"Bagels, all manners of schmears, and smoked fish are the typical draw at Proper Bagel, but if you don’t add on some sort of baked good to your order, you’re not doing it right. Nab a proper black and white cookie—the owner does have NY roots after all—or opt for a smore’s bar with so much marshmallow on top, you might mistake it for Dairy Queen soft serve. There’s also homemade hot chocolate with espresso that has all the sweetness of being 18 again." - ann walczak, bailey freeman