Old City Bagel Co. – American

The scent of freshly baked dough and roasting coffee beans wafts through this sun-drenched neighborhood anchor, where the morning rush hums with the rhythmic scraping of knives against perfectly toasted crusts. Hand-rolled bagels, boiled to a signature chew and baked to a golden sheen, serve as the canvas for velvety house-made schmears and towering stacks of salt-cured lox and garden-fresh toppings. It is a place where the warmth of the ovens and the lively clatter of a busy counter create a quintessential, soul-warming start to the day.

Cuisine: American

Price range: $

Currently open