Hand-rolled, brick-oven fired and made with unbleached flour! The only way to make a good bagel.
Fairmount bagels located in a quiet out of the way area of Montreal are undoubtedly one of the best bagels in North America and that includes H+H in New York. I see that my fellow Vancouver yelper Robin M. also visited this legendary establishment and gave it a two thumbs up. Yeah Robin!
Not knowing what to expect, we arrived to see a line up onto the sidewalk. It's a good sign to see such a demand for a bagel. Well, the line moves pretty fast and the reason you're lined up out the door is because there isn't much room inside except the order counter. You get a peekaboo view of the bagels going into and coming out of the brick oven on the long paddles which is nice to watch. We were planning to have breakfast here but this is not that kind of place. You come to buy bagels by the bag.
We bought a bag of various flavors and a small tub of cream cheese. These warm, oven fresh bagels could not wait to be consumed. We found a bench along the street and broke out the tablecloth.
Oven baked to perfection on the outside making them crisp when you bite into them. Chewy but not doughy on the inside. The right amount of sweetness and a generous amount of sesame seeds. Awesome Bagels.