Having an extra day in the area, my friend and I decided to visit Cornell and the food joints nearby. We decided to stop here because the weather was somewhat chilly and we were CRAVING soup. We Yelped "best soup" and this was the number one option and headed here with no expectations. Ordering was self-explanatory as there are signs showing you where to go and although there was a crowd, we got our orders, two broccoli cheddar bread bowls, rather quickly. My friend and I LOVED the soup and although, IMO, there was too much bread (I'm not a big bread person!), it was creamy and held us over until we had dinner later on. We didn't get the bagels (sad face) or drinks BUT it all looked delicious. Stop here if you're in the area or even an hour away, because the soup alone is worth it! read more

Okay place for a snack, small lunch or breakfast. Ordered Bronx bagel with cheese (sausage egg and cheese). Bagel was warm, eggs were cold and cheese was not melted. Didn't want to bother the staff about it, they looked very stressed for 9am. Chocolate croissant was mostly air and seemed to actually be a Nutella spread. It was tasty though. If you or your friends are hipster, there's a small selection of sodas no one has ever heard of for you to enjoy in pretentiousness. I recommend the root beer. Price is about the same as Panera, about 10$ per person if you get a drink. Cheaper than some of the other more snazzy places near Cornell. WiFi was not well secured, beware of Cornell Comp Sci students stealing credit cards to pay college loans. read more

CTB is a central spot for both Cornell students and Ithaca residents to congregate. There are indoor and patio seating areas. The options are plentiful and is a viable late night food option. The red sangria is a pretty above average drink to share with a date or couple of friends. I would avoid the lox bagels, however, as the quality of the salmon they used was not great. If you are visiting Ithaca, this is definitely a place to check out to experience the college vibe of the city. read more

amazing, i got an unsweetened tea and it was the best i've ever had. I also got the green street w no eggs on a bagel and it was amazing I loved it there read more

Good vibes, good food. A college town classic and a must visit for students and visitors alike.

Love a great bagel and CB doesn't disappoint. Had a egg and sausage bagel sandwich which was amazing. Great cappuccino too! Highly recommend! read more

really personally recommend the zoe, it is so fresh and while a little messy, very yum while not being 2 heavy like the roundhouse which is also a favorite of mine but makes me feel less healthy. i also appreciate the smoothis as they feel healthy too. good stuff! read more

Oh my gosh, so good. A friend had recommended Collegetown Bagels to use so we figured we'd check it out. We were not disappointed!! From a club sandwich to a pizza bagel, they seem to have everything and do everything right. We had a great experience!! The only thing that I'd take a star off for was the ordering system, which was a little overwhelming and confusing for a first-time visitor. But, that couldn't destroy our experience!! Everything was awesome. read more

Lovingly known as CTB to locals, collegetown bagels is a place i surely miss since leaving Cornell. I'm not even that crazy of a bagel person but this place is awesome. You can get nearly any sandwich imaginable on a bagel and there are a few unique combinations i havent seen anywhere. In addition to all those bagel combinations they also offer a lot of ny deli sandwiches which are all extremely delicious. A few of my favorites are the mexican bagel which is a bagel with salsa lots of cream cheese, then heated in the oven with cheese on top so it comes out sorta like a pizza its delicious. The pancho villa is pretty good as well (chicken breast, avocado, salsa, jalapeno). They also make very good deli sandwiches. This place rocks! read more

I liked this place. Good bagels, coffee and friendly staff. Whipped cream cheese = YAAAAAS Location = 10/10 Would eat here again! read more

Collegetown Bagels, colloquially referred to as 'CTB', is my breakfast mecca. CTB serves, among other things, outstanding bagels - as well as sandwiches, including those of the vegan and organic variety, pastries, various coffee and espresso drinks, and even beer. Best Sandwich: Jonah's Jive + 1 bagels rival NYC in taste and quality + 1 sandwiches are healthy, interesting, filling + 1 captures the culture of Ithaca; rootsy, local, authentic + 1 beer license, funky and unusual drinks + 1 honey-walnut creamcheese -1 coffees are inferior to Starbucks; sangria tastes like bleach read more

Amazing coffee and great sandwiches - it's also an ice cream shop with killer milkshakes. A perfect spot in this pretty little college town in the Finger Lakes. read more

Generally always crowded and disorganized. Bagels take forever to be made and are small and only slightly better than mediocre. The coffee is alright, but there are many interesting super-caffeinated drinks that I didn't actually get to try. Definitely NOT the best bagels in New York like some reviewers claim... I mean come on, I've had better bagels in the suburbs of New Jersey... read more

