1. Barney Greengrass
8.6
541 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 86th & W 87th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 161 tips and reviews
Rich Myrlak: Favorite - Eastern Nova and Belly Lox with scallion cream cheese, tomato, capers and onion on an everything bagel.
Ben K.: Classic! Try the sturgeon, pastrami lox, or whitefish salad on a bagel. Scrambled eggs with sturgeon and onion are excellent too.
Radhs: Everything! Loved the scrambled eggs w Lox - so did my 18-month old son.
2. Absolute Bagels
9.1
2788 Broadway (at W 108th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 294 tips and reviews
Paul Brewer: Everything bagel, lox spread, large coffee. My life is complete.
David Paulen: Line out the door = universal sign for awesomeness! Everything toasted, lox spread...confirmed awesomeness!!
Stephanie Low: NYC raved about this cosy spot. Run by friendly service, I loved the everything bagel with lox spread and Thai iced tea. Wow, do they give you your dollar's worth in that generous amount of spread.
3. Zabar's
8.9
2245 Broadway (at W 80th St), New York, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · Upper West Side · 216 tips and reviews
Jwow: To ensure you are always invited back for bagel breakfast and you've finally tasted the best lox in NYC, head to the one and only Zabar's for some double smoked nova, it's simple the best.
Elizabeth Lee: Mind boggling Jewish gourmet market. Amazing selection of meats and salmon lox.
Sonia Kazarova: One of my foodie Meccas killer cheese selection and the master lox cutting experts. Heaven for all that you desire. Caviar 2 chocolate, from kitchen wares 2 chef's gadgets not to be missed when in NY
Ali Pinckney: Delicious lox sandwich & ice tea (I got 1/2 green & 1/2 raspberry). really great atmosphere but no wifi :( such a bummer! I would have hung out and drank/ate all of the things!
Rory Doehring: A bagel and lox is always my go to breakfast order and the Lox Deluxe bagel did not disappoint
Isa: Best whole wheat bagel with lox and cream cheese! The latte is great, too:) Good place to study, but gets pretty crowded on weekends and peak times, as it's small.
Jeff Solomon: Bagels, hot pastrami, lox are all stellar. Glad this opened!
Chung-yee Ngo: The lox is amazing! The coffee is okay.
Victoria Levchenko: Can't get enough of their egg sandwiches or the Zucker's traditional (bagel and lox)... they get bonus points for using Acme smoked fish, Brooklyn's family-run seafood smokehouse
9. Sarabeth's West
8.0
423 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 80th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Breakfast Spot · Upper West Side · 139 tips and reviews
Smitch: Try the golden lox with scones - delicious.
Erica Finley: Before trying the Goldie Lox, I saw my world in black & white. Now, I see it in color. (Excellent iced coffee, too!)
Nathan Rice: This is one of my favorite restaurant's in NY for brunch or breakfast. Great service, comfortable environment, good food.
15. The Smith
8.4
1900 Broadway (at W 63rd St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Lincoln Square · 345 tips and reviews
BuzzFeed: The Smith is an NYC mini-chain, but this is its best location by far. It’s huge, with tons of outdoor seating and a great view of Lincoln Center. Read more.
The Corcoran Group: The newest of the 3 Smith restaurants, this one is a welcome addition to the area. We love to start with the potato chips and blue cheese fondue, followed by the lobster roll or roasted chicken salad.
Jack Price: ok the fucking mac and cheese here is actually the most ridiculous taste I can't even try to describe it, go here if you ever have the pleasure of being in the vicinity