Plain Cream Cheese

Why people love it

Huge, puffy, malty bagels with big schmears, ranked among the city's best by critics and many diners. Critics of the shop cite hard or stale bagels, thin spreads, and a lost old-school crust.

What people mention most

• chewy2
• house cream cheese2
• best in nyc2
• well seeded2
• scallion cream cheese2
• fluffy2
• chewy inside2
• everything bagel2

Criticism

• hard bagel1
• soft crust1
• lost malt flavor1
• tough1
• wrong order1

On the menu

A large hand-rolled, kettle-boiled bagel of choice, such as plain or everything, spread with plain cream cheese.