Best Bagels Restaurants in Soho (10012)
4 hand-picked restaurants, critic-reviewed and ranked
Last Updated: January 2026
Our Top Pick
PopUp Bagels
Warm, freshly baked bagels sold by the bag with punchy spreads.
Notable Picks
#1
PopUp Bagels
8.5
A small, line-drawing counter on Thompson Street turning out rip-and-dip New York–style bagels with rotating, heavily flavored schmears. Orders skew toward bags of warm bagels and tubs of spread eaten nearby or taken to the park rather than on-site lingering.
Must-Try Dishes:
Warm everything bagel with scallion schmear, Plain bagel with hot honey butter, Sesame bagel with cinnamon sugar cream cheese
What makes it special: Warm, freshly baked bagels sold by the bag with punchy spreads.
#2
Sadelle's
8.5
Major Food Group’s SoHo flagship turns the Jewish appetizing tradition into full theater, with bagel towers, smoked fish, and bakery items served in a multi-level dining room. Bagels here are smaller, crisp-chewy, and treated as part of a brunch ritual rather than a quick grab-and-go.
Must-Try Dishes:
Sadelle's Tower, French Toast, House Salmon
What makes it special: Bagel-tower brunch destination where smoked fish and bakery items steal the show.
8.0
Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagels anchor this tight Thompson Street shop that leans heavily on stacked breakfast sandwiches and classic lox builds. Lines move quickly, and most guests grab BECs and coffee to go rather than treating it as a sit-down café.
Must-Try Dishes:
Bacon, egg and cheese on an everything bagel, Lox bagel with scallion cream cheese, tomato and capers, Sesame bagel with veggie cream cheese
What makes it special: Compact shop focused on hefty breakfast sandwiches and fresh-baked bagels.
Worthy Picks
7.6
A family-run Nolita counter where veteran deli operator Stephen “Pop” Schnabel serves fresh, modestly sized bagels with an old-school appetizing sensibility. The menu sticks to straightforward bagels, house schmears, and simple sandwiches at gentler prices than many SoHo neighbors.
Must-Try Dishes:
Multigrain bagel with scallion cream cheese, Everything bagel with lox and cream cheese, Egg and cheese breakfast bagel
What makes it special: Neighborhood bagel shop with a hands-on owner and classic appetizing roots.