Rec | NOW THIS IS GONNA DEPEND ON THE SPOT

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my anywhere order is everything toasted plain cream cheese (this is to evaluate the spot using a standard point of reference) if I’m at Leon’s (shoutout Leon’s) it’s a plain bagel toasted w jalapeño cream cheese and hot honey which is as close as I can get (in New York) to the bagel I dream of at poppy bagels in Oakland which uses serrano cream cheese and local honey Honorable mentions include tomato if its in season and they using something sexy like an earlygirl or a brandywine or a nice heirloom and the lemon olive oil situation at courage bagels in LA

@cl0e

Jun 14, 2025

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@marxinista

this post is so californian i’ve never heard of anyone in NY/NJ yearning for bagels made outside of here lolol we’re the bagel capitol of the world!

Jun 15, 2025

@cl0e

@MARXINISTA All imma say is… the NYT said the best bagels in the world are in Berkeley…. There is a renaissance occurring .. Also in earnest NY has excellent bagels but the market is saturated with mid bagels like they think they can sell tourists circle bread and call it a bagel and they’re right they can but the artistry can be difficult to find in such a cacophony of mediocrity also for the love of god someone give me a good bagel rec in Bushwick cause knickerbocker bagels is so mid and it hurts me to hear it recd

Jun 15, 2025

@cl0e

@MARXINISTA but also yes I am extremely Californian I want the bougiest bagel I can find<3

Jun 15, 2025

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