New York's famous bagels can now be enjoyed by the rest of the country! Come in to a NY Bagel Cafe near you for the best bagel in America. New York Bagel Cafe’ & Deli is the brainchild of Joseph Smith, an enterprising upstate New Yorker who saw the opportunities back in 1994 for making inroads in the franchise fast-food market. Take a proven commodity – everyone’s favorite “light” meal, the bagel – and then take it one step further. Offer the original New York bagel, and create a cornerstone for a bagel franchise … without the typical franchise bagel taste.