Chelsea Bagel & Cafe
“My favorite items are the breakfast bagels (Mr. and Mrs.) and the smoothies.”
“Kalmata olive cream cheese was awesome on my health grain bagel.”
“Another huge plus is that they are on seamless web- so no battling the busy tone”
Chelsea Bagel & Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Delicious, chewy bagels. I rarely get them, so when I do I like to go all out on things I'd never order– salt bagel, untoasted, with butter. I believe the credit card minimum is $5, but a latte and bagel will put you just over the threshold if you don't have cash. They have a huge selection of bagels as well as spread, so there's bound to be something for everyone. Easily one of the better bagels I've had in Manhattan. They also have quite a bit of seating which isn't exactly standard for a shop of this sort, so it's a nice extra!
I've held off writing this review for 7 months now because I didn't want anyone else to find out how wonderful this place is.
*This review is for lunch/dinnertime.* I imagine breakfast time may be a bad idea since the size of the store is quite large and open. At minimum twice a week I come and stuff my face with what may be the world's best bagels and cream cheeses. Where else in NYC can I get something for $2-4 that leaves me full for 6-7 hours? (Mind you, I'm a 5'2" girl, but y'know.)
Bagels, sandwiches, wraps, muffins, salads, coffee, sweets — all done well. But even better is the seating. While Starbucks, Dunkin, and that godforsaken 2 Bros. around the corner are packed at all hours of the day, Chelsea Bagel's always got a spot to park your butt in the afternoon or evening. Truly a godsend.
Solid option for a sammy in the area. Tried the turkey club with pepper turkey. Damned fine bacon and turkey, quality hoagie, good construction, nice slaw, good balance of the other innards, decent selection of beverages in the cases. Nice, spacious shop, nice staff, Generous portions.
Can't give a full 4-star review as the pricing for a turkey club hoagie is kind of high for the area, even when using Boar's Head products. But I'll still be back!
I work close by and literally just go there when I am in the mood for something quick to eat. I order the same thing almost every time-egg whites with cheddar cheese and spinach on a wheat wrap. To sum it up, they can never get it right! They are either missing the spinach or including the yolk. The worst of all is that they charge me a different price every-single-time. When I asked about it, no one has an answer.
Ive been frequenting this place for so long that it needs an update. I can call up and they can pretty much guess what Im about to order depending on how I start the order. They are consistently efficient and so much so that sometimes you'll have a hard time getting through on the phone.
Strongly recommend their pasta, salads and anything involving a bagel—especially the lox with cream cheese. They have an assortment of cream cheese from light, to non fat, to strawberry. Just go.
There are several seats available but be Warned: no bathrooms!!
Best bagels in NYC. Chewy, tasty and they toast it extra hard like I like it and slather it with butter as if being vegan was an after thought.
The workers are so fast and efficient at this place. Ingredients are so fresh and delicious. Our #`1 breakfast of choice on the weekend we come all the way across town just to have our omelette and egg and cheese bagel faves. What makes this place so great are its employees. So friendly, professional, and they work their asses off!
This will be a relatively short review compared to my others, since I didn't order here myself. My gf had just returned from Indonesia and was super jet lagged, so she was awake an hour or so before I had to go to work. She took that time to order us breakfast from Chelsea Bagel & Café. Normally, I find bagels a waste of money since I don't like carbs. However, this place was amazing. She ordered and Lox and Cream Cheese with capers and onions as well as a Tuna Melt with creamed cheese, avocados, and onions (maybe alfalfa too?). They were so good! The Lox was pretty standard, but the tuna blew my mind. Normally I hate tuna salad type dishes, but this one didn't have that nasty fishy taste and managed to make a solid combination with the cheese. I'd want to check them out again!