Bagel Express Reviews

Been here several times and never an issue. Bagels are very good and the staff is very nice. Many different varieties of bagels. Would recommend

Around the corner from our hotel and what a find! So many choices of bagels and cream cheese (including avocado with cilantro), breakfast sandwiches and more. A bagel is a buck. You can not beat it. Place to sit. Busy in the morning.

Started our day with Bagels with cream cheese at this place, which offers limited seating but tasty bagels.

I went to an "upscale" bagel place the day before and paid a lot for a horrible bagel. I decided to take it down a notch the next day and so glad I did. The bagel was hot, tasty and loaded...all for a reasonable price. There's room to sit and the staff was friendly. It's not fancy inside but for a quick bite on the run it's perfect.

Very reasonable prices for very good freshly- prepared abundant breakfast platters. Customer service was friendly and on spot.

Thanks to Tripadvisor, we visited here for breakfast one morning. Delicious, cheap and spoilt for choice. (Helps if you know what you want before joining the queue unlike my husband 🙂)

Enjoyed a good value 2 egg bagel though we struggled to decide what to have with the choice available. Also has a columbian french vanilla coffee which was probably the best coffee I had while in new york! Doesn't look like much from the outside but don't be fooled it tastes great!

Extremely fast service, large variety of bagels and fillings, great coffee, exactly what you need for a quick breakfast at a low price!

Expect a line. Relax -- it moves fast. Before joining it, observe for a minute or two, to read the options overhead and to understand the rhythm of things. Then get in line but be ready to order -- the type of bagel (there are many), the type of shmear (there are many) or anything else -- omelettes, sandwiches, whatever -- and beverage. Here or to go. There are a few tables, and that's enough. The men and women behind the counter will calmly overcome your sense of panic. You will eat well, for not very much. You will delight in having met the challenge New Yorkers meet every day. Congratulations.

Very welcoming, friendly and energetic service rapidly followed by excellent bagels. Great value as well. Well worth a trip for a rapid breakfast or lunch.

If you're looking for a something fast and reasonably priced, I'd definitely try here. The bagels were delicious and this is a place you can eat and run or sit down without much fanfare. We tried the pastrami and corned beef and they were both great.

There was a long line up and we almost walked on but we were glad when we decided to give it a chance. In 3 minutes we were at the front of the line and had our breakfast including eggs and bacon in only a few more minutes. You better know what you want before you get there!

Tasty bagels, fast service, and good lox! What more could you want in a bagel place? I only had a cream cheese and lox sandwich, but husband had a smoothie from there and said it was quite good.

Very fast, friendly, cheap and great bagels!!! So many options and you don’t have to wait long! My husband highly recommends the poppy seed!

Always busy in this small bagel shop where you can sit and eat the lovely bagels they make on site,loads of choice and you can sit in,not a place to spend time but a great place for a coffee and bagel then back out shopping or whatever

My husband loved the egg, cheese and bacon bagel. I tried the chicken delite, an egg wrap and a turkey on wheat. They were all excellent. We also enjoyed their brownies and carrot cake. I highly recommend them for a quick bite.

We had breakfast here and compared to our usual place it lacked flavour and the bagels are quite chewy

When I'm on the go, I stop in Bagel Express for a breakfast sandwich and coffee. It's near my hotel, the St. Giles - Tuscany in Murray Hill!

We came here on our way out for the day as it was right around the corner from our hotel. Subway-esque but for bagels and a lot of choice on the menu. It was extremely busy but they were very organised and orders were taken very fast. I had the breakfast wrap and it was great!

Fresh bagels. Delicious cream cheese spreads. Bacon and eggs for bagel sandwiches are cooked to order. Bacon, egg, and cheese on a plain bagel was breakfast and lunch easily. Try the blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese too!

Was visiting NYC on business and since moving away I have missed a good bagel as much as anything. I ordered an everything bagel, cream cheese, lox, and tomato. OMG was it good. Bagel was fresh, lox was fresh, and if you like this sort of thing, this place was awesome.

Came there for breakfast, the staff was very helpful and friendly in explaining what to choose from the different sorts of bagels and spreads. The food was tasty and fresh and charged at a very reasonable price for NY Will come back

Fast service, good selection, and very New York. Both me and my wife had bagels (one with Cream cheese, the other one with egg, bacon, cheese) - and we were both happy with them. Coffee was very american, so we topped up with Espresso later ;)

This was a quick and easy option we used for breakfast every morning. The bagels were tasty and cheap and the service was quick!

