ARK Bagels

So where do I begin? There are multiple reasons as to why I'm super impressed with ARK Bagels, but the most important one would be that I finally found a place that makes an incredible chicken salad that doesn't taste or isn't drenched in mayo ! Here, it is absolute perfection ! I highly recommend the Chicken Salad BLT on a toasted Everything bagel. The selection of bagels & flavored cream cheese is incredible as well ! If you have a sweet tooth, they also have a selection of muffins, cake, fruit, etc.. Let's not forget the gentleman that works here. He happens to be very pleasant and assures you your bagel will be prepared exactly as you want it !! You walk in, and he greets you & the same on your way out !! Fabulous job ARK Bagels !!!!

Crazy experience here, the chef is amazingly welcoming, the bagels are not SHY on the portions of cream cheese!!! The bread was amazing, I had the full 5 stars bagel experience !!! You get to choose from around 20 types of bread and cream cheese depending on what you like and which flavour you want, it was amazing!

Don’t miss to try the ARK’s Classic Bagel, it was amazing. We change the plain cream cheese for scallion cream cheese and they didn’t make us pay it as extra. We did everything bagel and it was toasted and delicious. The people who work here were so nice with us and with other tourist who were a little lost. We ordered also a dessert French Toast Bagel with Oreo Cream Creese, and it was so yummy too!! They also let us try the cream cheese before ordering, being really helpful. Such a welcoming environment, loved it!

While we were ordering there was some kind of drama happening between the workers and the man taking our order was trying his very best to remember all our orders on his own while still dealing with the coworker who was refusing to work. He was very apologetic and professional and got all our orders correct. My bagel was delicious.

Chef Duqueroix Letter Code: B Final Review 4th visit: BLT, Rye toast with mix berry cream cheese, pumpernickel bagel with mixed berry cream cheese. All delicious. I was particularly hard on this place because I wanted to become a regular here and 3 stars is exceptional by my standards. I definitely recommend this place. (1pt loss for the coffee (it’s disgusting in the AM you can get good coffee from the street cart on 8th and 13th. The other point deduction is for not having fresh (or store made) breakfast pastries.) 1. You should patron this place. 2. The food is about 50% fresh on observation (spreads and possibly bagels). 3. Ambiance: they should remove the candy aisle it’s tacky and the candy has been there for months nearing expiration. Also take the chips out of the manufacturing boxes and merchandise them on the shelf. Are you a bagel shop or a bodega? Have some pride and class in your shop. Edited: 3rd Visit in 30 day period hoping to increase stars. Purchased breakfast items this time BLT on White and an almond pastry (which they do not make in house but should). The BLT is delicious and has the right proportion of bacon to lettuce and tomato and the bread is not soggy like some other places. It’s also not overly salty. The location makes their own assortment of cream cheese spreads and cures their own salmon—which looks great and will taste on a different visit. The coffee is horrible and they should change the brand—perhaps buying it from Pecoshitas in Jackson Heights Queens. The location almost earned an additional star but it remains a 1 star on the fact that they do not make their own breakfast pastries (which they should) if you can make bagels you can make other baked goods. There was also several flies in the pastry case which the cashier had to fan out and was offended when I contemplated purchasing the pastry product. Flies equate to filth and as a chef and respected member of the culinary community I would recommend a health department visit to the location. Perhaps they should utilize measures to protect the location against an infestation of flies. If they fix the fly situation and offer some in-house baked breakfast pastries then they would earn an additional star. I’ve visited this location on two occasions and both instances the bagel and the pastry tasted like they were made millenniums ago on the ark. Literally the driest pastries one could ever consume. 2 stars because it’s highly probable that they bake the bagels onsite but surely all other pastries are bought from a mass produced warehouse. Areas of improvement would be to rework the bagel recipe to accommodate the filling. It’s not standard to bite down into a rock hard bagel and all the contents burst out of the sides onto your clothing. Bagels should have a soft inside. You should also remove those large bagels from the bottom of the case as it looks plastic (probably are) and you need to develop your own signature sandwiches—and jump off the me-too train of serving the same crap as the mainstream corporates—even though that’s what your company strives to be and it’s a shameful endeavor. I believe in traditional New York business—if your food is good people will put in the effort and travel to eat it—and at current this food is not worth the travel.

They have 3 types of vegan tofu cream cheese made fresh every morning! And the service was fantastic! The veggie one is a bit sour though.

First travel to NYC. Already ate at most local shops. This so far is the best. The hospitality and ambiance so far gives a real nyc vibes.

