Russ & Daughters

We arrived before 9am and lucky to get a table. Love the self-serve casual vibe here yet the food is good. We ordered class salmon plain bagel in scallion cream cheese, a Daughter’s Delight poppy bagel in scallion cream cheese, a Metz ball soup and a mushroom soup. Highly recommend the 1/4 lb saber slices (around 8 smaller pieces) and the 1/4 salmon slices (around 4 bigger pieces). Rich, fatty and melts in your mouth. The saber is a bit salty though . We end up buying another bagel, and 2 more soups as take away.

Stopped in for a bagel for breakfast on our last day in New York. It was busy l, but not overly so. A gentleman could tell it we were newbies so he helped us out and made some recommendations. We ended up getting an everything bagel with lox and plain cream cheese, we added some capers. Very delicious! Got a freshly squeezed orange juice to wash it down. Great place for a bagel, staff were all great! Thanks so much for breakfast!

Best caviar bagels out there in the city! Russ & Daughters have this very cool option of adding caviar to your bagels, and I am telling you - it is a must try! Besides that, you can always get salmon roe (“the red caviar”) on the side, or even the wasabi infused one. They offer a variety of cream cheese for your bagels (including one with caviar), plenty of bagel types and some very good combinations of ingredients for the pre-made bagels - in case you do not want to build your own. We also tried their organic Irish smoked salmon, which you can get separately- and it was divine! 10/10, quality over everything.

My visit to Russ & Daughters was fantastic. The bagels were fresh and absolutely delicious, packed with flavor. The vibes are classic New York, making the whole experience even better. Definitely a must stop for a great bagel and great atmosphere.

One of NYC’s most iconic spots for smoked fish — and now I fully understand why people love it. I ordered the Daughter’s Delight — which comes with Gaspe Nova smoked salmon + wild Alaskan salmon roe + cream cheese on a bagel. The lox was silky and delicate, with just the right amount of savoriness. The salmon roe added little pops of flavor, and the cream cheese tied everything together so nicely. The bagel itself? I really liked it — not overly chewy, soft in the center, with just enough bite. I can’t say whether it’s the definitive “New York style” (didn’t get to bagel-hop this trip), but for my taste, it was spot on.