The Top 27 Morning Carbs Near Contimo Provisions
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Rank 1. Winston's Cafe & Bakery
Filipino Cocktail Bar
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Rank 2. The Bagel Mill
NY-Style Bakery
These are not the bagels you grab out of a plastic bag. The Bagel Mill is a proper bagel shop where the team mills whole wheat flour fresh and leavens everything with sourdough starter, which is a lot of effort for a breakfast sandwich but absolutely worth it. The San Francisco Chronicle named them the best bagels in the Bay Area. Expect a loyal local crowd who take their order very seriously and probably have opinions about cream cheese.
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This San Rafael bakery runs on a newsletter, a pre-order window, and the kind of whole-grain technique that wins world bread competitions. The baker is a one-person show, so things sell out fast and the menu changes week to week, which somehow makes regulars more obsessive, not less. Walk-ins can still score extras at the storefront, but signing up for the newsletter is how you actually play the game.
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Rank 4. Hella Bagels
NY-Style Bakery
The San Francisco Chronicle called these the best bagels in the Bay Area, and honestly the chewy, pillowy rounds make a pretty convincing case. Hella Bagels is a laid-back bagel shop with a sunny patio in Albany where the weekend crowd looks like they rolled out of bed on purpose. Sandwiches run from smoked fish to eggs to veggie, and the seasonal specials get genuinely creative in ways that'll make you second-guess your usual order.
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Rank 5. Psychic Pie
Pizza
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- San Francisco Chronicle Best bakeries in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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Rank 7. Boichik Bagels
NY-Style
The SF Chronicle called these the best bagels in the Bay Area, which tracks, because the line outside this Berkeley bagel shop hasn't moved since the day it opened. They do NY-style right, with proper chew and malty crust, and the cream cheese options run from plain whipped to Hatch chile if you're feeling bold. The crowd is mostly locals who've made this a weekend ritual and visitors who've been warned to get there early.
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Rank 8. Poppy Bagels
California-Style
Poppy Bagels in Oakland's Temescal neighborhood has settled the New York bagel debate by simply refusing to participate in it. This cheery little bagel shop does all the classics, lox, whitefish, schmears, but the move is the seasonal veg sandwich, an open-face situation that reads more like a California farmers market than a deli counter. The crowd is exactly who you'd expect: reusable tote bags, good sunglasses, no regrets.
- Bon Appétit The Very Best Bagels in the US (Yes, Outside New York)
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bagels in the San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Oakland
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A bakery and casual lunch spot right on Highway One that earns its reputation as more than a pit stop. The rectangular pizzas, served by the generous slice, are genuinely worth pulling over for, and the sourdough loaves are the kind of thing you'll eat half of before you get back in the car. Road-trippers, cyclists in spandex, and locals who know better all crowd the same small space.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best sandwich spots in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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The line down the block in North Beach is your first clue that something good is happening inside this pastry shop. Butter and Crumble does laminated doughs with real obsession, turning out croissants so flaky they should come with a bib. Flavors rotate constantly, so regulars always have an excuse to come back. It's mostly a grab-and-go situation, which is fine because you'll be eating yours on the sidewalk before you even realize it.
- The Infatuation Our Favorite Bakeries In The Country Right Now
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bakeries in San Francisco Bay Area
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Rank 11. Pena's Bakery
Mexican deli
A neighborhood panaderia in Fruitvale that takes tortas seriously enough to prep the filling a day ahead so the flavors have time to think. The chorizo con papas on fresh-baked telera bread with avocado and a fiery salsa is the one to get, though it sells out fast, which tells you everything. Day laborers and anyone else who knows what's good are regulars here. Two tables inside, cash in hand, no fuss.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best sandwich spots in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #63 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Oakland
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Rank 13. Holbrook House
American Cocktail Bar
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Rank 14. Schlok's
Bagels
Schlok's is a proper bagel shop off the Panhandle that cures and smokes its own salmon in-house, which tells you everything about how seriously these people take a classic. The bagels are malty and thin-crusted, the schmear is aggressively briny in the best way, and the lox sandwich is the move. The line on weekends is mostly locals who already know this, plus a few visitors who found it online and feel very smug about it.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bagels in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Rank 15. Quail & Condor
Bakery
- The New York Times 22 of the Best Bakeries Across the U.S. Right Now
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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Rank 16. Arsicault Bakery
Bakery
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Rank 18. Parachute
Bakery
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The sandwiches here look so good you'll wonder if the whole thing is just a content farm with a bread permit. It isn't. This tiny Japanese-influenced sandwich shop on Clement does egg salad on fluffy shokupan that's genuinely luxurious, and a solid chicken katsu if you need something more substantial. No seating, just a window ledge built for the inevitable photo. The crowd knows exactly what they came for.
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Rank 20. Pineapple King
Chinese Bakery
A tiny Chinese bakery in the Sunset that does one thing better than almost anywhere else: bolo bao, those soft, cloud-like buns with the crackly sugar crust. The real move is getting one warm with a flavored butter pat tucked inside. The line out front is basically a permanent fixture, staffed by regulars who know exactly what they came for. Bring cash unless you order ahead online.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bakeries in San Francisco Bay Area
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Restaurants In The Sunset
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Rank 21. Arizmendi Bakery
Bakery
- The Infatuation The 19 Best Pizza Places In San Francisco
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Rank 23. Thorough Bread & Pastry
French-style Bakery
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Rank 24. Chicken Dog Bagels
Bakery
- Bon Appétit The Very Best Bagels in the US (Yes, Outside New York)
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bagels in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Rank 26. PizzaHacker/BagelMacher
Sourdough Pizza
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