An incredible selection of bagels and cream cheese. Service was fast and friendly. The bagels were awesome. The cream cheese was light and tasty. Highly recommend Ark Bagels! Edit: Second day visit and had Original Philly on pumpernickel everything bagel, wow that changed my day. Put a pep in my step!

best bagel i have ever had! crunchy,chewy, salty. everything i could ever ask for in a breakfast meal.

Nice bagels with a large menu. The everything bagel was a hit odd to me, but I should have looked more closely at what was on it. Good coffee.

Went there on my lunch break for a smoothie. I got the berry smoothie which was decent. While I was waiting on the smoothie I was looking at the pastries such as the muffins however there was a lot of flies going in and out of the display case. I never had any of the food there but I don't think I will after seeing that.

Good enough bagel and cream cheese. Interesting location: 8th Ave facing Google But the cream cheese piled up in the bowls in the front of the counter were cracked as though dried out. And no one who works these seems to have noticed Not going back

Anytime I see a bagel shop I usually go in and see what it's about. I love a good bagel. I stopped here for breakfast and ordered a toasted egg bagel with bacon egg and cheese. I topped it with red onions! The bagel was very good and made fresh! They have alot of bagels here from what I see. As soon as you walk in they have a display of encased bagels where you go and place your order at. the display says it all. The service was fast and friendly. I enjoyed my bagel and off to work I went. I recommend coming by getting one of there bagels or maybe a dozen!.

First review of the year...ok, so I went back to Ark Bagels on 8th. Bagels are fresh and yes, hand rolled unlike my accusation from 8 months ago. Staff welcoming and friendly. Place is bright and clean. Good background music, not too loud. Ark is in the top 10% class of NYC bagel places. I will come back for my IG @bagelmavennyc review another time

This was the first place I visited when I arrived in New York, I have never seen so many different kinds or colours of bagels, there was so much choice and also different choices of cream cheese and salmon and other fillings which was amazing! A great welcome to New York!

***Smoothie review*** I ordered a customized smoothie here. Standard pricing. They didn't have two of the fruit items I requested but were able to replace it with two other fruits of my choice. It was delicious and quick service.

Something is a bit off here. I've been quite a few times and as of recently the quality has gone down-hill. It's as if they're trying to label off-brand meats as Boars Head when it's so obviously not BH quality... It ain't adding up

Got a bagel with salmon, plain cream cheese, tomato, onions, and capers. They called this the Chelsea Special, which I guess is a custom bagel order, which they charged ~$15 for (wasn't really made clear on their menu). The bagel was soft and fresh. They put a lot of cream cheese though, but overall it was delicious and very filling. I don't eat a lot of bagels, so I don't know how this place compares to other bagel shops, but I would return. They have a lot of types of cream cheeses (both sweet and savory) and bagel bread options (seasame, cinnamon, pumpernickel, etc.). People are also friendly and professional and service is quick.

Absolutely wonderful staff. Very clean and delightful place to grab a very lovely bagel sandwich. I ordered spinachn' egg on a sesame bagel. It was fresh and so delicious . The staff was absolutely friendly and kind and efficient! Very clean and tidy .

Stopped in for breakfast today. I ordered a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. The Weird Dude took my order. When I opened my food I was shocked to see that the roll was burnt to a crisp and the bacon was completely carbonized (pre-diamond). Mr. Weird Dude was happy to serve this slop up to me and he knows it was a turd. I have never had a worst breakfast sandwich in my life. I will never ever go back here again. You have all been warned...

This bagel shop is across from google and right by chelsea market. It is in a prime spot area. It is decorated pretty cute for having the name ark in its name. It is a pretty big space for a bagel shop. When I went inside I saw a kiosk to order as no one told me to go to the counter to order. So when I places my order and the guy got my receipt he asked me what kind of bagel I wanted. Guess I forgot to click on it. Would have been easier just to order at the counter. The bagel itself was just ok. I got a sesame bagel with scallion creamcheese. To me the cream cheese was tasteless. This place does have a rating of Grade pending but when you look it up online it says B. The staff was ok. I did see one of them give a young child a colorful bagel as the kid was eyeing it and dragged the parent into the store. The staff was nice enough to give the bagel to the child free of charge. It was heartwarming to see.

