Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
My husband uses Goldbelly for Montreal bagels -- I think it's a complete waste of money to buy any bagels via Goldbelly because I refuse to eat bagels that are more than a couple hours old. Nothing in NYC that I crave enough to bring back or order via Goldbelly. (Except possibly Thomas's Corn Cakes -- no idea why they aren't sold in Chicago.)
I guess I'm no bagel aficionado. I love Montreal bagels and NYC bagels are good too. But the best ones we have here in Chicago are comparable enough for me. We prefer the Once Upon bagels, which I believe are now also available at Kitsch'n on Roscoe, if that's closer to you. Although they're probably more than a few hours old there.