Our family stayed in NYC for Christmas this year and tried to find someplace open on Christmas morning. We didn't realize how close this place was to our hotel and wish we had found it sooner! The variety of cream cheese spreads and bagels were fantastic. The service was very friendly and prompt. The seating was limited but clean. The food is a little pricey compared to what we're used to but all the food in NYC is, lol! Overall, great and I wish they could put a shop up in Charlotte, NC!!

It was our preffered place for breakfast. Fresh bagels, nice team. A large choice of bagels and fillings. If you want a nice break just go there. The place is simple but attracts a karge scope of people tourists and local workers. Congrats!

Great bagels and other options for breakfast and other meals. Limited seating but great for stop-n-go pickup to take to the hotel.

Very good bagels. We seemed to be the only tourists there which I think is a good sign. Very close to Grand Central Terminal.

I was looking for a spectacular "New York" bagel while I was in the city and thought bagel express might be it! They didn't have a large variety of bagles - Panera has more- although they did have a larger variety of flavored cream cheeses. I opted for the everything bagel with lite veggie cream cheese. The cream cheese was great but the bagel was very salty.

Very fast and good service. Delicious bagels with lots of filling. Large variety of bagels. The only downside is that the place could be a little neater and cleaner.

Here you can buy all meals. Good, large selection at reasonable prices. We ate breakfast which was just as it should be. Courteous and quick staff.

Quick, easy breakfast. Great bagels with a large selection, good service and reasonable value too! Would go back again.

If you want a fast bite, particularly bagel sandwiches, this place works, and delivers. There is limited seating inside and quick delivery to your home or office.

Superb fresh bagels of all sorts and if it's dry then the cost just a buck which is convenient. There are lots of toppings to choose from including an avocado cream cheese! Also many different breakfast options and a nice cozy area to sit inside. Lots of other goodies as well so definitely check it out.

Its a small shop that sells just bagels. The service is blunt and quick. Buy a dozen bagels, get 3 free. Bagels were pretty good. Not many tables to sit and have breakfast. They deliver as well.

Great Bagal and loads of smears and spreads! Recommend the chipotle sweet and fiery. Walked from 49th and took in Bryant Park too great day!

Delicious bagels and efficient service. The avocado cream cheese is to die for, I also tried the breakfast bagel which was also fantastic. Try to visit before 10 am as they run out of bagels quickly.

I’ve had a lot of New York bagels and these just didn’t hit the mark. They were not chewy and just didn’t have much flavor. The place is super efficient with lots of cream cheese options and you can get other breakfast items there as well. Just meh.

I had the buttermilk pancakes and bacon which I really enjoyed. And the rest of my family tried their signature bagels and omelettes. Nice coffee, small place but enjoyed.

I would recommend this as a quick bite to eat on the go if you're staying or near Grand Central Station. Ordered a bacon egg breakfast sandwich with a coffee on a onion bagel that came out to roughly $8. Not a bad choice after finding this place on Yelp. However, the people that work at this place were pretty straight forward with you and didn't really want to give you detailed responses. They only gave you one word answers or decided to point at the menu to answer your questions. Overall, good place to stop by if you're in the area.

Sure there are a million bagel places in New York, this has those chewy bagels you are looking for. You will thank me

We stayed around the corner from the Bagel Express at Lexinton & E 39th. Quick service and great bagels for breakfast on the go.

I had an everything bagel with cream cheese. It was good, but I had better. The everything bagel lacked flavor.

Just ate a bagel with freshly cooked chicken and salad, very tasty and very reasonably priced too. The staff were very friendly giving us time to choose what we wanted and was very patient too. Great service and great food. :)

Good spot for a short breakfast too good price and quality conditions. A huge selections from different cream cheese and bagel variations let find some combination for everyone. Definetly a visit worth.

First Bagel I had since I've been back to the city and I was not disappointed. Try the everything bagel with garlic and herb cream cheese!

We stopped here for breakfast one morning. They are very quick and efficient and the food was good. Seating is limited, but our group of four found a couple of tables. I would recommend.

