"The modernist bagel shop in Park Slope has all the plainish classics in small dense form, but it sports a few spicy outliers, like its numbing Sichuan peppercorn bagel and chile crisp cream cheese. Indicative of the appetizing shop’s willingness to get creative, the preparation of the bagels here shows extra care: A sourdough starter is employed in the kitchen, actual egg goes into the the egg bagels, and chopped cheese and Taylor ham sandwiches come served on a bagel or a bialy. There’s a second location in Cobble Hill." - Robert Sietsema