it should not be slightly moldy by tomorrow night.
The biggest peeve I have with this place is their continued rising costs and the 2 of the guys who work there. I know the economy is bad and costs are rising, but their price hikes are crazy. 2 bagels and 2 coffees should not be $ 10, when oasis bagels it is less than $ 5, which is where I started going instead.
Most of the guys who work there are really great and nice, but 2 of them, which I won’t name or describe, charge prices according to who they like. Once I went there and some random person started talking to me and then they said to one of the guys «Hey be nice to this girl» next thing I knew the $ 10 I paid 2 days ago for the same stuff turned to $ 6. REALLY!!! I also understand it is busy in the morning, but your «come’on» and huffs and puffs are not necessary. After that incident I have only been in there a handful of times. Someone should tell Jeff people are stealing from him.

This would be a pretty average bagel place… if it were like 1995.
But its 2011. So bravo for not sucking.
No seating so only take-​out here.
If on-​street parking is packed… take your chances and park in key-​foods lot across the street.

Friendly workers, old styled NY bagels. A variety of flavored cream cheeses. It gets busy Sunday mornings. The wait is worth it.