Cranford’s Best Bagels and Deli
“Taylor Ham, egg and cheese on a Whole Wheat Everything was my breakfast of choice while visiting home for the holidays.”
“Anyway enough of my rant bagels are delicious great bite outside with that nice chewy inside can't go wrong here.”
“"C-Best" (as my high school students call it) is a solid place in Cranford downtown to pick up a breakfast bite, or a lunch wrap.”
Cranford’s Best Bagels and Deli
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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I usually don't eat out for breakfast, but needed to the other day. Ordered a ham, egg and cheese on rye bread. Eggs were a little over cooked… but decent. Next time i'll get the bagels… they looked great… and they have so many different types.
I'm not a huge bagel fan. I Actually really dislike bagels. It sounds strange since I eat here every Sunday. Husband loves bagels and compromising on Sunday breakfast is easier and cheaper than marriage counseling.
The bagels are decent, but call ahead as it gets packed. I do wish there was a pick up line for those who call ahead as I get nasty stares when I pick up my food and cut the line. Also please do yourself a favor and check your order before you leave, they have forgotten my order of bacon three times and never bothered apologizing for making me go back…at least throw me a bone or an extra piece of bacon for the inconvenience.
Will I come here again..yes as long as the husband likes it I am destined to eat bagels every Sunday.
My first time I went to this place, it was the morning rush and the line went out the door. It was a bit of a mess and honestly I had eaten already so I left. That said, I couldn't help but think if the place attracted that enormous of a crowd, there had to be *something* special about it.
Today I went back towards the end of the afternoon. When you enter the place seems deceptively small. There's a deli meat counter on the left, cashiers in front, bagels off to the side in a display case and rows of coffee choices on the right. However, walk in a little more and you'll find a lot of assorted seating (enough for at least 20 people) in a section on the right side. There were also a couple seats outside, so there's plenty of places to sit to enjoy your carb-o-licious food.
Looking over the bagel selection I was happy to see quite a variety! Cheese bagels, multi-grain bagels sat among more typical selections like cinnamon raisin bagels. The one that caught my eye? The French Toast bagel! I ordered it toasted with cream cheese.
The "toast" basically just brought the bagel up to the temperature it probably was when it was first made, but no more. There were no burnt edges and amazingly it wasn't crisp from the toasting, but it was satisfyingly warm. The cream cheese had melted a bit into it, but it wound up helping the flavor penetrate the bagel. The French Toast bagel lived up to its name. There was powdered sugar on top, a wonderfully soft and chewy texture and some (what appeared to be) syrup worked into the bottom half. It was basically a dessert! I was very impressed.
I plan on coming back to try some of their other bagels, but my first experience was very positive!
"C-Best" (as my high school students call it) is a solid place in Cranford downtown to pick up a breakfast bite, or a lunch wrap. They have some solid offerings, and their morning breakfast wraps are consistently made well. My only complaint is they ALWAYS (ALWAYS) forget ketchup. It's nothing major at first, but when a place consistently forgets to put something on your order that you'd like to enjoy, it becomes a sticking point…
The lunch wraps are also delicious and priced well. Service is a bit slow if you hit them up in the morning, but you won't wait longer than 10 minutes for a decent-sized line of people ahead of you. The wraps are always hot, cooked well, and priced beautifully.
Two lines – "Cash" and "Credit/Debit" which is nice to see. Places that don't decipher and tell you as you're paying can become an annoyance.
This place needs a SERIOUS cleaning. It looks and feels dirty. Ceiling tiles need replacing, floors need scrubbing, cold display cases need a detox, bathroom needs a complete overhaul and glancing toward the back (where they make the hot sandwiches) I don't even want to know what's going on back there. Two stars because the bagels are okay if you keep your eyes closed.
Not only is this downtown Cranford's "best bagel" shop, but it's also the only bagel shop, which is why I started coming here for the occasional bagel craving. Bagels are fresh and soft, and they make a pretty good breakfast sandwich, as well. Lines can be long but they move quickly and service is good.
Great fresh bagels. They also have a large assortment of coffees and drinks. The have a lot of people working so a log line moves fast. So happy to have a go to bagel place so close to my apartment.
Bagels are ok. Sun dried tomato cream cheese is ok.
I ordered the chicken salad for lunch and I liked it a lot! Not too much mayo and the celery was nice and crisp.
They do have an awesome selection of coffees, including German chocolate flavor and Starbucks brand.