Black Seed Bagels

"Montreal-style bagel shop with an interesting flare. Bagels are made fresh daily and come with an array of intriguing toppings. Black Seed makes it a point to shape their bagels a tad smaller than average in order to emphasize the flavors of the toppings but don’t be fooled, you’ll be more than satisfied and full. We'd suggest the beet cured salmon with horseradish cream cheese bagel sandwich or the whitefish salad bagel sandwich." - Barrel

"Black Seed While the rivalry between Boston 's and New York's baseball teams may be famous throughout the country, there's another competition that has long been simmering with a different Northeastern city. Montreal and New York both claim to have the world's best bagels, with the differences between the two styles sometimes leading to heated debates among fans of the chewy baked treat. Black Seed attempts to find a reasonable compromise, with bagels that fall somewhere between the two different variations in terms of density and flavor. All bagels here are boiled in honey-sweetened water (typical of Montreal ) before they are baked in a wood-fired oven, and the menu includes a choice of cream cheese and other spreads. The store also has outposts at Brookfield Place, near the World Trade Center, and in the East Village on First Avenue, but the Elizabeth Street location has the advantage of being a good pitstop while window-shopping along one of Nolita's most charming strips."

"Black Seed While the rivalry between Boston 's and New York's baseball teams may be famous throughout the country, there's another competition that has long been simmering with a different Northeastern city. Montreal and New York both claim to have the world's best bagels, with the differences between the two styles sometimes leading to heated debates among fans of the chewy baked treat. Black Seed attempts to find a reasonable compromise, with bagels that fall somewhere between the two different variations in terms of density and flavor. All bagels here are boiled in honey-sweetened water (typical of Montreal ) before they are baked in a wood-fired oven, and the menu includes a choice of cream cheese and other spreads. The store also has outposts at Brookfield Place, near the World Trade Center, and in the East Village on First Avenue, but the Elizabeth Street location has the advantage of being a good pitstop while window-shopping along one of Nolita's most charming strips."

"Black Seed draws big crowds, which we totally get: The hand-rolled, wood-fired bagel sandwiches are actually easy to eat (they’re much smaller than their brethren), and for the most part, they’re great—particularly for those times when the only thing that will satisfy is a bagel sandwich. Favorites include: beet-cured gravlax, a basic tuna salad, Tobiko spread, and the egg salad (though it's heavy on the dill). There's now a location in Battery Park City, and one coming in the East Village soon."

"The hand-rolled, wood-fired bagel sandwiches at Black Seed are actually easy to eat (they’re much smaller than their brethren), and for the most part, they’re great—particularly for those times when the only thing that will satisfy is a bagel sandwich. Favorites include: beet-cured gravlax, a basic tuna salad, Tobiko spread, and the egg salad (though it’s heavy on the dill). There’s now a location in the Financial District and East Village, in addition to the Nolita original."