1. Russ & Daughters
9.3
179 E Houston St (btwn Allen & Orchard St), New York, NY
Gourmet Store · Lower East Side · 423 tips and reviews
Mario Batali: best place for appetizing - especially love their smoked fish and caviar – the best in the city! Love their whitefish salad too!
Hannah GM: Amazing smoked fish and other appetizing specialities. Try the Gaspe Nova and belly lox, and don't forget to grab some pickles and whitefish salad (or their wasabi roe!) to go with it.
Léna Le Rolland: Damn. That was so good. Great classics. Loved the tuna salad. (please don't expect the staff to be nice lol)
3. Sadelle's
8.9
463 W Broadway (btwn Prince & Houston St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · SoHo · 192 tips and reviews
Gothamist: Bagels aside, the Nova and House Cured Salmon are already crowd pleasers; they also mix up fish salads like whitefish and tuna, all of which are served with bagels and all the fixings. Read more.
Tabi Yoo: The House Salmon and Whitefish Salad are a must. Also loved the Matzo Ball Soup. Get a Sticky Bun on your way out for a delicious and sweet midday snack!
Tabitha Johnson: House smoked salmon and whitefish salad were great, especially with cream cheese. Fresh bagels, beautiful space.
4. Murray's Bagels
8.1
500 Avenue of the Americas (btwn W 12th & W 13th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · West Village · 297 tips and reviews
Noah Weiss: Everyone says get the lox, and they're not wrong. But Russ & Daughters has as good lox, so you should really get what Murray's does best: whitefish salad on a bagel. They'll put a 1/2 pound on, too.
Mike Chau: Try the Sarcastic Sol On Everything Bagel - Nova Scotia salmon, whitefish salad, lettuce, tomato and onions. Excellent.
Ahuva: Possibly the best bagels in the city, you have to try the whitefish salad. The knishes are delicious too.
5. Barney Greengrass
8.6
541 Amsterdam Ave (btwn W 86th & W 87th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 161 tips and reviews
The Corcoran Group: This Upper West Side staple has an incredible selection of bagels, cream cheeses and smoked fish - not to mention, amazing whitefish salad.
Michael Fox-Rabinovitz: Really great kipper salmon salad, super smoked fish selection and challah
Matthew Spector: The OG. The sturgeon king. Barney Greengrass is everything - bialy meets whitefish salad and a bit of less-salty nova makes the best breakfast and brunch New York can offer.
7. Absolute Bagels
9.0
2788 Broadway (at W 108th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper West Side · 294 tips and reviews
Farhod Family: baked salmon salad w/tomatoes on any kind of bagel. so god Damn delicious
Douglas Elliman: Bagels that are consistently crispy-skinned, light, chewy and made fresh throughout the day. We love the various choices of cream cheese and the incredible white fish salad.
Jenna Barzelay: Whitefish salad on an egg bagel toasted with tomato.
10. Bagelworks
8.6
1229 1st Ave (btwn 66th & 67th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · Upper East Side · 59 tips and reviews
Chand Moon: Fresh bagels everyday. Get the garden tuna salad.
Tom DiMaggio: Excellent NY bagels, and I got somewhat addicted to their whitefish salad for a while. It's been an Upper East Side staple for 25+ years, the long lines in the morning are worth the wait.
Andrea: Everything flagel with butter. Spinach bagel and garlic poppy cream cheese
14. Tompkins Square Bagels
9.0
165 Avenue A (btwn E 10th St & E 11th St), New York, NY
Bagel Shop · East Village · 353 tips and reviews
Adrien: the "everything pumpernickel" is not always listed but you def want to give it a try. Pairing well with tuna salad or Chittle if you're hungry!
Lindsay C: Great bagels! The tuna salad is awesome too.
Josh Beckerman: Best Bagel Shop in NYC. Love Everything. Fresh, delicious, amaze. Truly magical. Amazing spreads, great whitefish salad.