If you're anywhere in the vicinity of Grand Central Station, Lexington Avenue, or 39-42 street and need breakfast or lunch - you must visit here. The pancakes and bagels are legend! ENJOY!!!

Great breakfast bagels! Reasonable prices and a wide varierty of fresh bagels and spreads and other foods. A good choice for a quick but tasty breakfast or a bagel and coffee to go.

Good food! Good service. They had several menu items, I tried about four items over a week...excellent!

Food is absolutely gorgeous, small so you might not always get a seat but it is reasonably priced and good portions. :)

Staying in hotel round the corner, TripAdvisor suggested this place & it was a very good choice! Tasty & filling bagels with lovely Colombian coffee, in decent surroundings. Friendly staff and inexpensive, well worth a visit if your nearby.

This is a fairly good place for breakfast. It is tight and not exactly clean but they move the line and make decent food. I was not overly excited by my Greek omelet and the potatoes were not crispy as I prefer but the bagels were delicious. I really enjoyed my salted bagel. The coffee was “piping hot” as advertised. If I could, I’d give it 2 1/2 stars. I would only return for the bagels.

A great place to grab a quick bite to eat. Sit in or takeaway. Great selection of bagels and fillings. Cheap and cheerful but yummy all the same.

We at the 3 days in a row. Bagels and toppings very tasty. Better still, and really good value, is the egg breakfast plate. Staff are pleasant and the food great. For budget breakfasts to avoid the rip off hotel breakfast cost or the more expensive Blooms just across the street this is a great spot

i went here for lunch and they made the wrong sandwhich for me and i swore id never come back. well a couple days later i needed coffee so i came and got coffee and a bagel. it was so good i got another caffee and another bagel

We wanted an authentic NYC bagel and cream cheese and we got it here! The bagels are handmade, lots of different flavors and a great selection of cream cheeses! Very quick service, great coffee too. Willdefinitely visit again when we are back in NYC on Labor Day weekend!

Deluxe. Go this place. Worth. Very friendly staff and delicious bagels. We frequent the place. We will return more. Thank you.

Good, fast, and was nearby to Pod39 (and available at 6 am). Great breakfast egg bgaels; good coffee.

It was such an unexpected surprise. FAst service, delicious sandwich and custom ordering was a breeze!

I got my morning Joe and a bagel here. Good enough for a breakfast fix. Nothing special, and not cost you a fortune either.

Bagel Express has the most reasonable price that I saw of any bagel place. Great tasting bagels and lots of types of toppings to choose from.

This place was voted as the best Bagels in New York and I see why, they taste great. Service here is fine, quality is excellent, I would recommend this place as it's inexpensive also.

This is your typical, small bagel shop and the bagel are amazing. Soft, chewy, a little crisp on the outside. So many cream cheese flavors to choose from. Even when it is crowded it moves quickly and we actually were able to sit both days we went.

We arrived starving with only a short time to find something for each and we did: a fresh-fruit smoothie with almond milk, home fried potatoes with peppers, and whole-grain bagel with tofu-olive cream cheese!

Day one of being in New York and staying in the Pod 39 hotel right next door, my girlfriend and I wanted food and in particular, a bagel. Needless to say we went into the first bagel shop we found, and never has a random choice in shop brought us so much joy. First of all I personally didn't know that there were so many different types of bagels and cream cheeses. Secondly I didn't know I could find a cream cheese that I actually enjoyed. The staff were energetic and lovely, it also pays if you have the same energy to match them. Food is well priced and you get a generous serving of spread. Great for anyone who's in need of breakfast on the go or running low on fuel, or simply just loves bagels. Personally my spread of choice that I had for the week for the Basil cream cheese on an everything bagel.

Liked to dash into this place and grab a bagel with a different kind of cream cheese each time. The staff was mildly attentive, preferring to just talk among themselves than to their customers, I liked the huge variety of beverages too. Good value for the money

All goodness and coffee good too. Come here for breakfast from Pod 39. You won't be disappointed and can have a true NY bagel if you haven't ever.

This bagel shop was right around the corner from our hotel, and unfortunately, we waited until our last day to come here. I had the bacon, egg & cheese sesame seed bagel, and my wife had a sesame seed bagel with cream cheese. The bagels were the best we’ve ever had. Soft, flavorful, and large is how I’d describe these bagels. The cream cheese (they have several varieties) was one of the best I’ve ever tasted. It was creamy and soft. Again, our only regret...we didn’t go here sooner.

