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The line outside this Berkeley bagel shop has been there since day one and shows no sign of leaving. Boichik turns out chubby, chewy, malty New York-style bagels, kosher and done traditionally: salt bagels heavy with big sea-salt flakes, pumpernickel baked nearly chocolate-dark. The San Francisco Chronicle named them the Bay Area's best. Cream cheese runs from plain whipped to Hatch chile, and the house-made whitefish salad sandwich makes a strong case for staying.
One honor, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bagels in the San Francisco Bay Area
One number, weighted & current 66
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Salt bagels San Francisco Chronicle
- Pumpernickel bagels San Francisco Chronicle
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