Restaurants & Bars
Absolute Bagels Could Be Permanently Closed: Report
The closure would leave a bagel-shaped hole in the Upper West Side.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Absolute Bagels, the longstanding cash-only schmear shop on the Upper West Side with a cult-like following, appears to have closed for good, the West Side Rag reports.
According to the report, the bagel spot was shuttered Thursday morning with two signs on the facade saying "WE ARE CLOSED."
An employee told the West Side Rag "There are many problems" with the store and that it would be closed for good.
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Absolute Bagels was opened on the Upper West Side in the early 1990s by Sam Thongkrieng, who is still the owner. Thongkrieng got his start at Ess-A-Bagel, before starting his own venture, according to the shop's website.
The shop is first on the New York Times's list of the best bagels in NYC, which was published in October.
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Thongkrieng has not yet confirmed this news with Patch.
The shop is located at 2788 Broadway, New York, NY. Read the full report from the West Side Rag here.
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