Stopped at this little bagel shop on Lexington yesterday. Surprisingly wide selection of bagels and sandwiches. Went with the blueberry bagel with strawberry cream cheese. Bagel was above average quality with an ample amount of delicious cream cheese. This place is your typical small New York shop that is very crowded but yet the employees move the customers right along. Restaurant was pretty clean. They received an A rating from board of health. I would highly recommend this bagel shop for quick breakfast meal.

My boyfriend and I came here practically everyday for breakfast. Food is always fresh and hot, and on top of that taste great. We're from miami, and we both said never have we've eaten anything so tasty. The employees are so kind and welcoming.

This is where the locals buy their bagels, which is always a good sign. Massive choice of bagels and fillings. Make sure you know what you want before you join the queue as service is super fast! There are a few tables inside if u want to eat in, but the bagels are well packaged if you want to eat elsewhere.

Eat like a local here with a bagel and coffee. Coffee was good, menu covered a range of hot and cold options. Breakfast for 2 for under $15

Good location to start the day. Not a sit, talk and enjoy food with friends for hours type of place, so if you're looking for that look elsewhere. But if you want good food at good prices with fast service this is the place. Tons to choose from, though we basically stuck with our eggs and sausage croissant sandwiches. Yummy

We were staying at a nearby hotel and this was our regular go to for breakfast. Huge choice and all very fresh and tasted lovely. Staff were very friendly.

right behind grand central, which is great because you can take the subway right around the corner. The neighbourhood is just amazing; restaurants, shops, culture you name it...

I went there to grab a bagel for breakfast. I had the "on the go" one (eggs, cheese and bacon) and it was amazing! Very good option if you want something fast, not too pricy and yummy!

Vast variety of bagels and fast service! It was cheaper and more tasty than surrounding bagel places.

Stopped here each day to pick-up bagels for breakfast and Starbucks just down the street. Hot, tasty bagels that were freshly made. If you are in the area, don't miss it!! Very helpful staff.

We came across this place while on holiday in New York as it was close to our hotel. It's was a great find! You can get a nice coffee, and a large choice of bagels all for a reasonable price. Would 100% recommend if you want a quick and easy breakfast. If you want something a bit more upmarket then maybe this isn't the place for you. But if you want good value, quality, and ease it's a great place to go for breakfast in New York. Great location too, just around the corner from Grand Central Station.

It is very good, there is choice, everything is customizable and the staff is very friendly. Thank you for a great time.

We ate here most mornings as it was just around the corner from our hotel. Lovely bagels with lots of selection. Made the mistake of trying a salt bagel thought.....ruined my breakfast haha

This was located right around the corner from our hotel. Went there both mornings to bring breakfast back to the room. The staff was wonderful, so organized even though extremely busy. It did not feel like it was busy as all because they were so friendly and quick to ring up and take the orders.

Upon arrival at 7am the shop was not opened, so we walked across the road to another restaurant. I'm so glad I waited for Bagel Express to open. The guys working were patient with us as it was our first visit. We had a great breakfast and even sent some more travelers from our hotel to them and they were pleased as well. Can't wait for the next visit.

I am 39 weeks pregnant (and I look like I am having a baby any minute) and just got money THROWN AT ME and got told to leave the store when I spoke up that my food was forgotten. I have been going to Bagel Express religiously since my company moved to the area a year ago. The guy who takes your order takes 5 peoples order at once, doesn't write anything down, and consistently screws up the order. No cheese, regular eggs when you wanted whites, bacon in my bagel (which you can't have when your pregnant). I go there bc its cheaper than most of the neighborhood and right next to my office, and the bagels are soft and delicious. Most days I just open my food, tell them what is wrong with the order, and they make me a new one. Today I was so frustrated after just standing around and now late for work that I got upset and told him he just needed to take a couple orders at once because its getting ridiculous. The other guy was already making my missing order, and he said he didn't care, and threw the lady having a baby any minute out of his store, without breakfast. I was just looking for some acknowledgement of the situation and an apology. I am so disgusted. Please don't eat there.

i loved the bagels at bagel express. The staff was upbeat and fun to watch. We came here about 4 times over a 3 day stay. We had breakfast here when staying at pod 39. The bagel breakfast sandwiches were excellent. It was so simple, but tasted so good.

loved this Breakfast great bagels and pancakes with bacon. brilliant atmosphere with all the locals in and out on a busy morning. watched them make our breakfast. and it tasted brilliant for a very good price. Would definatley use again.

