A Jewish-Candadian bagel? The inner NY Jew in me (exterior appearances aside) recoils in horror. Us Americans (particularly New Yorkers) would like to think that we've got the best bagels on the planet, but this Montreal bagel shop proves that perhaps we aren't the Global Dominating Power of All Things Bagel.
These aren't the bagels you'd expect coming out of an NYC deli. Not inferior, just different. Flatter, smaller, and more crusty, these are an equally "authentic" version of bagel that also originated from Eastern Europe, but found home in Montreal instead of NYC.
Extrodinary bagels. And dare I say it? As a bagel-fiend I actually prefer the St. Viateur bagel to the bloated doughier American version. What this says about my proclivities, I'm not sure.
Update: I propose a bagel-off, 80th and Broadway. Pick the time.