About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Manhattan Bagel and exclaimed, 'I think I just delivered the same bagels here three times!' The baker shook his head and replied, 'Impossible, we never get the same order twice in a row.' Just then, an elderly gentleman walked in and asked for his usual. The baker nodded and reached for the bagels—only to realize they were exactly the same ones from the previous day's delivery. With a smile, he said, ‘Guess your third delivery wasn’t so bad after all!’
2. In the early hours of one Saturday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Manhattan Bagel and announced over the intercom: ‘Attention all customers—we’ve just received an emergency shipment of bagels so fresh they might still be chewing each other!’ A regular customer, hearing the announcement, joked back: ‘That sounds delicious! Can I get some for breakfast?’ The delivery driver replied with a straight face: ‘Absolutely sir, but please don’t mention it to your dentist.’
3. A few years ago, an elderly gentleman started visiting Manhattan Bagel every Sunday morning. As he entered, he'd always ask the same question: ‘Do you have any bagels with eyes today?’ One day, a delivery driver joked, ‘Sir, those are just regular bagels—no eyes here!’ The old man replied with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Then bring me one with closed lids, son.’ Everyone laughed, and soon it became a weekly tradition for him to order the same joke bagel. One Sunday, as he left, a neighbor waved goodbye and said, ‘See you next week, Mr. Eyes!’
4. One day, a customer asked the cashier, ‘Why does everyone here seem so happy?’ The cashier replied with a smile, ‘Because they’re paying for their bagels in dollars, but getting happiness in bags!’ A few days later, an elderly neighbor walked in and said, 'I heard your secret!' The cashier grinned, 'Good, now you can spread the joy.' The neighbor nodded wisely, 'And I'll pay my next bill in happiness—after all, Manhattan Bagel accepts both currency and contentment!'