Tiny independently run bagel store in Bath, England. http://www.thewholebagel.co.uk/ Not obviously as good as a NYC bagel or some spots in NJ, but far better than what you would get at a Panera in the US. It was boiled, then baked...

Those people wouldn’t know a true bagel if it hit them upside the head. Noah’s (and I assume, Posh’s) bagels are not bagels. They’re not boiled, they’re steamed. I think you just insulted 95% of the...

Just call them up and ask if they boil their bagels before baking them and you’ll know if they are the real thing or not – simple as that really. There are several TooJays – Use to be one in Aventura. Ok –...

I am looking for good bagels in the Valley, preferrably the north valley. We aren’t fans of the soft Western Bagel style, but miss the old I&J style bagels - chewy but not mushy, boiled and then baked. Has anyone tried the...

The new Old School Bagels shop next to KJRH on Peoria should be open by Friday. They advertise that they make them the real way by boiling them first. Unlike the rest of the bagels made here at the chain places. I sense some...

I think that the best bagels (and bialys) in Center City are at South Street Bagels on 3rd between South and Bainbridge. They are made “old-style”: boiled and baked. Lots of different kinds too. To me, they are pretty...

A proper bialy will have a good chewiness from high gluten flour, will be fairly dense (not airy with English muffin ‘nooks and crannies’) and will have a powdery exterior (loose flour) as opposed to a bagel's smooth...

There are only three kinds of bagels in this world. New York, Montreal and everywhere else. I fear that much of the bagels found in the Portland area are not boiled before being baked (some may be) and it seems that the water has...

I can’t believe I’m getting into this discussion. It’s a no-win situation but I cannot allow that bit of information to pass my radar unscathed. Unless you are specifically set up to bake bagels properly –...

bagels from fridge and heat a big pot of water to boiling point. Drop bagels into the boiling water for 20 seconds, 10 seconds holding them down with a spoon or spatula so that they’re submerged. They are transferred to the...

Is there anywhere to get a decent bagel in Portland? We used to like Bagel Basket well enough for local standards, but it closed years ago, and we haven’t been able to find anywhere tolerable since then. Bready, non-boiled...

I like Mr. Bagel. Really. Several locations around town. They’re a fine standard boiled bagel. Best smoked salmon (and fish of all types) is at Browne Trading Co. on Commercial Street in Portland. If you can’t get...

, but it is pre-boiled and not the typical tasteless white bready excuse for a bagel. The place is called "the blessed king bakery at 109 North Fairfax phone 323-933-3100. (right across from CBS). This is the place I will now...

Brothers that made a respectable bagel, but they were bought out by Einstein’s. None of the current bagel establishments uses the double boil method, so their bagels come out too soft and fluffy. And don’t get me...

. the only bad thing is that they dont have many varieties and they are expensive. There is no replacement for a nyc boiled bagel.