What Happened to Baz Bagel After Best Thing I Ever Ate? (New York, NY)

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Baz Bagel has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
nyctourism.com

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in July 2026 marks Baz Bagel closed, while an undated NYC Tourism + Conventions listing still shows the restaurant as open at the same address.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'Desert Island Dish' featured Baz Bagel & Restaurant, a diner-style bagel shop in Manhattan's Little Italy known for a traditional boil-and-bake technique, according to a New York City Tourism + Conventions listing describing the concept, including cream cheese flavors such as beet-horseradish and wasabi-tobiko. The restaurant operated at 181 Grand Street in New York. According to a Yelp business listing updated in July 2026, Baz Bagel & Restaurant was marked closed. The NYC Tourism + Conventions listing, which carried no visible update date, continued to list the restaurant as open at the same address, and the business's own website did not load during this review, a set of conflicting and inconclusive signals that could not be fully resolved from sources checked in September 2026.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 1
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Desert Island Dish
What was featured
A Manhattan bagel diner's boil-and-bake technique
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Baz Bagel

Frequently asked questions

Is Baz Bagel still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Baz Bagel has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What happened to Baz Bagel after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The episode 'Desert Island Dish' featured Baz Bagel & Restaurant, a diner-style bagel shop in Manhattan's Little Italy known for a traditional boil-and-bake technique, according to a New York City Tourism + Conventions listing describing the concept, including cream cheese flavors such as beet-horseradish and wasabi-tobiko. As of September 2026, Baz Bagel has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Is Baz Bagel permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Baz Bagel has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Baz Bagel located?

181 Grand St, New York, NY 10013. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Baz Bagel?

Season 11, Episode 1 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Desert Island Dish”.

What do reviews say since Best Thing I Ever Ate?

The NYC Tourism + Conventions listing, which carried no visible update date, continued to list the restaurant as open at the same address, and the business's own website did not load during this review, a set of conflicting and inconclusive signals that could not be fully resolved from sources checked in September 2026. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
181 Grand St, New York, NY 10013
Venue type
deli
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/baz-bagel-and-restaurant-new-york-2
  • nyctourism.com — https://www.nyctourism.com/restaurants/baz-bagel-restaurant/

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