Staffs are just rude here. I ordered a bagel with extra cream cheese. They are very skimpy with the cream cheese. I asked nicely if they can put a little more. The lady rushes over from the cashier and yells out "THAN JUST PAY FOR IT". Rolled her stupid eyes at me. Meanwhile I already paid at the kiosk. Then the guy behind the counter gave me a very nasty look and care less about my request. Then when my order was ready, that lady just threw it at me and rolled her eyes. Gave it a second chance and went again. Definitely regret it! Ordered 2 eggs and cheese with bagel and had the worst stomachache after. Avoid this place unless you want to pay for some rude service and end up with a stomachache after consuming their food. Also, I ordered a bacon, egg and cheese on a hero and they charged me $10 just for that. Ridiculous!!

Finally, Ark is open! Right next to Empire cakes. This is a top notch bagel emporium. The ark theme runs throughout the spacious & snazzy shop. Spreads are generous & varied. Three types of tofu cream cheese. Fresh squeezed juices. This is a one stop breakfast shop & it's impressive. Ate: Whole wheat bagel with veg tofu cream cheese $8.66 Complex texture, excellent bagel though a tad pricey but this is Chelsea after all and we love our new bagel oasis.

Staff was offputting while ordering and forgot my order so had to re-ask me what I wanted. Sandwhich was good which slightly saves review.

Food meh, decor was nice, the guys in the counter were busy doing a catering platter. Bkfst 1/2 egg/sausage rolls were not filled much but for mediocre food it's ok. Bagel with cream cheese came to a $4.34-not warm same as the quality i get from a street vendor. Then being SHORTCHANGED by the girl at the register did it for me. DISHONESTY IS WHAT WILL PUSH ME AWAY. If you just want overpriced food and don't care about taste or attitude and enjoy dishonest employees come here. If you want a REAL bagel spot this isn't the place. If you ARK BAGELS want to make more money then charge more upfront. Don't shortchange your customers. I HIGHLY DOUBT THE CASHIER MADE AN HONEST MISTAKE.... No one else was in the establishment

Super friendly staff. Highly recommend the egg bagel and chipotle cream cheese. Not very spicy (coming from someone who cannot handle spice) and delicious. Good portion too. Clean location too, added bonus!

Bagel was top notch, The Everything Bagel had a nice dense garlicky topping, nice good portion of cheddar jalapeño cream cheese, nice crust, soft chewy inside, good service, could not really ask for more. Thumbs up

I've gone to this place for the absolute last time. To preface: I rarely, if ever, leave negative reviews for any restaurant or store I go to - I know how much it can damage a business, and I avoid it whenever possible. But after today's experience, I really feel like I have no choice. I have been going to ARK Bagels since they opened - I work right down the block and made a habit of frequenting the place at least once or twice a week. I'll start with the okay - the bagels are fine. They aren't the best bagels I've ever had, but they're average and do the job better than any other place in the immediate area. The prices are what you'd expect for 8th ave in Chelsea. In the beginning, everyone who worked there seemed efficient and cordial - one cashier in particular, was always very nice and I'd leave feeling good. As time went on though, and more hires came in, suddenly the front end of the shop took a nose dive. One cashier consistently screws up or mishears orders - and, when you correct her, she gives you an eyeroll and an attitude about it, like you're the one who said the wrong thing. Maybe if she wasn't on her phone all the time, she'd hear things better, but who am I to judge. I understand that working the front end of a bagel shop is not everyone's dream. Every time I'd get this cashier (as opposed to the other, nicer one), I'd leave feeling annoyed or upset - not really the way I wanted to start my day before work. Fine, whatever. Mediocre customer service is nothing new in this town, and nothing had really boiled over in a way that felt out of line. Today, I walk in, get my bagel and coffee, and I see a new face at the register. This person seems fine, maybe a little carefree, who knows. I go to take a sip of my coffee, and suddenly, nothing is reaching my mouth. I hear another customer say to me "oh no look out!" and suddenly i feel super hot coffee spilling all over the bottom of my face and all over my chest. I go to the register and tell the girl that next time she should check to see if the top is actually ON my coffee; she says she's sorry and then quickly walks away, unwilling to deal with me. So I'm standing there, drenched in coffee, no one is offering me anything: not a refund, not a free item, not even a refill on the coffee that is now half-spilled all over me and their floors. They don't even offer me a new top for my coffee! Finally, the one nice cashier gives me some napkins, but by this point, I'm feeling pretty (literally) left out to dry. I understand a bagel shop is not a Michelin Star experience, and I know it's a business with the mindset of cheap production, high ROI. This doesn't mean the customer service has to be total garbage. I don't need people pampering me when I get a bagel and coffee, but I expect, at the very least, to be treated with human decency. I thank GOD I asked for milk in my coffee, or else I'm sure I would have second or third degree burns all over my face and chest right now and I'd be in a hospital, instead of at work with a shirt drenched in coffee. And these people should also be thanking god, because this is the kind of event that puts people out of business from lawsuits.