Like the name. Sandwiches are mid. Uncomfortable by the way I was treated. Lady mean. . I just wanted a bagel, but was coerced into buying a whole lemonade too. read more

I think if I lived in Ithaca, this would be an institution but the bagels really aren't that great. Maybe I'm biased since I live in Brooklyn but the bagels were not as good as they are cracked up to be. I did, however, love the bagel sandwich I had with avocado, greens, mustard, and cheese. Very tasty, overall. I also liked the service. Seemed pretty efficient for employing almost entirely high schoolers and Cornell students. read more

They have a huge menu with lots of interesting offerings. Even as a vegan, I felt spoiled for choice. I ended up having a decent meal, but unfortunately that was entirely overshadowed by the poor service. You see, I came here twice on the same day. First, I was there in the late morning, a little before the lunch rush. I ordered a panini while my partner ordered a bagel sandwich and a coffee. Her order came out in normal time, probably within 5-10 minutes. I started to worry that they had forgotten my order when she was pretty much done with her meal and I was still waiting longingly for food (about 20 minutes had passed). So I asked one of the cashiers to check whether my order had gone through. She seemed baffled that I would ask such a thing, and she gave me a side-eye as she walked to the deli area to check in. She came back and assured me that my panini was coming right up. 10 minutes later, and it still hadn't arrived. After waiting a total of 35 minutes, my sandwich finally came, and I promptly devoured it - it wasn't very large (more of a snack than a meal), and I was super pretty hungry at that point. It was a decent sandwich, but definitely not worth the wait. Stupidly, we came back again in the afternoon hoping to grab a quick drink before hitting the road for Boston. We tried to give CTB the benefit of the doubt, blaming the prior sandwich delay on the heavy lunch traffic. Unfortunately, the service problems run deeper than that. We learned this lesson the hard way, as our smoothie didn't come out for 20 minutes. This time, there were no excuses; it was early afternoon and there were basically no other customers around and the staff were chatting about weekend happenings throughout. We checked in about our order, and it turns out our order ticket was just left on the counter and was forgotten about. I have no idea why this happened twice (!) to us in two visits on the same day, but it's maddening, and really makes me question the management here. And to make matters worse, the smoothie was ultimately not very good, in spite of being quite overpriced ($6.20 I think). At that price, I thought it would be a gourmet drink packed with healthy and fresh fruit, but it turned out being more like a gas station icee drink instead. Not at all worth it. read more

Still as delicious as ever. Love the sunrise on croissant and chai tea latte!

CTB is probably a staple of most Cornell students. They whip up great sandwiches, bagels, desserts, drinks, soups, and more. See their menu above! I get the CTBLT a lot, but others are great as well. Great place to just eat lunch and work out your homework or people watch on College Ave. Yelper bathroom alert: Unless things have radically changed since I was last there, avoid the restrooms! There isn't even paper towels, but instead a cloth towel where everyone can use (how wonderful...if you want to be friends with everyone else germs!) read more

I am a fan of CTB and it's somewhere in between being a good or a great place. They have an incredible menu and a lot of sandwiches/drink options which is great and they also have gluten-free bagels and options there which is really nice. The thing that's rough about CTB is that their breakfast sandwiches (virtually anything with egg) that I've had all kind of miss the mark. You get a bagel that is piled high with this scrambled egg patty that I know is not artificial but just kind of feels like it is and does not taste very good, so it sucks that there's so much of it. There is so much egg that you find yourself having to kind of pick away at it so that the proportion of egg to whatever else you got on your bagel is good. It is possible that I am a fried-egg-on-my-breakfast-sandwich purist. They still get 4 stars to me because even though I really dislike anything with egg, there are so many other options that are good that I can look past this. Really recommend virtually anything with veggie cream cheese, and the Mexican and San Diego bagel/spreads are also really good. I have not had their lunch options, but assuming that it's similar to Ithaca Bakery, they are probably good. read more

