Outside of Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company in Chelsea

Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company (Chelsea)

Rating: 4.8
4.8/5
Price: $$
Bagels Made On-site? Yes
Features: Hand-made bagels, Locally owned & operated, Multiple Locations
Dining Options: Indoor seating, Delivery
Sales: Catering, Wholesale, Ship nationally
Vegan Friendly? Yes
Gluten-free Bagels? Yes

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Disclaimer: Brooklyn Bagel Blog is not affiliated with Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company in any way, shape, or form.

Similarly, Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company has no actual locations in Brooklyn. Chalk it up to an endearing idiosyncrasy of the bagel world!

The Bagels

Names aside, let’s focus on what makes Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company a top tier bagel shop:

The bagels here are GIANT and fluffy. In fact, BB&CC may have the biggest bagels in the city. Just look at the length and bagel-to-hand ratio on this specimen:

Everything bagel with low-fat scallion cream cheese from Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company

The bagels are always fresh with double-sided toppings. They are generous with the cream cheese, although the cream-cheese-to-bagel ratio can be a little light due to the sheer size of the bagels. Despite their super-sized nature, the bagels are still very flavorful.

One thing that distinguishes BB&CC is their scale. There are 5 shops, spread from Astoria to Chelsea. No other top-tier shop has that kind of scale. There is usually an inverse correlation between size of an operation and quality of product. Yet somehow, BB&CC manages to maintain high quality standards across all 5 shops. Any one of the 5 are worth checking out.

Overall, the enormous and delicious bagels make Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company a must-visit, and a contender for best bagel in NYC.

Mainstream Media says this is the best bagel in NYC

We are not the only ones who consider Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company to be a top-tier New York City bagel shop.

They have been ranked as the top choice in taste tests conducted by multiple, major media publications, such as BuzzFeed’s “A Taste of NYC’s Best Bagels” and The Food Network:

Conclusion

Whether you’re in Queens or Manhattan, go to Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company early and often for one of the biggest and most top-notch bagel experiences in New York City.

Everything bagel with low-fat scallion cream cheese from Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company
Everything bagel with low-fat scallion cream cheese from Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company. Picture by @yeahfoodbeer