• Tompkins Square Bagels - Upper East Side

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Upper East Side branch of bagel shop chain offering hand-rolled, kettle-boiled & baked bagels. Offers a wide variety of vegan bagels and vegan tofu-based cream cheese spreads. Also has a "Beyond delight" vegan sandwich which consists of Just Egg, Beyond Meat, Stockeld cheddar and drizzled Sriracha on a bagel. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-7:00pm.


5 Reviews

First Review by Poundie

RebeccaSullivan

Points +7369

Vegan
24 Jul 2026

Not the Best

Didn’t find these bagels (or the vegan cc) to be too great. I ordered scallion cream cheese and I think there were some herbs mixed in so I just kept getting a taste of basil. They were fine but there are better bagels with vegan cc in NY.

Updated from previous review on 2026-07-24

hetalshah24

Points +1888

Vegan
13 May 2026

Lot of vegan cream cheese options

Came here for an authentic nyc bagel experience. Lots of vegan options. We had 2 everything bagels- one with sun-dried tofu spread and just egg and the other with veggie tofu spread. I preferred the veggie tofu spread. Eating these bagels is a messy affair! Overall it was ok.

Updated from previous review on 2026-05-13

Pros: Lot of vegan options , Lines move fast

Cons: Still prefer grocery store cream cheeses

Tom1973

Points +755

Vegan
13 May 2026

Delicious bagel with tofu spread

Any time I can get a delicious veggie tofu on a fresh NYC bagel, it’s going to be a good day.

Updated from previous review on 2026-05-13

KristinaEatsPlants

Points +9021

Vegan
31 Oct 2025

Classic NYC Bagel 🥯

Love Tompkins Square Bagels! They have a few vegan cream cheeses and vegan bagels, and it’s everything you want in a true New York–style bagel.

Poundie

Points +21773

Vegan
15 May 2025

More vegan options than most bagel places 🥯

Tompkins Square Bagels (TSB) has upped its vegan offerings in recent years. They offer a wide variety of vegan tofu cream cheeses (though note: the tofu lox is not vegan), three types of vegan sandwiches ("Beyond Delight," "Salino," and avocado mash), and a bunch of vegan pasties. They also take special care to avoid cross-contamination (or at least, that's what they told me).

When bagel places just offer a few types of vegan cream cheeses and nothing else vegan, I usually rate them two stars on HC. Since TSB offers more vegan options, I usually rate its branches with three stars--but I give this branch an extra star because it's in a location where there a not a lot of great vegan-friendly places nearby (though the all-vegan Le Botaniste and Good Sugar, which are not far away, are naturally on a different level).

Pros: Nice bagels, a bunch of places to sit and eat,, available restroom, lots of vegan choices

Cons: Bagels taste good, but are not that healthy.




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