I can't believe I'm reviewing CTB, but this place was a crucial aspect of my undergrad experience. I came here for hungover brunch, late night sangria, early morning coffee after too many all-nighters, a quick dinner... you name it. Their menu is ridiculously expansive, with every carb/protein combination you could possibly think of, but I'm a creature of habit and just pretty much order the same things over and over again. My favorites are: - Their hazelnut or French vanilla coffee, hot or iced. Perfect amount of smoothness... and where else are you going to get coffee at 6am or 2am? - The Fitz Blitz (I get this on oatmeal whole wheat), a vegan sandwich with seitan, avocado, hummus, and mustard. I got this pretty much every time. I craved it so much post-graduation, it was one of the first meals when I visited again two years later. PS: they slather like a few inches of hummus on this thing, for those of you who really like CTB's firmer (?) hummus. - The Veganic Wrap, with tofu scramble, avo, mushrooms, scallions. It's not the best tofu scramble in the world, but it's an amazingly hearty combination of ingredients. - Their sunflower seed scone... it's only there sometimes (I'm not even really sure if it's still there), but their scones are not only huge, but have a firmer texture so they don't break apart as soon as you rip a piece off. - The display case salads and macro bowls--not spectacular, but such a lifesaver when you're in a hurry and need vegetables in you. They're good, but not always perfect. They've forgotten my friends' orders, or their pastries have been stale, or my sandwich was burnt or soggy (and quality does drop when it gets super busy). But, it's CTB. It's a classic. For us Cornellians, it's full of memories. PS: Order pick-up online if there's a long wait. There's never enough time... read more

Having gone to college in a collegetown myself, this place strikes me as belonging in that type of place for sure. When you walk in, you're greeted with 1000 options for bagels, sandwiches, drinks, etc all written in chalk with clever and charming names along one of the walls. I asked the guy at the counter (college student?) for a vegetarian recommendation for a bagel sandwich and got an unhelpful non-answer. I settled on a toasted bagel with cream cheese and jalapeno grape jelly. My hubby got 2 plain bagels per his usual order. We were then checked out by two college students. I liked my bagel combo. My husband's bagels were literally hard as rock. Like you could knock your fist on them. He braved through it anyway.. It's a staple of Ithaca but we were thoroughly not impressed with level of bagelry. Collegetown bagels... Good for college students. read more

CTB, the stuff that dreams and nightmares are made of. On the one hand, the one near the Commons often had the friendliest of employees and delicious of bagels, but was also typically stuffed with the obnoxious children of Cornell teachers each attempting to prove the other was far more intellectual over chai or something pitifully cliche like that. Either that or screaming infants. And I'm not sure, but I don't think "bagels" and "screaming infants" were meant to go together, unless you live on some exotic and cannibalistic island wherein you consume children on bagels instead of cream cheese or lox. On the other hand, the one along Route 13 often had a line during lunch hours that may have actually had to extend out the door and almost all the way to Purity ice cream, some days. Same quality food, but a wait you could grow a beard during. On the third hand, because I'm some sort of tri-armed mutant, the one up to Collegetown actually had Cornell people in it, and I can't say as I approve of that. Like all things, Cornellians must be taken in moderation, otherwise you're going to get a migraine and then have to have a good sit and read something shallow to feel like someone tried to cram your brain chock-full of pretentious. In other words; I love CTB, but I really don't like people. read more

Excellent location, and consistently good food over decades. They haven't compromised their quality and still have an interesting menu like when I was a regular here as a student years ago... in previous millennium. I tried various paninis and local brews on tap, and thoroughly pleased all around. read more

The perfect must stop, shop to chill with friends, study while drinking their wonderful coffee, and enjoying their delightful bagels! Like at every store that I go to that sells coffee, I ordered CTB's cold brew and it was delightful! My friend ordered the sangria and it was an awesome environment to see college students enjoying coffee and beer in one location! read more

This place is iconic to the Cornell and Ithaca communities. They have everything from bagels to sandwiches to smoothies to coffee etc. Their menu takes up an entire wall, and that isn't even the whole thing. The staff is always hard working and trying their best to make high quality food while the crazy number of people enter the bakery. Thoroughly enjoy. While it is closing soon, I hope it comes back one day. read more

Great place to study. Very spacious and open until 1am! My only complaint is the price of the bagels. $7.95 for a pizza bagel? Just expensive in my book, as I'm sure it is for lots of college students. A total of 3 bagels cost $25-$30.. read more

Collegetown Bagels - Pizza bagel. Tasted like those mini bagels you get from the freezer section. However, I was craving it so this gets 4/5 stars! - Bagels Near Me - Ithaca, New York

