The Landing sits at 85 Glasgow Street in Clyde, a small Wayne County village that most Finger Lakes visitors would never think to stop in. But the 2024 FLX Finest Silver for Best Bagels suggests they should reconsider. Clyde is a quiet, unpretentious town on the Erie Canal corridor, and The Landing operates with the same no-fuss energy: a neighborhood spot that happens to make excellent bagels, situated near the village park that gives the business its name.

Good bagels are surprisingly hard to find in the rural Finger Lakes, where most breakfast options default to diner toast or supermarket bags. The Landing breaks that pattern with bagels that have earned enough of a local following to crack the FLX Finest rankings against competition from much larger towns. The appeal is in the execution: fresh, well-made bagels served in a welcoming, community-oriented setting where the staff knows the regulars by name.

Clyde sits along the canal between Seneca Falls and Lyons, making The Landing a natural stopping point for anyone exploring the Erie Canal Heritage Corridor or cutting across Wayne County between the northern Finger Lakes and the Thruway. It is the kind of place that rewards the traveler willing to take the smaller road and trust the locals. When a village of barely two thousand people produces an FLX Finest award winner, that is not a fluke. That is a place doing something right.