Utopia Bagels
“You may get intimidated by the long line, but trust me, your patience will be rewarded.”
“The chicken time sandwich is my husband favorite the bacon is so crispy and the chicken salad is not overly doused mayo.”
“Their lox and scallion cream cheese on everything bagel is seriously bomb.”
Utopia Bagels
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
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$ Price range Inexpensive
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Best Bagel and Bialy Bar None in New York! I second Deborah's statement in her review below that this is the #1 and tastiest Bagel made with Love and NY Water. I am a fan. So lucky that they open at 4 am when I can get my fix of the fresh hot goodies- I love the everything, garlic, onion and the bialys- and pack another 9 dozen before I drop off the rental car at Budget JFK and get on the 7 am to Phoenix Sky Harbor. Yes I do need a whole suitcase for the lot but for the 50 ex NYers in my group in Az waiting for Utopia and the next pot luck, this is a no brainer.I got there at 3:50 am and there were 3 cars already parked with folks waiting and ready; 2 more pulled up by 4:04 am. The staff is friendly and quick. I have also stopped by on a Saturday at 7:45 am when the line was 14 deep but it was moving. Definitely worth it and then some! Got the lox and cream cheese with the slice of onion on an egg bagel last time. It was absolutely stupendous with a generous helping of lox. Free parking lot in the back as you do have to pay for street parking via the central parking box during posted hours. Love Utopia Bagels! The best part about being sometimes nocturnal and an early bird the rest of the time is that this is just a 5 minute drive north of the LIE at 4 am.
Utopia Bagels recently renovated and expanded, but it's still insanely crowded on a weekend morning. It took us nearly 30 minutes to get some bagels this Sunday, most of it spent in a long line that wriggled its way through the store and then out the door. Still, the wait it worth it.
Bagels are synonymous with New York City, but it's getting increasingly hard to find good ones in the city. Utopia still makes them fresh, now in an elegant open kitchen, and they are some of the best I've ever had.
My personal favorite is a simple bagel with butter – preferably with sesame seeds but I'm flexible. This can be a bit of a trick. A bagel with cream cheese only needs to be warm to be good, but with butter it needs to be hot. This means either getting it really fresh or toasting it. I'll usually settle for toasted, but a fresh, hot bagel with butter is like nothing else on earth. Simply amazing. I had to settle for poppy seeds, but it was still worth 30 minutes. So good I decided to order two.
Unlike some Manhattan places, they'll toast a bagel here if that's what you want. My wife got a french toast bagel with strawberry cream cheese that she said was excellent.
Lox is never cheap, and while the prices here may have gone up a bit, a bagel with lox here is still a good bargain compared to most places. My son had a plain bagel with lox and said it was amazing.
After the new expansion the drink selection here is top notch as well… there's a long row of glass front coolers with a really wide selection of cold drink options – plus coffee choices as well.
Don't go if your in a rush, but if you have the time Utopia Bagels are worth the wait.
I want to tell you this place sucks so bad so that everyone stays away and it can be mine alone, but alas, that would be a big lie. This place is amazingly amazing.
The bagels are fresh, the employees are efficient and very friendly and you just hate leaving. Its a vibe. No parking your butt here and being a Wi-Fi mooch. This is a place for eating fresh food and having conversations. All ages and many regulars visit here and never a complaint about lines or food. Thats because its great and people love great.
This was my second honey bee sandwich and it was as good as the first. (No bees were hurt in the making of this sandwich).
If you park on a side street you will not need to pay the meter. Also, if you visit later in the day…say after 2, the line is much less.
Damn this place for being so awesome!
I've gone to bagel heaven and back.
Handmade, fresh bagels on the spot. Reasonable prices. Tons of parking nearby. What more can you ask for?
On weekends, the wait can be kind of terrible but let me tell you, you will not be disappointed. Favorite bagel place in Queens to date!
Pro tip: Go here on weekdays when it's not as crowded 🙂
Upon reading all these wonderful Yelp reviews I decided to pick up some late breakfast.
I ordered the chicken time on a poppy seed roll which was a great combo of chicken salad and bacon. Also had the lox spread on an everything bagel; the bagel had great taste and texture but the lox spread was a bit too fishy for my preference. I manage to grab a container of rainbow cookies as well which were very yummy.
The line was ridiculous at 8am on a Saturday morning, it was practically almost out the door. You would think with so much staff that things would be moving along a lot quicker, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
I've come here several times. There is always a line literally OUT the DOOR. Don't let that turn you away because it moves pretty quickly. The bagels taste really good. I usually grab an egg and cheese. I can honestly say for a bagel spot this one has been pretty consistent with the food. The people working here have always been professional, helpful and friendly. What else can I say…I'm a fan!
My favorite thing to order at Utopia bagels is the french toast bagel, lightly toasted with butter.. It is sooo good. This place got me through my mornings when I was in high school. Back then I would constantly have their sesame bagel with cream cheese. They have great bagels and their cream cheese is always fresh. I have also tried their tuna salad wrap which is delicious. Great neighborhood spot.
I love bagels but I really love Utopia bagels. They are fresh and chewy. The selection is great and the bagels are so fresh that some of them are still warm. They are so good they don't need toasting. They have those tiny little blisters on the crust. That means they were properly boiled and baked. During my visit to Queens I had an onion bagel with scallion cream cheese and a bialy with plain cream cheese. Utopia bagels knows that cream cheese needs to be kept at or just slightly below room temperature. If not then it doesn't have the proper consistency and flavor. They have a nice selection of smoked fish and salads to go with the bagels. Their rainbow cookies were very good too. I'll be back next time I'm in Queens. I schlepped a dozen bagels on the airplane back to St. Louis!