In the T.V. show The West Wing, the character Josh proclaims, "Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land!"
The finest bagels in all the land surely come from St-Viateur (or maybe Fairmount...you can't go wrong with either place). They come hot from the oven at all hours of the day and night. Sadly, I can no longer tolerate cream cheese, but these bagels are so good that they don't even need cream cheese.
If ever you travel away from our fair city, bring along a dozen (minus the one you couldn't help but eat on the way out of the store) as a host/hostess gift and you will be a very popular houseguest, I promise.
If you ever travel to our fair city from elsewhere, you owe it to yourself to try a bagel at each place, and be sure to get some for the road.