Washingtonian
H&H Bagels , 601 K St., NW.
The question “Who makes the best bagel in New York?” has always been a matter of debate, but for years, H&H Bagels was the most obvious answer—like Katz’s for pastrami or Russ & Daughters for lox. The grubby little Upper West Side shop even played itself on TV: in one episode of Seinfeld , Kramer works at H&H Bagels, and the place gets name-dropped on Sex and the City.
Now, H&H—or at least a version of it—is coming to DC. For two years now, a revived, franchised iteration of H&H has been teasing an expansion to our area. That day will finally come on Thursday, June 12, when the first DC outpost opens in Mount Vernon Triangle.
“It is the New York City bagel experience made possible in Washington, DC,” says Jesse Stein, the bagel chain’s directo