Noah's Bagels is based in
Alameda, CA but has locations around the
San Francisco Bay Area. Their specialty, obviously, is deli-style
bagels with various toppings available. They also, though, have
knishes, which is their number-one draw for me! Good in both
sweet (cherry-cheese) and
savory (potato) varieties.
Noah's lays the
Yiddish taglines on a bit thick, but is in fact owned by a
Jewish family, unlike nearly every other
New York-
deli-
bagel shop on the planet. Most or all of their stuff is
kosher (I'm not sure which). At any rate, it's very good, and they're a nice alternative to
Starbucks or
Subway.