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Kossar's Bagels & Bialys

Item: Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
Author: Andrea Wien

Cuisine: Bakery, European, Polish

Price Range: $

10Best Says

New York is the land of the bagel, but what about the bialy? Maybe you've never even heard of a bialy, the bagel's Polish cousin. Unlike bagels, bialys are baked instead of boiled, and have a depression in the middle (often sprinkled with fresh onion) instead of a hole. If you're looking for a place to try one, Kossar's Bialys in the Lower East Side is the place to go. Opened in the 1930s, Kossar's changed ownership in early 2014 and things have only improved since then. Bakers here still hand form each and every precious dough ball before baking them in a brick oven. The result is chewy, yeasty and delicious, just how Bubbe would have remembered.

Address:

367 Grand Street at corner of Essex St.
New York, NY 10002
212-473-4810

Hours:

Daily 6am-8pm

Website:

kossars.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Andrea Wien
New York Local Expert

Breakfast: "Go right when they open to get the first batch of bialys out of the oven."

Best for Breakfast Because: You've tasted the blown up, airy imitations, now discover the real thing at Kossar's Bagels & Bialys.

EXPERT TIPS BY: Maria Lisella
New York Local Expert

Bakeries: "Go right when they open to get the first batch of bialys out of the oven. but don't turn your back on the chocolate babka please."

Best for Bakeries Because: You've tasted the blown up, airy imitations, now taste the real thing at Kossar's Bagels & Bialys; be patient, the schmears are coming.

Main Menu
- Main Menu
  
  Bialys
  
  ($10.80)
  
  Garlic Bialys
  
  doz ($10.80)
  
  Mini Bialys
  
  doz ($9.00)
  
  Pletzels
  
  each ($2.75)
  
  Bulkas
  
  each ($2.00)
  
  Large Bialys
  
  each ($2.00)
  
  Mini Pletzels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Mini Bulkas
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Sesame Sticks
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Plain Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Sesame Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Poppy Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Everything Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Onion Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Garlic Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Salt Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Pumpernickel Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Whole Wheat Bagels
  
  doz ($12.00)
  
  Low Carb Bagels
  
  each ($1.75)

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