Place was crowded but service was very quick. The bagels were hot and perfect. Staff were helpful and friendly. Did I mention that the bagels were perfect!

First morning in NYC and it had to be pancakes. Didn't disappoint. Would have been enough getting one portion to share though, three huge pancakes and fruit. Very busy with the locals buying bagels as well.

This place is a gem if you love bagels. The bagels are fantastic, the people working there are very friendly, and the coffee great. We ate breakfast here everyday...for the price of two drinks at Starbucks (just across the street) we had breakfast AND coffee.

This was just along from our hotel and very convenient. You can take away or sit in. So many variations of bagels and so many fillings too. I enjoyed the toasted onion bagel with scallion cream cheese. Thoroughly recommended

Visited in early March, was staying at a hotel nearby, and Bagel Express was the perfect spot to grab a toasted bagel with vegan cream cheese and a coffee with almond milk.

Bagels are so good!! They were fresh and warm. The workers are so friendly. Some of the best NYC bagels I have had to date. Would come back!

I'll keep this short: absolutely amazing bagels. Any filling you can think of they have. I didn't know there were so many types of cream cheese! Well worth a visit! I definitely recommend the cream cheese and bacon sesame bagel 👍🏻 if you like a bit of bite go for the jalapeño cream cheese!

Not the best bagels I ever had, but ok. Service was fast. We were freezing and I had a hot chocolate made with 100 % milk, hot and delicious!

We chose this place because it was a very short walking distance from where we stayed. The service was wonderful, very nice, helpful staff. The choices are endless. They have bagels with eggs, bacon, cheese, sausage, veggies, or you can get one of the numerous flavored cream cheeses. Bagels were, soft, warm and fresh. Very reasonably prices as well. I got a bagel, cream cheese and large coffee for less than $5.00.

And this place has them in all sorts of varieties. Tons of different toppings, salads, breakfast, lunch, fancies, etc. Quick and cheap!

My friends and i were staying at a hotel around the corner and stopped in before heading to Grand Central Station. We decided to stop in for a quick bite. We each ordered a bagel with cream cheese and were not disappointed. They were very fresh! They had a lot of selection for bagels and cream cheese. There were also several small tables so we were able to sit and eat.

randomly found this place since it was near the hotel. The toasted bagels and cream cheese was amazing.

Went three times out of my 5 day trip! Every bagel under the sun! Service was quick,slightly confusing at times but worth it. Breakfast on the go - bacon , egg and cheese on a bagel with sugary coffee! Perfect!! The lady on the desk was great!!!

Popped in for a quick breakfast and was very pleasantly surprised by the choice and quality of the bagels. They are all made on site and very fresh, they have loads of different bagels and cream cheeses - I had the everything bagel with chipotle cream cheese and it was delicious. The shop doesn't look like much from the outside, but if you're in the area it's definitely worth stopping in for a bagel.

Super tasty, super fast and good price. Very nice staff. All you need in one place! Great place worth Micheline star!!!!

We were staying in a hotel just around the corner so went here most mornings for a bagel. They had so many flavours of bagel and so many fillings. I had a sun-dried tomato cream cheese and also a basil one and they were both super tasty. I only came for breakfast but they do lunch fillings too.

My bagels were delivered to me quickly, while still warm. They were delicious. And I loved the tofu cream cheese. Good coffee, too.

Breakfast before a full day of activities. Everything we ordered was awesome! Great to get a great NYC Bagel!!

Had breakfast here the last 2 days in Manhattan. Superb range of options and cracking prices. Service is quick and everything we had was very tasty. Highly recommend!

In a city where you can literally get a bagel on every corner, this place still stands out. They have lots of different types of bagels and heaps of different spreads. They're quick and efficient. Very Happy.

A friendly deli is a find in New York and add in great bagels at a reasonable price, every imaginable kind of spread and you have a keeper! A place to go for a New York bagel and shmear!

