For me, what I experienced from the ambience, the menu offerings, and the taste of the bagels at New York Bagel & Deli, it closely resembled a true NY bagel shop and a real NY experience right here in Raleigh.
Their bagels are neither NY or Montreal style, and they go through a long fermentation before being quickly boiled in honey and then baked in a wood-fired oven.
With a huge selection of bagelsand a nice choice of fillings and spreads, N.Y.B.D specializes in hand-rolled bagels baked daily, fresh salads, iced drinks, soups, sandwiches, and fresh pastries.
It doesn’t get more old school Raleigh than Char-Grill, a local fast-food chain that’s been serving charcoal-grilled burgers fresh off the grill since 1959.