"This Connecticut-based joint hidden away on a Greenwich Village side street isn’t a pop-up (though it once was), but a physical store that seeks to redefine what a bagel spot can be. First off, all the bagels are handed over the counter hot, and several flavors of cream cheese (pulled very cold from the refrigerator) are all you can get to put on them (don’t expect them to do the schmear for you). There are no plastic knives, which means you have to rip and dip, and the bagels are smaller and browner than usual. Still, it’s worth visiting if only to expand bagel horizons. Subsequent locations have followed around town." - Robert Sietsema, Nadia Chaudhury