Simit + Smith
“And @Elizabet J.
YES, people in Turkey eat simit w nutella 😀 as well as w cream/feta etc…cheese, olive paste, jam you name it.”
“This is street food that has to be snatched right out of the vendor's hand (like the gulls do in Istanbul).”
“Amazingly tasty breads and delicious fresh ingredients make this little place a great taste of Turkey on the UWS!”
Simit + Smith
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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I feel sad about this review because of the people working here. They were really nice and hardworking.
Unfortunately the bread is precooked, the egg is precooked and the Turkish coffee was not good.
It is the enters fault for trying to cut corners and making things the fasted way. But come on, how long would it take you to crack an egg?? It would make a world of a difference!!
The whole point of a place such as this is the BREAD! Why have it precooked?? Well all I know is I'm not coming back.
Today I added simit to my vocabulary. I think of it as a giant, skinny bagel. My boyfriend and I were still hungry after having crepes next door so we split the feta/tomato/pepper simit. The staff recommended this as one of their most popular ones… but to me it was just a bagel with cream cheese, with feta cheese replacing the cream cheese.
The simit itself was the right balance of crunchy and chewy. The sesame seeds sprinkled on top were excellent too. It was good, but not so amazing as everyone seems to say.
One day I was walking through the UWS and I found myself famished. I popped in here and looked at the menu. Ordered the equivalent of a bagel with cream cheese. The bagel is a different variety than your typical (Turkish) and so it is bigger but also with a bigger hole.
For about $3, this was perfect. If you're in the neighborhood and looking for a quick snack, this place is perfect.
Nice variation of the usual bagel-ria. More to the Turkish roots, heartier grains, and funkier larger rings but skinnier. My +1 and I got the salmon cream cheese and tomato on the "loaf" bread. It would have been hard to put anything on the other skinny bagel style because frankly it looked like a hula hoop.
The size was massive and could have been split between us for breakfast. Unless you're very hungry, save some cash and split it.
Otherwise: good service, decent prices. However the place was roaring hot inside. I had to step out once or twice and the AC unit was dripping water right over the coffee sugar/additive area–not an ideal placement.
Stopped in for a quick drink following a bike ride. I didn't have particularly high expectations, I purchased a drink and an egg sandwich. (Also collected the free coffee from checking in).
The egg sandwich was delicious! The bread they used tasted so good! I went away a happy lady. The decor of the place is also really nice. All round, a pleasant experience.
Came to pick up a sandwich to take with me to Central Park. This is the perfect place to go if you want to do just that. 5 min walk to the park. When you check in yelp you get coffee for free but it's not the Turkish coffee which I didn't mind, they still brew a good cup of coffee. I got the salmon sandwich on a whole grain bread. Sadly they don't do the salmon on the smit bread anymore. I was fine with it though because this bread was perfect. It had that crisp outer part and soft and chewy on the inside. It was perfect with the layers of cream cheese, salmon, and red onions. You get that crunch from the sesame seeds on the bread and then again from the onions. This is a spot I would definitely come back to. It's not alternative to a lox bagel! Come try it out!
We were looking for a good bagel shop. We stopped in here to check it out. We shared a sesame seed bagel. It was not a typical bagel, but really delicious. It was chewy and tasty. I would imagine their sandwiches taste very good on their bread. I'm looking forward to go back during lunch.
The bread for my sandwich was amazing; amazing flavor, texture, health-value. Service was friendly and helpful.
I needed a power outlet, and there was one near the front window. I checked-in on Yelp and received a free cup of coffee (no decaf available).