"A classic breakfast sandwich featuring eggs, American cheese, and a griddled pork roll—the salty 'best breakfast meat'—on a housemade bagel finished with chile crisp mayo; the sandwich reflects careful, hands-on preparation from a team that clearly cares." - Adam H. Callaghan
"Flour Moon Bagels is a must-stop this Carnival season, offering bagel platters, hot and iced coffee carafes, and half-gallons of its specialty frozen cocktail — a delicious combination of gin, Aperol, bergamot, orange, and grapefruit juice. There’s even a special Krewe bagel, for $95, feeding 10 to 12 people. It’s a huge version of their bagel sandwich made with cream cheese, smoked salmon, cucumber, capers, and red onion (requires 48 hours notice). Go online or call the shop to preorder." - Beth D’Addono
"Flour Moon Bagels, a bagel shop known for its pastel aesthetic and inventive offerings, started as a pandemic pop-up and is now a bakery where you could hang out forever. The bagels are smaller with a golden crusted exterior and gentle interior. They offer a list of 'tartines,' or open-face bagel sandwiches, topped with cream cheese and colorful produce."
"A pastel, muraled bakery that evolved from a pandemic pop-up into a destination for artfully topped “tartines,” small bagels with golden crusts and gentle interiors piled high with inventive combinations like roasted carrot spread with tahini and herbs or labneh with roasted strawberries and pickled fennel. The shop emphasizes savoring each open-face creation rather than multitasking while eating, and specials are best checked on the website or Instagram." - ByBon Appétit Staff & Contributors
"Cold-fermented sourdough bagels are spiked with Louisiana cane syrup, hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, and baked at 500 degrees to achieve a crisp, chewy exterior and a supple interior. Opened in 2022, the shop draws weekend queues and leans into sit-down dining with tartines (open-face bagels) like roasted carrot with tahini and dukkah or sunflower seed butter with tahini, bananas, dates, and honey." - ByElazar Sontag