I have been hearing for years that Greg’s Bagels has the best bagels in the City.  They are often winning awards in the City Paper.  It’s located in Belvedere Square Market; I often hit Atwater’s for breakfast if I am in that area.

But, on this day, I was hungry, in a hurry and craving a bagel.  I have heard about this place having long long lines – but in the middle of the day on a Saturday, it was smooth sailing.

They have a long list of different types of smoked salmon and tons of different bagels; plain, wheat, chocolate cherry, blueberry, etc.  Plus, they have every type of topping you could imagine – veggies, hummus, cream cheese, butter..

I opted for a flax seed bagel, dusted with sesame and spicy red pepper with egg and maple chicken sausage.  It’s not pretentious here – paper plates for here and they wrap your bagel in foil and slide it into a brown paper lunch bag if you get your sammie to go.  Their eggs are not cooked to order – it is more of an egg patty.  They forgot my cheddar cheese, but the bagel was so delish, I barely noticed until I was half done.

Believe me, how I have ever gone to Panera, when this place is two blocks south is beyond me.  It will never happen again.