You say Bagel / I say Beigel

This is the more famous of the two beigel shops in London's Brick Lane, and like the sign says, it really is open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. This shop NEVER shuts.. Add to that, it does a bloody great salt beef bagel (ok, ok... I say bagel!!)...

I believe beigel is Yiddish whilst bagel is American and as this area was once the main Jewish area in the UK, it fits...

This wasn't the greatest of street shots so I messed about in picnik to make it a bit more interesting than the original... other than that, I quite like the action in the shot - the guy cleaning the windows, the lady walking by and the hairy dosser sat having a coffee... I tried b&w but I think you need to see the sign in colour here..

I'm doing some part time work as a census collector and met up with the coordinator today to pick up my workload... Easy work but looks like I'm going to be busy over the next month so there may be a drop in quality of photos due to lack of time...

By the way.. glorious, glorious sunny weather in London these last few days... Was pushing 20 degrees at 8:30pm..!!!!! Loving it....

[peter/zipp]

good action indeed with the worker, the walker, the drinker and the flower pot..

[Richard Tyson]

Yeah like the action, but need a mark out of ten for that salt beef bagel!

[andy c]

@rich57 Def a 8/10... 1/10 for cleanliness tho but that all adds to the place :-)

[Richard Tyson]

@andycoleborn 8/10'll do for me!

[andy c]

@rich57 If/when your next down on a Sunday, it's really worth checking out the 3 markets here (columbia road flower market and petticoat lane and brick lane markets) with a stop off here... a great way to spend a few hours

[Richard Tyson]

@andycoleborn cheers, think I'm down on a Sunday in May so will try and remember!

[andy c]

@rich57 was going to say "that'll be after the play off final then" but just remembered their at Old Trafford this season...

[Carly]

mmmm salt beef bagel - haven't had one of those in years must get me to brick lane :D

[Susan]

Your making me hungry. Looks like a quaint bagel shop. I like the colors in the photo.

[Mrs. Smith]

I like the street scene in color. And this shows the setting perfectly!

[Warren]

very cool color selection

[Constance Brinkley]

Oh, I must say, this is a favorite for me. The compostition of this shot is wonderful. Love the guy in the chair, the woman walking and the bagel shop. Just a perfect street scene.

[Annie Charalambous]

Nice one

[Juliette Packham]

great street shot - love the window cleaner!

[Phil Howcroft]

great picture Andy, even the litter bin adds to the composition. Classic street photography :)

[Andrea Freeman]

salt beef bagel? Is the beef on the bagel or is it in the bagel? either way sounds interesting

[Isla Wight]

Love all the zingy bits of colour - quite a lot of interesting stuff going on here with the passer-by, window cleaner and bench chap.

[Shannon Pitton]

Fun shot, the processing is interesting. I like it, almost looks like a painting.

[Alan Warren]

Beef and schmear on a bagel with a coffee is my daily breakfast, no matter what time of the day I'm getting up. After the recent floods we had a bagel drought here...it was Hell, I had to use normal toast.

[andy c]

thank you guys
@andifree sorry, bit behnd... it's inside the bagel, with lashing of mustard :-)... here's some images http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=salt+beef+bagel&hl=en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=4hunTaTpNIu5hAfM_fzGCQ&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1259&bih=823

[Andrea Freeman]

@andycoleborn I see the link shows several pictures of this very same bagel shot so it must be famous for it salt beef. Will have to try it someday

[andy c]

@andifree yeah it's quite a famous spot in east London and when over next, do try to get here.. it's a bit 'rough' inside but well worth it... Come ona Sunday morning and you will be able to enjoy Petticoat Lane and Columbia Road flower markets...

[andy c]

@rich57 haha... funny you asked about marks for the beigal (bagel)... Maybe 8/10 a bit high....

[Richard Tyson]

@andycoleborn i reckon 7.5!