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Aug 18Liked by Sean Keeley

Bagel Barn near Princeton - the best!!

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Aug 18Liked by Sean Keeley

it meets all the criteria - including the mural. I think there's a nail salon in the strip mall right next door to it. (but technically it's between a cell phone repair place and a martial arts studio :-) )

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Nail salon two businesses over. Done!

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Aug 17Liked by Sean Keeley

Sussex County is way out of your way but Hamburg Hot Bagels in (yes) Hamburg NJ off Rte 23 makes a pretty good bagel. And did you know there’s an Ess-a-Bagel near the Alaska Airlines gates at Newark Airport?

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Aug 17Liked by Sean Keeley

It’s in a 2-building strip mall and there is a nail salon and a liquor store in the other building.

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Nail salon in a strip mall...it can't be bad! And I did not know that about Ess-a-Bagel. I'll keep an eye out!

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Sep 4Liked by Sean Keeley

Re Ess-a-Bagel, I misspoke— it’s actually at United gates, not Alaska, near gate A-16.

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I was in A on my flight back. I looked for it and it was on the exact other side of the terminal, so I didn't get to it. Next time!

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Aug 16Liked by Sean Keeley

I have fond memories of O-Bagel in Stirling but it's been 20 years.

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Aug 16Liked by Sean Keeley

Gotta try Bagels-4U in Bernardsville!

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So here are my reader recommendations for potential NJ bagel reviews so far...

Hamburg Hot Bagels (Hamburg)

Bagels-4U (Bernardsville)

O'Bagel (Stirling)

Teaneck Road Hot Bagels (Teaneck)

Bagel Oven (Red Bank)

Hot Bagel Bakery (Oakhurst)

Bagel Nook (Freehold)

Keep the recs coming!

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