We had breakfast 6 days on the raw during our visit of NY. Very efficient and friendly staff, great choices, hand made bagels very fluffy, superb bircher muesli and most importantly great value. Highly recommended

Bagels lovely - had no sesame ones left when I went - and prices are reasonable, but be careful with coffee as had sweetened milk, so ended up in local pret to get the coffee that I wanted. I'm sure if you specify what milk you'll get what you're looking for.

We ate great bagels here. The staff was very friendly. Our meal was prepared in a very short amount of time. I would definetly visit again.

We had busy days during our stay in NYC so we wanted a quick stop for breakfast, but still a big enough meal to support us throughout the day. Bagel Express which was about 2min walk from our hotel did not disappoint. We ate there 3 times during our 4 night stay. The On The Go (bagel, egg, cheese and bacon) was our meal of choice. The bagels are very large and very fresh. We loved the Everything Bagel. There is a large selection of juices for those like me who don't drink coffee. We ate in the restaurant during every stay. Great atmosphere. The prices are amazing. Extremely good value for the quantity and quality you get. We bought 12 bagels (+3) to take home with us before leaving.

We visited here for breakfast twice on our holiday in New York, and the bagels were perfect. My favourite was the breakfast bagel with scrambled egg and bacon, my wife also tried one with a spinach and mushroom omelette and loved that. Brilliant cheap breakfast on the run and always busy, but service very quick. Coffee was excellent too! Top marks!

Wow great fresh bagels of many types (whole wheat everything is our fav) with dollops of your topping of choice - (regular cream cheese and the sundries tomato are our favs) Coffee here is very good as well!

Had the bagels for breakfast here a number of times, Fantastic choice and the place was packed but the whole production line just got it done in no time! Everything was prepared in front of you and so fresh. Amazing range of bagels and ingredients! Great

I love bread, especially soft bread, so the bagels at BE were incredible. They are larger than life and so soft and flavorful. We stayed a couple of blocks away for four days; we ate breakfast every day at BE. It's hard to beat in NYC for quality of the bagels, the excellent lox, and the prices. The coffee is okay but not wonderful.

On my way into work, I stopped to pick up a dozen bagels. They had great variety. I ordered everything, poppy, sesame, plain, blueberry, cinnamon raisin, whole wheat, multi-grain. They also hand packed cream cheese...many choices. Bagels are huge and they were still warm. No toasting required. They were delicious. Limited seating, no atmosphere - get your breakfast and go. Staff is a bit disorganized and trying to juggle to many orders rather than focusing on the customer at hand.

There were long queues here, so it's obviously popular, but the service was average and the bagel much the same. Felt like a bagel derived McDonalds!

They have all kinds of yummy bagels there and so many types of cream cheese. Flavors I didn't know existed. All the guys that work there were very friendly and quick at their jobs. Great price and they serve full breakfast and lunch there. Highly Recomend.

This is really a take away but there are a few tables inside. I am staying around the corner and go daily to get my bagel and butter and coffee to go. The bagels are sublime. Boiled and then baked as is the proper way to make a bagel. Chewy but soft and full of flavour. Mmmmmm Service is lightening fast and the guys are lovely characters. Wish I could pack up the whole shop and bring it back to London with me.

Had these bagels every morning for a few days, Delicious. Hot and very tasty, With a staff that does a great job and starts the morning off with a great attitude. Don't miss it.

These guys are fabulous. They ordered in gluten free bagels for me and now I can enjoy a real New York treat every morning.

my bf and i love this place! they have great food and reasonable prices. Also for some weird reasons we love sitting by their windows! Lovely view of my school lol

Visited NY a wk. before Christmas went to Bagel Express everyday for breakfast, had eggs, toast, home fries, & good coffee for under $5 Not fancy but clean, fast and friendly staff, will definitely go back when visiting NY again.

This place was just around the corner and boy were we lucky!! A choice of a dozen or so different bagels with sweet and savoury on offer! Breakfast cooked fresh on the hotplate right in front of you! All tasted fantastic and would heartily recommend!! Full range of drink and Great prices too!!

This place is excellent. The food is cheap and so delicious. It's great for breakfast or a take away lunch. Everything was very fresh and the staff was friendly and helpful. Added bonus - it was inexpensive for a huge amount of food. Definitely recommend. I had the vegetable omelette platter and also had a bagel to go for later. The service is very fast too.

