Travelling through traffic-jammed Archway junction late last night my eyes were drawn to something seemingly too good to be true. It stood out like a sore thumb - a shop front window emblazoned with large blue letters proclaiming 'BAGELS 99P'. Underneath were listed filling varieties: cream cheese, salmon, egg mayo, turkey, etc. My mind did cartwheels. Could this place be an unlikely rival to Brick Lane for good value bagels? And right on my doorstep? The shop was shut so I had to wait for breakfast to get my answers.
Fast forward to today: morning broke and I leapt out of bed to go and sample this amazing cheap bagel offer. Arriving at Archway, I went into the shop - First Stop, Junction Road - and frantically looked around. It contained the usual for a convenience store - canned fruit and fish, expensive sliced bread, cigarettes, wine, etc. Woringly though, I couldn't make out any sign of bagel making or storage facilities. I double-checked in the fridges and could only see cans of drink and a lonely cheese and pickle roll wrapped in clingfilm. There was an old man sorting out the Pringle promotion stand, and I asked him whether he had any bagels for sale.
Looking up, he let out a chuckle much like Dr Hibburt from The Simpons and said 'no, we stopped doing bagels a long time ago, actually! We really need to take that sign down, sorry boss!' Clang!
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