Hot Bagels

Best bagels in Fair Lawn. The bagels, like the name, are always hot. Bagels are made fresh in front of you, rather than other places that make all their bagels for the day at 5am. Friendly staff.

The best bagels at least in the Bergen County area if not all of North Jersey. The Bagels have a nice crust, just the right amount of chewiness, a correct bite. The everything bagel is awesome. Be aware they are cash only but have an ATM on-​site. This is not a deli, they do not serve bagel sandwiches so giving them a low score because of that is just ignorant. The only negative is the cream cheese from the cold case for purchase is a bit overpriced.

A fresh everything bagel with veggie cream cheese. Best way to start my day!
Which is why I like coming to this place. However I do not appreciate the fact that I get charged for toasting my bagel? Ridiculous. It only happens when the lady cashier is taking care of me, but when the guy is working he doesn’t. I don’t mind paying a little more for a fresh bagel but to toast it? Sounds extremely silly. It’s a very small establishment. No place to sit & eat. It’s definitely a pick up & go bagel place. They have a shared parking lot so most likely you’ll always find a parking spot. Inside they have an ATM machine, this place is cash only. They also have various juices & chips. Came here a few times but after finding this out I probably won’t be coming by anytime soon.

At what kind of bagel place in NEW JERSEY can you not get a bagel egg and cheese at 7:30am? This one. What’s the point of being open that early if you’re not doing eggs? So much fail.

Best bagels around. As an avid bagel-​eater who has gone to bagel stores all over, but especially all over the NJ/​NY area, I have to say that these are hands down the best bagels around. Please support your local businesses.
Some things you may need to know:
— Cash only, but ATM on premises
— Located in a strip mall at the T intersection of Morlot Ave and Saddle River Rd.
— They do not make sandwiches, but that’s the price you pay for getting the best bagel on the planet. Go make your own sandwich.
— Getting a buttered fresh, straight out of the oven bagel is heaven there.
— They have always been nice and accommodating to my family and I.
— Only downside is the size of the bagels have gone down slightly over the years, but are still more than enough to fill your appetite.

THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE! Drive to River Road or Fair Lawn Ave to Bagel stores who appreciate your patronage.
Got yelled at for asking to throw away an empty water bottle. DON’T BRING YOUR GARBAGE IN HERE!!! Goodbye…
My husband has had similar experiences with the nasty attitude.

These bagels are the bomb! Great taste at a good price. Perhaps best bagel place I know.

Hands down– best bagels anywhere. Big, delicious, and best hot out of the oven. Yummy and big bialys, too, although not as commonly available as I wish. If you bring them home, they stay well in a ziploc bag.

These are the best bagels. As for the service, they may not be hyper-​friendly but they will give you help if you ask.

Best bagel place on the planet. It’s that easy. Trust me! I have been here everyday this week.
The bagels are made onsite, multiple times a day from scratch and are absolutely delicious. It’s worth waiting for a new batch that’s so hot it’s actually steaming. While there is some good competition in the New York/​New Jersey area, I always come back to the place that’s in my backyard. My friends and family beg me to pick up a dozen of these bagels every time they visit from out of state. It’s 85 cents for a plain bagel– ¹⁰⁄₂₀₁₃

Best bagel place in the area. Their staff has always been nice to my family and me. If you go towards closing time, they’ll thrown in extra bagels at no charge a majority of the time.

I have to say that I have had bagels in many places in the US and Canada and this place tops the list. Something about the consistency of their bagels and the fact that whenever I go there they are piping hot. I would go out of my way to go here if you are a bagel aficionado like I am.

Awful bagels and the only reason I go here is because its local and fast. The bagels are so hard they taste says old. They just brought out two dozen cinnamon raisin and nothing else. It’s Monday morning??? Who’s having cinnamon raisin…

These bagels blow all other bagels out of the water, hands down. I am bewildered as to why other people who make bagels don’t come here and eat, and then try to make their bagels at least somewhat similar.
Yes they are cash only which normally irriates me, and then there is the fact that they don’t make sandwiches, but the bagels are so good they get a pass.