What a carbohydrate explosion! I go to CTB for two reasons, the bagels and beer... usually together. Now that I have moved out of Ithaca, I have realized how good I had it from a bagel standpoint. CTB's bagels were delicious! For an afternoon or evening bagel, I'd always opt for the pepperoni pizza bagel and it was always a homerun. Don't get me wrong, these bagels were insanely overpriced... but I don't care... it's CTB! The other reason I went to CTB was the beer. When I tell my non-Cornell friends about that, they're always puzzled. They don't get that my bagel store served beer, but it makes complete sense to me. Add beer to any establishment and it's a good idea. There is nothing better than a few pitchers with friends on the CTB patio on a warm spring day... or cool fall day for that matter... or maybe even a cold winter day with the heaters on. The way I'd work the pitcher situation is that I would leave whatever bar I was at around 12:40am and run straight to CTB. We'd grab a pitcher or two and some seats on the patio. This would give us enough time to finish them off before kicking you out around 1:20am or so... or at least taking your beer away. Remember: If you try to action this plan, CTB stops serving beer before the 1am last call... account for this time appropriately. read more

Their bagels are pretty good. Their cakes and other pastries are definitely not what I would get for dessert though. Coffee/drinks are okay as well but not as good as I hoped it to be. read more

CTB is great, it's fast, it's convenient, it tastes pretty good. However, know that sometimes the sandwiches/bagel sandwiches/wraps, whatever, are a little bit bland. It's okay though, CTB, I forgive you because you're... CTB and you have a cult following and everyone's probably going to hate on me if I don't. It's super overpriced, everyone will agree. I could probably go to Wegman's and by a whole package of bagels, cream cheese, lox, and other stuff for probably less than I pay for one measly bagel. I have a big appetite, but I'm not unreasonable. -1 Star for price. I would give it 3.5 stars, but too bad there's no half star option. -.5 Stars for slightly bland sandwiches (you might want to get an everything bagel because those have salt on it to help the taste). I've come here a lot. I'm not a coffee fiend, but the coffee is supposed to be great. The lox bagel, nutella bagel w/ bananas, the pizza bagels, chicken melt, california sunrise, mmmm ALL GOOD. Long Island Wheat is a solid bagel choice for your sandwich or I love Everything bagels too. Just don't be like me at CTB and get lost staring at that humongous menu of their's. Last time I stood there for like ten minutes drooling. read more

Their food is great, don't get me wrong. They seem to use fresh ingredients in their sandwiches, and I've always been happy with the paninis I get at CTB. But the service is horrendous, so I avoid going here a lot. The wait for a sandwich in person can be awfully long, even if it's not complicated. So you may think ordering online for pickup is the solution, right? It'll just be ready when you get there...right? Nope. Out of the three times I've ordered to pick up, I've had to wait an extra ten to fifteen minutes past the pickup time because they haven't even made the sandwich. This is utterly unacceptable, especially since there are 20 minutes in between the order time and the pickup time. And often, when you get there, they'll forget that you're still waiting for your sandwich because the staff behind the counter is really uncoordinated. Even when there are a ton of people working, they seem to just go at the same pace. So yeah, it's nice for a treat once in a while, but I can't go here regularly because of service issues. read more

So here's the sitch. I didn't want to give lower than a 3 because it's covid, and I know that mfs j tryna make a living. Because of this, I will just write to explain why that 1 star was taken off. Haveyoupeoplenevercookedeggrelateddishes?????? It's common knowledge that the egg on an egg sandwhich is supposed to be fried- not scrambled, not boiled (who would dare do that that's just gross) or poached. Poaching is for burger eggs and elephants, not sanwhiches. The fact that your egg sandwhiches are NOT made with fried eggs makes me want to unstrap myself from the dangerous swings at the amusement park. At least at amusement parks, they know how to fry an egg. And fyi- I've made lots of mistakes in my life. For starters, I broke up w my Polish boyfriend who is now dating a Croation tennis captain. I hooked up with a guy on my cheerleading team. I failed the chem regents. But I always ALWAYS ALWAYS cooked my fried eggs to perfection. This is Cornell- where the people who are smart but not smart enough to go to Harvard attend- and they deserve better frick frackity eggs (ban fracking 2020) I'd love to bring my own non-stick pan and fry an egg in ur kitchen just to show you what's up. Don'f make me do it, please don't make me. I can't stand in the heat for too long because I'm claustrophobic. So I will live by the motto of not taking the heat and definitely getting out of the kitchen, but your chefs should do the OPPOSITE and GO FRY SOME EGGS! IN THE KITCHEN! With regards, Jessica Zhang follow my tik tok @snorkelbaby read more

A must stop, shop and eat at this college town staple meeting place. They offer a variety of unique bagel combinations. However, I must admit that the bagels are better in my town. read more

