Best Bagel in North America or north of America?\n\nOn a recent visit to Montreal a friend--who just so happens to live there and who could also be considered slightly biased--took me to the bakery who has the \"best bagels in North America\"1. I paused when he told me that and asked if he meant the best bagels north of America? Living in the New York area I feel it is blasphemy to call any bagel outside of NYC the best! I mean, even the bagels I ate daily when I lived in New Orleans were imported from New York City. We compromised and agreed that St-Viateur Bagel Shop makes the best bagels in Montreal!\n\nSt-Viateur Bagel has been a fixture in Montreal since 1957 when Myer Lewkowicz brought his recipes from Eastern Europe and decided to share them with the people of Montreal.2 They sell over 12,000 bagels a day and the St-Viateur location is open 24 hours. Everyone wants a St-Viateur bagel! The line wrapped around the block during my visit.\n\nWhat is the big secret to making the best bagels in Montreal? There are two key items needed:\n\n 1) Wood-burning oven\n 2) Hand rolling the dough \n\nI am not going to lie, the St-Viateur bagels are fantastic. A few months ago I discovered the best donuts in Montreal and now I have found the best bagels! I will let you decide if these are the best in North America or north of America. I will just say they are pretty darn good and you can be the judge.
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