The Great Bagel Debate (Part 1?)

Bagels are synonymous with the Jewish community and they also always played a starring role at any of our family brunches.

Ask any bagel connoisseur and they'll have their favorite style: soft, fluffy, crusty, or chewy. Some like them plain or with poppy or sesame seeds (and no, onions, cheese, grains, or any other North American addition doesn't count!). They come in all sizes from the smaller Montreal style to the mammoth twister bagel.

Any bagel connoisseur will also likely have more than a few things to say about their favorite type and why the others just aren't up to par. The one other Toronto-Montreal rivalry as old as the original six is the Montreal bagel vs. the 'normal' bagel debate. For those who don't know the difference, a Montreal bagel is smaller, denser and sweeter. Montreal bagels are unsalted and boiled in honey water before being baked in a wood oven. Personally, I like them both but my 'desert island' bagel would definitely be from Toronto.

Gryfe's bagels are a Toronto institution, around since 1957. They are the donut of bagels - soft and chewy with the perfect crust. They HAVE to be eaten fresh and warm. Go soon and go early!

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Gryfe's Bagel Bakery
3421 Bathurst St.

Toronto, Ontario

416.783.1552