Are N.J. bagels really better than N.Y. bagels? An honest taste test.

City bagels

Did my Jersey-loyalty hold up after tasting the famous Sadelle's Bagels in New York?Karim Shamsi-Basha

New Jersey bagels, they might as well appear on our state flag.

While I’m still a relative newbie when it comes to Garden State bagels — you may recall my first eye-opening experience, after in moved here from Alabama in 2022 — I’ve tried to make up for lost time, devouring countless bagels in the last two years. Each has been tasty and baked with that undeniable and obligatory Jersey pride. We’re No. 1, we’re No. 1!

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