We’ve already mentioned the mega-publicity hounded Montreal deli, Mile End, that opened in Boerum Hill a few weeks ago. And though your mouth may be watering for one of the tasty smoked meat sandwiches, there’s another star in the making. Namely, Montreal bagels, which owner Noah Bernamoff has been importing to NYC from his hometown on a weekly basis. But, as his business partners mentioned to us in a recent email, it was costing him a bit much to get them there by courier–and if a shipment were to arrive just a few hours late the bagels would lose a day of freshness. Add to that the higher prices he had to charge to make up for all this and things just weren’t working out the way they had hoped.
But have no fear, there will be Canadian bagels for everyone. The foodies decided to contact their favorite childhood bagel maker–the famous St-Viateur, located in the heart of Montreal’s Mile End district– and struck a deal with them to pick up fresh-out-of-the-oven bagels at midnight and drive them down personally to Brooklyn. This would make them fresher and cheaper. After a very successful trial run this past weekend, fresh St-Viateur bagels will now be available every Saturday morning at the deli, located at 97A Hoyt Street right near Atlantic Avenue.
Bagels are on sale by the unit, ½ dozen and dozen at the restaurant, but to guarantee availability we advise that people place orders in advance through their website (doing so will allow for a choice of variety and also save $2 per dozen).