Tal Bagels, Popular UWS Bagel Spot, Closed by the Health Department

The Health Department closure sign on the front of Tal Bagels on the Upper West Side. Photo by Nate Jones.

By Gus Saltonstall

A popular Upper West Side bagel spot has been closed by the New York City Department of Health, according to a large yellow sign on its front door.

Tal Bagels, located at 2446 Broadway, between West 90th and 91st streets, was closed following an inspection on July 17, according to the sign on the door.

“Tal Bagels at Broadway and 90th closed by the Health Department,” Nate Jones wrote in an email he sent to West Side Rag on Sunday morning, along with a photo of the closure sign. “The staff appears to be inside cleaning.”

Kathleen Zubroski-Stevens also let the Rag know about the closure on Saturday morning.

“Tal Bagels Broadway is closed,” Zubroski-Stevens wrote. “Saw workers cleaning and vacuuming. It was a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene notice.”

There is generally a 72-hour delay from when an inspection takes place at a restaurant and the findings are posted to the Health Department’s website. As of Sunday at noon, there are no available details on the inspection at Tal Bagels that took place in the past couple of days.

Before the most recent Health Department inspection at the Upper West Side bagel spot, the previous inspection took place on June 23, 2025, when the eatery passed with an A rating.

Tal Bagels is routinely ranked among the best bagel spots in the city and also has multiple locations on the Upper East Side.

West Side Rag will update this story when details are made available on what the inspection found at Tal Bagels.

Once an establishment fixes the conditions outlined by the Health Department inspection, it may reopen. This can take anywhere from 24 hours to multiple weeks. As of Sunday at noon, Tal Bagels on the Upper West Side remains closed.

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