I love this spot. It's conveniently close to my job and has a little of everything from breakfast to lunch. I love a good lox bagel but also love pastrami so I tried the pastrami lox bagel and it was great. Not too much different from a regular lox bagel but still delicious and you can taste the hint of pastrami.

I ordered a sesame bagel with egg salad which I have never tried before. The bagel was large, tasty, and just the right amount of chewiness to hardness. The egg salad was creamy and tasty also. It hit the spot for my bagel craving. I will try a bagel next time with one of their many varieties of cream cheese they have fancifully displayed begging you to choose.

Nice and clean looking interior. Good variety. Service is fine. Prices are a bit much, even for Chelsea. Quality could be better. I think this place has standard deli food that tends to be mediocre at best. I ordered an ultimately disappointing bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll that cost something like $10 (?!). The egg and cheese were fine but the bacon was incredibly old and stringy and the roll was pretty meh. The flat bagels are more like vaguely bagel-shaped bread than proper bagels. For comparison: I was wandering around at 8am when I happened to stop by Westside Market on 15th Street and 7th Ave. I ordered a BEC for $6 and at checkout the cashier let me know that it comes with a free coffee (!!). The food was nothing to write home about but pretty solid. Definitely better and more bang for your buck than Ark, at least when it comes to breakfast sandwiches.

I ordered a bacon egg and cheese. Idk what this is. Maybe beef bacon? I don't eat beef. It didn't look or taste like any regular bacon I've had before, it simultaneously soggy and chewy. I could barely eat a bite. Even when I tried to take the bacon off the bagel its self is not good. Who puts oats on an everything bagel? Everything is wrong here. Friendly staff but I definitely won't be back and won't be recommending. Really disappointed. I should've known when I saw spider bagel

The Bagels are super market quality, not fresh NY bagels. The first insult is you order and pay on an atm like screen, great. But if you just want one plain to go, you are in the queue for all the other complicated orders ahead of you . It literally took 20 minutes to just get one to go!!!

My sister stopped in on Sunday afternoon on the recommendation of someone down the block. The bagels we ordered were fresh and tasty, the place was clean and the staff was pleasant. I will revisit this place in the future.

Good when they actually get your order right. The amount of times they've given me the wrong bagel is almost impressive. Maybe if the guy behind the counter could get off of instagram long enough to acknowledge what he's doing they'd get it right.

Stopped by for an afternoon snack and got a BLT on an everything bagel- it was really good and fresh! Came back a few days later for breakfast. Got the bacon, egg and cheese on an everything bagel. It was ok, not great. The coffee was not good. There were coffee grinds in the last bit of coffee...

Stopped in yesterday. Got a blueberry bagel with veggie tofu cream cheese (no additional toppings), which somehow came to over $10? Absurd, even for the area, but okay. It was ordered "toasted" but was very obviously not toasted. Also ordered an iced latte with oatmilk and "vanilla flavor". As we were waiting for our order, I saw the barista pouring vanilla coffeemate creamer into a latte, but I assumed it wasn't ours, because we ordered ours with oatmilk. She then gave us that same latte, and I said "oh, is this with oat milk?" Which she confirmed yes, "it's an oatmilk latte"........ it seems that by "vanilla flavor" they mean they add vanilla CREAMER (not a torani type vanilla flavored syrup like every other coffee place I have visited in my life). So she added oat milk and an additional dairy creamer. Even if I were a person who could have dairy, that would be so much cream? I really think they should make that clear on the menu, or even just mention it especially since we ordered a non-dairy bagel spread just before that. The latte was $7, and we threw it away. We went back to the counter and ordered an oatmilk latte with no "flavor", and the barista scrolled on her phone for a solid five minutes before she made our latte. It was so bizarre! Added one star because it's nice that they have tofu spread, but I will brave Chelsea Market and just go to Black Seed Bagels next time I'm in the area instead.

Fantastic fresh bagels and a huge array of options. A great NYC bagel. Newer than most shops and more commercial feeling. Service is fast and efficient. Try the fresh squeezed OJ for an additional treat.

