Apollo Bagels
Bagel shop · West Village ·
Sourdough bagels with creative toppings and sandwiches
Sourdough bagels with creative toppings and sandwiches
"Naturally fermented bagels with a crunchy exterior are the hallmark here; the shop is cited as an example of New York’s favorite food done the traditional way." - Eater Staff
"10th Street hasn’t been the same since Apollo Bagels arrived in 2024. If you show up on a weekend after 10am, the athleisure-clad crowd can mean a wait of 45 minutes for a bagel. The line at their West Village location is worse. Go during the week, or to their Williamsburg location—or honestly, to any other great bagel shop." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"Apollo Bagels is a minimalist East Village bagel shop. There’s nowhere to sit and only three kinds of bagels available (plain, sesame, and everything). One thing about running a bagel shop that way? It makes a great product. The bagels are sour and bubbly, with a nice, crunchy exterior. The options for toppings include tomato, cream cheese, and butter and jam — so if you’re looking for bacon, egg, and cheese, you’ll have to try Tompkins Square Bagels a block away. There are three other locations now too, in the Greenwich Village, Williamsburg, and the newest one in the Financial District." - Robert Sietsema, Nadia Chaudhury
"Launched earlier this year as a pop-up with brick-and-mortar goals and powered by baking veterans Cheryl Storms and Matt Cardwell (both formerly of Wayfarer Bread & Pastry), this operation offers pre-order pickups at LuckyBolt Bakery in Sorrento Valley and weekend pop-ups at Ironsmith Coffee and Echale Wine Bar & Kitchen in Encinitas. The bagels are based on naturally fermented sourdough and come in flavors such as marble rye and za’atar, plus an innovative take on an everything bagel that subs in nutty nigella seeds for onion and garlic bits that often burn in the oven. They’re offered with cream cheese and housemade crème fraîche schmears, including a dill-shallot version with smoked local halibut, and the bialy is a savory standout topped with roasted mushrooms, caramelized onions, and bacon." - Candice Woo
"Apollo Bagels has filed a suit in court this week to prevent its landlord from attempting to break its lease over the bagel shops’ long lines. The West Village location has taken several measures to mitigate lines, nevertheless, the landlord — Lloyd Goldman’s BLDG Management, which owns 300 properties around the U.S. — is threatening to evict them. It’s not the first time the landlord has gone after the little guy, having pushed out an elderly woman against her will for her rent-stabilized apartment." - Melissa McCart
