Lacto
American
Delivery
Take-out
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Bagel and sandwich restaurant that offers around seven tofu cream cheese options. Open Mon-Sun 6:00am-5:00pm.
14 Reviews
First Review by RebeccaSullivan
danavegana
Points +202
Love their scallion tofu spread - Edit
Not a lot of options for the spread, but it tastes really good either way!!!
Read moreEvery time I come to visit NYC I need to get a bagel there
Guest
lilygauthier
Points +316
yummy, but needs more vegan options - Edit
loads of bagel options and 3 choices for tofu cream cheese 🥯 i went for a toasted everything bagel with the vegetable tofu spread. the menu online has 8 tofu spread options, but in the restaurant there was only 3? not sure why. the bagel tasted great, portion size was huge and it was very filling. they also have dairy free alternatives for drinks. i would like to see more vegan spread options!
Read morePros: few tofu spread options, loads of bagel options, dairy free milk alternatives
Cons: not enough places to sit, chaotic ordering system
Guest
eatswithainsley
Points +49
Delicious! - Edit
Really good NYC bagel. Plain bagel with tofu scallion. It kept me full all day and I loved the dense texture of the bagel and the flavor of the tofu scallion.
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Denise430
Points +348
Yum - Edit
Their bagels are warm and fresh. The scallion tofu cream cheese is also fresh. It tastes like the scallions were just picked from the garden!
Read morePros: Fast service , Nice selection , Dine in available
Cons: The menu doesn’t have pricing , The counter person don’t know the price either
Guest
bedbugsballyhoo
Points +61
Scallion tofu cream cheese dear god yes - Edit
I’ve been trying to make my own since I left and I’m failing miserably. It was just so good.
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d.izzy13
Points +54
tofu cream cheese 🥰 - Edit
really good bagels with tofu cream chezzze #Veganuary
Read morePros: bagels fresh out of the oven, vegan options , location
Guest
HenrietteJohansen
Points +1581
Bagel hype - Edit
This was the third bagel location I went to because the two other ones had queues that went all the way outside of the shops. The bagel was nice and all, but I just cannot understand the hype around them.
Read morePros: Nice bagels, Several vegan cream cheese options, Warm bagel
Guest
Theveganmegan
Points +105
Vegan Friendly Bagels - Edit
I love that there are three options of cream cheese!
Read moreThey have a plain, veggie and a chive. They offered to let me try each one. I chose veggie on an everything bagel toasted but you can’t go wrong!
Pros: 3 separate vegan cream cheeses: plain+veg+chive, Everything bagel is delicious
Guest
·X·
Points +21078
Bagels - Edit
Nicer looking location, but the bagels tasted better at the original location to me. I also think there were less tofu cream cheese options offered here, but I have not been to the other location for a while.
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EmdotAlice
Points +4620
A good bagel - Edit
I asked my friends where their favorite bagels were in NYC and they recommended Ess-a-bagel. I tried the whole wheat everything with tofu scallion shmear. It was pretty good, too much salt for my taste but that’s the cost of an everything bagel. You get everything. Not sure if I would come out of my way to come here when good bagels are so easy to find.
Read morePros: Vegan whole wheat bagels, A couple of flavors of tofu cream cheese
Cons: Don’t love this neighborhood, Don’t have whole wheat sesame , No vegan sandwich options
Guest
LPveg
Points +466
Great NYC bagels - Edit
Great bagels with multiple tofu cream cheeses close to Penn Station. Tends to be very crowded with tourists.
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LydiaBerger
Points +383
Cheap option - Edit
When I went there were 3 vegan cream cheese options; tofu, scallion and vegetable. The place was rlly busy so the bagel was cold by the time I got it. The tofu cream cheese was decent but the flavor got a little too much after a while.
Read morePros: cheap
Cons: few options , heavy, long line
Guest
Poundie
Points +15256
Super-delish bagels! - Edit
Warm, fresh, NYC bagels from a bagel shop are delicious, especially when they have a smear of (vegan) tofu cream cheese. This is not a healthy meal--but does every meal need to be healthy? Ess-a-Bagel--which is near Penn Station/Madison Square Garden--is one of the many excellent bagel places in NYC. NYC tourists will no doubt be wowed by a place like this. Being a native, however, I might be a bit jaded, since I know that good a bagel store that offers tofu cream cheese is not unusual for Manhattan.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-08-23
Pros: Great bagels,, a real treat for tourists
Cons: Not that healthy, not that special for NYC
Guest
RebeccaSullivan
Points +3995
Lots of Options - Edit
Lots of options for vegan cream cheese. I got a salt bagel (asked for it toasted but didn’t come that way, not sure if they have a toaster or not) with tofu scallion cream cheese. Bagel was large but not the best bagel I’ve had. My sister got vegan olive cream cheese which wasn’t bad either.
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