This is near all of the popular bagel spots and offers the same great bagels without a line. Bagels were fresh and warm. They had many cream cheese and sandwich toppings.

Fresh and great bagels. Excellent sandwiches, particularly the Reuben. Friendly counter staff

Delicious fresh bagels! They tend to put A LOT of cream cheese on the bagels. I usually ask them to put about half or tell them "that's fine" and they're good with that. Be aware that the pumpernickel bagels have raisins in them. It was a bit of a surprise for me (I really hate raisins in things....). Fast service, friendly people and reasonable prices, although soda's are $3, which I think is high... .but that's just my opinion.

The best bagel I've ever had in my life!!! I got a whole wheat everything bagel with sun dried tomato cream cheese & smoked salmon. My tastebuds were singing. The staff was very helpful and attentive. great customer service! And a rainbow bagel on the way out :)

Staff got my order wrong. I ordered two bagels both toasted, one with cream cheese, the second with white fish. First attempt of my order, was given to another customer. Then they remade my order. When I got home I had two plain bagels NOT toasted with plain cream cheese. When I PAID for one with white fish. I walked back two blocks to get what I ordered! OH AND THE STORE WAS NOT BUSY both times I was there. They acted like this happens all the time, like it was no big deal. I will never go back! (BTW the customer who got my original order was there to get their order remade as well) Murray's and Zuckers is MUCH better and on the ball.

The bagels are not fresh New York bagels . If you want a basic deli upgrade, sure . It just fell short of a local good bagel spot as I'd hoped it would be

One of the best bagels I've ever eaten. Chewy and flavorful. Also the flat bagels were awesome. Wide variety of toppings and flavors. Nice staff. Very clean.

I ordered from Uber Eats and the restaurant called me directly to ask me to cancel the order because it came through incorrectly. I canceled to reorder and Uber Eats said the restaurant gets to keep my $145 without delivering food. Called the restaurant back and they said they never called to and asked me to cancel the order. Now I'm out $145 and the restaurant hasn't sent me the food. Never order from these SCAM ARTISTS!

Quick & delicious. I order online to grab before going to work, my order is always ready on time.

First time here and I got a sausage egg and cheese on a cinnamon raisin bagel, the bagel itself was good, taste, texture, and all, pretty big in size but damn the sausage I got is crazy for the $8 price. Really need to take a look at that cause why sell something this tiny on a big bagel sandwich add an extra if it's that small very disappointed in the outcome.

Wow, NYC bagels and cream cheese again ups the bar! With Empire Bakery next door, this area should be called Carb Alley

If you are visiting and have to have a "New York Bagel" this is this place to get them. 3 months later and I still dream about being able to have another one at some point.

Fresh. Delicious. I've only had bagels here in the morning. They have been fresh with a crunchy outside and soft inside. The freshness is key to what makes them! Scallion cream cheese was very good. Delivery guy was smiling and friendly, which is refreshing. Perhaps, not the best bagel in NYC, but worthy, delicious and a great addition to the neighborhood!

Delicious bagels. Sandwiches are out of this world recommend the turkey, egg and cheese on a pumpernickel bagel scooped out and toasted.

I will never return to this shop. The cashier made an extremely rude and hurtful remark when i got upset his response was "what..you cant take a joke." had been there a few times before. they always messed up the order (despite 10 people behind the counter doing nothing) the food is ok but after my experience today i will never return.

If I could give 0 stars I would. I placed a scheduled delivery though Ubers Eats. I got a notification that they were preparing my order and then 15 minutes later I get another notification that it was cancelled. No explanation either. This was going to be my first order with me. This is certainly going to be my last one. This was absolutely NOT a technical difficulty by Uber, after contacting both Uber and this business. This business is the one who initiated the cancellation and I'm the one who had to call and find out why. Ark Bagels didn't even attempt to contact me.

Bagels were ok, but a bagel with "flavored" -- I.e. scallion -- cream cheese and tomato came to $8.10 with tax. I added $1 for tip, so the whole thing was $9.10. That's just not an acceptable price for a bagel and cream cheese... even with tomato. I howled with laughter but still left $9 poorer. I predict this business will not last for long...

Wonderful new bagel place in our neighborhood, the everything bagel with lox and the works was amazing. can't wait to try theyre other deli items. Great addition to our neighborhood!! Please go, you won't be disappointed. Also to note there is also a small bodega in the restaurant as well.

Excellent food & service!! The store was clean with friendly staff! We stopped by for a bagel & breakfast