Ashkenazic Food
Honors the Jewish immigrant culture while emphasizing fresh, seasonal fare. Special meal events and catering for Jewish holidays. I
Montreal smoke meat sandwiches ("imagine the love child of pastrami and corned beef and Quebecois poutine (thick beef gravy on french-fried potatoes with fresh cheese curds)), sides, and local craft brews. The Augie’s Authentic Montreal Deli concept comes from founder and creator Alexei (Lex) Gopnik-Lewinski, who has called the San...
In addition to the usual kinds of bagels, they also have cranberry, chocolate chip, pumpkin, cinnamon sugar, and gluten free. Also coffee, breakfast sandwiches, bagel dogs, chocolate chip cookies. Special day on day-old bagels.
Takes inspiration from Montreal. Wood-fired bagels, shakshuka, hummus, organic fried chicken, free-range eggs, matzoh ball soup, smoked trout salad, and so much more. Now offers catering.
For many New Yorkers, H&H Bagels were the gold standard, the very height of bagel perfection to which none other compared. But they went out of business in 2011 and were mourned by many. Now several years of ongoing experimentation have resulted in something pretty darn close. A top-notch New...
Organic…Hand-rolled…Boiled…Wood-fired…Cultured butter…Cream cheese…Made in-house from local, sustainably-raised Bay Area agriculture. Closed in December 2024, reopening soon under new ownership.
House of Bagels was opened in 1962 at the original location at 2nd and Geary Blvd., our famous bagel recipe having been brought here from Brooklyn, New York. In 1964, we relocated to its present location at 5030 Geary Boulevard in San Francisco. Traditional NY-style bagels have been made from...
Bagels, plus lox, shears, salads, and cookies. Serves breakfast and lunch and caters. Two locations, Palo Alto and East Palo Alto. Supervised by the Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California.
Museum dedicated to celebrating Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. Some exhibits present Yiddish culture. Occasional performances. Shop for exhibition-related catalogs, selected Judaica, engaging books, and thoughtful gifts. All sales support the Museum's educational mission. Breakfast and lunch available at Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen.
Ashkenazic Food, Other Resources, Retail Stores in the Bay Area / San Francisco
Originally part of a New York-style deli chain with mile-high sandwiches, old-school feel & upbeat atmosphere, Max’s now includes three separate restaurants. Though they are no longer connected, Max’s Opera Cafe in SF, Max’s of Burlingame, and Max’s Restaurant and Bar in Auburn all retain the same original deli ambience....
Blog about food and Yiddish by The Chocolate Lady
Rachel B. Gross is the John and Marcia Goldman Professor of American Jewish Studies in the department of Jewish studies at San Francisco State University. She is a scholar of religious studies whose work focuses on the lives, spaces, and objects of twentieth-century and contemporary American Jews. She is currently...
"MARLA is an acronym composed of the first letters of the names of our family members who taught us to cook and bake. Food does not spring forth from the ether, it is informed and shaped by the past and is as much of a product of a memory as...
A wholesale Jewish bakery serving the Bay Area for over 50 years — making every day a challah-day. Grand Bakery is a storied food institution that brings delicious, traditionally Jewish goods to a broad and diverse community. We've been baking in Oakland since 1959, and after a brief hiatus, we've...
