NYC: Bagel Baking Class with Award-Winning Baker (Midtown)

Roll, boil, and bake your own authentic New York bagels. Led by an award-winning baker, you’ll learn time-honored techniques, explore the bagel’s rich history, and enjoy your freshly baked creations. GROUP & PRIVATE EXPERIENCES: A private class is perfect for an impactful team-building session, unique birthday outing, lively “Bagelorette” party, or for an aspiring industry professional. Customized to fit your itinerary. Inquire for details.

Step into a New York City bagel shop for a hands-on baking experience at the heart of the city's bagel culture. Your experience begins with a warm welcome and casual icebreaker, then an award-winning baker guides you through the classic rope-and-loop rolling technique—a skill you'll quickly put to use as you roll at least six bagels from scratch. Next, you'll watch a dough-making demonstration revealing the building blocks of every great bagel, then learn how boiling and seeding give the New York bagel its iconic texture and taste—doing each step yourself with your instructor's guidance. Between dough stages, you'll go behind the scenes of a bagel shop producing around 10,000 bagels a day—seeing commercial bagel-making up close while your instructor walks you through the bagel's history, from its Polish origins to the rise of the Bagel Bakers' Union and the modern New York bagel era. The experience wraps with a group tasting of your freshly baked bagels alongside gourmet spreads, smoked fish, and classic accompaniments—plus a light-hearted bagel trivia quiz to cap things off. You'll head home with at least 6 bagels, the recipe, and everything you need to make them again.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.