New York Coffee Shop

This place has it all: Manhattan ambience, great bagels and a dainty Reuben, too. Unlike the open-faced monstrosities served at many delis, you can actually pick up the Reuben at New York Bagel & Coffee Shop and eat it with your hands. But the best noontime meal is something called a Triple Salad Plate. It's a scoop of tuna salad, chicken salad, egg salad or chopped liver along with tomatoes, onions and lettuce with a toasted bagel. The chopped liver is terrific, and the bagels, fresh from the bakery next door, are sensational. Grab a dozen from the Meyerland location to take home.