Harden's survey result
Summary
This legendary 24/7 East End bakery is “worth the hype, and the queue, for top salt beef bagel action”. Ignore the “grumpy service and horrible interior (please don’t gentrify!)” in the knowledge that “one of life’s great pleasures is noshing a fully loaded salt beef bagel outside the shop while it’s still piping hot”. Last summer, the operation made its first foray into pizzas with a residency at the Hoxton. It also endured a social media panic as news spread that its near neighbour the Beigel Shop (both businesses use the traditional European spelling) had closed due to a family dispute.
Summary
“The original and the best”, agree fans of this legendary East End Jewish deli, which is “well worth a detour any time, day or night” (thanks to its 24/7 opening) for its “fantastic” beigels (stubbornly spelt in the traditional European manner), stuffed with classic fillings including salt beef, lox and pickled herring. “Amazing value” too – it feels like they’ve forgotten to change the prices for the last 20 years.
Summary
“Unmatched in London”, this remnant of the East End Jewish community is “always busy, and you can see why”. Every week it produces up to 20,000 beigels (note the traditional European spelling), available 24/7 stuffed with “good portions of salt beef”, lox, pickled herring and more. “A dire location, but I can’t help going back on a regular basis, as I’ve done for nearly four decades”.
Summary
“Well worth the queue”, this legendary Brick Lane bakery – a rare survivor of Whitechapel’s historic Jewish community – produces as many as 20,000 beigels a week for the hungry crowd that lines up, 24 hours a day, to devour them stuffed with salt beef, lox, cream cheese or chopped herring. Why? They are so, so cheap! Other Jewish deli classics are available including onion platzels and cheesecake, and everything is “great value for money”. Top Tip: ‘beigel’ is the correct European spelling, to be pronounced as in ‘Einstein’; ‘bagel’ is the American version.
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Have you eaten at Brick Lane Beigel Bake?
159 Brick Ln, London, E1 6SB
Restaurant details
Brick Lane Beigel Bake Restaurant Diner Reviews
"I can’t believe how good the beigels are after all these years - BLBB is still churning out high quality salt beef with all the trimmings. Service smiling and funny. Legends. "
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £0.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £0.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
159 Brick Ln, London, E1 6SB
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Friday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑12 am |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑12 am |
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