Pop Up Bagels, that is. Opening on 76th and Columbus Avenue, Pop Up Bagels is not your typical bagel place. It’s the latest in a series of shops known for their unique take on the classic New York food – so it likely won’t be of interest to New York bagel purists.
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Unlike traditional bagel places, which serve bagels sliced in half topped with butter, cream cheese and other spreads, Pop Up Bagels serves its bagels uncut. Instead of slicing and schmearing, this bagel biz encourages its customers to rip and dip, tearing up bagels and dunking little bits into its spreads, which range from scallion cream cheese to pesto butter to chocolate hazelnut. This, the bagel business claims, represents “The Bagel as it Should Be.”
It’s worth noting that they’ll slice your bagel if you ask them to, but they might not be happy about it.
If you’re looking for that bagel experience on the fly, you can feel free to just pop in and grab one. If you’re more of the planning type, Pop Up also lets you order in advance, although to avail yourself of that option you’ll have to bagel in bulk. Pop Up has a minimum order of 12 bagels and two schmears.
The UWS location isn’t open yet, but Pop Up has another NYC location at 177 Thompson St. between West Houston and Bleecker. They also have shops in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Florida. Here are reviews for the downtown location.
thanks for alerting the neighborhood, but actually as our downtown store also has walk in business, so will the upper west side location. the dozen minimum is for pre orders only. . as for “bagel purists” enjoying our bagels and schmears, quite many of them do.
Thanks for correcting ILTUWS’s mistake and I hope they change their post to fix it.
We are so excited to have PopUp bagels in the neighborhood!
Welcome from the Columbus Avenue BID!
Based in Cold Spring, NY!
Love how these people are commenting we don’t need we don’t want, etc. It’s likely none of you have had the product and in my humble opinion, it’s for sure better than most in this neighborhood and I for one cannot wait! Lets not forget that long lines bring foot traffic to other stores, so as the saying goes, what’s good for the goose…
I can’t imagine this lasting too long
This will stick, the lines are long downtown on most weekday days and fairly crowded during the week.
Bagels are made “Fresh” every 15 minutes or so.
We need a PIZZA place on the UWS that makes fresh pies all day. I can’t stand these places that make 20 pies in the morning and then put them on display for hours. Give me fresh pizza!
Perhaps the bagels will be good, unlike Zucker’s.
They’ll need to start slicing bagels for prepped sandwiches.
For once I agree with you.
That neighborhood does not need another bagel place. Gee, Zabar’s, Orwasher’s, Greengrass, etc., etc. But since our dear Lenny’s, on 98th and Broadway, closed we have no options nearby. Westside Market? No. Dunkin?? Never. How about it?
David Morris:
There’s Modern Bagel (expensive) on Columbus in the low 80s and Absolute at 109th and Broadway. Both are better than the closed Lenny’s, which was very good.
It’s unlikely Zabar’s makes its bagels.
Owasher’s is nothing compared to Modern or Absolute.
Jay, Thanks. I guess I don’t think of the low 80s or 109th St. as “local” to me on 97th St. And the lines at Absolute? Surrounded by Columbia students? I’m too crabby and snobbish. I think Zabar’s bagels are, supposedly, H and H. But you are right that Absolute are very good. I’ll definitely try Popup. Thanks.
Once again, an ILTUWS article dumps on a place before it even opens.
Are you trying to tank anything commercial, or new, with these bs, half baked ‘opening’ announcements? Do you think these are positive, welcoming articles that help a new place? Or, are you partners in surrounding businesses and just don’t want someone new to be successful? A shame that someone had to post several corrections, when they should be celebrating this announcement.
Of course, your negative article then brings out the best in our fellow UWS neighbors that just have to post their pithy, know it all, negative opinions. Grow up.
Congratulations POP-UP-BAGEL ! Welcome to the neighborhood! We need successful, well-run business to fill our vacancies, enliven our streets, and contribute to the community with jobs and sidewalk energy. I’ve seen the lines, it must be great! I can’t wait to visit. See you soon!
Don’t the bagel chain will be fine. Report it to Corporate!