The Original! Cash Only
The bagels here are the best around, no fancy counter, deli cases or café, just great bagels. Well seeded and cooked just right if I want a bagel this is where I go, they make a nice cup of coffee here as well.
Bagel & Coffee? You found the right place!
I see the map is wrong, Hot Bagels is located in the strip mall at the corner of Saddle River Rd. and Fair Lawn Ave. Additional parking around back

Gahhhh! I want so much to bump these guys up to five stars out of nostalgia and loyalty. These are the best bagels in NJ. I lived just a few blocks away from Hot Bagels for several years, and have used them as a means of introducing so many non-​New Yorkers to the glory that is the NY bagel. For years I touted them as the best bagels in the world, and I managed to convince several highly experienced bagel experts that I was right. But alas, I have recently become acquainted with Ess-​A-​Bagel, and as a result, I now have to admit that Hot Bagels falls just short of that claim.
First, the good. The bagels here are BIG, they’re DELICIOUS, and they’re awesomely chewy. The size and flavor are perfect — just enough sweetness, great doughy texture on the inside, and one bagel with cream cheese should be enough to hold you over. They’re also cheap, and you can usually tell which bagels are fresh out of the oven and which aren’t. I suggest that you ALWAYS go for a fresh batch — if you can’t tell which kinds are still hot, ask them and go with that.
You can get some simple bagel sandwiches here but it’s not the place to come looking for a bacon egg and cheese. If you’re just buying for yourself feel free to get some butter or cream cheese or what have you on your giant disk of doughy glory, but the best strategy is probably to get a bunch, buy some cream cheese, bring them home to your friends/​family, and do it yourselves.
The one thing that keeps Hot Bagels from matching Ess-​A as the pinnacle of bagel-​ness is the bagel exterior. Sometimes, hot bagels hits the crispy outside perfectly. But sometimes they don’t. I’ve gotten bagels here that range from a soft almost chewy exterior, to a perfect crunch, to a crispy encased shell that’s tough to break through. A little more consistency here is probably what would put them into 5-​star territory.
Stopping by here is still a must every time I’m home. And though I have to admit to some bias, I say this as objectively as I can: this is THE place to go if you’re craving some carbs or a serious bagel experience in northern NJ, or arguably anywhere.

Very good bagels in an old-​fashioned bagel shop that sticks to what its good at.
Excellent Cinnamon Raisin Bagel.
Worth going to.

This place has been so close to my house for so many years and I had never been there until last week.
It was a late breakfast on a Sunday, and myself not being a big bagel person, and my boyfriend wanting something other than my fave. breakfast item. (cereal and milk) he asked if I knew any good bagel places.
He’s very picky, and we’d had a long morning taking a trip to the airport and all, so I prayed this place would be good. There was actually a line here, I have to say the kid behind the counter was a complete idiot or else I would have given this place 5 stars. The bagels were all very fresh for 11:30 A.M.
The bagel was perfectly toasted, great veggie cream cheese, idiotic-​but still very friendly service. He respectfully gave us extra CC on the side as well. I will definitely be back.

The best bagels anywhere.
This is a very special bagel place. Most bagel joints in NJ have a case full of salads, meats, etc. This is a much simpler bagel place — bagels, spreads, coffee. But amazing bagels! I’m actually surprised to see that someone got an egg sandwich here, since I wasn’t aware they made them… I’ll have to go back to try one!
They’re open every day at 6 am, and are open long enough that you can pick up breakfast for dinner if you’re so inclined (until 6 most days, 4 on Sundays). They’ve also been around forever, and the quality never wanes. Cash only.
In my opinion, this is what heaven smells like.
UPDATE: THEY DO NOT have egg sandwiches here or turkey or anything like that. The reviewer who referenced them is thinking of the shop down the street (but denied it when I messaged him).

You can see from Sean’s review exactly what people say:
Does it matter that it has a very basic name?
Does it matter that the menu is sparse?
The answer to both is no. There is no place better in New York, New Jersey, or anywhere else to get a better bagel. Go here for the best bagels anywhere. I rarely ever eat bagels otherwise since this place has converted me from the non-​flavorful side of bagels to this rich goodness.
BTW, if you ask for Cream Cheese or butter on your bagel, expect a lot of Cream Cheese.