What is going on Members of the Barrio?
It's Jon coming to you from New York City
And today.. we're going to be doing the Bagel Challenge
That's right we're going to be going exploring
One of New York's cheapest food items
We're going to be going to five different places
And we are going to be trying
One bagel with cream cheese
From each of these spots
And declaring.. one place
The Bagel champion
I have dreamed of making a video like this
For a really long time
Let's get started
Stop number one
Murray's Bagels in Greenwich Village
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And one plain with cream cheese please
One plain with plain cream cheese?
Yeah
First taste test
We're going to rate this on a 1 to a 5
Just like I did the Pizza Challenge
My first bite of Murray's
I like the cream cheese
I don't know if I got the freshest bagel per say
I'm going to take one more bite
Maybe not as cruncy as I would normally like for a bagel
I'm going to give it
Three out of Five
Very solid
But..I think we can possibly do better
On the rest of the tour
I would recommend you come here
But.. I grew up in North Jersey
I had a spot where I lived in Fair Lawn
Where I think the bagels were better than this
This is very solid
What did you think of the first stop?
I slightly disagreed with you
I think I would give them four stars
I thought it was good
The cream cheese.. the sesame bagel I had. Really blended together well
Yeah maybe it wasn't as hard and crunchy
As some of the bagels you're used to
But.. for me I thought it was really good
We are going to stop number 2
Which is in chelsea
In fact.. the first three places that we're going to
Are all going to be.. within walking distance
We are stop number 2 right now
Brooklyn Bagel and Coffee
And it's big a ironic because they actually don't have any locations
In Brooklyn
They've got one in Queens
One in Manhattan
This is pretty high
On a lot of lists
Let's go check it out
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Thank you
I have to say
This may be the most cream cheese
I have ever seen put
Into a single bagel in my life
This bagel's a bit bigger
Than Murray's
It costs 3.50
It was almost the same price
And I do want to note that
That we chose these places
Based on a mixture of Yelp Reviews
And a couple of food blogs
But if there's any places you think we missed
Definitley tell us in the comments
Alright.. plain bagel with cream cheese
Test number two
Softer..
Then Murray's
Cream cheese is better as well
A little saltier perhaps
This is what a good New York City Bagel should taste like..
I'm going with Four
I like this a lot
A little heavy on the cream cheese perhaps
But..I think we got this fresh
And..I would totally recommend this place
A great bagel
What did you think?
I would say even though we are twins
I am going to be..
Slightly disagreeing with him
I think it was a good bagel
But..
The salty cream cheese
Kind.. of made each bite a little.. I don't know
Over done for me
And yeah it was a softer bagel
But I actually think I preferred the crunchiness of the Murray's one
Stop number 3
Is best bagel and coffee
Because clearly they think they have the best
Bagels and Coffee in New York
I guess this place was also
Really highly rated on a couple of websites
We're here in Midtown
About to try this spot out
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Thank you
Let's go
I am really impressed with how this bagel looks
Look at this golden brown color
This might be the best looking of all the bagels we've eaten so far
It cost about 3.60
Which is about average
For the prices we paid for the first 3
Here we go
This reminds me a lot of the last place
The Brooklyn Bagel spot
That we were at
Very soft
I like the cream cheese better
In this one
I'm still just going to have to lean on a 4 for this
This is an excellent bagel
I have not been blown away by a bagel yet
This is soft
I really like how.. If you press it
For me that's a good bagel
It's just soft enough
When you do that
You see the cream cheese move
Excellent
Not perfect
But i'm giving this a 4
Alright.. I actually am finally going to agree with Jon
This is a really good bagel
He mentioned it.. the texture.. the color is perfect
I really like the bottom is toasted
And the top is soft
It's a nice blend
They don't go to crazy with the cream cheese
And the cream cheese inside tastes really good
It's not to salty
I think as of now
This is the bagel to beat
The Bar has been set
Literally and figuratively
At stop number 3
Best bagel and coffee..
We're taking the subway to the East Village
For number 4
We made it to 2nd ave station
We're about to walk up through the east village
To get to Tompkins Square Bagels
Which is really well known
In New York City
The East Village is definitley one of my favorite neighborhoods in the entire city
It's a really cool spot
Especially for younger people
If you want to have a lot of cheaper restaurants
And places to go out
We're almost by Tompkins Square Park
We've made it and this probably the most hipster bagel spot
Of all the places we're going to try out
They have a lot of weird variations
Including.. a rainbow bagel
We're going to stick with the basics
Plain bagel
Cream cheese
Not toasted
Honestly guys
They're all starting
To look the same to me
It's got the crispy brown
On the outside
It's got an average amount of cream cheese
Fairly warm
Never been here before
No expectations
Here we go
This reminds me of Murray's a lot
It's crunchy
Not as soft as I like though
As far as the texture
The cream cheese isn't bad
I would say this is very solid
But..
Nothing special
I'm going to go with a 3 here
So far best bagel and coffee is the spot to beat
From Midtown
We are going to leave Manhattan
And go to Brooklyn
For our final stop
In Park Slope
And I think this is going to be
A real contender
We're going in Park Slope right now
Which is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in all of New York City
There's a lot of brownstones here
We're pretty close to..
Prospect Park
And.. Brooklyn's pretty well known for their pizza
And for their bagels
Of course.. we had to include
At least one bagel spot in Brooklyn
I can't believe it guys
After 4 hours.. we made it to the final stop
Bagel Hole
Because it's kind of a hole in the wall
It's a tiny place
But..it has won a lot of awards
I don't know..
Maybe we've saved the best for last?
Can I get a plain bagel with cream cheese?
This is.. By far the cheapest bagel we've had today
Just two dollars and fifteen cents
Plain bagel cream cheese
We have not changed the recipe at all
It is a little bit smaller than some of the other ones
And i'm also curious
It's kind of later in the day
How fresh this is
But here we go
This is the last chance
To beat.. Best Bagel and Coffee
Bagel Hole taste test
That's really good
I think I need another bite though
This is it
This is the winner
I'm giving this 5
This is what I've been looking for
And it's interesting
Because the interior of that place.. reminded me of my favorite bagel spot
In New Jersey
Tiny..little hole in the wall
Crunchy..
Cream cheese is good
The perfect texture
And even though it's later in the day
It's still very fresh
Of all the places I've went to
This is the bagel I've been looking for
Bagel Hole.. Is the bagel challenge winner
No question from me
I really liked it
I totally agree with you
I thought it was a very crispy bagel
Even later in the day
It was still really good
The cream cheese was really smooth
Hands down
That was the winner
Of the bagel challenge
Members of the Barrio
Hope you enjoyed the bagel challenge
Bagel Hole in Park Slope
Was the winner
I guess we saved
The best..for last
Tell me in the comments
What's your favorite bagel
In New York City
Or in other spots
I'm really curious
I always do need
New suggestions
Of places to film
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