More Bagels For 7th Avenue
Close to a year ago, Park Slope Farm opened up at 106 7th Avenue, much to the glee of nearby residents who were in need of a convenient and well-stocked bodega. Seems like things didn’t go as planned though: It’s already closed and boarded up, and although there are no signs out yet, the work…
Close to a year ago, Park Slope Farm opened up at 106 7th Avenue, much to the glee of nearby residents who were in need of a convenient and well-stocked bodega. Seems like things didn’t go as planned though: It’s already closed and boarded up, and although there are no signs out yet, the work order notice tells us the place is being remodeled into another bagel cafe. Pretty stiff competition, with the La Bagel Delight and the Bagel Hole further down 7th, don’t you think? GMAP
fsrq–totally forgot about the other La Bagel branch! Which I guess just further shows how irrelevant Bagel Hole is to this, however good their bagels are.
Still not convinced that there’s not room for this place and La Bagel. Seems to me that bagel shops like this make a big chunk of their money as basically sandwich shops, so the real question might be how much deli and lunch-place competition is nearby.
Actually La Bagel delight is one block away (they have 2 locations on 7th) and that will be their main competition. Bagel Hole and Bergen Bagel arent any where near here – newsflash 15 blocks is a different neighborhood despite the best efforts of RE brokers to make Park Slope 100sq blocks.
Bagel Hole fails immediately because “They Don’t Toast” their bagels. What’s With That?
Evidently the proprietors didn’t get the memo instructing them to open a Banh Mi shop.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at March 10, 2010 12:11 PM
Hahahahha!! More Banh Mi please!!
La Bagel Delight itself is about 10 blocks away from here (as is Bergen Bagels in the other direction); seems there’d be room for each. I agree that Bagel Hole blows all others away (and Terrace Bagels a close second), but I’ll often go to La Bagel anyway because it’s closer.
The (very bad) Bagel World opened at 5th Ave and 4th a few years ago, and it seems to be doing fine, while not (as far as I can see) cutting into La Bagel.
Evidently the proprietors didn’t get the memo instructing them to open a Banh Mi shop.
Bagel Hole is so far away, its probably not even in the consideration set of anyone living from 7th street on down, which is the bulk of P.S. I love my bagels but wouldnt dream of walking that for one unless it had some added magical benefits. Oh, and this Park Slope Farm was NOT a bodega. It was just weird feeling (coffee good though), and when they started selling Korean hot-dogs and boba tea or something on the sidewalk, it just felt weirder.
Bergen Bagels suits me fine.
bagel hole, is easy winner. worth schlepping 15 blocks. everything else is just round bread.