"New Yorkers and locals alike swear by this charming bagel shop with flavorful, intensely chewy bagels made fresh throughout the day. Musician and former New Englander Noah Bernstein loads snappy salt, everything, and weekend pumpernickels with a generous shellack of homemade schmears, only improved with a free shake of za’atar. Each week features a schmear special with names like Twin Leeks and Honey, I Shallotted the Dijons. Get online or in-person orders in early on weekends — Bernstein’s regularly sells out before official closing time on weekends. Fun fact: Bernstein’s makes a quick cameo in the background of the Michelle Williams-starring film Showing Up." - Daniel Barnett, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, Nathan Williams