Awesome bagels, lots of different cream cheese and bagels flavours options, all of them perfect... They also have various sandwiches (pastrami, turkey, philli, etc), also great. And freshly made coffee, fresh orange juice and other bottled juices and beverages options. We are visitors, but so far the best!!!

Excellent bagels! Went there several times during our 5-day stay. Took a dozen (14) bagels back - YUM, YUM!

If you are in the area do not miss this, bagels choice and taste are fab, service almist too fast... If you do not know how it works you cannot keep up with them!

The name is a misnomer. You can get just about any kind of breakfast you want. We had bacon, eggs, french toast, and pancakes. The prices were reasonable, the staff was very efficient and pleasant, and the food was really good!

Great place to grab a bite on the go. Just a few tables to sit. I was on my way to grand central so picked up a bagel sandwich on my way. Friendly people working and just what I needed on the go.

Great place for a cheap easy breakfast on the go. We grabbed a bagel and coffee from here most mornings. Great selection of spreads to cheese from but they slap it on really thick so ask n spread if you prefer

We were staying in a hotel around the corner and called in here for breakfast each morning. Sometimes an evening snack too! Bagels were fresh and delicious, the cream cheese was varied and plentiful and the bacon was perfectly crispy!!! Really well priced and my pal love love loved the Colombian coffee :)

A very wide variety of Bagels and Omelettes. Quick and fast services with an options to sit down and have your meal as well. They also have a cookies and muffins. an ideal location for a nice and cheap breakfast.

Very few eats live up to their name, this one definitely does. An assortment of bagels of your choice with various breakfast combinations to eat with and choose from. And when they say "express", they mean it. The chefs/cooks are making the Breakfast right there in front of you while orders are being taken, which can get busy if you aren't prepared for what you want (don't line up of you aren't ready to order, lol). They are very friendly though. It's also a hotspot for travelers who want a quick bite in the morning before checking in/out of the nearby hotels.

Great options available, all freshly toasted with numerous spreads or toppings. Service was friendly and helpful. Quality of food and value for money, would return and I recommend.

The granola on the yoghurt was completely wet and soggy. One of two lattes was cold (how can you make one cold, the other not?). The bagel had the wrong sort of creme cheese. The lid on the hot chocolate was not completely on, so hot chocolate all over, inc the iphone resulting in the display being ruined (couldnt take the heat i guess). The hot oat meal was good. The bagel in itself was decent. Standard coffee very average. I'd recommend Daniel's Bagels around the corner on 3rd Ave anytime.

A decent breakfast, fast service, the place itself is modest but the food and service make up for that, a wide variety of bagels and spreads, should try it at least once.

I lived in NYC for many years and CRAVE the bagels! I have stayed at a hotel nearby for a lot trips back and am so happy that Bagel Express is close by! I'm a fan of Pick a Bagel but this place is just as good!

Nice, pleasant sit-down bagel eatery with the traditional bagel fillings. I stopped off here for breakfast after the dentist, which was an enjoyable experience. The staff were helpful and the coffee was nice and hot. I will return.

this place is really amazing, the food quality is great & the coffee is awesome! - where else could you get a tasty bagel with cheese & a large coffee for under $6 !! Testament to its quality is in the steady stream of customers flowing in the door non stop!

Our first morning in New York we were lucky enough to run into one of the hotel cleaners, who asked if we'd already had breakfast... We're so glad we followed the tip! Awesome pancakes and cooked breakfasts, and the bagels and fruit+yoghurt were really yummy too. And our source was right: you easily pay double as much anywhere else in the area

Eat fast, cheap. The food is good, not incredible but very good for that price. I will come back....

If a guy is yelling garbled words at you even though you are 10 people away from the cash register, just yell back what you want. It's kinda impressive how you could just slur or mouth your order without words, and he'll probably get it right still. Make sure you know what you want before you get in line, or you'll get frowns from the staff. (Kinda reminds me of Atlanta's The Varsity, except that "whaddyahavewhaddyahave" is the phrase there, and they are pretty patient with rookies.) Huge selection of spreads and bagels, all made in house. We got two bacon, egg, and cheese bagels on everything and fed 3 people with it! Good eats for a solid breakfast fix.

Simple place and great to grab a quick bite / breakfast. Plenty of choice of fillings and no just bagels.

