I was really excited to try some authentic East Coast bagels because everytime I say how much I like Noah's bagels, people give me a disgusted look.
St. Viateur's bagels come in small selection of flavors. When we were there, they had plain, poppy seed and sesame.
Their bagels are cheap. I saved 10 Canadian dollars for the last breakfast before leaving Canada, and used like $4 for 4 bagels plus some cream cheese.
There is no place to sit: it's not a cafe, just a place to buy bagels. They will supply you with a plastic knife, however, if you buy individual size cream cheese.
Now, onto the bagel. It's definitely different from Noah's, whose bagel now start to resemble more like bread with this new comparison. St. Viateur bagels are dry but not brittle, look hard but really chewy.
I am so glad I can now say I have tried authentic East Coast bagels.