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    Shelsky's Brooklyn Bagels

    3.1 (164 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Dogs allowed

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    Plain bagel with thin layer of scallion cream cheese

    I used to love this place. But lately it's way too pricey. 10 bucks for a plain bagel with scallion cream cheese! No more for me!

    Cream cheese !!
    Tiffany H.

    Neighbourhood staple. Fresh bagels and fresh cream cheese fresh coffee what else do you need? I love the salami bread from Mazone bakery on Henry street.

    Enjoying coffee and bagels on the bench outside Shelsky's.
    Paula R.

    My favorite bagels and worth a trip to Brooklyn! The pretzel bagel with butter is a treat, so original. If you like heat the peppercorn bagel is great for a sandwich.

    Lack of lox
    Julianne N.

    The service is very friendly and the bagels are fine, but the flavored cream cheeses are the worst I've ever had from a legit bagel spot. My bodega's scallion cream cheese had more scallions in it than Shelskys! I'm attaching a photo of the lox spread because there was so little lox in it I thought they'd gotten my order wrong. For $9 I should be offended by the small size of their bagels, but with the way prices are now that doesn't shock me. But Jesus Christ if you're selling lox spread for $12 a pound, put some lox in it. No seating so don't come here to spend a morning.

    Pastrami, egg, and cheese
    Yelena C.

    The bagels are great, not dense, soft, fresh, but a bit bland. Interesting menu of different lox bagels, pastrami is outstanding. However, the lox sandwiches are the priciest in the neighborhood, unjustifiably so.

    Rafael C.

    I was recommended by one of my coworkers to try out this bagel store, I usually order from my local bagel store but I decided to try it out. It was amazing, the was food beautiful and taste so good also the coffee. great customer service 10 out of 10

    Tried out a new place since I was around the neighborhood, absolutely in love ! Since it was my first time I was unsure what to order, but thanks to the amazing recommendations and even suggesting something I would definitely love just by telling the cashier what I like or generally order in my local bagel store, she recommended a sandwich I never thought of ordering. It's like a Clementine, instead of Gravlox it was substituted with Nova lox and instead of butter I decided to go with jalapeño garlic cream cheese. Definitely loved the sandwich and will definitely make the 25 minute drive just for this sandwich Amazing customer service ! Thanks to the cashier, Maggie, for the suggestion and will definitely be coming back!

    where is the beef

    i have eaten bialys my adult life and have found the filling to be the most enjoyable part of the eating experience. i now live in portland,kor and had a yearning for some pastrami and a few bialys so i ordered 6 garlic and 6 onion bialys.....when they arrived i was extremely disappointed. there was literally no filling to speak of ... i wrote to shelsky's and the repied that was normal and that they match any other bialy in nyc....ha ha.... this was from peter shelsky himself.....i would share the email if you are interested. it's a shanda to be cheated out of something you love!

    Scooped pretzel bagel with cream cheese
    Farrah B.

    Stop by this place when I took the train to acupuncture the other day and was pleasantly surprised. Inside was very clean, and had friendly employees. The menu had quite the assortment for every taste. But when I saw they had a pretzel bagel, I had to try it. Being simple, I went for this unique variety, scooped with cream cheese. I thought about it and canceled the toasting, as the bagel was already soft (according to the guys) so I got a little bonus gift of another bagel for later in my bag, so nice! The taste was wonderful, the signature Brooklyn bagel flavor and texture. I'll check them out again on my next appointment. Thank you guys, it was great. Note: I think there is toasting or scooping fee.

    Scrapple, Egg and Cheddar On toasted bagel
    Kevin's C.

    Video Review Here: https://youtu.be/1ND7tJdO2Fk So many unhappy reviews surprise me. I've been going to Shelsky's about 2 years now. I'd say out of the two years, I've been about 7 times. Each time I've gone, my experience was beyond pleasant. I understand that they may be a bit pricey, but I've never had an issue with it, because they've always provided me great product. Fresh, fluffy, filling, carb-y bagels. I mean, always good! I was so happy my first time going. I saw that they had scrapple on their menu, which I hadn't eaten, or even seen of, since childhood! I don't think anyone was as excited as I was to eat pig scraps on a bagel! If you taste it, you'd understand my excitement. And Shelsky's adds maple syrup to theirs! Thee best! Scrapple, with maple syrup, cheddar, a sunny side up egg, on a fresh bagel?! Girl, that's all you need! Trust! And after you try it, send me a "thank you" basket :-). I was also introduced to the Jersey pork roll at Shelsky's. More excitement over pork, I know. Don't judge. Jersey pork roll is processed pork, and when added to their bagels, with egg and cheese, you gon' be ready to tackle ya whole day! It really is delicious! Their bagels are always well done when I've gone. I KNOW bad bagels, believe me. In fact, there is a spot that I went to that I will not mention the name of, that has all this hype, but served me a brick-gel (a brick-hard bagel). Shelsky's has delivered quality bagels every time and I'll continue to vouch for them!

    Pastrami sandwich on a knish - insane! (Lewis' Knish Bomb Sandwich)

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    Best bagels in the area-very tasty, great texture. A bit pricy, but a great treat- $18 for 2 bagels with cream cheese.

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    Very disappointing bagel and lox sanwhich, too much cream cheese, where's the tomato and try and find the lox, all for $21, puuhlease!

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    They have good bagels, but make sure you check your receipt. I was charged $3 over the price listed for a sandwich.

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    Ask the Community - Shelsky's Brooklyn Bagels

    Do you still offer that chopped cheeseburger sandwich?

    They had a regular chopped cheese and a beyond burger one.

    Any seat inside?

    Good morning. Unfortunately, we do not have any seats inside. We simply don't have the space

    Do they have tofu cream cheese?

    Yes, we do. Plain tofu and scallion tofu as well.

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    Russ & Daughters has spent over a century refusing to bow to modern influencer trends. They do not…read moredo giant fluffy rolls, and they do not mix cookies into their dairy. Their bagels respect a smaller, traditional size standard that retains a tight, chewy crumb with a glossy, snappy exterior that structurally anchors the fish without collapsing under pressure. The structural integrity of their sandwich is flawless because the fish is hand-sliced by master cutters who understand grain physics. The salmon melts away on the bite at the exact same velocity as the cream cheese and the chewy bagel skin, preventing the interior ingredients from violently squirting out the back of the sandwich. This place is piece of actual New York history that treats engineering and ingredients with respect.

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