NYC: Bagel Baking Class with Award-Winning Baker (Midtown)
Overview
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.
What's Included
- Meals Bagels with gourmet spreads and smoked fish
- Alcoholic beverages Beer & Wine
- Carbonated beverages Soda/Pop
- Access to Online New York Bagel Baking Course and Recipes
Meeting Location
264 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- Meals. Bagels with gourmet spreads and smoked fish.
- Alcoholic beverages. Beer & Wine.
- Carbonated beverages. Soda/Pop.
- Access to Online New York Bagel Baking Course and Recipes.
The minimum age to participate is 18..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the NYC: Bagel Baking Class with Award-Winning Baker (Midtown) is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
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Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
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Oct 2026What's Included
- MealsBagels with gourmet spreads and smoked fish
- Alcoholic beveragesBeer & Wine
- Carbonated beveragesSoda/Pop
- Access to Online New York Bagel Baking Course and Recipes
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