Located conveniently in the heart of Collegetown, CTB is a Cornell and Ithaca classic. Whenever we are in town we try to get it. Going to this location lets us reminisce about the wonderful flavors of college. The bagels here are good, they make great sandwiches, and their desserts are also delicious. My fav sandwich is the CTBLT, which I like on plain, sesame, or rosemary salt. They also have a huge selection of specialty coffees, drinks and yummy sangria, wine & beer. Definitely recommend the sangria outside on a spring/summer afternoon. Nice and relaxing! Only thing I wish is that they would update the furniture situation. Still pretty uncomfortable and crazy crowded outside (like literally climbing over people to get to your table). read more

I visited a friend at Cornell this past weekend, and he told me that CTB is one of the most popular, well known places in Ithaca. First impression while walking in the store--holy crap there're a lot of menu items. Definitely a bit overwhelming for your every day passerbyer. I could see how being a regular would be awesome though. But anyways, there was definitely a large variety of options. On top of all the different combinations of bagels that were offered, they also offered I would guess about 15+ different types of bagels that could be used for your bagel sandwiches. There are also regular sandwiches, salads, etc; definitely a good place to go to if someone needs a quick bite. I got the Novie on Cheese which was essentially an egg salad with smoked salmon and red onions. The bagel itself was super warm and toasty although to be honest, I was more focused on how fresh and delicious the smoked salmon was. Mm! I also got a White Hot Chocolate which is definitely something that I've never heard of before. It's an easy enough spin on a typical Hot Chocolate recipe that tastes much, much better than regular hot chocolates. That being said, giving it a 4 because it's a decent good place. Can't definitely say it's the best in the area since I'm not from Ithaca, but it's definitely pretty good. tldr; want a yummy quick bite? go read more

From morning to midnight, CTB has it all. You can have a bagel sandwich and fancy-coffee-drink-thing for breakfast (or lunch or dinner or midnight snack!) or pretty much anything off of the Ithaca Bakery menu. The CTBLT is my favorite - a BLT plus avacado and ailoi on toasted sourdough. Yes, it is as good as it sounds. They also have a good variety of desserts and whatnot, again from Ithaca Bakery. Plus they serve beer and the outdoor seating is prized real estate when the weather is nice. Basically, if you wrote down everything a college kid's all-day, all-purpose hangout spot should have, you would end up describing CTB. It might seem a bit cliche, but its damn good! read more

Went for lunch the other day. Staff was rude, lines+food pickup is difficult to navigate, everything is incredibly overpriced. Previous location (across the street) at least had a nice homey feel -- their current location is stale and without personality. Save your money and go to one of the other, better Collegetown establishments. read more

In my one weekend visiting Cornell, I ate here twice and tried four different items. The first was the Pesto T. Twister which was a nice turkey wrap with pesto, tomato, and cheddar cheese, but it was not my favorite. I also had the Pinot Nawara on focaccia instead of ciabatta. I preferred the focaccia bread and also enjoyed this sandwich. However, my two favorites were the Zabs and the Southwest Breakfast wrap. The only reason I'm giving this place four stars is because they took over 30 minutes to bring out the Southwest. We had to remind them multiple times and even after asking for no beans, they still managed to put beans on it. Another plus to this bagel spot is the outdoor seating if it's a nice day out read more

Very wide selection and interesting choices at that... great addition to college town by all means. Pizza bagels, crazy combos, do it up!

CTB!! I love their bagels. I MISS their bagels. Their sandwiches are AWESOME. I used to have one that I would reward myself with if I ever did well on a prelim (or if a certain boy never called, I needed something to console myself with). I forget what it was called - but it was cole slaw, sliced tomato, and melted provolone cheese on a bialy - only I'd get it on a Long Island (an everything bagel - I believe so called a "Long Island" because Long Islanders want everything). And it was... drip-down-the-front-of-your-shirt heavenly. As was their cheesecake brownie. You heard right. Cheesecake brownie. Bottom was a fudgey brownie, top was a creamy cheesecake. Cue orgasm. read more

My dad owns a couple bagel shops in Manhattan, so I should know a thing or two about bagels. Curious which bagel shop? Here: http://www.yelp.com/biz/bagel-express-new-york Sure the bagels aren't the size of Shaq's palms but it's worth it (it's in your favor, you don't need to run the extra carbs off). I ended up having the California Sunrise sandwich and added ham on a thyme and salt bagel. Great breakfast sandwich at such a cheap price! Things like that won't sell at that price in the city. They unfortunately ran out of the banana nut bagel, but that'll be worth a try next time. read more