We were staying right around the corner from this Bagel Express for a few days and upon trying it out our first morning brunch - had to come back a few times during our stay. Great and quick service, selection, and location made it fun to keep coming back. The flavors available for bagel, roll, and wraps made it fun to try new ones upon each visit and the prices were absolutely reasonable. They built the sandwiches quickly, had a decent dining area, and jumping back to the street to explore the city was nice. Keep up the great work!

If you wanna grab a quick breakfast you gotta come here. Service not over friendly but bagels and coffee ok. Nothing special

We ate breakfast here nearly every day for two weeks. The bagels and toppings are super fresh and plentiful which kept us full for most of the day. Service is brisk and efficient, but I kinda like that...big thumbs up!

Found this place on the first morning of our trip to manhattan. Had breakfast there every morning! Great coffee and food! Set us up for the day! Popular place!

Cheap bagels prepared fast, with some different options. Great place to get something in a hurry. Nice place for an early breakfast!

Decided to try this place based upon other trip adviser reviews. The bagels were big, soft and chewy. Had a PB &J on toasted pumpernickel. Very good. No New Yorkers 'yelling' at us (like some reviewers commented about) but it wasn't very busy so that might explain it.

200 metres from the hotel, fresh baked bagels with so much choice. We had breakfast ones and the cream cheese with smoked salmon which was on point.. plus it's reasonable priced. Recommended

Unmistakable, fresh, tasty, soft and yet crispy, slightly roasted with your choice of filling. But if you are not bagel afficionado you can find full breakfasts, sandwiches, grilled chicken and much more. Quick, polite service. You may order on line; take-out till 5 pm.

Stopped by here 2-3 of the mornings I was in NYC. Right down the street from my hotel, cheap prices for NYC, fresh and quick food. Couldn't ask for a better way to start the day.

During my one week holiday I visited there every morning. Good selection of fresh bagels with reasonble price. Perfect place for breakfast.

Loved the bagels! They were huge compared to what we get from back home! The many cream cheeses to choose from was just fabulous.

I was in a nearby hotel and a colleague suggested to have breakfast here. The bagels were delicious and even if the place was usually packed in the morning the service was extremely fast and efficient that the wait was reduced to a minimum.

This little Bagel shop was right around the corner from where we stayed. Tried it on our second morning and loved the coffee more than the bagel but then again we are not big on bagels like most New Yorkers. We did coffee there every morning for the rest of our stay and tried the breakfast roll instead which was good. From the busy morning crowds it's clear to see that this place is a firm favourite with the locals. Tip: if u don't like sweet coffee rather ask for no sugar and put in your own.

Bagel Express has a lot of bagel flavors and a lot of options for topping them. Try to stick with popular bagels, though--the plain bagel was great, but the whole wheat bagel was the last one in the basket and was hard.

Bagel Express was around the corner from our hotel so it was very convenient each morning to swing in and grab a bagel and drink. Bagels were great and the staff was friendly. Small place with not a lot of seating.

A multitude of bagels and toppings, plus a plethora of drinks make this the place to get you morning grab and go in the neighborhood. I recommend the toasted blueberry bagel slathered with the blueberry cream cheese - sliced heaven! The line moves pretty quick so be ready to place your order in a NY minute which is about 6 seconds. Enjoy!

Stopped in by chance as we were staying nearby and while walking to GCT were looking for a spot to grab breakfast. Glad we found this place. It was mobbed non-stop but they are pretty quick with the orders. Bagels and more.

Love all the variety of fillings, the staff are very efficient, and the location was, perfect, right around the corner from our hotel (Pod 39) and close to the Central station.

I popped by for a quick breakfast whilst staying nearby, and I was glad I did, the staff were nice and super quick and the food was hot fresh, tasty and real value for money. The restaurant is quite small inside so it may not be great for a large group however they do food to go.

This place is fantastic. The staff is wonderful and very courteous, and patient with our kids ordering and changing minds so frequently. The bagels are awesomely fresh and when they toast them, they seem a little hotter than others near by. Why is this important? Because when you spread the cream cheese, it gets all melted and gooey which is just the way it should be. I give this a two thumbs up and will be getting my breakfast there again on my next trip to NYC. You can eat there or take out. they have large selection of drinks and other breakfast items, but the bagels are really what to get.