Family Bagels of Plainview — 140 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY 11803

ByPeter
Bagels cooling on bakery rack

November 8 comes around twice in the story of Family Bagels of Plainview. The first time was in 2005, when the Schatt family opened the doors on Manetto Hill Road. The second was last year, when the same family marked twenty years with a ribbon-cutting, a magician, and the announcement of a food truck. Between those two dates sits an independent bagel shop that stayed a family operation while Long Island’s bagel scene filled up with hype, lines, and rip-and-dip videos.

Two Generations Behind One Counter

Family-owned is easy to print on a window and hard to keep true for two decades. Patch reported in November 2025 that Neal and Ro Schatt run Family Bagels, and that their son Michael is now the second-generation owner. Another son, Joseph, is also named among the family members who have worked there.

Neighborhood bagel shop counter at dawn

The shop opened on November 8, 2005, at 140 Manetto Hill Road. Neal Schatt told Patch the place is more than a business to him, a family story told through daily routines, and he singled out the Plainview–Old Bethpage community as one that truly shows up. The same report says the bagels are baked in large batches every day, the kind of rhythm that turns a storefront into a habit. A FindGlocal business listing describes the operation as family owned and operated, with all prepared food made on premises.

Five Dates, Twenty Years

DateWhat happened
November 8, 2005Family Bagels opens in Plainview
March 2020Neal Schatt and partner Steve Corn take over a former bagel shop in Coral Springs, Florida, the third Family Bagels location in four years
June 16, 2020News 12 Long Island’s Tasty Tuesday segment spotlights the Plainview shop’s fundraisers and kids’ activities
November 8, 2025Twentieth-anniversary celebration, with a food truck announced
December 31, 2025The Coral Springs shop announces its closing; the original Plainview shop stays open

What Comes Off the Counter

A bagel shop gets judged on the plain bagel first and everything else second. Restaurantji’s listing for the Plainview shop says the bagels draw wide praise, with rainbow and pretzel varieties on the menu next to homemade salads, cream cheeses, soups, breakfast sandwiches, and flavored coffees. The Philly cheesesteak shows up as a popular order, which tells you the kitchen thinks past breakfast.

That range puts Family Bagels in a Long Island tradition where the sandwich counter and the bagel oven share a roof. For a close look at what separates a great sandwich counter from a merely good one, the post on Se-Port Delicatessen is a useful companion.

Diners have weighed in as well. Restaurantji shows a 4.2 out of 5 rating across 164 ratings, with roughly three in four of them five stars. Aggregated scores shift over time, so treat the number as a snapshot and not a verdict.

A Ribbon, a Magician, and a Truck

The twentieth-anniversary party, held on a Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., was built for families. Patch lists a ribbon-cutting, face painting, and a magician among the activities, with more on the schedule.

The bigger announcement came from Michael Schatt: a food truck named Family Bagels On The Move, which the owners describe as an extension of the shop’s model. The sources reviewed do not give the truck’s menu, schedule, or booking details, so the shop’s Facebook page is the best place to check before planning around it.

Community work is not new to the shop. News 12 featured it in 2020 for helping with fundraisers, making celebrations special, and offering kids something fun to do, and Patch notes that the family caters food for community events. Neal Schatt put the philosophy in one line, saying the shop aims to “spread the love, one bagel at a time.”

The Florida Chapter Closes, the Original Stays

Family Bagels once had a second home in South Florida. Parkland Talk reported in March 2020 that Long Island native Neal Schatt and business partner Steve Corn had taken over the former Westside Bagels on Coral Ridge Drive, calling it the third Family Bagels location to open in four years. Corn described wanting that corner for a long time, and he floated curbside service as a way to ease crowding at the start of the pandemic.

Philly cheesesteak and a bagel breakfast sandwich

By the end of 2025 the story had narrowed back to its starting point. The Coral Springs News reported on January 6, 2026 that the Coral Springs shop had closed, with owners citing the time and energy a restaurant demands and a wish for more time with family. The same article notes that another South Florida location closed in February 2021 and that the original shop in Plainview remains open.

Bagel Country in the Hype Era

The Plainview shop’s second decade has unfolded alongside the biggest bagel moment Long Island has seen in years. PopUp Bagels, a boutique brand that began in a Connecticut home kitchen, opened its first Long Island shop in Roslyn on November 8, 2024, and Greater Long Island reported long lines within days. News 12 described how the business went viral by posting hundreds of videos of customers tearing apart hot bagels and dipping them into flavored cream cheeses.

Food truck at a community fair

The format is deliberately narrow. Greater Long Island’s coverage of the June 2026 Westhampton Beach opening notes that the menu has no traditional bagel sandwiches, only hot bagels with rotating schmears. Founder Adam Goldberg said Long Islanders are known for their “high standards when it comes to bagels,” a line that applies to every shop on the Island, new and old.

Here is one of the TikTok clips that fed the Roslyn frenzy, embedded as Greater Long Island ran it:

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No like worth every ounce of hype it gets… #popupbagels #roslyn #longisland #bageltok @PopUpBagels

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PopUp’s rise raises a fair question for any independent: what does a family shop offer that a viral format does not? Family Bagels answers with breadth, a full counter of sandwiches and salads, a menu that works at 6 a.m. and at lunch, and two decades of showing up. Long Island has always treated its baked goods as local property, an argument made in the post on the black-and-white cookie, and the bagel is no different.

Before You Go: Details and Answers

DetailInformation
Address140 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, NY 11803
Phone(516) 681-4949
HoursMonday to Saturday 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (per Restaurantji; confirm before visiting)
Rating4.2 out of 5 from 164 ratings on Restaurantji
Facebookfacebook.com/FamilyBagels
Food truckFamily Bagels On The Move; details not published in the sources reviewed

When did Family Bagels of Plainview open? November 8, 2005, according to Patch.

Who owns it? The Schatt family. Neal and Ro Schatt run it, and their son Michael is the second-generation owner.

Does Family Bagels have a food truck? Patch reported in November 2025 that Michael Schatt was launching one, Family Bagels On The Move. Check the shop’s Facebook page for its current status.

Is the Plainview shop still open? Yes. The Coral Springs News reported in January 2026 that the original Plainview location remains open after the Florida shop closed.

Does it deliver? No delivery-platform listing turned up in the sources reviewed, so call the shop at (516) 681-4949 to ask.

Sources

Peter Kalafatis

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