Bagels here are made the traditional, more time-consuming way—boil, then bake.

Downtown establishment Brooklyn Bagel Bakery has the basics covered with plain, egg, poppy, rye and pumpernickel, and it has all the right frills—chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin, jalapeno and three kinds of cheese bagels. Need still more choice? Try the bialys, mini-bagels, onion styx and energy bars.